Mac, iPhone, iPod and iPad product news – February 17, 2010

Macintosh and iPhone/iPod/iPad product updates and announcements for February 17, 2010:

• Macintosh
• iPod

Macintosh

• Vinotekasoft has announced Vinoteka 1.6, a major update to their ultimate wine cellar management solution for Mac OS X. Customizable and user-friendly, straight-to-the point and nevertheless very professional, Vinoteka is the ultimate companion every wine lover needs. Version 1.6 sports many new and major feature improvements and enhancements and is a highly recommended update.
• Veenix Technologies has announced TypeBook Creator 2.4, its highly acclaimed Macintosh font/type specimen book creation software for graphics professionals. TypeBook Creator features precision automatic font categorization via Veenix’s GlyphLogicEngine smart font technology. The new version features an innovative new approach to font organization which sorts fonts by energy and ranks them using an associative color, making it easy to index fonts of similar weights and more.
• So you want to connect your new Apple computer equipped with Mini DisplayPort to a flat panel display using HDMI, DVI or DisplayPort? Gefen makes it easy with three new Mini Display Port Adapters. In addition to providing a simple signal adaptation, all three are packaged as cable solutions, offering a flexible, plug and play method to send high resolution video from computer to display.

iPhone/iPod/iPad

• Mindwarm Incorporated has released Swip 3.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch users looking for a faster, easier way to share contact information. The app is the first of its kind, offering in-person, group contact exchange using WiFi and Bluetooth peer-to-peer technology. Swip has WYSIWYG formatting so you see exactly what information you share. Swip is more than Bump without the shake.
• Ten Touch Ltd. has announced Find Yourself 1.1 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. “Find Yourself” is entertaining search and find game with beautiful artwork and joyful soundtrack. Once you play the game you’ll want to play it more and more. The game concept is simple and similar in nature to the Where’s Waldo? books, that kids of all ages love. To begin your adventure you need to choose who you are from a dozen cartoon characters, and where you are from five lovely crowded scenes.
• Apps On The Move has announced Go Calc 1.9.1, an innovative app which allows users to build their own custom calculators on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Users can create as many calculator mini apps as they need using formulas which will be familiar to anyone who uses spreadsheets. Go Calc makes it easy to get the right answer every time. A calculation can contain as many variables and results as are needed. The display of each variable and result can be customized.
• Hunter Research and Technology have announced Theodolite 1.2 for iPhone. This novel multi-function augmented reality app serves as a compass, GPS, map, zoom camera, rangefinder, and two-axis inclinometer. Based on the concept of a centuries-old astronomical instrument, Theodolite overlays real-time information about position, altitude, bearing, and horizontal/vertical inclination on the iPhone’s live camera image, turning the iPhone into a sophisticated location-aware viewfinder.
• Actor Genie Inc. has released Actor Genie 1.2 for iPhone and iPod Touch users. The app is every actor’s best friend and it also provides a premier introduction to the world of film and television for those gearing up to watch the Oscars. Actor Genie is full of insider information and know-how. It is a full reference source, providing insider tips and advice from big name professionals, a directory of important contacts and the latest news about what’s casting.
• Interlocken Technology has released Fare Share Tip Calculator with Receipt 1.5 for iPhone and iPod Touch users. The app accurately calculates each diner’s portion of the total, complete with tip and taxes. Fare Share Tip Calculator even allows for the photo capture and emailing of receipts on devices with a camera. Fare Share Tip Calculator with Receipt eliminates the typical situation where one person from a table of diners pays more than the others.
• Jumbofish, Inc. has announced the Redo Hairstyle 1.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch devices. Designed specifically to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique capabilities and touch interface, Redo Hairstyle allows guys and gals to try on that perfect hairstyle – all virtually, and without committing to the real thing. Wannabe glamour artists can now experiment and do “what if” scenarios to find just the right makeover.
• 288 Vroom LLC has announced Was Da Vinci the Mona Lisa? for iPhone and iPod touch. This app may end the debate of whether or not the Mona Lisa really was a Leonardo Da Vinci self-portrait. In a few different ways, the app allows the user to compare Leonardo’s famous self-portrait to the infamous Mona Lisa, each time inducing chills when they realize that they could be looking at the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of all time…who was the Mona Lisa?
