Cali Lewis and GeekBrief.tv interview Greg Grunberg of Heroes, Lost, Alias, and Felicity fame who’s conceptualized Yowza!! A location-aware, iPhone specific coupon app. Participating businesses can use a simple back-end web system to set up discount offers which are then displayed on the iPhone app based on current location and/or deliberate search. iPod touch users get a local storage option, and Grunberg announces a special holiday surprise towards the end of the video as well.
It’s a trifle long, but interesting to hear both how the app came to life, and how the iPhone can be used to save money and, of course, revolutionize the world…
Blackboard | Blackboard Application Review - Blackboard is an iPhone application that is sold from the stable of Yin Ki Lau. This entertainment application is priced at $ 0.99 and requires 0.5 Mb of the memory space of your iPhone.
This application provides you with a virtual blackboard or chalkboard within your iPhone device. You get every stroke drawn by you replayed along with the very realistic sound of the chalk being dragged on the surface of the board. You can use your fingers as chalks as you paint or do graffiti or doodle. You can also play Tic Tac Toe with the help of this application with your child or friends. The endless masterpieces drawn by your child can also be captured and shared with your friends through an e-mail.
Blackboard
It has been noticed that this bit by bit stroke playing turns out to be quite addictive. Apart from the chalk sound, this application has several other interesting features. There are a set of different chalk colors to draw a red rose, blue sky or a snowman. The last drawing can also be saved for future replay. The user is provided with an eraser, but one needs to be careful as he can only erase a part of the drawing with this eraser.
If you haven’t paid a visit to the App Store lately, now is the time. Apple is running a contest with some very cool prizes like a fully loaded MacBook Pro, a 32GB iPod touch, a $10,000 iTunes card, and…
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Now excuse us while we go do 100 sets of 3 min. burpee rounds. Yeah, that’s how we roll… In our dreams…
Southborough, MA - Yi Jing, the Book of Changes, is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch. The definitive mobile version of Yi Jing, or I Ching, the Book of Changes, done the way it was meant to be experienced. One of the oldest books written has been re-crafted to take advantage of the unique features of your mobile device. One single App contains all of the features you would expect to use with Yi Jing, including a question oracle, an integrated journal, and book text in multiple translations and interpretations.
Ask questions:
* Enter a question or phrase
* Toss coins by shaking
* Or use manual line input
* Automatically saves questions with results in a journal
Manage a journal:
* Browse saved questions by date
* Search by keyword
* View Present, Changes (lines) and Future Hexagram text
* Add your own notes
* Mail journal entries to yourself or someone else
Browse the book:
* Choose from multiple language translations/interpretations
* Includes Chinese, German (Wilhelm), and English
* Original Chinese characters and Pinyin phonetics
* King Wen Hexagram numbers are indicated for easy lookup
* Trigram descriptions and attributes are included
* Zoom in on a Hexagram’s component Trigrams
* Zoom in on a Hexagram’s Ruling Lines with description
* Jump to opposite, inverse and mutual Hexagrams
Other key features:
* Straightforward and elegant interface design
* A Settings option to represent coin heads as Yin
* A Settings option to cast coins with Yarrow stalk probabilities, where changing Yang is more likely, and changing Yin is less likely
Supported Languages:
* US English, German, Chinese
Supported Devices:
* All iPhone and 2nd-Gen iPod Touch devices
Pricing and Availability:
Yi Jing is available for only $2.99 (USD) through the Apple App Store. An evaluation copy is available upon request. Please contact us for interview and/or commentary.
Located in Southborough, MA, The Flat Earth Studio was founded in 2006 by Brian Arnold. The Flat Earth Studio develops premium lifestyle apps for the iPhone, iPod Touch and other mobile devices. All Software (C) 2009 Brian Arnold, All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.
