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New iPhone SDK build shows video playlists, portrait-mode playback
An anonymous tipster sent us a short video showing new capabilities of the iPhone 2.0 software. It's a little hard to see around his building's attractive fluorescent lighting, but hopefully you get the gist.
It appears that videos will be easily playable in portrait or landscape orientations, using data from the iPhone's accelerometer. (Though it's been possible to play embedded QuickTime videos through Safari in the vertical orientation since firmware version 1.1.1.)
Also, mercifully, it looks like video playlists are in our future.
Update: The video has been updated with a far less glarey version. Thanks, anonymous tipster friend!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Neil said 3:39PM on 6-11-2008
Portrait video playback has always been in there, at least in Safari. This isn't anything new.
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dagamer34 said 3:45PM on 6-11-2008
3 words: GLARE, GLARE, GLARE. Plus, is the camera upside down or something?
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JohnPQ said 4:09PM on 6-11-2008
Hey, just like the new iMacs!
Robert Palmer said 4:34PM on 6-11-2008
The tipster is promising to send a revised video tonight, with hopefully less glare.
required said 3:48PM on 6-11-2008
what is the deal with the permapointed hand?
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DrWho said 3:53PM on 6-11-2008
Worlds most useless video - thanks for trying
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TD said 3:54PM on 6-11-2008
Loving the upside down bug!!
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Jason Hung said 4:00PM on 6-11-2008
Please give it the ability to turn off the accelerometer for certain applications. I hate using my iPhone finding that I have to turn it a certain way because there's no way for me to just view it horizontally (such as in the new iPod app) or vertically (Safari).
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atari said 4:03PM on 6-11-2008
Damn you Apple, where's my matte screen iPhone! (and iMac)
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ZinkDifferent said 4:13PM on 6-11-2008
Is it too much to ask for someone to QC their video, notice the glare, and reshoot it? Or maybe shoot it right the first time?
I guess it is - if we're dealing with technical midgets...
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Mystic said 4:29PM on 6-11-2008
God I wish they would give me the option to turn auto rotating off. I use the iPhone in bed all the time and it makes it impossible to surf the web. Please don't add auto rotation to the video too!
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d said 4:54PM on 6-11-2008
do us all a favor and don't go into details as to how you use your iPhone on bed
Or how you use iPhone web surfing in bed
w00t said 6:41PM on 6-11-2008
Yes it's a right fking pain to surf of you wanna lie down, but here's what you do...
Hold it horizontally until it adjusts, then put it upside down. Safari won't shift vertically when upside down so you can surf with the text going in the right direction.
And don't mock this guy when I'm knackered there's nothing better than flopping myself down on the sofa and poking about on the net, sure beats sitting at my desk! :)
Matt said 4:40PM on 6-11-2008
Apparently the whole freaking world has no clue how to use a camera properly! How hard is it to see how much glare is in the screen? How hard is it to shoot again? How hard is it to MOVE five feet to the right?
Holy crap I can't take it!
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d said 4:56PM on 6-11-2008
How hard is it to realize this is not a professional video but a demonstration of unannounced, unofficial, and according to apple, non-existent features?
Chris said 6:17PM on 6-11-2008
It doesn't have to be professional to be passable and this is not passable.
Phelim said 4:52PM on 6-11-2008
yes, yes, please let us disable this. I usually watch videos on the phone in bed and it's always going the wrong way in Safari...
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toypaj said 6:02PM on 6-11-2008
Using Safari you can view the sites etc in landscape (while lying down):
Hold the iPhone sideways with the home button to the left (so the display is landscape)
Then rotate it so the Home button is at the top of the phone (portrait orientation) and it will stay in Landscape as Safari won't flip upside down.
I made a quick crappy quality video here using iSight and YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp4bKpfwZGg (I didn't have any fluorescent lights so I used my Macbook screen for the reflections :D )
Phil said 5:16PM on 6-11-2008
All I want is the ability to change the darn iPod equalization settings from within the iPod app on the iPhone. As it stands now, anytime I switch to a podcast, I have to hit the home buttton, tap the settings button, scroll down to iPod settings, tap it, then tap equalization and then choose the right EQ (!). Then double click the home button to get back to the iPod player. That's just crazy.
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lorenzo said 7:34PM on 6-11-2008
where did that contacts icon come from?
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