Widgets for Dashboard X: Dashtweet, Music, Clock

Couple of weeks back, we told you about Dashboard X - a jailbreak tweak that brings widgets to iPhone's Home screen.

While Dashboard X includes full support for the Notification Center widgets, we're already seeing custom widgets that have been specially created for Dashboard X.

We take a look at these Dashboard X custom widgets:

Dashtweet:

As the name suggests, Dashtweet is a Dashboard X widget for Twitter. It allows you to quickly send  tweets right from the Home screen.

The custom widget makes use of the default accounts in Settings - Twitter so its quite easy to setup. It also includes Pastie integration for long tweets. 

Music Widget (for Dashboard X):

The music widget displays the "Now Playing" song along with artwork and play, pause, skip controls. The music widget is also compatible with third-party music apps such as Spotify, Pandora etc.

Clock Widget (for Dashboard X): 

The Clock Widget allows you to add the neat looking digital clock to your iPhone's home screen. The widget is developed by the developer of Dashboard X.

Dashboard X is available on Cydia for $1.99, while the custom widgets mentioned above are available for free in Cydia.

Adding the custom widgets to the Home screen is quite simple (assuming you've already installed Dashboard X).

Touch and hold on any app on the Home screen until it begins to jiggle.Arrange the apps by dragging them to make room for custom widgetTap and hold on any blank spaceThis should bring up the Add widget menu option, select the widget you want to add to the Home screen from the listHere you get an option to center align it and also to make it interactiveThen tap on Add widgetThat's it, you should be able to place the custom widget wherever you like on that Home screen by dragging it.While none of the widgets that are available in Cydia currently come anywhere close to blowing your mind away, it does give a glimpse of the potential of Dashboard X.We're waiting for someone to create a custom widget for Google search, as it would be a lot quicker to search from the Home Screen than launching mobile Safari and using the search bar.

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Widgets for Dashboard X: Dashtweet, Music, Clock

Couple of weeks back, we told you about Dashboard X - a jailbreak tweak that brings widgets to iPhone's Home screen.

While Dashboard X includes full support for the Notification Center widgets, we're already seeing custom widgets that have been specially created for Dashboard X.

We take a look at these Dashboard X custom widgets:

Dashtweet:

As the name suggests, Dashtweet is a Dashboard X widget for Twitter. It allows you to quickly send  tweets right from the Home screen.

The custom widget makes use of the default accounts in Settings - Twitter so its quite easy to setup. It also includes Pastie integration for long tweets. 

Music Widget (for Dashboard X):

The music widget displays the "Now Playing" song along with artwork and play, pause, skip controls. The music widget is also compatible with third-party music apps such as Spotify, Pandora etc.

Clock Widget (for Dashboard X): 

The Clock Widget allows you to add the neat looking digital clock to your iPhone's home screen. The widget is developed by the developer of Dashboard X.

Dashboard X is available on Cydia for $1.99, while the custom widgets mentioned above are available for free in Cydia.

Adding the custom widgets to the Home screen is quite simple (assuming you've already installed Dashboard X).

Touch and hold on any app on the Home screen until it begins to jiggle.Arrange the apps by dragging them to make room for custom widgetTap and hold on any blank spaceThis should bring up the Add widget menu option, select the widget you want to add to the Home screen from the listHere you get an option to center align it and also to make it interactiveThen tap on Add widgetThat's it, you should be able to place the custom widget wherever you like on that Home screen by dragging it.While none of the widgets that are available in Cydia currently come anywhere close to blowing your mind away, it does give a glimpse of the potential of Dashboard X.We're waiting for someone to create a custom widget for Google search, as it would be a lot quicker to search from the Home Screen than launching mobile Safari and using the search bar.

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BioBrite Sunrise Clock wakes you up with the (fake) sun

For those of us out there that wake up with the sunrise, we are a little dependent on the sun coming up as our alarm clock. In the middle of winter, we have no choice but to use something with a loud buzzer, as it stays dark in the mornings. This is the worst possible way to get up as it jolts you awake, leaving you in that sort of ?just woke up? haze. If there were a way to do things naturally like you do in the spring and summer, wouldn’t you jump at the chance?

The BioBrite Sunrise Clock is the best way to tackle winter wake up calls without a horrid sound startling you in the early morning. You can adjust it so that it will increase its brightness over different periods of time, ranging from 15-90 minutes. This can be one of the best and most natural ways to make it out of sleep state, and can also be used in reverse to simulate dusk. It is a bit expensive, running you around $120 for that simulated sunrise.

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Equitime Spiral Clock

Time seems to operate in a spiral. The hours creep along, one by one, until you’ve reached the final one, only to have them start again from the beginning. It’s this very idea that gave birth to the Spiral Clock, which takes the notion of moving hands and turns it on its head.

Rather than having individual hands that rotate on the face of the clock, the entire thing spins slowly. As the face rotates, a ball will let you know the approximate time by rolling past the various numbers. When the clock strikes twelve, the ball will fall into a hole and come out the bottom, ready to start its journey again. While you might fancy an unusual clock like this, it’s doubtful that most people’s bank accounts will accommodate the $780 price tag.

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