News Archive for 09/01/20

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Air Guitar now available for iPhone/iPod touch

01/20, 11:50pm

Air Guitar for iPhone/iPod

Inedible Software has launched Air Guitar for the iPhone and iPod touch. Air Guitar uses the built-in accelerometer to work, and lets the player physically strum the device in order to play, with the added effect of strumming harder to play louder. To work the guitar, users can hold down a note and move their hand up and down to strum, or bend the wrist while holding a note to perform a pitch-blend. Some features of the game allow players to choose between guitar and bass, and to use either preset progressions or to make customized ones.

KAC releases BulletFlight ballistics app for iPhone

01/20, 8:30pm

KAC ballistics app

Knight's Armament has released BulletFlight, a ballistic calculation app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The program processes information such as the ballistic coefficient of the bullet, specific rifle, angle to the target and range. Environmental factors including temperature, humidity, altitude, barometric pressure and wind speed are also factored into the trajectory. The target angle is automatically determined using the accelerometer if the iPod or iPhone is mounted to the weapon.

Mark On Call interior design app debuts for iPhone

01/20, 7:15pm

Mark On Call for iPhone

M.O.C. Interior Design has launched Mark On Call, an application for the iPhone and iPod touch that lets users create and share detailed floor plans. The program offers the ability to create rooms in accurate sizes, add and place appliances or furniture, and lay down flooring. In addition, users can take pictures of any fabrics, rugs, or flooring with their iPhone, and "skin" them into any item or surface in the room currently being designed. Pictures stored in the library can also be used.

iPhone apps: Soundbite, Pocket Workout, Bank of Me

01/20, 4:40pm

NoiseLevel, Converter

Soundbite ($2) allows users to record snippets of sound for playback. Sounds can be labeled with a name, plus images taken from an iPhone's camera or Photo Library. Soundbite also allows users to loop sounds for longer playback, and layer sounds to create a mash-up effect.

iGoogle drops web app formatting for iPhone

01/20, 3:40pm

iGoogle iPhone format gone

Google has done away with the special iPhone formatting once available for its iGoogle frontpage, accounts say. Visitors to the site were previously able to view a version specially tailored for the iPhone's Safari browser, with sections that could be inflated or collapsed to display web gadgets. In place of this, testing reveals, iPhone owners are now being redirected to the generic mobile site for iGoogle.

Q109 preview calls for high iPod, modest Mac sales

01/20, 11:55am

Piper Q109 preview

Apple should do fairly well in its fiscal first quarter results, set to be announced on Wednesday, says Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. While Apple -- like other companies -- has been hit by the ongoing global recession, Munster argues that the company will announce iPod shipments between 19 and 20 million. The figures are based on tracking by the NPD Group, and if accurate will substantially beat Street expectations of just 18.6 million.

Pankaku launches LightBike racing game for iPhone

01/20, 10:50am

LightBike for iPhone

Pankaku has released a new game for the iPhone and iPod touch, LightBike. Mimicking the movie Tron, players race a LightBike against opponents, leaving behind a solid wall of light behind as they travel. Players must avoid crashing into the walls, while turning them into a weapon where possible.