News Archive for 08/09/01

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Apple, Snow Patrol collaborate on iPhone album app

09/01, 12:10pm

Snow Patrol album app

Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol is collaborating with Apple on an app for iPhones and iPods, reports say. Music Week writes that the app will be released in advance of the band's fifth studio album, and will work as a sort of interactive booklet, containing videos, artwork, photos and lyrics. The band's label, Fiction Records, will use the app as a promotional tool.

Gorenje releases officially licensed iPod fridge

09/01, 12:10pm

Gorenje intros iPod fridge

Slovenia-based Gorenje used IFA to introduce the first refrigerator to feature an iPod and iPhone dock. The product is officially endorsed by Apple, and offers a docking port that will stream music from the personal Apple devices. In addition to playing the content of and charging the devices, users who plug their Wi-Fi-equipped iPhones or iPod Touch devices into the dock will be able to control their appliances' operation via a network and the iGorenj software.

Twittelator Pro adds copy/paste, multiple accounts

09/01, 10:45am

Twittelator Pro ships

Stone Design has released Twittelator Pro, a paid version of its normally free Twitter app for the iPhone. The Pro edition adds several features, most notably the ability to access multiple accounts, and quickly switch between them. Users can also pick from three different themes, and the interface has been altered to use scaling fonts, confirmation before each tweet, and limited copy/paste functions.

Seismometer app for iPhone plots vibrations

09/01, 10:05am

Seismometer iPhone app

Coneri has developed a new iPhone app, Seismometer, that measures any vibrations or movements, including earthquakes. It relies on a unique application of the phone's built in accelerometer, gathering sensor data from two axes. The information is then analyzed, and the energy measurements are plotted on a rolling logarithmic scale. Seismometer is available for free from iTunes.

Company demos purported Nano 4G cases at IFA

09/01, 9:25am

Nano 4G cases on display

New evidence appears to support the existence of a fourth-generation iPod nano, reports say. A company called Hama is displaying a series of alleged Nano 4G cases at the IFA electronics expo in Berlin, which runs until September 3rd. The cases notably match the design of a Nano revealed by Digg founder Kevin Rose, which would return to a tall shape but with an extended vertical display.