Professional Retouching Secrets by Karl Taylor – Is This The Most Expensive iPhone Photography App?
Well, at $129.95 it’s certainly on the short list. This app has been designed to teach you some of the best kept industry retouching secrets used in professional advertising images to give your photographs that highly polished look. Apparently, you will learn the essential tools and techniques step by step for light shaping, skin smoothing, shading and much, much more. So sounds good, this is just a prelimary preview and as soon as I can, I will review this app thoroughly to let you know if it’s worth the ambitious initial investment. This application is aimed at photographers who want to improve the impact and dynamism of their portrait, fashion,…
‘Nikon Lenses’ – iPhone App
Here’s a new iPhone app to hit the iTunes store, entitled ‘Nikon lenses’ – I was rather surprised that it wasn’t called ‘Nikkor lenses’ as that is by what they are known but nevertheless it looks like a competent app. The app is a guide to Nikon’s current lineup of F-Mount lenses used by both Nikon’s digital and film SLR cameras. You can view all the lenses at once or you can view lenses in a selected category. You have the ability to sort by aperture, minimum focal length and ESP (Estimated Retail Price). If you would like to try out this app, download it for free, here
Apple – iOS 4.2 beta 2 and iTunes 10.1 beta
If you’re an iOS developer then head over to the Developer Center and download Apple’s latest iOS 4.2 beta and iTunes 10.1 beta to start testing with. This version is apparently less buggy and hopefully once this is approved, will officially be released it in November 2010. This beta is for the iPhone, iPod Touch – albeit not the first generation and the iPad. The release comes roughly in line with Apple’s typical timeframe of releasing betas every two weeks, as the first beta arrived September 15.
Over 1 Million iPhone Sales in South Korea After Nine Months
South Korea’s KT this week said it had passed one million iPhone sales after nine months of having the device in the country. The marker was passed on August 16, almost a month before the Korean iPhone 4 launch, and is known to be accelerating with the launch of the current model. KT is still trying to fulfill the now 350,000 back orders for the iPhone 4 and expects to have reached 1.2 million sales by early October. Apple’s device is nonetheless credited with sparking interest in smartphones in a country that had previously clung to traditional phones more aggressively than elsewhere. Only half a million residents had smartphones in…
Video support added to PhotoToMac iPhone app
Galarina today released PhotoToMac 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. PhotoToMac now transfers photos and videos over Wi-Fi to a Mac folder. Transfers can be done in the background on iOS 4. PhotoToMac requires no cables, no internet connection, no browser and no emails with attachments. The only requirement is that the iPhone or iPod touch is on the same Wi-Fi network as the Mac. PhotoToMac also works on an iPad, including support for JPEG photos imported via the iPad Camera Connection Kit. The three step process is very easy: 1. Select a Mac from a list of file sharing Macs on the Wi-Fi network. 2. Select a folder from…
BookLover iPhone App Gets Updated With Barcode Scanning
Electric Pocket has released a major update to its BookLover app. The new edition offers barcode scanning, to make it faster and simpler to enter your favorite books into the app, and sorting by author and title. This new version should be a big hit among anybody who loves books and telling all their friends about the ones they have read or want to read. Quickly scan your most-loved books into BookLover to readily remember them, and have a safe place to jot down the books you want to read… and easily share them with your friends by Facebook or email. Got a book or two on the go? Add…
Augmented Reality Convenience Store Locator iPhone App – Combini
This Augmented Reality application for iPhone and iPod Touch will help you find the nearest Combinis (convenience store) from your position in Tokyo. It works with the iPhone’s camera live view. Any combini within a 1km distance will be displayed. This is great, now we need one for the US and Europe. – iPhone vertical position: 360-degree view of all Combinis nearby your location, updated in real time as you walk in the streets. – iPhone horizontal position: List of all nearest Combinis. When a station is selected, a red arrow (compass) is displayed to show the direction and the distance to that point. This application does not require a…
The New Arcam rCube – Said To Be The Worlds Best iPod/Phone Speaker Dock
The result of more than three years of R&D, the rCube features a unique acoustic structure driven by state of the art electronics, inside a stylish yet timeless exterior. Arcam of Cambridge UK, kick-started the UK Hi-fi boom of the 60s and are now an acknowledged world leader in high performance audio and video technology for Home Cinema, Hi-fi and Custom install. They are noted for cutting-edge digital research, superb sonics and award-winning industrial design. Designed by an extremely talented and highly experienced British team, the rCube is for everyone and anyone. – hugely powerful – easily portable – genuine high-fidelity sound – wireless streaming built-in – built like…
Flight Doodle – One Heck Of A Free Ride
We all know there are some fantastic apps in the app store but now again an app reaches greater heights. Flight Doodle does just that, in more ways than one, and do you know what? Currently the full version is free – now you can’t get cheaper than that. It’s not just a case of getting a free app though, you want to know if it’s worth playing, is it any good, is it worth taking up space on your iPhone? I can tell you this right now, it is. Take a look at the screen shots below, then download it and let me know what you think. Flight Doodle…
Photo Transfer App – Updated
Photo Transfer App allows you to easily download photos from your iPhone to your computer as well as exchange photos from and to your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Transfer photos over WiFi, no cables or extra software required. What’s new – Automatically detect other devices on the network to transfer photos – Use bonjour to connect from Apple Computers – Transfer short videos (3 mins max) from iPhone to iPad – UI improvements – Fixed small bugs Download
