Jan 24

Handyscope attachment turns your iPhone into a dermatoscope, no residency required

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Just think — a decade from now, you won’t even need to spend eight grueling years in the books to be able to practice medicine. Instead, you’ll be able to drop endless cash on smartphone attachments while letting the robots handle the rest. FotoFinder Systems is one company working hard to make that future a reality, with its recently updated Handyscope iOS app working in conjunction with the camera attachment shown above. To do what, you say? To turn your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 into a digital dermatoscope for mobile skin examination. It’ll probably make quite a few stomachs turn, but the peripheral + app combo allows mere mortals to take dermoscopic photos which can be viewed with a magnification of up to 20X, enabling users to email them directly to their physician (Dr. Spaceman, we hope) for a second opinion. In all seriousness, we can’t imagine anyone at risk for skin cancer even waiting for this thing to arrive before going to get checked out, but if you’re willing to pay big bucks to play doctor, the attachment is on sale now for €1,166 ($1,582), with the accompanying app going for a comparatively modest $11.99. Vid’s after the break, if you’re into it.

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Jan 24

Robo-guitar shocker! Gibson opening Firebird X platform to third party developers, app store imminent

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We’ve seen the future of guitars, and it’s an app store. At least that’s what Gibson would have us believe, as it announces that it’s opening the Pure-Analog Engine and the whole Firebird X platform to third party devs. Didn’t know it was a platform, did you? Thought that it was an over-priced guitar with features that we didn’t need (and a headstock we didn’t particularly care for)? Same here. Apparently the company will soon be unleashing all sorts of Pure-Analog guitars upon the world, at all different price points. We don’t know what this means for rock’n’roll, although we are fairly certain that the guy from Muse already owns three of these. Hit the source link for all the awesome deets.

Robo-guitar shocker! Gibson opening Firebird X platform to third party developers, app store imminent originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 22

Apple’s App Store hits 10 billion downloads (update: we have a winner)

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Now that the number of App Store downloads to iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads around the world has handily exceeded the population of Planet Earth, we can hopefully put this story to bed until they hit another factor of ten — and as unreasonable as 100 billion downloads sounds, we’ll bet it actually won’t take that long. That’s right: just a few days after kicking off its online counter, Apple’s officially hit the 10 billion mark, which is a whole lot of software any way you slice it. So, Android Market, you’re next?

Update: The lucky winner was Gail Davis of Orpington, Kent, UK, who downloaded Paper Glider. PR after the break.

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Apple’s App Store hits 10 billion downloads (update: we have a winner) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 22 Jan 2011 05:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 20

iDOS strikes back, returns to the App Store (update: gone again)

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iDOS strikes back, returns to the App Store

If you’ve been cheekily holding on to the old version of iDOS, the one that got yanked from the App Store in record time, we’re sorry to say that you’ve got a decision to make. It’s now back and available for download, and if you want to keep your old one you’re going to have to update all your other apps around it. This free version has been simplified somewhat and graced with a suite of formerly freeware apps that we haven’t seen since we lost our giant box of floppies back in 1999, including Wolfenstein 3D and the original Duke Nukem — back when he was kicking butt in 2D. These are the only proggies that you can easily access from within the emulator, but we’re told you can still move others into the /Apps/iDos/documents folder and run them from there. Now if only we could find our TIE Fighter floppies…

Update: So much for that.

[Thanks, Adam]

iDOS strikes back, returns to the App Store (update: gone again) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 20

Samsung’s HDTV-based app store passes two million downloads

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Reaching two million downloads in a year may seem paltry considering Apple’s app store delivered 1.5 billion downloads in its first year, and the Mac app store passed one million downloads on opening day. Still, it’s the largest number we’ve seen from a TV maker, and when you factor in that Samsung’s store just passed one million downloads back in November, it seems the Korean tech giant has a good thing going. Naturally, we knew the company was serious about apps when it announced the Free the TV contest late last summer to lure developers to the platform, and today the app store is available in over 120 countries and features roughly 380 applications, 259 of which are free. It also doesn’t hurt that the brand has already sold boatloads of Smart TVs and plans to ship 12 million more in 2011. The question is, when the store hits the 10 million mark, can Samsung possibly pull off a new interpretive dance that tops its 2011 CES keynote? We certainly hope so. For the full announcement, check out the press release after the break.

