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November 5, 2009

Car Finder iPhone app

carfinderiphoneapp.jpg A very useful app for anyone who doesn't remember where they parked their.

quotemarksright.jpgAugmented reality Car Finder sees the iPhone's camera to overlay the direction of your car and how far away it is. The app relies on the camera and a digital compass, and is compatible only with the iPhone 3GS running 3.1 or later.quotesmarksleft.jpg

[via boingboing]

emily | 8:56 AM | permalink

November 3, 2009

Tummy tuck? Bigger breasts? There are Apps for that

shaferplasticsurgeryapp.jpg Thinking of a tummy tuck? Need bigger breasts? There's now an App for that, reports The Los Angeles Times.

quotemarksright.jpgIn fact, there are now two plastic surgery applications for Apple's iPhone that offer users information, games and the chance for people to envisage what they would look like with a new nose, face lift or many other procedures.

The Shafer Plastic Surgery App was launched in October as the first such product among.

Created by New York-based Dr. David Shafer, it is aimed at modern patients who are "sophisticated, inquisitive and information seeking," and it taps into a database of more than 1,000 questions and answers about specific cosmetic surgery procedures.

Interesting, the app comes with a warning: "You must be at least 17 years old to download this application".

And coming soon, the iSurgeon app which combines a game mode allowing users to try their hand at surgery with a feature that gives people the chance to instantly modify images of themselves -- or their friends -- through lip enhancements, breast augmentations and dozens of other improvements.quotesmarksleft.jpg

emily | 7:24 AM | permalink

November 2, 2009

Virgin's Flying Without Fear app

VirginFlyingwithoutfear.jpg Virgin Atlantic airline today announced the launch of it's highly successful Flying Without Fear course as an iPhone app.

The Flying Without Fear app contains a personal introduction by Sir Richard Branson, a video-based in-flight explanation from start to finish of a flight, frequently-asked questions, relaxation exercises and fear therapy, a fear attack button for emergencies with breathing exercises and quick tips, and a "My Program" section where each user can rate their personal fears and add future flights to prepare them for their next trip. As a bonus, the user is offered 2,000 points when joining Virgin Atlantic's Flying Club.

Press release

emily | 6:17 PM | permalink

October 27, 2009

The new Eight ball: David Hasselhoff's iPhone app

aksthehoff.jpg Following his hit TV series Meet The Hasselhoffs, David Hasselhoff has launched an iphone app called Ask The Hoff.

Turn up the volume, ask a question and shake your iPhone and David Hasselhoff will give you an answer.

Why bother? is the only question that comes to my mind.

emily | 3:26 PM | permalink

October 23, 2009

Humorous video of rejected Microsoft apps

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Spotted on TechCrunch, a humorous video released by Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Dev team, giving a sneak peek at some of the rejected apps from the Microsoft Apps Lab. A couple of favorites, the "Virtual Sundial" that tells time sort of, and the “Germaphobe”, a virtual handshake app.

emily | 8:33 AM | permalink

October 22, 2009

My Janitor iPhone App

myjanitor.png Now here's a useful app. My Janitor is a how to guide for cleaning everything: Title, wood, upholstery, floors, cars, clothes, windows, electronics and removing stains such as red wine, grease, oil, ink, wax, gum.

Also offers location based cleaning services.

emily | 3:49 PM | permalink

October 21, 2009

Control your bath with an app

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One of the projects shown at the British Invention Show held in north London last week was the Bath-O-Matic, an app to control your bath with an iPhone, reports New Scientist (written up last June by The Telegraph).

Fredy Vasilev imagines people using The Bath-O-Matic when they are about 10 minutes from home to choose the fill and temperature levels so their bath will be ready and waiting. How cool is that?.

The full list of winners will be posted on the show's website.

emily | 6:59 PM | permalink

October 19, 2009

Am I good in bed? There’s an app for that

LovesVibes.jpg Spotted on Mobile Industry Review, Love Vibes, an app that will help you out by confirming that you are indeed a male or female stallion.

In their own words: A quantitative tool that measures your love making skill by sensing movement using our proprietary love rating software.

Our researchers have coalesced hundreds of data points taken from thousands of surveyed couples. By analyzing this data we have created a unique scoring system designed to translate movement into measurable results.

And... You must be at least 17 years old to download this application.

emily | 6:36 PM | permalink

October 14, 2009

iPhone app lets you dissect a human body

anatomylab.jpg A new iphone application allows users to carry out a virtual dissection of a human body. CNN reports.

quotemarksright.jpgCalled Anatomy Lab, the app has been developed by researchers from the University of Utah and provides images of a real human cadaver. It lets the user move between 40 separate body layers, zoom in to view different structures and rotate them to get different view points.

