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Win a copy of Convert for your iPhone or iPod touch

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (RSS feed) on Aug 8th, 2009

Convert is, as you might suspect, a tool for converting ducks to witches. No, wait! It's a simple conversion tool for your iPhone or iPod touch. Convert bears a slight resemblance to ConvertBot with a big, blue readout and simple gray icons, but I prefer Convert's simpler interface. You'll find the same features as in any converter, only in a compact, easy-to-use format.

Polar Bear Farm gave us 40 promo codes to give away, and that's what we're doing over the weekend. To enter, tell us if you prefer good ol' English units like inches and feet, or the nefarious but accurate Metric system, beloved by nerds all over the world. As per the usual, the giveaway is only good in the US (we didn't make that rule), you must be over 18 and winners will be chosen randomly. Good luck!

Here are the rules and a link to the legal statement:
  • Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
  • To enter leave a comment indicating your preference in unit measurements: English or Metric.
  • The comment must be left before Monday, August 10, 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Time.
  • You may enter only once.
  • Forty winners will be selected in a random drawing.
  • Prize: Promo code for one copy of Convert (Unit Converter by PBF), US$1.99 value
  • Click Here for complete Official Rules.

Tags: app review, app-giveaway, AppReview, convert, features, giveaway, polar bear farm, PolarBearFarm, unit converter, UnitConverter, utility

Filed under: Software, Developer, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch

Developers! Join the Improve The App Store Movement

by Steven Sande (RSS feed) on Dec 12th, 2008

It's no secret that iPhone app developers are less than happy with the App Store. The criteria for approval of iPhone apps is arcane and approval can take anywhere from a couple of days to months. There's currently no way for developers to "hook" people on apps with a free demo. It's apparent that the sweet spot for iPhone app pricing is at US$0.99, and for developers who are expendng lots of resources to design and implement great software, that is a killer. The list goes on and on...

One of the more well-spoken developers who would like to see improvements in the App Store is Layton Duncan from Polar Bear Farm. His company is well-known for the Note Pad, Record, and Nice List apps, among others. Layton has used the Polar Bear Farm blog many times to express his ideas about how the App Store could be improved. Now he's started up a new website, ImproveTheAppStore.com, as a sounding board for all developers.

Layton asks that developers make suggestions to Apple through the traditional Apple Developer Connection channels, but is providing the site as a public forum for ideas. If you're an iPhone developer, join the movement.

Tags: app store, apple developer connection, AppleDeveloperConnection, AppStore, developer, polar bear farm, PolarBearFarm

Filed under: WWDC, Interviews, Developer

WWDC '08: Polar Bear Farm

by Brett Terpstra (RSS feed) on Jun 15th, 2008

I had a quick chat with Guy Horrocks from Polar Bear Farm on his way out of the Keynote. The video quality is well below our prestigious TUAW standards, and for that I apologize. Regardless, it's a pleasure to talk to a member of a team which has been delivering functionality deemed by many to be missing from the iPhone, such as the contact search that they previewed for us last time we ran into them. They're certainly not complaining that the announcements at the Keynote will nullify that particular application, they've got plenty more to work on.

I got Guy's perspective on moving from the jailbreak scene to "legitimate" iPhone application development, as well as some thoughts on the apps presented in the Keynote. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to demo -- or even talk about -- what they're currently working on. I assume that was out of fear of the World's Toughest Programmer lurking nearby, with whom they're currently in cahoots. Of course, it could have been the NDA.

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Tags: polar bear farm, PolarBearFarm, wwdc, wwdc 2008, Wwdc2008

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