While we probably won’t see consumer hologram projection units anytime soon, this little iPhone app will generate a fake one for you. The app assumes a 35-45 degree viewing angle, and then calculates how to change the angle of the character based on the iPhone’s built in accelerometer. iHologram essentially warps the picture, an anamorphic picture but in real time. The app is currently in development and will be released for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Anamorphosis in Hans Holbeins “The Ambassador”:

[David Oreilly via Pocket Lint]

Kevin Rose, the mastermind behind the social bookmarking and news site Digg, has just announced to the internet that in roughly a month (give or take a week) the iPod Nano line will be redesigned. The new (4th generation) iPod Nano will revert back to the 2nd generation iPod Nano’s rough shape, but with a gently curved profile. The screen will also be in widescreen format, but positioned vertically.

Also, since the iPhone has seen a large price drop from the original to the 3G upgrade, its iPod cousins will follow suit with a significant price drop.

Beyond the minor cosmetic changes to the iPod touch, iTunes is moving up to 8.0. The upgrade is tagged as significant enough to deserve the “8.0″ grade.

An Apple fanboy somewhere just wet his pants.

Here’s Kevin’s video:

[Kevin Rose]

After much speculation and leaked images of Palm’s Treo Pro, it’s finally been announced. The Treo Pro not only sports a unique (‘n sleek) design, but it also has a large array of desirable features:

• 400MHz Qualcomm processor
• 320 x 320 Touchscreen TFT display
• 256 MB of built in memory
• Micro SD card expansion slot (for up to 32GB of storage)
• Built in GPS
• Wi-Fi

The Pro also runs on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition and has a 2 megapixel camera. The best part is the phone comes unlocked, so you can pop in your current SIM card and avoid setup hassles! Costs $549 without a contract, but should be much less with one. Looks like it will be a prime competitor to BlackBerry. More pictures on the offical Palm website.

Here’s a video of the Pro in action:

Augmented reality is essentially a mashup of the virtual and the real. A 3D image is overlayed over a certain artifact of a video clip or live feed to transform it into something new.

ARToolkit v 4.4 is the first to bring augmented reality to the iPhone, all in a standalone application. ARToolkit uses the iPhones accelerometer to gauge movements and keep the 3D object in the correct position.

ARToolkit also has the power to track and overlay multiple objects, courtesy of iPhones’ unique multitouch interface.

Unfortunately, we (and probably you, unless you work on this project or happen to be some Web 2.0 super genius) won’t be able to get our hands on this software for at least a little while – the software is still in its early stages. You can check out more on the toolkit by visiting the official website or watching the video below.

[Technabob]

Although the iPhone 3G can provide up to 5 hours of talk time on a single charge, that’s really not much of a feat. Most (okay, a few) geeks get outside with their iPhones anyways, so why not charge it during everyday use? The solar-powered iPhone case calms your battery woes with (you guessed it) – a solar panel! The case comes with a small 1500 mAh battery, which can be charged to a usable amount in 3 hours. A full charge will take 10 hours.

The case also comes with a mini USB adapter to charge via your laptop – in case you happen to be in a dimly-lit place. The case will be available in mid August, and will retail in both black and white versions for $54. Could be a worthy investment.

[MobileFun via Giz]

Totally awesome concept, i’d love to get one if they were in production! More pics after the jump.

[via Tuvie]

Rumors around the net are that cracks are appearing in iPhone 3Gs everywhere – without being dropped. Most of the cracks seem to be in white 16 GB models, however cracks are harder to see in the black versions. How about your iPhones?

Along with the iPhone theme this morning, Apple also reported that on the same day, the App store reached 10 million downloads. The App store has also reached 800 different Apps for download.

Despite the technical difficulties, this was more-than-successful launch for both Apple and the App store.