• CASH Productions has released Baseball Stats 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Baseball Stats delivers stats for Major League Baseball players in a rather different way. It displays the statistics for a player’s Best Nine Years in Hits, Home Runs, or some other category. It also displays the statistics for a player’s Best Nine Consecutive Years span in any of the previously mentioned categories. Baseball Stats also displays basic information for any player.
• Stinger Games today announced their soon to be released Stinger Table Hockey, a full 3D recreation of table hockey for iPhone and iPod touch. Also known as bubble hockey and rod hockey, Stinger Table Hockey features fantastic 3D graphics combined with Bullet Physics to provide a realistic and fun game of table hockey. Push, pull, and spin your players to shuffle, pass, and shoot the puck past the other teams goalie.
• Matt Harrison has announced DIY Democracy 1.1, a new prize-winning iPhone App that places power in the hands of the people is on pace for 25,000 annual downloads. The Do-It-Yourself Democracy application allows users to communicate directly with leaders at local, state and federal levels of government. The new App also won second place in the 2009 University of Southern California Student Innovator Showcase.
• Smiley Cat has announced Just Fractions! 1.5, an update to their educational iPhone and iPod Touch app that teaches fraction math. This version includes a new definitions section that explains popular fraction math related terms. Excellent for students and educators to learn how to add, subtract, divide and multiply fractions. Just Fractions! was conceived of and partially written by my ten year old son. Just Fractions! has been awarded with the “Best” award from iPhoneAppsPlus.
• Agile Web Solutions has released 1Password and 1Password Pro 2.3, delightful updates to its award-winning password and identity management apps for iPhone and iPod touch. 1Password 2.3 now works better than ever with its big brother, 1Password for Mac. The new version also allows users to reset their Master Password if it is forgotten. And for a limited time, 1Password Pro is still on sale for almost 50% off its regular price.
• APPLIYA Studio has announced an upgraded version of their online iPhone App publication tool, the iPhoneAppBuilder. iPhoneAppBuilder is a web-based system that allows anyone to make an engaging iPhone app utilizing images from their Flickr account or straight from their computer. For a limited time, all users can create their own app for free. Also, customers who submit an app will be automatically entered into a contest running from February 22, 2010 to March 22, 2010. The owner of the top-selling iPhoneAppBuilder app in that time frame will win $1000.
• Syndicated Puzzles has announced Caveman Test 1.2 for iPhone and iPod touch. Cave paintings and wear marks on cave floors were the inspiration for the reinvention of a game called “Sticks and Stones.” With the availability of fire “Sticks and Stones” could have been played after a day of hunting and gathering. The materials needed and the simplicity of the game support this theory. Reintroducing the game to modern man, on the iPhone and on the iPod touch illustrates our evolution perfectly.
• Syntonetic, Inc., has announced that uses for its iPhone application may extend far beyond instant playlist creation. More than 1,000,000 listeners have used Moodagent technology to enjoy their favorite music, but now the Moodagent app is beginning to turn the heads of psychologists interested in the effects of music on emotions.
• The Meredith Women’s Network has cooked up a cure for your kitchen woes with a new Mixing Bowl iPhone application, now available at the iTunes Store. Developed by Sourcebits, the Mixing Bowl free app brings Meredith’s reputation for quality food content to a new generation of movers, shakers, blenders and bakers.
• I-play has announced the launch of Artist Colony for the iPhone and iPod touch. Based on the successful PC franchise already downloaded by millions of players, this highly acclaimed story of love and betrayal will keep friends all over the country enthralled while allowing them to share their experiences by posting game achievements through Facebook. By bringing this game from the PC to iPhone and iPod touch and offering social connectivity, Oberon reinforces its leadership role in delivering quality multi-platform content that maximizes the ability to leverage connected social features.
• Digi Ronin Games has announced the March release of Memory Clinic, the first hidden object casual game created to improve your memory and sharpen your brain skills. Developed and distributed by Digi Ronin Games, Memory Clinic, for both PC and Mac, arrives hot on the heels of Mary Kay Andrews: The Fixer Upper, the company’s wildly successful casual game released earlier this year.