Archive for January, 2010
GTD Teux Deux is Fun to Spell, Even Better With iPhone App
Take a quick look at teuxdeux’s website and you’ll find that the guys behind this particular web-based GTD service don’t really take themselves too seriously. While that has nothing to do with how effective the service really is, it’s an interesting fact nonetheless. Another interesting fact is that this currently free service will be available [...]
Use Your Coconuts to Blow Stuff up in Coconut Riot
A new game is on its way out, supposedly getting finished up this week, in which the goal is to use coconuts as grenades to blow obstacles up. Judging by the teaser video it looks good and certainly challenging. It reminds me a bit of Bloons, where you have to aim darts at balloons so [...]
My Review of Super Monkey Ball 2 for iPhone
When Apple announced iPhone OS 2.0 and introduced the App Store to the world (App Store, this is the world. World, App Store.), one of the original games shown off to build buzz and interest was Super Monkey Ball. This is a popular game on video game systems such as the Wii and Game Cube, [...]
Tweak Warp Audio Remixing Tool Aims to Blend Toy With Sophisticated Machine
With so many apps available in the iPhone’s App Store, it’s easy to have a blurry vision of what the iPhone should be used for; it can be seen as either a toy or a sophisticated mini-computer that has led the industry in innovation and technology. Rarely do the two visions mix, but Tweak Warp [...]
File Your Taxes on Your iPhone With SnapTax
TurboTax has announced an upcoming iPhone app called SnapTax that could dramatically reduce the time and hassle it takes filling out your taxes. Here’s how it works: SnapTax will let you take a picture of your W2 form and it will automatically fill out your tax return. Not only that, but you can even file [...]
Enjoy Movie Trivia? Impress Your Friends With MovieMistakes
So you’re a movie geek (ahem: movie buff) and are always in constant need of trivia nourishment. MovieMistakes is here to help with an upcoming iPhone app. I imagine the app will quite similar to its home site, which has a boatload of information and trivia on virtually every movie you can think of and [...]
Stay Tuned App to Tackle Internet TV
Few apps have successfully offered internet TV for the iPhone. In fact, I could probably count them all on my fingers. Some apps are now having success in enabling live TV streaming or uploading, such as UStream or Qik, but that’s about the extent of TV on the iPhone beyond YouTube. That’s where Stay Tuned [...]
Are You a Font Geek? Typewar Will Test Your Knowledge
Here’s a unique app that is currently in beta testing for the iPhone. Called Typewar, it appears to show a letter and asks you to identify which font it’s in. You can try it out at Typewar’s website, and I did terrible. Obviously I don’t know my Times New Roman from my Helvetica Neue. Check [...]
‘Final Fantasy’ Creator Making iPhone RPG Game for 2010
Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of Final Fantasy, is working on an iPhone game (most likely a RPG) with his Mistwalker studio. All we know is that it will be available sometime soon, and it’s been confirmed on the developer’s website. While nobody knows what exactly the game will be, it’s speculated that this could be a [...]