{"id":3036,"date":"2008-10-17T16:59:06","date_gmt":"2008-10-17T15:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.razorianfly.com\/?p=3036"},"modified":"2008-10-17T23:10:14","modified_gmt":"2008-10-17T22:10:14","slug":"septoct-recent-app-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/17\/septoct-recent-app-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"[Sept\/Oct] &#8211; Recent App Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent removal of the &#8216;All iPhone Applications&#8217; and &#8216;Most Recent&#8217; search features on the App Store, it can now be quite a task to find recent, decent applications. This was precisely one of the reasons for Arnold Kim launching <a href=\"http:\/\/www.appshopper.com\">App Shopper<\/a> a few weeks back. <\/p>\n<p>However, I&#8217;d like to take a few minutes to look at some applications which have caught my eye, and that I think you may just have missed &#8230; <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><center><strong>Weightbot<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=293642937&#038;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] (\u00c2\u00a31.19)<\/center><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Described by the developers as <em>&#8220;a robot who helps you lose weight&#8221;<\/em>, Weightbot boasts one of the best user interfaces I&#8217;ve seen on an iPhone app so far. In fact, I bet people would be tempted to buy this app just on it&#8217;s look, and because of this, Weightbot is very easy to use too:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scroll to the day you want to set<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Press the LCD screen to toggle the weight selector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Scroll to the weight you want to record<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Press the LCD again to record your weight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Shake when in date view to delete entry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Rotate 90 degrees to view your graph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tapbots (<a href=\"http:\/\/tapbots.com\/\">http:\/\/tapbots.com\/<\/a>) are a fairly new company to the App Store, which apparently offer &#8220;Robots for your iPhone &#038; iPod Touch&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t wait to see whats next form these guys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><center><strong>Loopy Laboratory<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=293579400&#038;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] (\u00c2\u00a33.99)<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Did anyone ever play <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tile_World\">Chips Challenge<\/a>? &#8211; it was incredibly addictive back in the days, and this may just be a reincarnation of it. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<em>&#8220;Loopy Laboratory is a game about a girl called Lara. She&#8217;s been locked away in the laboratory of the evil Dr. Heissenbad. It is your job to help Lara escape the Laboratory and reach safety.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Heissenbad laboratory is divided into 50 unique rooms, each filled with deadly traps and mind-bending puzzles.&#8221;<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><center><strong>Vektrax<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=293644545&#038;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] (\u00c2\u00a30.59)<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>As you probably have already seen, the variety of applications hitting the store is phenomenal. Vektrax released just 3 hours ago uses the accelerometer to blast you through numerous racing tracks. Ok, it possibly wouldn&#8217;t win awards regarding it&#8217;s graphics, but for 0.59 &#8211; I certainly won&#8217;t complain.<\/p>\n<p>iIt also reminds me a bit of WipeOut Pure (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wipeoutpure.com\/\">http:\/\/www.wipeoutpure.com\/<\/a>) for Sony&#8217;s PlayStation Portable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><center><strong>Photo Lab<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=293421650&#038;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] (\u00c2\u00a31.79)<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Last year, photo editing for your iPhone or iPod touch was near impossible on the actual devices themselves. The introduction of the App Store has brought a slurry of photo editing options, some of which are better than others. Although not the best we&#8217;ve seen, Photo Lab offers that of a different UI than previous offerings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><center><strong>Gobble<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=290225852&#038;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] (Free)<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>An alternative to Namco&#8217;s \u00c2\u00a34.99 Pacman [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=281656475&#038;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>], Gobble developed by Curt Stein works on the same principles. Chomp the dots and avoid the enemies.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><center><strong>BugDom 2<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=291322250&#038;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] (\u00c2\u00a32.39)<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Developed by successful App Store presence Pangea Software, this is no doubt the best adventure title available for iPhone to date. Excelling graphics, great story &#8211; cheap.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><center><strong>LED Basket Ball<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=293210577&#038;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] (\u00c2\u00a30.59)<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Developed by TouchGrove (<a href=\"http:\/\/ledbasketball.com\/\">http:\/\/ledbasketball.com\/<\/a>), LED Basketball is that retro experience you&#8217;ve been waiting for. Vibrant polished UI, great gameplay and great, great price at just 0.59p.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><center>Hit up the comments and let us know your verdict on all of these titles!<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent removal of the &#8216;All iPhone Applications&#8217; and &#8216;Most Recent&#8217; search features on the App Store, it can now be quite a task to find recent, decent applications. This was precisely one of the reasons for Arnold Kim launching App Shopper a few weeks back. 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