CHILLINGO LAUNCHES SEED ROLE-PLAYING GAME

In SEED 1: Rise of Darkness, players adventure within a thriving fantasy-RPG universe developed by CH Games. Players begin their adventure as an unskilled apprentice, who must defeat enemy monsters and complete quests to discover new weapons, skills and spells. Eventually, they will become a powerful hero who can change the fantasy world of Kalikoop forever.

Game Features
· Explore a thriving fantasy universe: Every step of this exciting journey will be rewarding and enjoyable! Visit over 20 unique towns, and conquer monstrous enemies on hundreds of battlefields around the world.

· Grow and customize your character: Collect special items and manipulate them to your preference through socketing, compounding and refining your collection. Use skill and intelligence to make powerful combinations of untold power!

· Use reflexes and skill in combat: Battle armies of fearsome monsters using weapons and magical forces. Upgrade skills and learn new abilities via elemental combat powers, weapon specializations and stunning magical spells.

· Ever-changing appearance: Become attached to your character as they grow. See your character’s appearance change every time you equip powerful new armor and impressive weaponry!

· Real-time changes to the game universe: Witness day turning to night in-game, just as it does in the world around you. Some quests can only be done at night, while your battles also change as the sun fades and the moon rises!

· Easy transport and discovery: Want to save time? Just take a trip on the Ship or the Air Balloon to make your travel easier.

“All of the characters and quests in SEED 1 took a long time to create,” said Jinsik Kim of CH Games. “The end result was worth the effort, as this game is incredibly deep and offers unprecedented variety to iPhone and iPod touch adventure gamers.”

Nuance offers Dragon Dictation for iPhone at no charge

Nuance has announced a slick new app for the iPhone called Dragon Dictation that takes the speech recognition tech that works well on the PC and puts in on the iPhone. The result is an application that allows you to dictate your texts or emails rather than typing them out.

If the app works with Bluetooth devices or headphones with a mic this may well be the answer to the need for sending texts and emails on the road. It is sure to be faster than typing them out as well. If the iPhone app is anything like the PC software, it will stumble on technical terms and jargon, but should work well for the average user. The best news of all is that Nuance is offering the at no charge for a limited time. The NaturallySpeaking software can cost hundreds of dollars depending on the version so a free iPhone app is surprising.

DELICIOUS VINYL RELEASES THE FIRST IPHONE GAME WITH A LIVE DJ EXPERIENCE FEATURING TOUCH SCREEN SCRATCHING

Ever wanted to step into the DJ booth and get the party started right? Then “Bust a Move”, do the “Wild Thing” and pour the “Funky Cold Medina”, as Delicious Vinyl DJ puts you in control of the dance floor. Delicious Vinyl and Ten23 Software are proud to announce that Delicious Vinyl DJ, a new music rhythm game for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available for download exclusively on iTunes.

Delicious Vinyl DJ puts anyone with an iPhone or iPod touch inside the DJ booth and behind the decks cutting and scratching across the greatest golden era hip-hop tracks ever! Don’t just play along with the song, bust a move out of the living room and work that cut! Get the party started anywhere! Match multi-colored notes as they flow down the screen; trigger scratches on two turntables with a thumb twist or tap a button on the mixer in time with the music to score points. Just like a real DJ, increased accuracy determines how fresh and tight the mix will sound and gets you more points! Delicious Vinyl DJ delivers the party to wherever you are – no peripherals or add-ons necessary!

EyeTV 3.3 conquers 3G iPhone video streaming

In October, Elgato’s original EyeTV for iPhone allowed streaming video over a 3G network connection via a backdoor, which broke the iPhone OS SDK rules and Apple quickly yanked EyeTV from the App Store. Another version of EyeTV removed the backdoor, and the world assumed that 3G network streaming in EyeTV was gone forever.

However, yesterday Elgato proved the assumption premature by releasing EyeTV 3.3 for Mac OS X and a new Elgato Web site.

To use the new video-streaming features of EyeTV, you must update the software to version 3.3. Mobile Safari on your iPhone handles the rest by launching this Web site: https://live3g.eyetv.com . Launching the Web site results in the execution of a new iPhone Web app called Live3G that lets you watch live television on an iPhone anywhere via a 3G connection.

via CNet

Microsoft Bing comes to the iPhone

Mobile workers could benefit from a new Bing application launched for the iPhone and iPod touch yesterday, which features new enhancements in voice search and location-based services.

