Mac, iPhone, iPod and iPad product news – March 1, 2010

Macintosh and iPhone/iPod/iPad product updates and announcements for March 1, 2010:

• Macintosh
• iPod

Macintosh

• Divine Fiat has announced The Complete Set, their entire collection of high quality themes for Apple’s Keynote presentation software. All 14 themes are now available for 60% off the individual theme set price. This is a collection representing great variety and value. Every theme comes in both standard and Widescreen formats. Each theme also includes extras such as fully customizable icon objects, custom texture and color palates and video tutorials.
• SimpleLeap Software has released Cram 1.3.4, an update to its popular flashcard and multiple-choice testing study app for Mac OS X. Cram is perfect for students, teachers, or anyone else looking to prepare for any subject matter on their Mac with flashcards and practice multiple-choice tests. Cram features multiple study modes, and the ability to share test material with friends. Version 1.3.4 updates with new easy installer and minor bug fixes.
• Keynote Zone has announced KeynoteZone Collection 7. All the best of Keynote Zone themes are now available for special price. Keynote Zone Collection 7 includes seven HD version themes. Each theme comes in 5 sizes, and you get everything you need for standard resolution, classic format projection, HD Projection systems or HD screens. Keynote Zone is a developer of professionally designed ready-to-use themes for Apple’s Keynote application.
• Digital Heaven, one of the leading third party developers for Apple Pro Apps, has announced the addition of a product directory and other enhancements to FinalCutters, a website for the Final Cut Pro community. FinalCutters now features the first ever comprehensive directory of Final Cut Pro related products with over 900 software, hardware and system products from more than 250 companies. Registered users can become a fan of products, write short reviews and give 1 to 5 star ratings.
• Clickable Bliss has announced the release and immediate availability of ProfitTrain 2.0, a significant update to its easy to use Mac OS X invoicing application that now features built-in reporting, flexible invoice workflows, line item blueprints, multiple business support and more.