Utah professor Mark Nielsen told CNN that the application is aimed at medical and anatomy students who might not have the opportunity to dissect a real human body, but it's also proving a hit with medical practitioners.quotesmarksleft.jpg

emily | 6:48 PM | permalink

ABC reports on "apps addiction"

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ABC 7 interviewed several self-proclaimed “iPhone junkies,” then got an analysis from a psychologist, who compared the discomfort some people feel without their iPhone apps to narcotic withdrawal. Yes, they compared drug withdrawal to the iPhone.

The video discovered by Mashable in the back of one of New York City’s cabs is tough to watch with a straight face.

Watch here.

emily | 9:12 AM | permalink

New iPhone App Makes Jobs For Refugees In Kenya

GIveWork.jpg It might sound like a pretty outlandish idea that an iPhone application can provide jobs for refugees in Kenya, but the folks behind the Give Work App are dreaming big, writes Erica Liepmann, Associate Editor at Causecast.

Dadaab, Kenya is home to extreme poverty and the largest refugee camp in the world. Through the Give Work system, refugees in Dadaab receive Internet training and well-paying, dignified jobs.

How does it work?

When you complete one simple task on your iPhone or iTouch, the same task is assigned to a trained refugee in Kenya for quality assurance purposes. Once the task is completed and verified, the refugee is paid for the work the two of you collaborated on.

Why Give Work? 41 million refugees have lost their home and livelihood due to violent conflict. Many live on less than $1 a day. Every task you do is real work for real companies, and gives vital income to a refugee. The more you work, the more you help. And the more you help, the more pride you claim. The Give Work application includes user statistics and a breakdown reflecting how your micro-volunteering efforts have made a valuable difference in refugees’ lives.

More info at www.samasource.org/iphone. [via The Huffington Post]

Related: - The Extraordinaries app for micro-volunteering - The Extraordinaries is an interesting new concept in the growing field of iPhone applications — it allows people to use the every part of their spare time cow (waiting for a movie to start, riding a bus, waiting in line) to do small bits of volunteering through “micro-actions.”

emily | 8:31 AM | permalink

October 13, 2009

Pepsi apologises for 'sexist' iPhone app

ampup.jpg The Guardian reports that Pepsi has apologised for releasing an iPhone app that encouraged men to brag about their sexual conquests.

quotemarksright.jpgThe AMP UP Before You Score app also provided phone users with chat-up lines for "getting lucky" with 24 different types of women – including foreign exchange students and college girls.

The software provoked criticism and derision when news of its release broke yesterday, with many people complaining that it was sexist and denigrated the status of women.

Thousands of protests were marshalled on Twitter under the hashtag #pepsifail, prompting the soft drinks giant to issue an apology over the official Twitter feed of AMP Energy, the new drink that the app was released to promote. quotesmarksleft.jpg

emily | 2:33 PM | permalink

Who needs a key? IPhone app unlocks and starts car

vipersmart.jpg California company Viper Start Tuesday will announce an iPhone application and car receiver that will enable users to lock, unlock and remotely start their car with the phone rather than the car's key fob. USA Today reports.

In their own words, the Viper SmartStart app can:

- Lock/arm
- Unlock/disarm
- Remote car starte
- Trunk release
- Panic or car finder

You can also control multiple vehicles and assign more than one user to control a vehicle.

emily | 7:55 AM | permalink

October 12, 2009

Condom Dispenser Locator App

kondomlocalizr.jpg We've all heard of bathroom locator apps, but this is new, a condom dispenser locator app.

Kondom Localizr is a new iPhone app that localizes the nearest of the 3000 condom dispensers in Switzerland, in an effort to promote safe sex and help prevent AIDS.

Pick your city and you will get a detailed route to reach the dispenser.

emily | 12:49 PM | permalink

October 9, 2009

Up-Skirting. There's an app for that!

s-PUFF-IPHONE-APP-GIRLS-large.jpg If you're into up-skirting, there's an app for that.

quotemarksright.jpgPuff! the iPhone app from BottleCube lets you "blow" up cute Japanese girls' skirts by blowing on the mic of your phone or tapping with your finger. The harder you blow, the higher the skirt -- and the girl's squeal.quotesmarksleft.jpg

[via The Huffington Post]

emily | 8:41 AM | permalink

October 6, 2009

Mercedes-Benz iPhone App makes car payments

mercedes-benziPhoneapp.jpg Customers using the app can make car payments and view account information from iPhones and iPod Touches. Information Week reports.

quotemarksright.jpgAccount holders must register online at Mercedes-BenzFinancial.com to set up a user password and identification. The application presents a limited amount of customer information that's pulled from the same account database customers would access from a desktop or laptop. Each page of the application is limited to about five fields, which makes it easier to view on a small screen.

