In areas like mine where you have only pop and country stations, you need satellite radio. Assuming those aren’t your favorite genres of music. Sirius XM radio has a new kit for iPhone and iPod users that makes the device a satellite radio controller.
The SkyDock reminds me a lot of something from Belkin and is designed to hold your iPhone or iPod touch and charge it while you use the device to control your satellite radio. The app automatically adjusts to landscape or portrait mode.
The music is sent through the cars electrical system to the radio with PowerConnect mode or can be used with a line out. CNET says that the beta app it tested appeared to work very smoothly. The SkyDock will sell for $120 this fall and requires a radio subscription.
[via CNET]
I have liked boxing sense the days of Tyson and when it comes to boxing video games, I started on Punch Out back in the Nintendo days. I haven’t tried a boxing game on my iPhone, but I am thinking about trying this new one from Handmark.
The game is called Down 4 the Count and it uses the multitouch interface of the iPhone to control the fighter. To punch you touch the screen, dodging punches is done with a swipe and you hold the screen to block a punch.
The game supports the ability to make your own playlist of your personal tracks. Players can choose from ten different opponents in bouts lasting up to three rounds. To progress you have to knock out different fighters. You can grab the app now on the App Store for 99 cents.
[via AstraWare]
One of the things that I have always meant to get for my Nikon D80 DSLR was a remote shutter release. It’s impossible to take any shots in the dark without a remote or resorting to using the timer to trigger the shutter.
The Nikon remote sells for about $20 and I can’t find one locally. OnOne Software has a new app that is perfect for the DSLR user who wants a remote called DSLR Camera Remote v1.1. The app promises support for Nikon DSLRs and for the Canon T1i/500D.
Two versions are available; the pro edition sells for $19.99 and lets you trigger autofocus while viewing the live view from the LCD and it supports auto bracketing. The lite edition is only $1.99 and simply activates the shutter, which is all I want. The app is available on the app store now.
[via onOne Software]
Remember all those reports and rumors a few week ago that had China Unicom buying millions of iPhones from Apple sans Wi-Fi. Well, it seems that rumors were exaggerated. That said another rumor is circulating today about the deal.
According to the new rumblings, China Unicom is signing up for a three-year exclusive agreement on the iPhone. Shipments of the device are expected to start in Q4 2009. Details of the handset are unknown and there is no word on the cost of the device in China.
Details that surfaced on the China Unicom website a few months ago pegged the device to operate on the 3G/WCDMA network. The WSJ reports Apple has confirmed the deal, but offered no details.
[via SlashGear]
Back when I had a real job, I often had to print address labels from this rickety Dymo label printer for mailing lists. The biggest pain was trying to get the labels to print the way I needed them too.
Dymo has announced a new app for the iPhone that makes printing one label or a complete mailing list easier. The app is called Print n Share and works with the Dymo 400 and 450 label printers.
Other than letting you print labels directly from your iPhone, the app also lets users manage lists or databases. You can also use the app to cross reference emails and contact lists and you can design custom labels from the iPhone. The little app is available now for $6.99.
[via Dymo]
One of my favorite games when I was kid was this racing game that was 2D with three steering wheels around for multiple players. I forget the name of the game now; I think it was called Iron Man. A new game is available for the iPhone called DrawRace that reminds more of the tracks the arcade game had.
The mechanics of the game are a bit different and you don’t actually control the car. You take your finger and trace a path around the track. Where you slide your finger is where the car will drive.
How fast you move your finger is also how fast the car will go around the track. The catch is that the game uses physics so if you go around a corner too fast you car will spin. There are 20 different tracks in the game and you race against the computer.
[via MacWorld]
There is an app for just about everything in the App Store for the iPhone and the iPod touch. Anyone who owns or follows the iPhone knows this. However, the average Joe watching commercials for the iPhone on TV may not.
Apple has a new marketing campaign with a commercial called “Avid” that tries to show sports enthusiasts what the iPhone can do to make sports more fun. The apps featured in the commercial include Golfshot: Golf GPS for $29.99.
The app is a GPS range finding tool for golfers covering 15,000 courses. MLB.com is also features for $9.99 it offers live streaming baseball games. TouchSports Tennis 09 sells for $0.99 and is a 3D tennis video game with different characters and courts to choose from.
[via MacRumors]
One of the best selling game franchise of all times is the Madden NFL franchise from EA. In fact, the title is so important to EA that it warned investors that profits would be harmed if it lost its exclusive NFL license.
EA is bringing the Madden NFL franchise to the iPhone and CNET has taken a first look at the game. The game is set to hit the iPhone on September 10. The controls for the game include a virtual joystick on the left along with other controls on the right.
The game is said to look more like Madden for the Nintendo DS than what you get on the Xbox 360. Receivers are apparently color coded by how open they are and the graphics look cool. We will all have to wait until opening day for the NFL season to see what the game is really like.
[via CNET
