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Thursday, August 4, 2011

FaceTime on iPhone 3GS



Okay, I know this has been already done, blah, blah, blah, but trust me the idea came to me before I actually did a Google search for 'Facetime on iPhone 3GS'. Basically, the concept here is to utilize the rear camera of an iPhone 3GS to perform video calls. Apple has excluded the iPhone 3GS from having FaceTime functionality simply because it has no front-facing camera. Although, this is very sensible, the option to have it wouldn't hurt.

Now, how would you use a phone without a front-facing camera to make video calls. The answer is you would be just able to view the person on the other end, or show he what your rear camera is capturing and here comes the best one; use a mirror. Yes, you heard me! Use a mirror. You could very well stand in front of a mirror for the rear camera to stream what the mirror has, i.e. YOU. This way the iPhone 3GS can be used to make video calls without multiple cameras. I know the idea is a bit lame, but trust me it's still useful.

FaceTime can be installed only on Jailbroken iPhone 3GSs. An app called FaceIt-3GS is available on the Cydia store which can be installed by adding the source http://apps.iphoneislam.com. 

There is another interesting iPhone accessory called iSeeU that helps you make video calls on an obsolete iOS device.

P.S. : Please bear with the image, had to use own picture to avoid copyright issues. ;)

1 comment:

  1. wow that's interesting. yeah, you're right. that makes sense. nice picture! ~Niha

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