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Jan 19

MegaReader brings true multitasking to the iPhone, lets you walk and read at the same time (video)

Posted in: AppStore, augmented reality, AugmentedReality, e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, Iphone3g, software update, SoftwareUpdate, Today's Chili, video

Galaxy S owners will already be familiar with the awesome power of overlaying text on a live view of their phone’s camera feed, but now their iPhone counterparts get to join in the fun as well. MegaReader, an e-reading app that’s survived the cutthroat App Store waters long enough to reach version 2.1, has just added a “Heads Up Display” feature to its list of attributes. Its function is to make your iPhone appear transparent, which is achieved by relaying camera images of what’s behind the phone to its front. A real life saver, a mere gimmick, or a golden opportunity for a hilarious promo video? Why not all three?

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Jan 14

Apple nears ten billion downloads in App Store, should hit it without Verizon’s help

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For whatever reason, Apple has a thing with ten billion. The outfit served up its ten billionth iTune right around this time last year, and more importantly, served its one billionth app in April of 2009. In just 1.5 years, the company has seen that figure soar nearly tenfold, which is impressive no matter how you slice it. Of course, we’re quite curious to know if this includes duplicate downloads, app updates and just free or paid apps, but regardless, there’s no question that Cupertino (and quite a few developers) are raking it in. Of course, the explosion of the iPad certainly helped boost the download frequency, and if we had to guess, we’d say it’ll take even less time to double up this milestone. You know, once next month happens. Oh, and if you get lucky enough, you could score a $10,000 iTunes gift card if you just so happen to download the ten billionth app — make sure it’s a good one.

[Thanks, Ali]

Apple nears ten billion downloads in App Store, should hit it without Verizon’s help originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 12

Microsoft files motion to dismiss Apple’s ‘App Store’ trademark claim, says term is generic

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That Apple had the original App Store isn’t under dispute, but should the company have the right to exclude others from using the same term to describe their program repositories? Microsoft says no, and has this week filed a motion with the US Patent and Trademark Office asking for it to dismiss Apple’s trademark claim for “App Store.” The application seeks to secure for Apple the exclusive use of the term in the context of computer software broadly, not just on the mobile front, but Microsoft is arguing that its constituent words are generic (or simply descriptive) both individually and as a pair. In making its case, the Redmond company cites Steve Jobs himself, whose exposition on the topic of Android fragmentation included specific mention of multiple “app stores” for the Google OS. It would seem this has been brewing for a while, too, as the last update — dated 7th of July, 2010 — on Apple’s trademark application notes there’s a pending opposition to its claim. Now that Microsoft’s escalated its complaint to asking for a summary dismissal, it’ll be interesting to see on which side of the great divide the decision falls.

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Jan 08

Apple pulls VLC from the iTunes store

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Looks like VLC’s role as champion of open-source legal rights is no more — rather than lawyer up, Apple’s taken the easy way out, and simply removed the VLC media player from the App Store. Rémi Denis-Courmont — the VideoLAN developer who originally sued to have it removed — reports that an Apple attorney informed him that the company had complied with his takedown request, and pulled the app accordingly, which likely puts the kibosh on other potential VLC ports as well. If you think about it, the open-source community may have just planted the first brick in a walled garden of its own.

Apple pulls VLC from the iTunes store originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 07

Chrysler and Mopar get in on the smartphone app game, do it for free this Month

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Chrysler and Mopar get in on the smartphone app game, do it for free this Month

Yes, it’s another app from another auto manufacturer. This time it’s Chrysler and Mopar working together to release information apps for Android, BlackBerry, and iOS — though only Android is coming soon, sometime before the end of January. You won’t get any fancy remote climate-change like with the Leaf or door unlocking like you can do with OnStar or the upcoming MyFord Mobile. In fact, you can’t really do much of anything with the car, taking the Hyundai Equus route by simply aggregating information and videos about the owner’s car, plus also giving the ability to check warranty info and the number of your local garage. Initial availability is for this year’s Chrysler 200, Town & Country, and the Chrysler 300. Really, it doesn’t get much more exciting than that.

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