Archade Hockey to hit App Store soon
October 31, 2008
Ben Jackson, Owner and Technical Director of Brainjuice, LLC, spoke about an iPhone application called Arcade Hockey. The application is a table hockey game that is apparently a ton of fun.
The game is set to release into the App Store in early to mid November, no word on how much it will cost. The game is very well written and executed. Posted are a few screenshots of the simple yet addictive game play. Arcade Hockey is a one or two player game. The game allows you to choose the size of the paddles and pucks as well as the version of the game. The versions include Standard, Arcade Deck or Boomerang Style.
The game play is played just as the average air hockey game most citizens are use to. You control your paddle with the tip of your finger, trying not to let the puck get in your goal. Physics are reported to be spot on, reacting precisely as you would expect it to in real life. Greg Hughes went on to say, “As a former air hockey addict, I can say that game is quite a bit of fun, and there's something to be said for pulling the game out of your pocket and playing a surprisingly accurate and realistic game on the bus, before the movie, while out on a hot period you want to impress with your skillz, or at lunch.”
[Via Greg Hughes]
Orginal post by Shawn Brown
Espionage Brings “Tricksy” Folder Encryption to OS X
October 31, 2008
Despite being an avid OS X user, there are deficiencies in that great OS of ours and many of the ones I focus on center — unsurprisingly — around shield.
In the plethora of accurate claims of superiority in Apple’s “I’m a Mac” ads, one counter-example is the ability within Windows to encrypt individual folders. While Microsoft’s EFS is no panacea of safety measure and usability, it does work and there has been no practical parallel yet within OS X. Until now.
A Twitter post early Thursday dawn from the legendary Matt Gemmell quietly announced Espionage from Tao Effect software (Greg Slepak & John Ashenden). that $14.95 utility (for OS X 10.5+) uses some interesting tricks to bring folder-level encryption and/or privacy to your workstation. Read on to see what’s going on under the covers and to find out whether Espionage is the right solution for you.
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iTunes 8 Makes Podcast Management Improvements
October 31, 2008
One of my personal gripes with iTunes 7 and earlier versions was that the “retention” rules for podcasts were global. You could choose to keep all episodes, all unwatched episodes, the 5 most recent, etc. but that choice would be applied universally to all your different podcasts. Thankfully, the new iTunes update addresses that situation and provides you with the opportunity to customize the settings for each podcast individually.
I basically have two types of podcasts in my library: “timely” news podcasts and “timeless” informational podcasts. Some of the newsy podcasts, like my soccer news (football to the rest of the world), have a limited shelf life. Another example is TV show commentary podcasts. I don’t need to hold on to episodes from three months ago. I really only want the last week or so. next I have the “timeless” podcasts like NPR Live Concerts that I probably want to keep forever so I can keep those live performances in my iTunes library.
How is it done?
The settings for podcasts in iTunes 8 are found by clicking on the “Settings…” button (whodathunkit?) found at the bottom left below the list of podcasts.
You can choose how often iTunes checks for new podcast episodes (every hour, day, week or manually) and you can thereupon use the dropdown labeled “Settings for:” to choose individual podcasts. Here’s a look at my default settings, which are configured to keep all episodes.
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Orginal post by Weldon Dodd
Microsoft Puts Booths In Front Of Apple Store
October 31, 2008
Microsoft has setup a booth just outside the Apple Store, Bullring, Birmingham. The booth looks like it will aim to turn patrons away from the Mac store by the next few days. As part of Microsoft’s new $300 million advertising campaign, Microsoft has invited visitors to its website to upload their own videos and photos to show “how they, too, are PCs”. that is probably a response from Microsoft to Apple’s “I’m a Mac” ads. To be honest, Apple will probably just build fun of Microsoft’s latest attempt to look trendy and fun, so we’ll just wait and see what the response from Apple is.
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Nintendo DSi To Be Released In Summer 2009?
October 31, 2008
Reports have surfaced that Nintendo’s DSi handheld will be released in the US during the summer of 2009. While that means it’s still a while away, folks in Japan on the other hand, will be able to get theirs from that Saturday onwards for about $192. In preparation for these sales, Nintendo has already shipped 200,000 units of the DSi, and plans to ship another 100,000 during the following week. Global credit crunch or not, Nintendo looks like it’s in for a busy Christmas period.
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Apple says no to Opera Mini
October 31, 2008
Many mobile phone enthusiasts can testify that Opera Mini is a really nice mobile web Browser. Reports have surfaced stating that Apple has rejected an Opera Mini application for the iPhone. Chances are Apple will say that they refused it considering it copies a feature that the iPhone already has in place.
Opera Mini has found its way to several phones including many high-end phones such as the BlackBerry, as well as many feature phones such as the Helio Ocean. We have personally had a good hands on with Opera Mini and a few of us will argue that is has more to offer than Safari. Opera is a full-featured browser that looks great when browsing the web. Handset makers are paying Opera around 50 cents to $1 for each phone that is made with the Browser on it.
For lower-end phones and those on slower networks can benefit from Opera Mini considering an Opera server computer handles the processing of web pages rather than the phone itself. The server next sends a compressed version of the web page to the phone which saves on load moment. Mr. von Tetzchner said, “3G isn’t really that fast,” he said. “We try to deal with the real world.” Opera Mini can offer a better solution to mobile browsing.
[Via NYtimes]
Orginal post by Shawn Brown
Smart Wind Chimes Concept
October 31, 2008
Wind chimes can be relaxing to some and irritating to others, but they more or less have just a individual operate. Not so whether Korean designers Lufdesign have anything to say about it - their new wind chime concept is known as Tinkling, and it will ring not when the wind blows, but whenever you receive a digital notice via e mail, voicemail or SMS. Guess that means the Tinkling will have some sort of wireless connectivity built-in, although I'm not certain where the SMS and voicemal detection works - will you need to insert another SIM card inside?
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