Castle Link/iPhone

[E-Revonut]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

What about just getting a netbook. They can be had for less than 250 and are more versatile. I doubt CC will be doing an iphone app seeing as they don't even have mac support at this point.

I would argue this point since my iphone served as my computer for 6 weeks last summer! I don't see how a netbook can be more versatile unless your going to write papers, even then I can write them as an e-mail and send it to someone with a printer if I needed to, and it's a phone, calculator, calendar, has it's own internet connection, can play games, music, movies, serve as a gps, a map, give me weather and stock updates, get my e-mail, etc, etc, etc......

I would love to have an iphone CastleLink App!!! I would settle for a mac version of Castle Link though, as soon as I can I'm getting a macbook, I'm sick of this damn HP laptop that keeps dying! I'm sure with all the computer geniuses in the world it wouldn't be to hard of an app to make. As far as the adapter goes I don't think that would be to difficult, just need an adapter that is female on both sides since the cord for the iphone is already a usb.

[TexasSP]

Originally Posted by E-Revonut

it's a phone, calculator, calendar, has it's own internet connection, can play games, music, movies, serve as a gps, a map, give me weather and stock updates, get my e-mail, etc, etc, etc.....

A netbook can do all of the same and more.

Phone via Skype
GPS with a small add on and software

The others are kind of obvious.

I have done all that you are talking about with my XPS many times. Yeah it's bigger but I really want my phone to be a phone. Plus apple still doesn't have it when it comes to email. Blackberry has them beat hands down. I have several people I do business with that tried using the iphone and went back to the BBerry because the email works so much better and more seamless.

Not too mention that I hate typing on touch screen anything.

[johnrobholmes]

I have skype phone on my iphone too, great program.


It would just be software on the iphone. It has usb host capabilities, so the normal castle link dongle would work just fine. I got a developer kit for the iphone but cant do much since I don't have a mac.

[Thomas Porfert]

The big question that hasn't been answered yet is will the iphone transmit and receive via the USB port? I don't claim to be an expert on high end phones, (heck all I have is a freebie Verizon phone) but if they can't send and receive on the USB port it's not possible to connect a Castle product.

Because the Castle link has to read the controllers settings when you first connect it, the USB port has to be capable of receiving. To update the settings to the controller the USB port has to be capable of transmitting. So if it can't do both, unfortunately it's an impossible feat. If it can, then there is a chance and I'd love to see someone try!

Thomas Porfert
Castle Tech Support