[GIVEAWAY] The iPod Nano Watch Showdown

Everybody's heard Jobs tell the story of an Apple board member who saw the new Nano with the clock app and wanted to wear it as a wrist watch. Forget that he probably already had a perfectly good iPhone in his pocket and two clock displays in his BMW.

That's not the point really. Today, a watch is much more of a statement of fashion than a necessity for being on time.

And what greater fashion statement is there for an Apple-lover than strapping on a slick square of multi-touch goodness that is the 6th generation iPod Nano?




So today we put to test 3 models of iPod Nano watch cases from two different manufacturers:
1: A stainless steel model called 'The Paradox' which is just ending it their Kickstarter campaign (on Thurs. June 2!),
2: The aluminum 'Lunatik'
3: The plastic 'TikTok' from MINIMAL founder Scott Wilson

We received a prototype model of The Paradox and were told that the design is pretty refined but they're testing material finishes and anodized colors like black in shiny and sandblasted versions. Also, the band pictured will probably not be the final product. Still, what we did see was very promising.

What you get in The Paradox is a fully-encased Nano enclosure (except for the face) that should offer the very best protection of the 3 designs we tested. We really were impressed by the exterior buttons and a very cool flip-out dock connector cover.





The Paradox is a really cool design - definitely the most conventional looking watch of the bunch. We can't fully comment on the strap since this is a prototype but we can say that the strap is not as wide as the LunaTik or TikTok. When you look at the proportions, this leaves The Paradox with a slightly larger case and slightly thinner strap. Seriously though, if you'd like to see this thing get to market AT ALL, hit their Kickstarter page and make a Pledge.





The best comparison is between The Paradox and the LunaTik. The LunaTik people have an excellent video showing how the case comes apart to install the Nano LunaTik Instructions, Assembly & Tips on Vimeo so we won't go into much detail here. It's a little more trouble than the two screw back-removal of The Paradox but really, both of these options aren't going to give you very quick access to the Nano. So if that's something that's important to you, then read on for the TikTok.

The LunaTik is "forged from aerospace grade aluminum then machined via CNC and hand-crafted into its final form." Nice. There is that seam down the middle but it actually adds to the industrial look. Fit and finish are fantastic. The Nano slides in so tightly that you'll want to be sure there's no sand or other grit that could scratch the edges as you assemble or disassemble it. It's that tight. Sometimes I had a little trouble getting the halves to match perfectly (like in the picture) but the instructional video says to just push the pieces opposite ways... easier for them.

For protecting the Nano, The LunaTik is right in the middle. The dock connector and buttons are recessed but exposed.

As for comfort, the band is extraordinary. Very thick, very comfortable texture and the little nub that holds the slack end of the band is an unexpectedly cool touch. Overall, It's an elegant looking presentation that you could expect from a watch costing upwards of $200.



Just as elegant, is the TikTok. If you want quick, pop-out access to your Nano, then this is your case. It offers the least protection of the three but all you have to do is flex the case while pulling on the edges of the Nano and it's out. The plastic material looks a lot like metal and flexes just right. The mount is pretty ingenious and I don't see how the Nano could come out accidentally.

This case boasts something the other two cannot: headphone plug access. Neither The Paradox nor the LunaTik will allow as wide a range of headphone plugs. Stock iPod earbuds work just fine with all three but once you move up to something with a thicker plug (such as Shure e2's), you can't plug them in unless you have the TikTok. But please, just don't.

Do what you want, but I'm just going to say it - if you wear headphones plugged into a Nano watch you're going to get beat up.

So can you wear an iPod Nano on your wrist daily as a practical means of telling time, or even just as a fashion statement?

Immediately you'll resign yourself to a few things:
1) a Nano watch will NOT be water resistant
2) a Nano watch will get banged up depending on the protection the case offers
3) a Nano watch only shows the time 1.5 seconds after you press the wake button (LED watch fanatics couldn't care less)
4) this will be a large watch but you won't really care
5) random women in elevators will notice your cool watch
6) random women in elevators will notice that you're a total geek for wearing a Nano as a watch

You may be surprised at how big the Nano is once you get it inside a watch case. Not ridiculously big, but based on tests with my average sized arm and a friend's, the encased Nano is nearly the full width of our wrists. And I would say both of us are about medium-size guys around 170 lbs.



The Paradox seems the bulkier of the three - which isn't surprising since it offers surround protection. For my wrist, it's just a bit much. Nearly the same with the LunaTik, however it's a 'flashy big' in the style of big fashion watches from Fossil and Diesel (the Diesel above is a pretty thick watch already). The case I kept going back to and wearing each day was the TikTok. I really like how it shows off the Nano's color BUT I dread the day that I smack it accidentally in a doorway or something and damage the iPod.



The Paradox will run $79, while the LunaTik runs $79.95 and the TikTok is $39.95. AND we have a GIVEAWAY! Comment below and tell us what you think of these and we'll send out a LunaTik and a TikTok each to a random commenter! We'll also be sending a Paradox to a random commenter once they go into production, assuming the project gets funded. Total of 3 items to give away!

