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March 11th, 2010, 22:05
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If you needed any more proof that Apple's lame cat-and-mouse game (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/recent-iphone-3gs-shipments-block-jailbreaking-jailbreakers-sti/) with the iPhone jailbreak community (http://www.engadget.com/tag/jailbreak) has only served to increase its resourcefulness and creativity, look no further than the iDongle, a slick piece of hacker-made hardware that can jailbreak and activate an iPhone 3GS or iPod touch running OS 3.1.2 just by plugging it into the dock connector. What's more, it allows a jailbroken iPhone to be rebooted away from a computer, which is currently a problem for on-the-go hackers -- just stick this guy in your bag and you'll be good to go. There's only a dozen prototypes right now, but pre-orders are being accepted to raise funds for production -- we've got a feeling quite a few people are going to be interested. Video after the break.Continue reading iDongle hardware iPhone jailbreak tool makes hacker life a little simpler (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/idongle-hardware-iphone-jailbreak-tool-makes-hacker-life-a-littl/)
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If you needed any more proof that Apple's lame cat-and-mouse game (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/recent-iphone-3gs-shipments-block-jailbreaking-jailbreakers-sti/) with the iPhone jailbreak community (http://www.engadget.com/tag/jailbreak) has only served to increase its resourcefulness and creativity, look no further than the iDongle, a slick piece of hacker-made hardware that can jailbreak and activate an iPhone 3GS or iPod touch running OS 3.1.2 just by plugging it into the dock connector. What's more, it allows a jailbroken iPhone to be rebooted away from a computer, which is currently a problem for on-the-go hackers -- just stick this guy in your bag and you'll be good to go. There's only a dozen prototypes right now, but pre-orders are being accepted to raise funds for production -- we've got a feeling quite a few people are going to be interested. Video after the break.Continue reading iDongle hardware iPhone jailbreak tool makes hacker life a little simpler (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/idongle-hardware-iphone-jailbreak-tool-makes-hacker-life-a-littl/)
iDongle hardware iPhone jailbreak tool makes hacker life a little simpler (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/idongle-hardware-iphone-jailbreak-tool-makes-hacker-life-a-littl/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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