The new app, available free of charge from the App Store, includes voice search capabilities which have already found their way onto Windows mobiles and BlackBerry devices, according to an official Bing blog posting.

“Just say ‘San Francisco weather’ for a quick result, or even say a full address for a map or directions,” explained the blog posting.

Is the Apple Tablet a King Size iPhone ?

Let’s face it. The apple tablet PC has been one of the biggest rumours of 2009. It’s size is said to be anything from 7 inches to 12 inches, & rumoured names being anything from iSlate to iGuide. Since the last two months or so, the media was persistent with the news that it would probably be releasing in January 2010

Now Apple has confirmed that they will be holding a Press Conference on January 26th & the masses are certain that is when the Apple tablet will be released. The details surrounding the event are very closely guarded, as always. The ex-president of Google China claims that he has some information- ‘from a friend’-

Hover Mother: An RC Helicopter You Control With Your iPhone

Parrot’s AR.Drone is an RC helicopter whose flight you control via your iPhone’s Wi-Fi. Not only does the unit come with two video cameras and augmented-reality game apps that allow solo play or head-to-head shootouts with your friends’ AR.Drones. Add a protective prop hull for indoor flight, or if you just wanna make it look like the futuristic choppers in AVATAR.

MONSTER OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE LINE OF ADVANCED APPLE® IPOD® and

Monster, a leading manufacturer of advanced consumer electronics accessories, is helping lead the way in the fast-growing Apple mobile accessories category with a comprehensive line of innovative products geared toward Apple® iPod® and iPhone™ users. Notably, the company is bringing new meaning to the term “freedom of the open road” with its cutting-edge iPod and iPhone accessories for automobile use, including the new iCarCharger™ 800 (SRP: $29.95), an innovative two-in-one charging device.

New at CES 2010: iCarCharger™ 800 – Innovative Dual Charging Device
Drivers seeking to charge multiple mobile devices while on-the-go are often frustrated by the lack of charging outlets in their vehicle. The new Monster iCarCharger is an easy-to-use, two-in-one charger that solves this problem with an additional in-line USB plug for simultaneous charging of USB-powered devices. Drivers can now charge their iPod or iPhone and also connect another device such as a cellphone, Bluetooth headset, PDA, or even a second iPod with the device’s included USB charging cable. Featuring an easy-to-read power status LED display, the iCarCharger 800 is a heavy-duty unit with 1A current output for power-hungry devices, with 24K gold charging contacts for total reliability. Note: the iCarCharger 800, like Monster’s iCarPlay Wireless 800 and iCarCharger 1000 (see below) are all Works with iPhone certified products for iPhone and iPhone 3G.

Vodafone to sell iPhone in UK in January 2010

Vodaphone is the latest of the UK’s major phone networks to offer the iPhone to customers.

The cheapest tariff available is £30 a month for 24 months, plus additional handset charges ranging from £59 (iPhone 3G 8GB) to £239 (3GS 32GB).

Both business and consumer contracts are subject to a 1GB monthly data limit on mobile internet use. Orange has a decent limit of 750MB per month.

Vodafone and O2 both offer unlimited wifi use. Orange’s data limit includes connections to the internet via BT Open-Zone wifi.

Both O2’s and Orange’s lowest tariffs – £34.26 and £29.36 respectively – are on a 24-month contract and come with a free iPhone.

Vodafone comes close with a £35 a month contract over a two year period, also including a free 3G 8GB handset.

Tesco Mobile tariffs start at £20 a month for 12 months – with a £222 charge for the same model of handset. However, Tesco says that the shorter contract will enable customers to upgrade more quickly.

via BBC

The Sharper Image’s latest dock turns your iPhone into an old-school wall clock

Here’s a neat iPhone dock for those who dig old school wall clocks with Roman numerals. Simply start the dedicated app, put your beloved handset in the middle, and have the whole thing (with the iPhone) turned into a clock. Kinda cool, though I’m not sure it’s actually 60 bucks cool.

The Sharper Image is behind this accessory/app combo, but I couldn’t find it on their website. Likewise, there is no single “sharper image” app in the AppStore. Guess this has just been announced and should be available within weeks…