Review by Larry Wiezycki. Larry works in TV and media production as part of an Investigative Team for a consumer advocacy law firm, James-Hoyer. He’s received 4 Emmy awards and has been an avid iOS and OS X user for years.

Samsung sells 1 million Galaxy S II units in South Korea in 30 days, More than Apple iPhone 4

As we know that Apple sued Samsung over its Galaxy line products called that Samsung copied it's iPhone, iPad products. today you will surprise when you hear that The first Galaxy S took just 70 days to sell 1 million units, but the most surprising thing is that Galaxy S II which has been launched, recorded the same 1 million units in only 30 days. It’s expected that Samsung will have sold about 10 million unite of its Galaxy S II by the end of 2011, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see that number hitting 11 or 12 million, especially after it comes to America’s shores on Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint.

That recored made Galaxy S II faster than iPhone 4 in selling. Galaxy S II now will be the fastest selling smartphone in South Korea. 
When Samsung asked about the reasons of fabulous sales, they talked about the improved screen, 21 Mbps 3G modem, 8.9 mm body, and the new version of TouchWiz. Oddly they didn’t mention the dual core processor inside or near field communication (NFC).

Guide: How to fix Cydia problems / errors

Heres a guide on how to fix Cydia problems or error that u may get while using Cydia on jailbroken iPhone / iPod Touch. Enjoy!
Identify the Problem:
This is probably a good place to start … follow the steps to see if you can determine the problem with your Cydia:

1) Open Terminal on the device or through SSH.
2) Type the following: su
alpine
apt-get update
3) Read the error message.

Sometimes just running the update command will fix the issue!

Cydia Crash on Load:

1) SSH into your device.
2) Navigate to the /var/lib/apt/lists/ folder.
3) Delete everything EXCEPT the partial folder.
4) Reboot.

Another possible fix is to SSH into root/private/ect/apt/sources.list.d and remove all entries except saurik.list.
This will delete all your manually added repos. (Thanks to neyzcorp for this fix)

Cydia Won’t Add a Repo:
There are very few possible explanations, here are a few:
1) The repo is down, check the forums for more information.
2) You typed it wrong, many people forget to put the / at the end of a repo url.
3) You aren’t connect to a network … pretty self explanatory.
Source Error:
A common error message would be Bzip2 error or the fact that a source is not functioning correctly.
IF A REPO ONLY ACCEPTS ONE DEVICE PER ACCOUNT YOU WILL GET THIS MESSAGE IF YOU ADD MORE THAN ONE DEVICE (our repo is like this)
If you cannot remove the source from Cydia or the problem persists, try this:

1) SSH into your device.
2) Navigate to the /etc/apt/ folder.
3) Backup the cydia.list OR sources.list.d file.
4) Edit the cydia.list OR sources.list.d file with a text editor and remove the entry related to the problematic source.
5) Reboot.

Crash After “Reloading Data”:
If Cydia is crashing after the Reloading Data message then try this:
(If you don’t have terminal installed, use terminal through SSH)

1) Open Mobile Terminal/Terminal via SSH.
2) Type: su
alpine
dpkg –configure -a
3) Reboot.

I am unsure that this is a valid fix but if you try it let me know the outcome please.

Package Header Error:
If on startup, Cydia says there’s an error with package headers do the following to fix it.

1) Open terminal and type:
su
alpine
dpkg –a configure
2) Respring just to make sure it reloads the data.

Icon is not Visible:
If your Cydia icon disappeared after you installed a new package and restarting doesn’t get it back, follow these steps:

1) SSH into /applications/cydia.app
2) Copy the icon.png to your computer.
3) Delete icon.png from the device
4) Respring and a basic, white icon will appear for Cydia.
5) Copy the icon.png back to /applications/cydia.app
6) Respring and the normal icon should be there.

Cyder:
Cyder is a progam for your computer that downloads and transfers packages/sources to your device.
It also has other useful feature which may fix problems such as clearing the cache.
To get it go here:
A New Cache Fix:

If you are having problems with the cache and want to clear it try this new tool. There are 2 things you must install first though.
1) FixCydiaCache here – download
2) afc2add package from Cydia
To fix the cache you must:
1) Load FixCydiaCache and connect your iDevice to the PC
2) Click on the only button that says “Fix My Cydia Cache!”

Reinstall Cydia:
If you can’t find a fix for the problem and you really want it fixed, then try reinstalling Cydia.

1) Open Terminal on your device or through SSH
2) Type the following commands: su
alpine
apt-get remove cydia
apt-get install cydia
3) Reboot

Another method of reinstalling Cydia is:

1) Download Cydia (use google to find the link)
2) SSH the package to /var/mobile on your device.
3) Open Terminal and type the following: su
alpine
dpkg -i cydia.deb
4) Reboot (twice sometimes)
If none of the above worked then you will be forced to rejailbreak … there is no other way!