Tripod Camera is a multifunctional camera application containing features such as; Anti-Tilt, Anti-Shake, Timer, Full Screen Shutter, Vibrate mode, Fast Saving, 4x Digital Zoom, Tap-to-Focus (3GS only) and the ability to share photos.

In the settings of the application, you are able to turn on/off Anti-Tilt, Anti-Tilt, Anti-Shake, Time, Full Screen Shutter, Vibrate mode and Fast Saving. Each of these option have great descriptions in the settings… props for that!

On the main photo screen you are able to take a picture, zoom in on an image (1x – 4x digit zoom) and preview photos. When you are previewing photos you can easily share them on twitter, facebook, momo or via email. There is also a Tap-to-Focus option (3GS only) that can be enabled/disabled in the stock Settings application under the Tripod Camera option.

I found the Anti-tilt feature to work really well actually, all the features worked really well. I had a little trouble figuring out how the Anti-Shake feature worked but, that was total user error. You have to actually touch the Snap button and then it will automatically take the picture as soon as your iPhone is steady. I keep just waiting for it to take the picture without tapping the Snap button. My bad!

I also like the little features this app contains such as the hand at the top of the screen that tells you when your device is steady. It also displays the current zoom level and if you have a specific option turned on such as the Full Screen Shutter option.

Overall, Tripod Camera is a very nicely deigned and extrememly user friendly application. One of the better camera apps I have reviewed.

It is currently on sale for an introductory price of $1.99.

Feature Descriptions:
• Anti-Tilt – On the anti-tilt mode, your photos automatically become parallel to the horizon.
• Anti-Shake - Anti-shake detects the movement of your device and takes photo when it’s steady.
• Full Screen Shutter – The whole screen becomes shutter. Touch anywhere to take a photo.
• Vibrate mode – Your device will vibrate at snap
• Timer – Gives 10 second interval to snap. Time cannot be used with the anti-shake option enabled
• Fast Saving – Shortens processing time by bringing down the size of photos. Your photos will be saved as 640×480px which is suitable for web/email.
• Digital Zoom – 1x – 4x digital zoom in increments of .2 (1.2, 1.4, 1.6… )
• Sharing – Share your photos on twitter, facebook, momo or via email.
• Tap-to-Focus – This feature is only available for the iPhone 3GS and can be enabled in the stock Settings application under the Tripod Camera option.

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App Store Description:

Take leveled, clear photos with your iPhone just like when you’re using a tripod. On the anti-tilt mode, your photos automatically become parallel to the horizon. Anti-shake detects the movement of your device and takes photo when it’s steady.
• Anti-tilt
• Anti-shake

The whole screen becomes shutter. Touch anywhere to take a photo.
• Full screen shutter

Tripod Camera gives you up to 4x digital zoom.
• 1-4x digital zoom

The basic camera features are also provided.
• timer
• vibrate when snap
• preview
• tap-to-focus (iPhone 3GS only)

Share your photos with friends. You can directly send or publish your photos from Tripod Camera.
• email
• Twitter
• Facebook
• momo (momo is a free personal memo application for web that helps you organize your life scraps. Visit http://momolog.com to learn more.)

tip. “Tap-to-focus” setting is disabled as default on iPhone 3GS. Go to “Settings” on the home screen, and enable the focus option under Tripod Camera.

LiveClock has been updated to version 0.4. Before the update, the LiveClock mod worked but, it was a little weird…when you first installed it, it would display six hands instead of three and you would have to tap at the very bottom of the Clock icon to open the stock Clock application. Well, the update fixes these problems. I no longer had a problem with the mod displaying six hands and the Clock application opens normally.

The update also says that it fixes the “digital clock digits disappearing at 00.” Overall, the update seems to work great! I am actually going to leave it enabled now! You can get LiveClock via the iSpazio source.

Note: LiveClock is enabled/disabled via WinterBoard.

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There is an update to SpringBoard Clock, a mod that adds the current time and date to your SpringBoard, to version 1.1. The update is said to change the app so that the user can use their own wallpaper and includes some bug fixes. I gave the update a shot and I’m still not having much luck. The wallpaper of the mod has been changed to a blank wallpaper but, I still cannot use it with another theme’s wallpaper (by moving the theme above the SpringBoard Clock mod in WinterBoard) or use my own wallpaper with the mod (by moving User Wallpaper above the SpringBaord Clock mod in WinterBoard). Let me know in the comments if it is working for you. You can get SpringBoard Clock via the modmyi source. Remember, there is an English version of the mod.

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This mod was originally released in a different language however, it was then re-released in English called SpringBoard Clock-English. What the mod does is add the Date and Time to the bottom of the SpringBoard where your page dots normally are. It looks the best if used with smaller icons. If you are using the stock size icons, you can turn on the Transparent Dock mod, and that will allow the SpringBoard Clock to fit a little better. The application package also includes an html file if you would like to ssh in and do some of your own customizations to the mod…it is located in the Library/Themes/Springboard Clock – English.theme folder.

The mod comes with a wallpaper that I can’t seem to change using WinterBoard which means you would have to ssh in a different wallpaper if you would like it changed. You can get this mod via the modmyi source.

How to Install

1. Your device must be jailbroken. (how?)
2. Make sure you have WinterBoard installed via Cydia.
2. Make sure you have the modmyi source installed in Cydia.
3. Search for SpringBoard Clock-English in Cydia, run the install.
4. Open WinterBoard and activate the SpringBoard Clock-English Theme.

