News Archive for 09/04/21

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Juice Pack Air, iPhone 3G

04/21, 10:10pm

Mophie set to ship Juice Pack Air for iPhone 3G

Mophie ready to ship its thinnest external battery for the iPhone 3G, the Juice Pack Air. Doubling as both an external battery and hard-shell case, the device features a rechargeable 1200mAh lithium-polymer battery that is claimed to provide up to 270 additional standby hours, an extra 4.5 hours of talk and internet time, up to 20 hours of audio playback and roughly 6 hours of video playback. The hard shell is designed to help protect the iPhone from everyday use, with three available colors including black, white and purple.

Star Defense game trailer

04/21, 4:05pm

Ngmoco unveils Star Defense trailer, screenshots

Ngmoco has posted screenshots and a trailer for its upcoming tower-defense game for the iPhone and iPod touch, Star Defense. The game features 3D environments and multi-touch gameplay, and has players control a captain as he travels to a series of planets invaded by alien S’rath forces. Users must examine the terrain of planets to come up with the best defense possible, choosing from a range of turrets with various attacks that include plasma and electricity.

Apple refurbs: $99 Nano

04/21, 3:50pm

Apple refurbs: iPod nano only $99, Touch for $159

Apple's online store is offering a variety of refurbished iPods at reduced prices. Fore a limited time the 8GB iPod nano is available for only $99, which is $30 off their regular refurb. price. The 16GB model has also been reduced to $149. Both models are available in black, pink, silver, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. First-generation iPod touch models are being offered starting at $159 for the 8GB and also include the 16GB model for $219 as well as the 32GB model for $279. Current-generation Touches are priced at $199 (8GB), $259 (16GB), and $349 (32GB). One and two gigabyte iPod shuffles are available in a wide array of current-generation and previous-generation colors for $39 and $59 respectively. The iPod classic is available in 80GB and 120GB capacities for $169 and $209 each.

Heroes Battle Online game

04/21, 3:00pm

Heroes Battle Online game debuts for iPhone

Vincent Bellet has released Heroes Battle Online for the iPhone and iPod touch, a new multiplayer game in which players battle each other with a variety of powers and abilities. Gamers take control of a simple human, and fight strategic battles in order to increase their rank and become the top hero. Each character can be customized in terms of hair, shirts and outfits. Some powers include fireballs, storms and infernos.

NoiseBlaster, Trombone

04/21, 12:40pm

iPhone apps: PhotoList, Gizmos & Gadgets, Hysteria

PhotoList ($2) is a tool for organizing and locating photos on the iPhone and iPod touch. Users can organize photos into an unlimited number of folders and add titles and ratings. The ratings are scored on a scale of 1 to 5 stars and after doing this users can sort photos by rating. The photos can also be sorted by the given names.