Announcing that Mobilehead Games, the developers of Robin Hood: Hero of Hope, has released a special new product for iPhone users. The application offers some of the best of steam punk fantasy gameplay and challenging fun. Users are put in the role of Robin Hood, the one counted on to save damsels in distress and put bad guys in their place. Features include an over shoulder view with point and shoot capabilities, as well as funny character voiceovers. To celebrate Robin Hood Week, users can purchase the app at a special price.
When Mobilehead Games producer, Will Magno, started developing Robin Hood: Hero of Hope with his team, he wasn’t sure what direction it would take, “We started to develop stories that ranged from sci-fi, zombies and Mil-sims but we ultimately landed on Fantasy. We started sketching out ideas for this world we were going to create. It evolved into a steam punk fantasy vigilante hero that was Robin Hood.”
From that basic concept, Mobilehead developers added game elements that stock the app with plenty of challenging and fun features. Throughout six levels of gameplay, users can choose views and weapons as they avoid injury, fight villains and save buxom damsels in distress. For added hilarity, the characters speak in funny voiceovers.
You can’t do that with the iPhone unless you have a really flexible neck. A new case concept for the iPhone has surfaced called the Arkhippo. The case makes the iPhone majorly fat. The upside is you could probably comfortable hold the phone between your cheek and shoulder with the case on the iPhone.
The case has an angled back and bottom that is designed to let you stand the iPhone up or sit it in landscape mode. The concept measures 170mm H x 83mm W x 50mm D and is made from a material similar to that of Crocs shoes. I don’t think you could carry the phone in your pocket if you use this case.
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Catamount Software has announced Today! 1.0, an app that supplements Calendar to add missing features sought out by busy professionals and others who need more ease, efficiency, and power than Apple’s Calendar supplies. Mail, Messages, and Phone all show a badge when you have things to do in them, but Calendar is missing this crucial piece of information so that allows you to quickly view what you have left to do today without needing to open Calendar.
Today! also shows all the information you need about appointment time, location, and notes for the appointment without needing extra taps, and integrates with Maps so you can tap on location to open the route to your next appointment.
“Finally an app that can actually help me manage my schedule. As great as the iPhone is, the calendar function requires several mechanical processes to manage your meetings, but with Today! all you need to do is turn on the phone and “presto” all your calendars are merged and managed right on the main screen. I’ve stopped missing meetings … now that’s great for Today!” – Andy Sanborn, busy small business owner.
iPhone App developer Happy Blue Fish Studio has announced the release of their newest game, Okinawa Game: Keep Your Vitality 1.0.1, an entertaining way to unlock the secrets of a longer life. Comprised of 4 entertaining mini-games, as well as a helpful information section, Okinawa Game: Keep Your Vitality is available on the iTunes App Store.
The Japanese island of Okinawa has long been renowned for the longevity of its citizens, with many living well past 100. Now, Okinawa Game: Keep Your Vitality takes their diet, exercise and lifestyle secrets and packages them into 1 entertaining app that anyone can enjoy. Join Master Ki as he teaches everything you need to know about living a healthier life through 4 addictive, whimsical games – Foods, Meals, Mind and Body, offering numerous levels and in-game rewards.
In the Food mini-game, users must position their iPhone to catch the healthy ingredients and avoid those that have no place in your diet. The Meals mini-game takes take a “balanced diet” to a new level, as users must stack dishes in the correct order, in a high-speed race that will develop hand-eye coordination as well as better eating habits. The Mind mini-game teaches users 6 useful katas – choreographed movements used in martial arts – that can be practiced by users in the real-world to enhance relaxation and physical dexterity. The Body mini-game is a rhythm matching game that enhances memory and improves concentration.
Photo Shootout, the first-ever professional photography sim game app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad and now available on the Apple iTunes App store, lets users experience the glamour and thrill of being a pro-photographer. Now on sale for $2.99 (regularly $4.99), the game was developed by Paul Michaels an award-winning fashion photographer to provide live-action in-game assignments, allowing users to edit and sell their photos, and admire their work in the in-game portfolio. Users even earn game-money from their assignments to purchase more pro-camera equipment within the game’s camera store.