The app includes directions and maps to local dealers, links to insurance offerings and hotel room upgrades through Mercedes-Benz' hotel partners, and links and phone numbers to customer service reps. Customers can also view more than one account from their apps.

The company will likely develop a BlackBerry mobile app at a later date.quotesmarksleft.jpg

emily | 8:15 AM | permalink

October 5, 2009

SoundWalk apps launched for Paris Nuit Blanche a Huge Success

SoundWalkStGermain.jpg The Soundwalk iPhone applications launched during the Nuit Blanche in Paris, a celebration of contemporary art on Saturday October 3, had a great kick-off start.

Over 2.000 soundwalkers downloaded the app and did the aural augmented reality tour with their iPhone in three different neighborhoods in Paris: Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Le Marais and Belleville.

Some 57.4 % of the French citizens installed the application on Saturday, followed by American (14.1%) and German (10.2%) tourists in Paris. The rest of the downloads came from the Brits and a mix of the rest of European countries.

On the launch date, the Saint-Germain-des-Prés Soundwalk iPhone applications entered the TOP 20 of iPhone travel applications on nr. 14 and received a 4.5 ranking on 5!

This is indeed a very promising start for this new travel entertainment mobile application, bringing culture to high-tech mobile products. The apps are original urban soundtracks, in which fiction and reality merge through the music, narrator’s voice, interviews, original music composition, and sound effects, combined with mapping technology, creating the sensation of walking in a film.

PARIS SOUNDWALK VIDEO TEASER (EN) from Soundwalk on Vimeo.

More info:
http://www.soundwalk.com
http://iphone.soundwalk.com

emily | 9:03 AM | permalink

October 4, 2009

iCanSee iPhone app turns your phone into a magnifying glass

iCanSeeiPhoneApp.jpg Intomobile reviews iCanSee, an iPhone app that converts your iPhone into a magnifying glass.

quotemarksright.jpgiCanSee is designed to turn any iPhone into a magnifying glass.

The iCanSee on-screen magnification controls even adapt to varied environmental situations including low-light. Once the application is launched, iPhone then magnifies anything held in front of it by as much as four times the original size, helping users read the fine print on labels, menus, contracts, books or other materials discreetly without the need for separate reading glasses.quotesmarksleft.jpg

Related: - Freeverse Eye Glasses App for iPhone arrives


emily | 11:27 AM | permalink

October 2, 2009

DangerZones iPhone app Promotes Traffic Safety

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quotemarksright.jpgA new iPhone app pinpoints over two hundred thousand locations where vehicle fatalities have occurred across the US.

The company’s goal is to “deliver an eye-opening and potentially life-changing experience by helping people see prior vehicle collisions and fatality locations in their neighborhoods, and along their commutes throughout the country.”

Five years of motor vehicle fatality data has been collected and inputted into the program. Statistics and graphics are used to better illustrate.quotesmarksleft.jpg

Additional information about the app is available at ExploreDangerZones.com.

[via Eurotuner]

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emily | 8:48 AM | permalink

September 29, 2009

CNN app with iReport

img_0651-150x150.png CNN has unveiled a dedicated iPhone and iPod touch app that lets users browse articles, images, and CNN video in a deeper way than before.

The CNN app features live breaking news video, push notification, personalization and location tools, and the ability to capture and submit user-generated photos and (on the iPhone 3GS) videos for CNN iReport.

The CNN app costs $1.99 and will be available later Tuesday morning in the App Store.

[via PCMag. CNN iPhone app logo from related article in Wired]

emily | 8:19 AM | permalink

September 27, 2009

0870 - an iPhone app that can actually save you money

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The 0870 app for UK users makes it cheaper for iPhone users to dial premium numbers such 0870, 0845 and 0800. TechDigest.tv reports.

quotemarksright.jpgHow it works is that the app searches a database for the 08 number you are calling and then directs the call to an alternative landline number if it can find one.

The app has been available to Android users since January with company developer Simon Maddox stating that he believes that the app's users have saved £84,000.

Now it has become available to iPhone users though its arrival is not without controversy, As Mike Butcher points out at TechCrunch Europe it has taken Apple an astonishing 429 days to approve the app.quotesmarksleft.jpg

emily | 11:11 AM | permalink

September 25, 2009

The Extraordinaries app for micro-volunteering

extraordinairesapp.jpg The Extraordinaries is an interesting new concept in the growing field of iPhone applications — it allows people to use the every part of their spare time cow (waiting for a movie to start, riding a bus, waiting in line) to do small bits of volunteering through “micro-actions.” Mediaite reports.

