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iPatch Mod Gives the iPhone 4 a Backlit Apple Logo
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Probably not.The phone is crammed full of battery and circuits between the logo and the screen.
If Apple does put a notification light on the front, I think stylistically (and perhaps even intuitively) the best approach would be to incorporate it into the home button.
that's the best place i can think for it, like the image i posted earlier in the thread.
Theoretically its probably quite simple, connect a few smb led on a flexible printed circuit board, attach this to the back of the Apple logo, tap one end into the common on the main circuit board and the other end (+) to the output of the backlight controller.
Practically it might be challenging because one needs to know where to tap into and needs to have a surgical steady hand since soldering on this scale is very hard and might bridge/short circuit several I/O ports or even power leads.
It is indeed a bright idea though but a pricy one imho.
If Apple would implement this then it would cost only a fraction of this (~ £50-£100) !
Practically it might be challenging because one needs to know where to tap into and needs to have a surgical steady hand since soldering on this scale is very hard and might bridge/short circuit several I/O ports or even power leads.
It is indeed a bright idea though but a pricy one imho.
If Apple would implement this then it would cost only a fraction of this (~ £50-£100) !
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Is that paper soaked into seawater of the coast of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant?
I think it looks pretty slick, reminds me of the black Macbook, may it RIP.
Apple should do this by default going forward.
Apple should do this by default going forward.
MacBook lids are just the screen and nothing else, so the backlight can come through. But an iPhone isnt like that: youve got the whole machine sitting behind the screen, so the backlight wont pass through to the rear. An added light source would be needed.
Oh thats what that was... I was looking for ages, well not ages...but didn't notice any change, until I look at it again.
Thats the thing. IMO using the home button wouldn't be obvious enough, unless it glowed a different colour other than white or maybe its your mockup making me feel it would be really dim. I reckon they should just place an led under the glass near the ear speaker, so its only visible when it lights up.
mmm...
But there is a battery and chipset between the rear glass panel and the screen.
But there is a battery and chipset between the rear glass panel and the screen.
Well, I guess then this service is not for you. Look into high schools and you will realize that phones are indeed status symbols in that generation. I am on you side though. My iPhone does not have even a sleeve or protective sticker on it. I will scratch it up as I did all the phones before over the 2 years and move on with the next one. BTW: Docking stations are ignorant to the fact that people like to wrap up their devices.
i think its just the image making it less noticeable, i think you'd notice if it was a real light.
..... Alright you are entirely correct, my apologies. I flew off the handle when i saw that the linked url was to download a picture automatically, no one made me click it though.Wow, defensive much?
I never thought someone would take that so personally that they'd reply to it as if it were a directed attack. X'-D
And really if you can't think of a better example, then that's just admitting to your own mental deficiency. (Which by stating it in a direct reply, is ironically, one good example you failed to imagine.)
But let me get this straight...so you're saying that in your mind a link (as opposed to using the image embed feature provided) is calling attention to ones-self as much as basicly putting a freak'in SPOTLIGHT on the back of your phone?
Talk about being pathetic. You need to get back in touch with reality.
Mod in NYC
I would love to have this mod but do not want to send my iPhone 4s to the UK for a week or so. I know Andy from iPatch has carefully guarded this mod technique but does anyone know of someone who is doing this New York City. I would really appreciate that information. Thanks!
I would love to have this mod but do not want to send my iPhone 4s to the UK for a week or so. I know Andy from iPatch has carefully guarded this mod technique but does anyone know of someone who is doing this New York City. I would really appreciate that information. Thanks!
Put it on the front next to the ear piece, shrink it down to 1cm or so and make it light up when you have new email, text or whatever you want.