One of, if not my favorite group of iPhone applications are the remotes. There’s just something that’s really cool about using the iPhone or iPod Touch as a remote. I’ve tried out different remote apps and I’ll be writing about top 3 I like best. This list I’m sure will change over time but as of now this it.
The first one is Rowmote Pro from Evan Schoenberg. It’s a remote for the Mac and Apple TV. What I really like about this is that it adds a wireless mouse and keyboard functionality. You can press a button that toggles it …read more

In the “no” column: the iPad tablet. The Beatles catalog. iPod Touch w/ built-in camera.
In the “yes” column: iTunes 9.0. Full-length album download format. Facebook & Twitter integration in iTunes. Lower iPod prices. Whole new iPod Nano with built-in video camera, FM radio tuner, microphone, speaker, pedometer, available today.
And all this under the long-awaited return of Steve Jobs.
Let’s break it down.
iTunes

iTunes got a major upgrade today in the form of iTunes 9.0, which sports a clean, fully redesigned interface and tons of enhancements both big and small:

The big news is iTunes LP (the project formerly code-named Cocktail), a snazzy new …read more

[via Digital Daily - All Things Digital]
Veering away from tradition of having the events on Tuesdays, Apple’s September music event is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept 9, 2009. The venue is yet to be announced but according to the Digital Daily it’s sure to push through.

Apple’s September event is usually a music centered event. Last year saw the launch of iTunes 8 with the Genius feature, the 4th Gen iPod Nano a.k.a Nanochromatic, the 2nd gen iPod Touch. What will Apple pull out of it’s proverbial magic hat this year and will it’s number 1 magician be the one to perform …read more

I finally got to try the push notification service of iPhone OS 3.0. I upgraded my iPod Touch to the 3.0 software last week and downloaded AIM for the iPhone. Being the cheapskate that I am, I just got the free version.
One of my biggest gripes before with instant messaging on the iPod Touch was that I always had to have the application on or else I would be disconnected from the service. If I’m waiting for someone I can’t do anything else on my iPod Touch. Hence I didn’t really use my iPod Touch much for instant messaging.
Push service …read more

The award winning family board game, Zooloretto, is now available in Apple App store. Developed by SpinBottle Games, this game for your iPhone or iPod touch allows you to become a zoo manager who needs to plan the zoo, breed animals and attract visitors for the zoo’s success. Too many pandas and monkeys in a small space will cost you more bamboos and bananas. So it’s up to you to plan the best for these animals.

The Zooloretto app is based on a popular board game designed by Michael Schacht and originally published by Abacusspiele. Zooloretto won the prestigious Spiel Des …read more

Filemaker Inc. announced today, the mobile version of its Bento database application. For $4.99, iPhone and iPod Touch users can have the power of Bento in their hands. They can use it as standalone application for their mobile device or in tandem with the desktop app in order to sync and have their data wherever they go.
The mobile app comes with 25 pre-designed and ready to use templates, which can have you up and running in minutes. They’re also customizable so that you can add other data that you want. It also ships with a blank template so you can …read more

When I think of Apple, I think hip, trendy and socially conscious. Their ad campaigns have owned the airwaves and have taken over YouTube with spoofs and fan videos.
But today, KRAPPS [an apps review site] reviewed an app that literally left me speechless.
No. Seriously.
I sat there and stared at my laptop screen while my 7 month old grabbed at the screen and my two year old played “tea party” in her room.
Baby Shaker [by Sikalsoft] is an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows, NO, encourages the player to shake the baby to quiet it down.
This is the …read more

Wireless is the way to go nowadays. Cables are just so ugghh.. 20th century. Unfortunately wireless headphones do cost a lot of money. Especially stereo headphones.
AirPhones is a new app available for iPhone/iPod Touch that will allow you to stream music from your computer to your device, essentially making your iPhone/iPod Touch a wireless headphone.
It’s able to stream audio from iTunes, VLC, etc.
You need to purchase the app for $6.99 and download the server for your Mac. Currently it supports only Intel Macs. A universal binary as well as support for Windows is coming according to the creator. …read more

There’s a new application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that will help protect your kids from browsing objectionable content on the internet. While internet filtering software is nothing new to the desktop environment, it’s still relatively new to the iPhone/iPod Touch platform.
InternetSafety.com introduces Safe Eyes Mobile, an internet filtering software for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It blocks inappropriate content but still allowing you to view the rest of the World Wide Web. You don’t need to turn off all the browsing capabilities of your mobile device.
Below is the official press release about this product.

New ‘Safe Eyes …read more

I posted about the WordPress app for the iPhone and iPod Touch awhile back. Unfortunately the WordPress version we’re using for The After Mac wasn’t a version that was supported by the mobile app.
b5media, upgrade the WordPress versions of the blogs, hence I can now post via the mobile app. Woohoo!
I’ll post a better review about the app tom.