Daily Mac App Store Digest – 01/24/11

iClap is Kapeli’s latest application, which allows Snow Leopard users to control their Mac by clapping. iClap tracks the input volume of user’s computers and uses it to determine when someone claps their hands. When a clap is detected, a set of predefined actions is performed.

The following actions are supported:
* Open Finder
* Hide All Applications
* Activate Screensaver
* Get New Mail
* Play iTunes
* Play VLC
* Play QuickTime
* Open Any Application, File or Script

iClap was designed to bring convenience in any Mac user’s life, during those times when you’d like to control your Mac from a small distance, when you want it to start playing your favorite playlist without having to walk all the way to your computer. With iClap installed, as soon as you enter your home, you can clap your hands twice and iClap will launch your favorite applications, start playing iTunes and check for any new emails.
Price: $1.99/Download

MacWise 12.2 allows a Macintosh to be used as a terminal, connected to a host computer directly, by modem, local area network or over the Internet with telnet or ssh secure shell.

MacWise emulates ADDS Viewpoint, Wyse 50, Wyse 60, Wyse 370, Televideo TV 925, DEC VT100, VT220 and Prism terminals. Supports ANSI and SCO ANSI color. Esprit III color is also supported in Wyse 370 mode. AppleScript is also supported. Works with Intel Macs and MacBooks. Connect to the host via serial, modem, telnet, ssh, via the internet or local connection. The App Store version requires Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later.

Scroll Back:
You can scroll back to the past 40 pages of data. MacWise remembers the last 40 pages that appear on your screen, regardless of whether the data has scrolled across the screen or the screen has cleared. Video attributes such as inverse and underline are also saved, including colors. This means that you can use the scroll bar to scroll back to previous screens to look at the data or print a scrolled-back page or copy a selection into the clipboard.

AppleScript Support:
MacWise supports AppleScript commands. Many functions of MacWise can be controlled by a script (such as transferring data to and from the host, sending commands to the host and messages to the MacWise user). Scripts compiled as applications can be run from "Run AppleScript" under the Special Menu. For instance, you can write a script to transfer data from the host to a file on your Macintosh and then tell another application to open that file.

Connectivity:
* Built-in Modem
* Telnet / TCP/IP
* SSH Secure Shell
* Kermit
* Serial ports via USB to Serial adaptor
* Also communicates directly with the Mac Unix Shell
* Special iPhone sized window for use with third-party VNC software

Price: $94.99/Download

iFunia MOD Converter is the multifunctional tool which helps camcorder enthusiasts easily convert MOD,TOD files recorded by most popular digital camcorder to all popular video and audio formats for use on Mac, iPad, iPhone or iPod, or Apple TV.

iFunia MOD Video Converter for Mac converts MOD and TOD files generated by JVC,Sony, Canon or Panasonic digital camcorders to QuickTime, as well as other popular video formats including AVI, MP4, 3GP, VOB, MPEG, etc. The results can be played on most Apple hardware, and edited in iMovie, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro. Other features include customizable format settings, and trimming and cropping tools. Users can also run batch conversions, and add subtitles or company logos to clips.

Price: $28.99/Download

Soulver is a new approach to doing quick calculations on computers. Instead of mimicking a traditional calculator, Soulver lets you play around with numbers as text, displaying your answers alongside your problems as you type. It’s a quick way to add things up and to compare different "what if" scenarios line by line.

Soulver is great for day-to-day sums, calculations with different currencies, easy percentages, & stocks. For advanced users, Soulver includes all the standard mathematical functions, supports very large numbers, and has support for hex and binary calculations. When you’re finished, you can save and print out your work.

Price: $24.99/Download

Vito Technology, the Apple Design Awards 2010 winner, has announced Solar Walk for Mac, a 3D Solar System model application that is now available on the Mac App Store. This app is designed to explore not only the Solar System, but the whole Galaxy. Among other features are real-time trajectories of the most interesting artificial Earth’s satellites, your current position marker, the biggest cities on the globe, and the points of interests on Mars, Venus, and the Moon. The app starts the educational movie collection with the first video "Solar System Planets’ Size Comparison".

This app opens a collection of educational movies with an app-generated video of Solar System objects’ size comparison. The movie presents the planets of the Solar System from the smallest to the largest, shows their size in relation to the size of the Sun and includes Pluto (whether you like it or not. 🙂

Solar Walk features:
* 3D Solar System: availability of stereo view to get an unique and impressive stereoscopic experience at absolutely different level
* Satellites: 10 Earth satellites trajectories
* Galaxy View: expanded view of the Solar System and the Milky Way Galaxy
* Movie: the 1st educational movie "Solar System Planets’ Size Comparison"

$2.99/Download

Nevosoft has announced the release of two titles for Mac on the Mac App Store: Laura Jones and the Gate of Good and Evil and Laura Jones and the Secret Legacy of Nikola Tesla. Both of them combine hidden object gameplay with inventory puzzles and mini-games and are played from the perspective of Laura Jones, an archeologist.