Photo Shootout simulates the experience of looking through a pro-photographer’s camera. There are 11 built in assignments to shoot, of gorgeous models in close-up for potential magazine covers, product packaging and models sporting bikinis for advertisements or magazine editorials. Paul Michaels, the app’s designer, based the game on his decades of experience as a fashion and beauty photographer, shooting his first national fashion magazine cover at the age of 19.
With an estimated 110 million digital cameras being sold in 2010, and Apple’s iPhone/iOS device install base over 100 million, there are plenty of consumers who use and enjoy digital photography on a daily basis. “Now anyone can enjoy the fantasy of taking their photography skills to a professional level,” explains Mr. Michaels. “With the iPhone sim game, Photo Shootout, anybody can be a pro photographer – even if it’s only for a few minutes.”
The German organization doesn’t specify which two rival handsets were tested but recalls that, while a decrease in signal was observed when their antenna was held, the most it could record was a 25-percent loss. As with Consumer Reports, the company suggests a length of tape placed over the iPhone 4?s antenna bridge as a temporary solution until a free iPhone 4 case arrives.
Stiftung Warentest’s results highlight another issue with smartphone signal strength, one that in fact Apple itself has identified: with no standardized way of displaying strength in bars, it’s hard for users to know whether what’s indicated on their screen means they’ll be able to place a call successfully or not. Apple recently pushed out iOS 4.0.1 for the iPhone 4 which reworked their signal strength banding; however this latest round of testing suggests that the iPhone 4 antennagate arguments aren’t going to go away any time soon.
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No Tie Software today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of Ringtones Uncensored Pro 6.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Antennagate is over and, with Bumpers in hand, iPhone owners will be making and receiving more calls than ever. The big news is that the iPhone can finally tell you who is calling, literally, thanks to Ringtones Uncensored Pro! Users no longer need to remember which song corresponds to which contact. Every caller can be assigned a unique Talking CallerID ringtone using Ringtones Uncensored.
Talking Text-to-Speech Ringtones can be both professional and fun! Users can select from dozens of speaking voices, including British Man, Woman, Valley Girl, Jersey Girl, Old Man, as well as funny voices like Devil, Space Alien, Synthesizer and Whisper.
“We are users too, and we hate being nickel-and-dimed,” notes Todd Bernhard, founder of No Tie Software, developers of the AutoRingtone service that powers the app. “Users are surprised to learn there are absolutely no In-App purchases or subscriptions. Once you buy the app, which is on sale for only $0.99, you have unlimited and uncensored access to the AutoRingtone.com service. Users can create thousands of ringtones and never pay another penny. This approach has helped AutoRingtone users create over 1,300,000 ringtones since November 2009 and that number keeps growing!”
Thinking Code Software, Inc., today is pleased to announce Dejumble 2.0 for iPhone, an iPhone compatible version of their best-selling task and note management software for Mac OS X. While simple and straightforward in appearance and operation, the app includes features not found in most other to-do or note taking applications. It also employs proprietary, push sync technology to synchronize with any other Dejumble app running on an iPhone, iPod, iPad, or Mac by means of a free Dejumble Account.
Maintaining the extreme flexibility of Dejumble for Mac, Dejumble for iPhone works equally well for users who want to strictly adhere to GTD (Getting Things Done) principles, follow a prioritization method, just take notes, or simply make an ordinary grocery list. Notes are not an add-on; they are an integral part of the app’s design. Notes are easily created and customized using wiki-style editing for bold, italic, and color text. Any number of subtasks may be embedded within a note.
Dejumble for iPhone features graphical tags and positional prioritization for any entry. While entering the title of a task the user may simultaneously tag it, assigning it a category such as Work or Errands, as well as prioritize it, assigning it a specific, numerical importance such as 3 or 7. Once items have been tagged or prioritized navigation is automatic using the iPhone’s touch screen.
