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Mental Killer is an iPhone magic trick that should throw your friends for a loop

by Mel Martin (Jan 14th, 2011)

I love a good trick, and it's been ages since I've reviewed any iPhone-based magic, so with the weekend coming up, here's a suggestion for something to keep your friends guessing. The trick is called Mental Killer, and it's just that. Basically, here's the effect: you place a note with a phone ...

BMW releases two apps for iOS

by Mike Schramm (Dec 29th, 2010)

BMW has released two apps for iOS this week. The first one, based on the Mini brand, is called Mini Connected, and it allows you to not only track information about your car, but also access web radio and audio versions of internet feeds, hooked up directly to your car's stereo. And on cars ...

$600k a week iPad-controlled charter yacht

by Mike Schramm (Dec 28th, 2010)

First land, then air, and now sea. This $600,000 per week charter superyacht, called "Solemates," is also controlled by Apple's iPad device. When you rent the boat and step onboard, the captain hands you an iPad with a custom-made app that allows you to control the lights and climate systems on the ...

i.TV for iPhone: Cluttered but promising entertainment guide

by Erica Sadun (Aug 17th, 2009)

If you're into entertainment, the newly updated i.TV for iPhone (iTunes link) offers more content than ever before. Now in its sixth release, i.TV aims to keep you on top of listings, DVD rentals, and more. If there's a single word that describes this iPhone application, it's "cluttered." i.TV ...

WWDC Demo: Parranda for iPhone and iPod touch

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 26th, 2009)

The enthusiastic developers of Parranda were at WWDC to show off their app, a simple one-man-band party in your hand. Parranda (iTunes link) has a lot of polish, too, with instruments that aren't just one big button, like some "soundboard" music apps. The cowbell, for example, allows you to tap ...

WWDC Demo: Balloons!

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 25th, 2009)

Balloons! for the iPhone (and iPod touch) made me smile. It's like Distant Shore, but more personal and fun. Don't get me wrong, I love Distant Shore, but Balloons! reminds me of being a kid and tying a message and photo to a balloon to send up into the stratosphere. Plus, you get a real sense of ...

Ads & iPhones: Facial hair fun with uArt

by Steven Sande (May 27th, 2009)

Adutainment, the art of mixing advertising and entertainment, has been popular in the iPhone app space since the App Store first opened. Grooming product giant Gillette has teamed with developer AIM Proximity on a fun little free app called uArt (click opens iTunes). uArt is the iPhone app ...

Macworld 2009: Spawn 2 and the economics of the App Store

by Brett Terpstra (Jan 23rd, 2009)

Spawn Illuminati version 2 just hit the App Store (iTunes link). If you haven't seen it, it's an amazing time-killer which allows user interaction with something akin to a screensaver on your iPhone. It's a little hard to explain, which is why we have video. You can also check out some ...

Stats: 99 cent apps aren't selling any better

by Mike Schramm (Dec 12th, 2008)

This is interesting: the prevailing argument about App Store pricing seems to be that developers are rushing down to 99 cents because apps priced there sell better (and developers say they can't fund really great apps priced there). But Mobile Orchard did a little number crunching, and their ...

We know the iPhone is magic -- now it DOES magic

by Mel Martin (Dec 6th, 2008)

When I was growing up I used to do magic shows at kids parties to earn some extra money. It was fun for awhile, but those kids could be pretty rowdy. Now flash forward lots of years, and we can do magic tricks on our iPhones. Who'd have thunk it? Magic Show is an iPhone (or iPod touch) app created ...

Blanc interviews Gruber

by Mike Schramm (Feb 19th, 2008)

Shawn Blanc has wrapped up his series of great software reviews, and now dives into the scariest of waters: those of the major minds in Mac journalism. And he goes first after the biggest shark in the ocean (or at least the one with the sharpest teeth), everyone's favorite Daring Fireball, John ...

Widget Watch: YouTube widget

by David Chartier (Sep 22nd, 2006)

As if you can't waste enough time at YouTube, Sport Monkey Design has doomed the productivity levels of Tiger users everywhere by bringing YouTube to the Dashboard. The YouTube Widget isn't so much of a viewer for videos, but it lets you view a list of new videos and filter them by tags, user and ...