News Archive for 08/11/03

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GizFever Nano case

11/03, 6:45pm

GizFever ships ergonomic silicone iPod nano 4G case

GizFever has launched its iPod nano 4G Silicone Case II, an ergonomic design that surrounds a player and shapes itself to a user's fingers. The case is available in black, pink and white, and has cutouts for the Nano's ports. Also present is a built-in belt loop. The case is shipping now for $10.

Marware Touch/iPhone cases

11/03, 5:35pm

Marware readies Eco-Vue, Game Grip cases

Marware has announced two new cases, the Eco-Vue for iPod touch 2G, and the Game Grip for both the Touch and the iPhone. The Eco-Vue is a new case made from cornstarch polymers and lined with recycled polyester, providing a leather look and feel. It is designed to protect corners, edges and surfaces, while also providing port and volume button access. Bundled in the package is a clear screen protector. It is available for pre-order now at a cost of $30.

Firethorn banking app

11/03, 4:35pm

Firethorn releases mobile banking app for iPhone

AT&T, in collaboration with Firethorn Holdings, has released Mobile Banking for the iPhone. Users can access their financial information or initiate transactions; the former includes account balances and history, as well as other facts like earned interest rates. Access requires entering a PIN number. In handling transactions the program can be used to pay bills or transfer funds, while monitoring multiple accounts held at any of the supported financial institutions.

Sea Flags for iPhone

11/03, 3:10pm

Sea Flags for iPhone features Maritime Signal Flags

Izatt International has unveiled Sea Flags, an app for the iPhone or iPod touch that helps users learn the Maritime Signal Flags system. The program includes all 26 flags that are displayed on a reference screen and can be tapped to fill the screen. For use as a teaching aide, the flags can be presented as full screen flash cards in a random order, eventually showing the corresponding English letter after a chosen time. Users can also enter a word to see how it's flagged.

ACTCurrency 1.5 ships

11/03, 1:25pm

ACTCurrency 1.5 supports 150 world currencies

Houdah Software has launched a major update of its currency converter for the iPhone, ACTCurrency 1.5. The new version adds support for automatic downloading of over 150 world currencies, up from 30 in the previous version. It now also displays the full name of the currency, and the date of the last exchange rate update. The app converts in both directions automatically as a user types in numbers.