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I have had quite a few people asking me about the LiveClock mod (a mod that displays the current time on your Clock icon) and whether or not it works on the 3.0 firmware….the answer is, yes!

The first time you install the mod, it will be over the top of your Stock icon which makes it look weird because it will have two hour, minute and second hands. All you need to do is go into WinterBoard and disable LiveClock. Your iPhone and/or iPod Touch will respring. Now, go back into WinterBoard and uncheck the LiveClock Disabled option…your device will respring again and voilà you will have the LiveClock mod (working correctly). You can get this mod via the iSpazio source.

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Lockscreen Clock Hide is a mod that removes the time and date from your lockscreen leaving you with just a blank lockscreen. What is cool, is that it replaces the little lock icon that is normally on your status bar when your iPhone or iPod Touch is locked with the time! So, you don’t actually completely lose the time…it just gets moved to your status bar!

As soon as you install the app…it activated the mod (it is not activated/deactivated via WinterBoard). To get your date and time back, just uninstall the app. I had no issues installing or uninstalling this application. You can get Lockscreen Clock Hide via the david.ashman.com source.

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No Clock is a mod that removes the time from your status bar. This is nice for the themes that display the time and date on the SpringBoard (which there are quite a few of!). This mod is available through the ModMyi source and is activate/deactivated in WinterBoard. I did not have any issues when activating or deactivating this app.

RightClock is an application that will move the time on your status bar to the right side of the status bar just before the battery icon. When you install RightClock, it is added into WinterBoard…where it can be activate and deactivated. I’m not completely sure why you would want your time all the way to the right. The only thing I can think of is that you can then have a longer carrier logo mod. Also, in order for RightClock to work correctly, you cannot have any sort of status bar notifiers. If you have any status bar notifier apps installed and activated (such as IntelliScreen, Notifier, StatusNotifier…etc) it will put the time behind the notification icons on the status bar. RightClock is available via the ModMyi source. See screenshots below!

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Whenever I get bored, I usually take a trip to the App Store and do some window shopping, preferably strolling down the free aisles of the store. One app that often showed up in the Top 25 was a utility that acted as a clock display and alarm clock. I never downloaded the app since I didn’t really find a need for the program. However, LCD Clock came up as an assignment, so I finally got to see what all the fuss was about with these clock/alarm utilities.

Overview
With LCD clock, you basically get a digital clock, date, and calendar display. The screen can be turned so that only the clock is displayed. Settings (most of which are found in the iPhone settings) for LCD clock go beyond the expected multiple colored displays. For the clock display, you can choose 24-hour or 12-hour (AM/PM). The date can be displayed with the year, month, or date first. For the calendar display, you can view up to 7 months of dates and choose to have holidays highlighted along with Sundays.

The Good
LCD clock has a clean and simple display. The user interface is designed well enough that I was able to figure out all of its features in minutes just by playing around with the app. Swiping the calendar allows you to view other months and tapping the date brings you back to the current month. Tapping various areas of the display allows you to set the alarm, toggle 24-hour mode, and turn on the backlight. Double tapping the screen allows you to change the color of the display, and rotating the screen shows the clock only. One feature that I had to read about is that shaking the phone turns on the Indigo light. Nice touch.

The Not So Good
As mentioned by the developers and some reviewers in the App Store, this program has its limitations. It is designed to provide a nice display when used with a dock and in a charging state. Since the app does not run in the background, you need to be running LCD clock in order to hear the alarm. I also had to make sure that my sound volume (not ringer) was turned up in order to hear the alarm sounds. Even if I did have a dock and used this app as a display, I’d be concerned about having any kind of stationary screen on my iPhone for such an extended period of time (the app has a default setting to override the auto lock).

The Rest
As an iPhone user who does not use a dock, LCD clock does not appeal to me much. If I need to see the time, I’ll look at the top of my iPhone or the lock screen. If I want to know the date or look at a calendar, I will probably want to see my appointments as well so I will use my current PIM app of choice (Saisuke). And if I want to set an alarm, I’ll first want to make sure that I’ll hear it, and for that I’ll use an app that’s built in (Clock) and not one that needs to be running at all times. If that doesn’t sound like you, or if you do use a dock, $0.99 is a small price to pay for a pretty clock display.

Below is one promo code and just like always, the first person to use it…it is yours. Just remember to let us know in the comments if you redeem it that way everyone knows! ~ Thanks, Brooke

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LiveTime is an application that animates and updates the clock icon on your SpringBoard…allowing it to continually display the current time. When you install LiveTime, it will automatically begin to animate your clock icon. The hour and minute hand will show the current time and the second hand will move accordingly. Now, when you first install the application, it is an overlay on your stock icon. So, you will see the stock time (10:15 and 0 seconds) underneath the animated clock. However, when you installed LiveTime, it also added a theme to WinterBoard titled; LiveTime Clock. If you go into WinterBoard and activate the theme, it will change the icon so that you only see the animated clock.

Honestly, I think this is a pretty cool mod. Now, all we need is one that updates the Weather icon! That would be sweet!!

Note: The only icon in the LiveTime Clock theme is a blank clock icon so, you can use it in conjunction with other themes (by having the LiveTime Clock theme before your other theme in Winterboard) or you can ssh in and copy it into other themes. The blank clock icon is located in the Library/Themes/LiveTime Clock.theme/Icons folder.

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