News Archive for 08/10/09

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Fabrix offers artistic iPhone, iPod sleeves

10/09, 8:15pm

Fabrix artistic sleeves

Fabrix has unveiled a new series of three limited edition sleeves for the iPhone, iPod touch 2G, and iPod classic. Each sleeve features colorful artistic illustrations, born of collaboration with various designers. The contemporary appearances exhibit a unique artistic style and technique from each artist. The iPhone or iPod is protected with a soft outer shell and a quilted interior lining that will hold the device snugly, protecting against shock or scratches.

Voice commands coming to iPhone, iPod touch?

10/09, 4:30pm

Voice commands on iPhone?

Apple may be seeking to introduce voice recognition as a standard option with iPhones, iPods or even the Apple TV, a new patent application suggests. Published today by the US Patent and Trademark Office, the filing concentrates on the concept of an iPhone supporting the technology, but notes that it could be applied to other devices as well. They key addition to Apple's hardware would be the presence of a "voice-to-command analyzer," which would determine whether audio is meaningless or represents an action request. This would save other processors the burden of deciphering speech.

Onkyo launches 2.4GHz wireless headphones for iPod

10/09, 3:40pm

Onkyo intros headphones

Onkyo has unveiled a new set of wireless headphones meant for use in fourth-generation and newer docking iPods. The MHP-UW2 headphones rely on the 2.4GHz radio frequency to transmit signals between the adapter that plugs into the iPod and the headphones themselves. The headphones sport iPod controls that include play, pause, and track forward and back buttons. The transmitter also has a stereo input that allows the headphones to be used with other MP3 players or iPods without docks.

Asterope pits iPhone owners against androids

10/09, 3:20pm

Asterope for iPhone/iPod

Niklas Wahrman has released Asterope, a space-based action game for the iPhone and iPod touch. Players have to fight off an android invasion of Earth, using touchscreen controls to fly a spaceship; the "asterope" of title is used to lock onto asteroids for navigation. The game contains over 10 levels, and has an arcade mode for quick games. Asterope costs $4, and is available now at the iTunes App Store.

iDayZ tracks birthdays, anniversaries via iPhone

10/09, 3:10pm

iDayZ anniversary app

Tannic has launched iDayZ for the iPhone and iPod touch. The app keeps track of birthdays and anniversaries in a user's contact list, listing upcoming events by age, name or event type; further details are provided by tapping on a given contact. Also present is a "celebrate" button for each contact, with a pop-up screen supporting e-mail and Amazon gift links.