iPhone/iPod/iPad

• 99Games has announced the release of Mystic Emporium for iPhone. The game follows the adventure of Lilly, an enchanting young witch, as she takes over Mystic Emporium to fulfill her life-long dream of running her own magic shop. Merscom had released the Windows and Mac versions of this game in May last year, which was a huge hit. The iPhone version of the game has several tweaks in the game play as well as major user interface enhancements to suit the platform. Mystic Emporium marks the entry of 99Games into the popular genre of Time Management games.
• Oscillatr Pro is a test tone oscillator that can produce tones within the audible field, from 20Hz to 20kHz. It features a revolutionary keypad consisting of 31 bands and 1/3 octave, which allows you to directly access frequency distribution, and supports various graphic equalizers. You can access to a wide range of audible fields. The application also contains functions that are suitable for searching characteristics of a room or howling spot, or tuning an instrument.
• Oceanhouse Media is celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday and NEA’s Read Across America Day by dropping all Dr. Seuss iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad apps to $0.99 each for one day only, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Oceanhouse Media has a license from Dr. Seuss Enterprises to bring the entire line of classic children’s books to the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. So far, they have published six eBooks, games and activity apps. All are available on Apple’s App Store.
• Ivanovich Games has released iBumpy Galaxy 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch users looking for a wildly engaging challenge. The iBumpy Galaxy app has a lot of cool and unique features that promise intense gameplay, awesome music and tons of addictive fun. To celebrate this launch, developers are offering the first planet with ten levels absolutely free, as well as a motivating promotion for the first 250 players to complete the first planet.
• Weynand Training International has released iKeysToGo: iPhoto 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch users who utilize iLife’s iPhoto ’09. Developed by Weynand Training International, an Apple Authorized Gold Level Training Center, iKeysToGo: iPhoto is like having a keyboard command cheat sheet on the iPhone or iPod touch. The application is thorough, listing 300 commands, keyboard shortcuts and definitions for iPhoto ’09. The iKeysToGo app can drastically increase learning and operation speed.
• FLAG Solutions has released Thief Buster Antitheft Alarm 1.1 for iPhone and iPod touch users. Thief Buster is real anti-theft software, complete with biometric fingercoding, motion detection and volume blocking. It is the only application available that restarts itself if a would be thief tries to turn it off. The app is a very serious security measure against iPhone theft but still has the fun feel of a James Bond gadget.
• LuuX Software has released ShowerTime 1.0.0 for iPhone and iPod touch users interested in saving time and money while contributing to the preservation of natural resources. ShowerTime’s intelligent sound recognition feature automatically signals shower duration, while the app also calculates costs and projects cost and water savings. This means lower water and energy bills for users and fewer drains on the earth’s resources.
• A new update is available for Pang Mobile. Now Live in the App Store, users will be able to download and update their current version of the 80’s arcade classic, Pang! to include new controls (a wide range of new control options, including Accelerometer tilt control, a D pad, and left or right-handed control orientation) and challenges (directly challenge a friend to beat your Tour and Infinite mode high scores via Openfient).
• Independent developer Kyle T. Webster has announced White Lines 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Designed for all ages, White Lines asks players to redraw lines that travel across the screen in the same order and direction in which they originally appeared. The game begins with randomly generated sequences of two lines. As players successfully complete 15 sequences, they advance to the next level, in which an additional line is added to each sequence.
• Rozgo has announced Grokion, the newly coined upcoming sci-fi side scroller for the iPhone and iPod touch. An iconic action-adventure game inspired by the dark explorations of Metroid and intense platforming of Mega Man. Entwining brilliant modern game-play mechanics, physics-based puzzles and pure old-school styling, it delivers a nostalgic yet progressive gaming experience.
• App City has announced Pocket Whip Unleashed 1.1 for iPhone and iPod touch. Pocket Whip Unleashed allows the user to record his or her own voice to interact with the whip. The user taps the record button and is prompted by a 3, 2, 1 beep countdown leader. This third version of Pocket Whip records and then automatically sequences the user’s voice alongside the built-in whipping sound effects.
• Broken Thumbs Apps has announced the release of Beer Toss 1.0, an addictive, easy-to-play casual game, where the player flicks as many consecutive beers to thirsty patrons as they can. Beer Toss features 4 unique beer-loving locations, a Beer Fridge that stores special trophy beers earned while playing the game, Open Feint achievements and leaderboards, as well as original graphics and sounds that create a lively ambiance for tossing beers.
• TapFactory Apps has announced WebToolbox 1.1, a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch that features over 70 tools for mobile Safari. WebToolbox is the largest collection of iPhone bookmark tools available. Some of the tools include find in page, with over 20 search tools for quickly searching sites such as Wikipedia, Google Images, Google News, Answers, Bing, AllMusic, Dictionary, Thesaurus, IMDB, Movie Times, Rotten Tomatoes, Bible Passages, and much more.
• CJApps has launched a brand new contest to promote the hit game Finger Maniac 1.1, available on the iPhone and iPod touch. In the latest update of the game, players are invited to try the 1Million point challenge. Between the dates of 3/1 and 5/1, players will be able to play this challenging mode and the first to reach 1 million points will win a brand new Apple iPad. Player will be given 90 seconds to type out as many 10-letter words as fast as they can.
• Everyday Giants LLC has announced the official release of iSpotSwap, the most intuitive community parking application available on the iPhone, allowing users in crowded areas to find and share available street parking.
• Atinco America has introduced World Traffic 1.0, their traffic control simulation game for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Players compete to see who can achieve the smoothest flow of traffic and fewest accidents on busy city streets. By skillfully controlling stop lights at intersections, players prevent traffic jams while accommodating school buses, emergency vehicles and cars. Streets are seen in overhead view, complete with buildings, lanes, lights and vehicles.
• Ave!Comics Production has announced the launch of its new web site and new iPhone application. With these two innovations, Ave!Comics Productions presents a totally new offer, never previously seen in the digital comics market. Access the store with 300 digital comics from major comic publishers from either ave-comics.com or the iPhone application. Discover Gaston, Lanfeust, Les Blondes and many more. More titles are added to the catalog every week.
• El Jimador Tequila, the authentic 100 percent real agave tequila, has announced the launch of its first iPhone application: 100% Party Planner. Designed by Draftfcb to accompany mobile adults through every step of planning a celebration, the free application is now available for download through Apple’s App Store, just use the search term el Jimador.
• dizm Entertainment has announced that their S.K.A.T.E. game is now available in Apple’s iTunes App Store. S.K.A.T.E. is dizm’s debut application for the iPhone, the first to incorporate professional skateboarder, Greg Lutzka, and features a customizable soundtrack by some of Skullcandy’s roster of established and emerging musical artists. The game of S.K.A.T.E. is essentially the skateboarding version of basketball’s H.O.R.S.E. game. In dizm’s version of S.K.A.T.E., players memorize the sequence of tricks done by Lutzka’s in-game character and repeat them by touching the illuminating buttons that correspond to each move.
• Pioneer Electronics, Inc. has unveiled a new line of 5.1 channel A/V receivers that deliver a dynamic music experience to the living room. For the first time, the Pioneer VSX-520-K and VSX-820-K feature wireless Bluetooth transfer of audio content allowing users to enjoy their music directly from their Bluetooth-enabled device to their home theater system and are 3D Ready with the latest HDMI, version 1.4, providing more high definition connectivity options for the Blu-ray 3D specification. The VSX-820-K also features “Works with iPhone” certification, providing a seamless user experience for iPhone owners.
• iLuv Creative Technology has announced the iMM178 Vibe Plus, the next generation model from their Shake & Awake alarm clock dock series originally launched last year with the iMM153 . This Apple iPhone-certified new improved version features a sleek and slim black body design with a bed shaker that includes a speaker and volume control. iPhone and iPod users now have ten ways to wake up to their favorite music and this dock provides a 7 day – 5 day – 2 day alarm option for waking at a set time everyday, weekdays only or weekends.