The first game starts when Laura Jones gets a letter about a powerful ancient talisman. The universe Evil is trying to possess sacred powers and Laura saves the world from fatal destruction. The sequel’s story begins when Laura heads to Europe and discovers a letter from the famous 20th century inventor Nikola Tesla. The note provides clues to the whereabouts of several parts that can be used to activate one of Tesla’s lost inventions – a machine capable of providing a clean energy alternative to oil.

The adventures offer a mixture of hidden object searches (from a list, or by silhouette), inventory-based puzzles and mini-games. The challenges always tie in nicely with the story, and are as varied as feeding a cat different fish, collecting medical supplies to treat a cut finger, designing a logo for the back of a jacket, and catching the chickens that have escaped from their cages. Certain parts of the screen can be zoomed in on, and occasionally you will also get spot-the-difference puzzles, or have to move objects aside to uncover the item you are seeking.

Laura Jones and the Gate of Good and Evil – Price $4.99/Download
Laura Jones and the Secret Legacy of Nikola Tesla – Price $4.99/Download

iCompta is an application that lets you manage your personal accounts with ease. Each account can have its own currency and you can organize transactions by category.

iCompta lets you reconcile transactions which are on your bank reports and therefore check that you are up to date with your accounts.
You can download your transactions from your bank site either with the embedded web browser or via OFX direct connect for supported financial institutions.

$18.99/Download

Choose your favorite hero and lead your tribe towards a bright new future in the lands of Kalevala.
Exciting new match-3 mechanics, powerful hero powerups, and an extensive village building game provide hours of exciting new entertainment. Experience over 140 hand made levels featuring never before seen match-3 game play like lock bomb combos and tar fights. Build your own village from scratch and see how it starts to thrive and produce wealth. Can your tribe acquire the fabled Sampo?

    •    Match and build your very own custom village
    •    Over 140 unique hand made levels
    •    Eight powerful heroes with distinct abilities
    •    Story with english language voice overs
    •    Play as long as you like after completing the story
    •    Unique match-3 mechanics like tar fight and lock bombs

$5.99/Download

Burps and farts are funny. If you dont think they are, dont download this app.

Free/Download

Crosshairs is an app for getting the dimensions of items on your screen. You can draw a transparent overlay overtop of any app and adjust the box as much as you want. Crosshairs strives for simplicity. It’s a menu bar app with a minimal interface.

    •    Activate the app with global hotkey, which is customizable
    •    Switch between overlay colors
    •    Dynamically adjust the opacity of the overlay
    •    Copy dimensions directly to your clipboard
    •    Can customize the format of the dimensions to suit your needs
    •    Take a screenshot of the area beneath the overlay
    •    Make pixel perfect adjustments with the keyboard

$4.99/Download

Import DVD video into video editing systems, mobile phones and tablet devices.

    •    Rip DVDs to 1080i HD
    •    Rip to iPad, iPhone, or Apple TV
    •    Rip to iMovie, Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express
    •    Fastest conversion to Quicktime

$499.99/Download

TiltShift is a Mac OS X application for computer generated tilt-shift photography. The software allows you to create fake miniature versions of regular photos, simulating the effect of expensive tilt-shift lenses.

You can define an arbitrary position for the virtual focal plane and setup its properties using an intuitive visual interface. Additional controls for saturation, contrast, brightness, sharpness and vignette let you create amazing fake miniatures.

$5.99/Download

Breathing Zone is an easy way to relax by following a simple guided breathing exercise. In just 5 minutes you can start to enjoy the health benefits of slower therapeutic breathing.
This scientifically designed breathing exercise will slow your heart rate, and over time can help lower High Blood Pressure.
Features:
    •    Easy to follow voice instructions.
    •    Beautiful breathing guide animation.
    •    Your choice of three guide sounds.
    •    Timed sessions from 5 to 30 minutes in length.
    •    Custom start and target breathing rates.
    •    Breathing Analyzer measures your breathing rate.
    •    Weekly Target track your therapeutic breathing minutes.

$2.99/Download

MacGourmet 3 helps you create and edit recipes, wine notes and cooking notes, easily browse all of your collections,and build your own custom lists for categories like appetizers or desserts and smart lists that keep themselves up to date.

$28.99/Download

SoundConverter is an application for batch converting audio files between formats. Just set the options and drag in files or folders to convert.

$14.99/Download

NoteTote allows you to download stuff to your Mac from anywhere.

$8.99/Download

A-Bible is software to equip you for multilingual Bible study. Integrates English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Greek Bible translations. Features include powerful search options, easy copy and paste, links to Bible resources like dictionaries and commentaries, display of furigana, compare multiple passages verse-by-verse or chapter-by-chapter, mini presentation module and more.

$29.99/Download

A quick and easy way to view Facebook photos on your Mac.

Free/Download

This app forms a comprehensive guide to traveling through London. It provides offical bus maps.

$0.99/Download

    •    Multiple Locations: View weather conditions for 34,000 cities worldwide.

    •    Forecast: Complete with high/low temperatures and precipitation.

    •    Radar and Satellite Images: View cloud cover and current precipitation.

    •    Graphs: Graph previous temperature, wind, air pressure, and humidity.

    •    Astronomical Data: View sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times along with current moon phase.

$24.99/Download