News Archive for 08/09/03

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Fairway 1.0 released

09/03, 3:45pm

Fairway caddy app debuts for iPhone/iPod touch

Fairway 1.0, a new virtual caddy application for the iPhone and iPod touch, has been released to the App Store. Fairway lets golfers manage everything relevant to their game including bags, clubs and swings. The interface has a golfer drag a golf ball distance meter to enter their distance from the pin, and then select their location on the course. The golfer will then be presented with ideal club and swing options, as well as notes they may have entered about a particular style of shot.

Nano 4G, Touch 2G specs?

09/03, 1:05pm

Dimensions of Nano 4G, Touch 2G exposed?

Size specifications for two new iPods have been revealed, an alleged leak suggests. The first set is for the widely-rumored fourth-generation Nano, and appears to back the belief that the Nano will return to a tall and narrow shape, eschewing the shorter and "fatter" dimensions of the third-generation player. It is believed however to measure 90.75x38.75x6.08mm, slightly taller and thicker than the second-gen Nano, if smaller in terms of width. The second-gen player measured 90x40x6.5mm.

Star Trigon released

09/03, 8:30am

Arcade classic, Star Trigon now for click wheel iPods

A 2002 Namco arcade game has made its way into the iTunes store for Click Wheel iPods. Star Trigon has players jumping from planet to planet trying to rescue all of the Uchujin characters. Gamers take control of one of three different Star Trigon team members, each with their own specific abilities, and must jump between planets on screen. When a triangle, or "Trigon" is formed around one of the Uchujin characters they are rescued. In order to successfully complete a level the player must rescue all the Uchujin before their air supply runs out, or before they miss jump and float away into space.