iPhone accessories can download iPhone apps to your iPhone memory

Among the many minor changes included in the 3.0 release of the iPhone OS was one that would enable those myriad of iPhone accessories to work more closely with software. That is to say, to make the plugging in of one result in in a prompting to download the other. The first such piece of hardware is the latest Griffin iTrip, which, when connected, raises the dialog shown above. You can of course say "No" if you don't feel like playing along, but when it comes to accessories like the TomTom car kit we're thinking you'll probably be missing out if you don't go along with the flow.

[Via AppleInsider]

[Erik Posted Sep 30th 2009 7:27AM]

"iPhone accessories can download iPhone apps to your iPhone memory"

...As opposed to downloading WinMo apps to your iPhone?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 7:28AM]

Somebody has a few unread emails.

[Duke Posted Sep 30th 2009 9:57AM]

Funny, that's the first thing I noticed too.

[Farris Posted Sep 30th 2009 11:21AM]

Me too. Delete some fraking emails, dude!

[Giorgos Posted Sep 30th 2009 7:36AM]

Even in airplane mode, the battery seems to drain too fast! :D

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 7:39AM]

*Generic comment about screen grab.*

:)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 7:40AM]

The message says that you'll get the app from the app store, not from the device itself. The headline is kind of misleading.

[Martin C Posted Sep 30th 2009 9:30AM]

I'd go a step further to say it's just flat out wrong. The accessory isn't downloading anything, the App Store is. The accessory simply does a quick check to see if the app is installed, and if not, launches iTunes on the device.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 10:40PM]

VICTORMARKS---> I guess you may find the headline a bit misleading, but then again, we can't idiot proof everything now can we?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 7:53AM]

You have a 177 unread emails... you make me sick...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 2:52PM]

Well... If that is hooked up to the engadget tip-email, then it would make sense.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 7:56AM]

Quite innovative way to eliminate the need for software installation disc.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 7:58AM]

If I remember correctly, a similar message appeared on my iPod Touch, last year, when I plugged in the Nike+ attachment. I can't remember if it offered to download the app, but there was definite interaction there.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 8:12AM]

How is this news?? I plug a new device into my windows machine and it says "Hey dumbass, I don't know what this is, install the drivers". This is the same thing.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 8:20AM]

Except that it knows where to get it and install it for you once you click yes.
It saves your ass from finding and install it yourself. How convenience!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 11:08AM]

Windows does the same thing, at least win7 does...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 8:13AM]

Shame it can't read the map data from the TomTom Cradle.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 8:13AM]

When will a wireless printer make itself known to iPhone, so you can put an app on to print off photos / maps / webpages / etc? cmon... all the technology is there now...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 9:00AM]

I thought the HP iPrint app does that. I could be incorrect though.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 11:21AM]

That would be a really awesome software update for Apple to include.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 9:15AM]

You're absolutely correct. HP has released numerous iPhone apps for sometime now.
This includes iPrint that you mentioned.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 9:32AM]

@Barry99705.
Please read the post before you troll. If you had a win mo phone, you would be spending all day googling what the hell you need to download. This way it shows you a list of apps that are compatible with your device. Go back under your bridge troll.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 10:11AM]

That dude need to check his email geez lol

[CJ Posted Sep 30th 2009 10:12AM]

Do you just like the word "iphone" Tim?

"Well, the iphone's iphone is an iphone in my other iphone's iphone. Iphone"

[grahamgoh Posted Sep 30th 2009 10:47AM]

You've got mail!

[aardWolf Posted Sep 30th 2009 10:49AM]

Tomtom has said that their device will work with other third party GPS programs. Wouldn't it be funny if they prompted you to buy their app every single time you docked your phone?

[Harrison Posted Sep 30th 2009 2:12PM]

WooHoo! Another person who probably reads only the headline of an email and never deletes them!

So far, I've amassed 6205 since early 2006.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 30th 2009 4:42PM]

Let me get this straight, you made a post for a notification on an iphone?
(and yeah, I'm commenting on this useless post, too).