Have you seen the Reverb solar-powered iPhone/iPod dock?  It’s massive!  Seriously, at three feet tall, this thing is really cool but it’s also a bit puzzling.  First of all, many of us like our iPods since they are relatively tiny but can store a lot of music.  They’re convenient.  When you attach it to something that is the size of a pre-schooler, it becomes a lot less practical, I would think.
Still, there’s no price on being friendly to the environment, right?  Unfortunately, it takes a whole 20 hours outside/40 hours indoors of sun exposure to get this bad baby up …read more

Need more applications to help you become more addicted to your iPhone?  If so, you might be interested in knowing that Bejeweled Blitz is available for iPhone and iPod touch!  Now you can take the one-minute gem-matching game anywhere you go.  It’s part of Bejeweled 2 for iPhone and iPod touch and you can get it today at the App Store!
If you’ve never played any of the Bejeweled games, I feel that I should warn you – they are highly addictive.  The good news is that Bejeweled Blitz is just one minute per challenge so there is a time limit …read more

A lot of people miss out on traveling since they suffer from a fear of flying but a new iPhone application might be able to help them calm their nerves and get on a plane.  I honestly never thought of a phone being used for something like this but I think it’s a great idea.
Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched an app for its Flying Without Fear course proving yet again that Virgin Atlantic president, Richard Branson, is on a mission to accomplish just about everything he possibly can in life.
“Our first iPhone app will bring the benefits of our successful …read more

Depositing checks … or cheques has gotten much easier. A US-based bank has developed an iPhone app that allows you to deposit checks by merely taking a photo of the front and back of that rectangular piece of paper and sending it into their system. The application scans the front and back of the check using the camera and the digital imprint is sent to the bank’s system.

This is rather scary for the technologically-appalled as the physical check you have in your hands will never have to go through the bank again. Call it peace of mind but I’m …read more

Big congratulations to Terri, one of my readers who participated in our contest. We gave away one copy of RingtoneStudio2 for the iPhone, a nifty little app that allows you to rip off a segment of a song from your iTunes library and convert, mix and edit them to your heart’s desire.

Be sure to stay tuned for future contests. I’ll be holding another one in the following week. I’d like to thank the 20+ people who have left comments and participated. There’s always a next time, and that time is coming up very soon!
[image c/o Tim Goggin from Pocketmac]

Ah, The Armory — a rather decent and useful little FREE (!!!) application for World of Warcraft players who need a quick reference guide to their gear, their friends’ gear, materials and vendors.

The Armory is a free application for the iPhone / iPod touch that allows you to login and view your avatar’s achievements, gear, talent tree, glyphs, and even detailed guild information for your character. Built into the application is a talent tree calculator, detailed loot from all the dungeons from the original WoW and two expansions, plus the ability to browse through all the other players of WoW …read more

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One of these ads is a spoof but the question I want to ask is if ads that imply shooting down competitors products or ads that bring the company’s game face on “IN YOUR FACE APPLE!” really work. One one hand, ads like this do have a better chance of going viral but not for the right reasons. It’s like “OK look what Company A’s marketing did to refute everything Company B worked for… lame?”

Take the BlackBerry campaign: “Nothing can touch it.” Works fine for me. They’re not claiming to be better than Apple. All they’re saying is that throughout …read more

I’ve joined the Sims 3 bandwagon, grabbing my copy off the shelf today for my desktop. Two days prior to the Sims 3 launch though, Sims 3 for the iPhone was released for a whopping USD $9.99 which is about half the price of the bigger game for your computer. What’s hot about the iPhone version is that it’s pretty much the real game, but revolves mostly around the Sim you create rather than the entire neighborhood. Go give it a try from the iTunes store. You won’t be disappointed! It’s Sims on the go!
[image taken from iTunes store]

And with that, we say good bye to rational civilization as we know it. World of Warcraft’s latest iPhone solution is the best yet. You still need to stream from a current game that’s being played remotely, but the iPhone version, though hard to micromanage, gives you that freedom to do the non-stressful things in WoW such as checking mail, auctions and a little bit of grinding.

The MasterCard ATM Hunter utilizes the iPhone or iPod touch’s location awareness technologies to pinpoint the search. Users can customize their hunt based on their unique banking needs – such as focusing their search to a specific financial institution if they need to make a deposit or wish to avoid ATM withdrawal fees. MasterCard ATM Hunter can also pinpoint wheelchair accessible, drive-through, or 24-hour access ATMs and provide the directions to get there. Additionally, MasterCard ATM Hunter automatically provides users with helpful ATM safety tips.
Another useful app for the iPhone is out — AND IT IS FREE! The MasterCard …read more