Replace iPhone LCD without replacing the Digitizer

I did it! And you all thought it was impossible!

Basically the trick is to get a razor blade and spend hours upon hours scraping the front lcd glass off the thicker digitizer glass. I mean HOURS! Like 8 to 10. Good luck!

iPhone 3gs camera VS iPhone 4 Camera

I decided to do a little video/image comparison between my iPhone 3gs, and my iPhone 4. There is quite a difference. The iPhone 3gs has a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and can shoot 640x480 at 30fps. The iPhone 4 has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, and can shoot at 1280x720p at 30fps. Both look great considering they are phones, but its obvious that the iPhone 4 is much better. The only complaint about the 4 is the yellowing issue. When using in indoor lighting situations the photos are very yellowish. I'm assuming its due to the fact that it has a built in flash now, so in low-indoor light, the bright white LED flash balances the colors out. You can read more here.

Here's some side by side comparisons. (video to come)

iPhone 3GS

iPhone 4

iPhone 3GS

iPhone 4

Here's some side by side video. 3GS on the left, iPhone 4 on the right.

Here's a nice video from the iPhone 4. Contrast adjusted to look more like film. Make sure to try it at 1080p and in fullscreen.

DIY iPhone 4 Steadicam

I decided to distract myself this morning for a bit by creating a prototype for a paper and rubber band steadicam for my iPhone 4. The new iPhone has 720p video recording in widescreen format, and with a little editing and color correction, can actually look cinematic. If you're an experienced cinematographer(I am not) you know that the movement, lighting and angles of the camera are more important than anything. This is just a simple way to make the camera movement smoother. A steadicam absorbs the abrupt movements of the human body while holding a camera. This prototype uses standard office supplies to simulate a shooting characteristic of $600+ devices.

What you need: Paper, rubber bands, some tape or glue, a pencil.

Watch the video below, and keep in mind, this is just a prototype, the video is far from steady. I'm thinking the next one has to have full 11" arms.