Some possibilities:

-- Translate a nonprofit's Website into a foreign language
-- Record locations of potholes for municipalities
-- Identify birds for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
-- Tag images for the Smithsonian
-- Transcribe ancient texts for ReCaptcha
-- Review congressional bills for hidden pork
-- Fact check for reporters

Watch dedicated Extraordinaries channel on YouTube

emily | 8:54 AM | permalink

September 19, 2009

Obama's Health Plan Gets Facebook App

whitehouse_healthcare_sept09.jpg In an effort to personalize healthcare reform benefits, WhiteHouse.gov launched a "Reality Check" Facebook quiz application to rally for President Barack Obama's widely disputed Health Insurance Reform Plan.

In their own words: Just answer a few simple questions and the quiz will tell you the ways in which somebody like you will benefit.

[via ReadWriteWeb]

emily | 8:03 AM | permalink

September 15, 2009

Play Dexter iPhone game and win a walk-on-role in Season 5

DexterTheGame.jpg Dexter The Game for iPhone is now available on iTunes, in anticipation of Dexter Season Four, premiering September 27.

In their own words: Dexter the Game is the killer 3D iPhone game based on Showtime's original TV series featuring Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer.

In the game, the player helps Dexter choose his next victims while always protecting his identity, analyzes crime scenes, uncovers evidence and uses stealth tactics to stalk hisprey. The outcome of every choice and action revolves around the Code of Harry: only kill the guilty, maintain the mask, and above all, don’t get caught.

By playing the game, you could win a walk-on role in Season 5, be invited to lunch with the show's writer or receive one of many instant prizes including DVDs and t-shirts. To get a code, purchase Dexter the Game from the iTunes App Store. See www.dexterthegame.com for official rules.

emily | 2:16 PM | permalink

Nokia launches MyDailyApp blog

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Nokia as launched a new blog called MyDailyApp, which is aiming to run one review a day of a new application on Ovi Store, to build buzz around the store.

[via Mobile Entertainment]

emily | 1:38 PM | permalink

Penn & Teller Chat Magic Trick app

PennTellerapp.jpg Magicians' Penn & Teller app let's iPhone users perform card tricks and, in the process, convince everyone that they’re friends with the famous illusionists. VentureBeat gives it a review:

quotemarksright.jpgBasically, you have your friend pick a card from a deck, then you give them your iPhone with the app turned on. The app looks like your standard SMS text message interface, where they’re putatively going texting back-and-forth with Penn & Teller to guess the card that they picked. There’s a lot of sarcastic, funny patter, as the app asks questions about your card, then finally guesses what it is. You win!quotesmarksleft.jpg

emily | 7:26 AM | permalink

September 8, 2009

iPhone game conveys road safety

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Australian road authorities are so worried about mobile phones distracting young drivers that they have become among the first in the world to convey their safety messages through iPhone games and video game billboards, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.

quotemarksright.jpgVictoria Roads this week launched a free iPhone game, CityGT, which plays like a simple car racing game but is peppered with road safety messages.

Players steer the car by rotating the phone and while they are driving the phone rings.

If they answer, the car immediately crashes and a safety message is displayed, but if they ignore the ring they are able to continue playing to the end of the race and receive a score.quotesmarksleft.jpg

emily | 3:45 PM | permalink

August 19, 2009

Vinyl DJ iPhone app

vynildjapp.png The Vinyl DJ app is the ultimative retro music record player for Vinyl friends. It plays your iPod music files - and it sounds like exciting Vinyl music again.

You can customize the vibe of Vinyl DJ by adjusting parameters like:

-- Dust
-- Crackle
-- Scratch
-- Mechanical noise
-- Hum

Vinyl DJ will display song information as well as show the cover of the song.

emily | 3:11 PM | permalink

Wikipedia Launches Official iPhone App

Wikipedia%20app.jpg The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization behind the popular Wikipedia, just released its first official iPhone application for Wikipedia, in English.

In their own words: The Wikipedia app is focused on being very simple and very fast.

The code is 100% open source and community built.

[via ReadWriteWeb]

emily | 8:06 AM | permalink

August 17, 2009

TomTom for iPhone Released on iTunes App Store

tomtomapp.jpg The highly anticipated TomTom App for the iPhone has been released and is now on sale in the Apple App Store. I4U reports.

quotemarksright.jpgThe TomTom navigation software for the iPhone is available for U.S. & Canada ($99.99), Weastern Europe ($139.99), New Zealand ($94.99), Australia ($79.99) and Switzerland (Sfr 99).

The TomTom iPhone App offers many of the features known from the TomTom Car GPS devices. Additionally you easily navigate to your friends from the contact list.quotesmarksleft.jpg


emily | 11:11 AM | permalink

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