Jeff Benjamin

Jeff has been with iDownloadBlog since 2010, acting as resident video specialist, and tutorial expert. He earned his degree in Computer Network Systems back in 2001, but decided Cisco routers and the like just weren’t for him. Since then, he’s been heavily involved with online writing. He’s written for numerous tech and video game sites since the late 1990′s, and has a knack for explaining things in a simple, clear, and concise manner. Jeff works primarily from the east coast on his Retina Macbook Pro, and shoots video with a Canon DSLR. During downtime he likes to travel the world, visiting the various Apple Stores across the globe. You can email him at jeff [at] idownloadblog.com and follow him on Twitter @JeffBenjam or on Google+.

‘iLettars’ adjusts your iPhone’s animation speed and delay

If you're looking for a tweak that's practical for every day use, then you might as well move along now. iLettars is anything but practical, and on top of that it's pretty expensive at $1.59.

On the other hand, for those of you looking to show off some funky animations to your friends, and don't mind dropping the cost of a cheap drink at Starbucks to do so, feel free to continue...

HeadphoneLauncher: launch apps from your Lock screen when headphones are detected

Wouldn't it be cool if the iPhone immediately enabled the media controls on the Lock screen upon the detection of headphones? Indeed, it would.

HeadphoneLauncher borrows this idea and takes it one step further; not only will it bring up the Lock screen media controls, but it will also bring up an application launcher that you can use to launch your favorite apps.

Check out our video walkthrough of HeadphoneLauncher inside...

‘TouchPosé Plus’ now available on Cydia

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Finger tracking jailbreak tweak TouchPosé+ has been officially released on Cydia's BigBoss repo for the price of $1.00.

As we revealed in our initial preview, TouchPosé+ is just like the original TouchPosé, except this time you have custom color options, and custom images.

If you decide to give it a try, let us know what you think about it in the comments.

‘Vuziq’ makes video ringtones a simple reality

Video ringtones have always been more of a novelty than anything else, and Vuziq doesn't change that. What Vuziq does well is make it extremely easy to assign a video ringtone to your iPhone.

That ease of use makes this novelty worth giving a shot. Take a look at the full step-by-step video walkthrough straight ahead...

Play a prank on your friends with ‘UpsideDown’

Not only is Ryan Petrich a top tier iPhone developer, but he's got a sense of humor as well.

His latest tweak, entitled UpsideDown, is proof of that. Just as its name states, UpsideDown will make most of the apps on the iPhone orient themselves upside down, making for a great prank idea for your friends and family...

Top jailbreak videos of the week

It's Monday, and that can only mean one thing: a recap of last week's most excellent jailbreak app and tweak videos. Inside you'll find a way to get the iOS 5.1 Lock screen camera on your 5.0 or 5.0.1 firmware, details on a great new App switcher, along with an awesome SBSettings alternative.

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‘iSleepWell’ enables Airplane mode when your iPhone is face down

Don't you just hate it when you receive an unnecessary phone call or text in the middle of the night and it wakes you up?

Apparently the creators of iSleepWell experienced one too many wakeup calls themselves, hence this new jailbreak tweak.

With iSleepWell installed, your iPhone will monitor its accelerometer to know when it's placed face down. After a user defined time threshold, your device will be automatically placed into Airplane mode. This in turn prevents phone calls, texts, and other annoyances from disturbing your beauty sleep...

‘Aero’ now available for download on Cydia

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Aero is a brand new jailbreak tweak that allows you to switch apps in style via custom animations. We've already had some significant hands-on time with Aero last week, and we were excited by what we saw.

Aero adds a whole host of custom animations that allow you to switch between apps in very unique ways. It's a tweak designed by SBCoders, the same folks behind Deck, so you know it's quality.

If you've been waiting on pins and needles for Aero's release, then wait no more; Aero can be downloaded from Cydia's ModMyi repo for $1.99. What do you think?

Speak your “now playing” song with ‘MediaSpeak’

If you do a lot of running or jogging, then you probably find your iPhone in your pocket while you listen to your favorite motivational music.

Unless you have a meticulously designed playlist, chances are you'll run into a song or an artist that you don't immediately recognize. Instead of pulling your phone out of your pocket mid stride, wouldn't it be nice if your iPhone could tell you all about the song itself?

With MediaSpeak, now it can. Check out our video demonstration or the details...

‘UsefulIcons’ goes live on Cydia

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UsefulIcons — a jailbreak tweak that we previewed last week — has gone live on Cydia.

The tweak adds a bevy of quick app icon shortcuts to your Home screen to control and toggle everything from WiFi to location services, respring, lock your device, and much more.

In all there are a dozen dynamic icons added to your Home screen courtesy of UsefulIcons. It can be had from Cydia's ModMyi repo for $0.99. Let us know what you think about it if you give it a go.