Mac, iPhone, iPod and iPad product news – July 30, 2010

Macintosh and iPhone/iPod/iPad product updates and announcements for July 30, 2010:

• Macintosh
• iPod

Macintosh

• Yazsoft has released Speed Download 5.2.19, an important update to their popular download manager for Mac OS X. Speed Download 5 redefines the Mac OS X download manager by combining four amazing products: a turbo-charged download manager, a fully featured secure FTP client, a file sharing utility with full encryption, and complete .Mac/iDisk/WEBDAV connectivity, into one small and easy to use application.
• KeynoteUser has announced Elemental, a new theme set for Apple’s Keynote software. Based on the four elements in our world, the bold colors of this theme complement just about any presentation material. Elemental includes 5 color styles in 5 sizes, from 800×600 all the way up to 1920×1080. Buttons, cast shadows, corner rounders, fully scalable objects and more can be used to give your slides the extra pop they need.

iPhone/iPod/iPad

• To kick off its social media debut, Mr. Moneybags has launched its first ever Facebook Fan Contest. Several lucky fans will win iTunes Store gift cards and free copies of Mr. Moneybags. The online contest invites everyone to become a fan of Mr. Moneybags and check out a free version of the app, Mr. Moneybags Lite. Mr. Moneybags helps track personal IOU’s and aid users in quickly collecting on those debts later. Become a fan and be the first to know about app updates and future contests.
• CAZE has announced the Zero 5 case for iPhone 4. The Zero 5 case is sleek, slim and form-fitting, you will not even know that it is on. It features a 0.5mm thinness and is made of lightweight, ultra strong and durable GRILAMID TR-90 material. It protects the sides of the iPhone by protruding slightly above the front screen and can address the antenna concern. The back of the case has a precise cutout for the iPhone’s camera and flash.
• FutureTap has updated Where To?, its wildly popular points of interest finder, to version 3.0. The new version includes a completely revised user interface with an all-integrated leather interieur. It has been optimized for iPhone 4 and fully supports the new Retina Display.
• Synoptical Studios Ltd has announced Aerox 1.0.1, their highly-anticipated debut game for iOS devices. Taking full advantage of the iPhone’s powerful gaming capabilities, Aerox is an innovative ball-rolling adventure, packed with plenty of platforming action and physics-based puzzles. It takes players through a stunning 3d world, with dynamic and varied gameplay mechanics complemented by stunning visuals for a blissful and engaging mobile experience.
• Scott Gruber has announced ShapeEffects 1.0 for iPad devices. ShapeEffects offers a very different and exciting way in creating composite works of art from a list of 13 pre-defined shapes and a large variety of colors. You also have control over the translucency of the shapes fill color and border color, independently. When done, you can take a snapshot of your masterpiece that will put your art in the Photos app.
• Big Head Games has announced Doodle Pool for iPhone and iPod touch. Take on an eclectic array of opponents including, Hugh Balls, Jonathon Rotten and Pretty Vacant, Bruce ‘The Boss’, The Astro Kid, Jackie Moon, Ben Asslick, Dr. Tom Baker and Shirley Batty on your route to overall champion.
• Riptide Games has released iLookFunny Free 1.1.1, the free version of the hit fun photo app for iPhone. iLookFunny lets users take funny photos of themselves and their friends with the iPhone camera, or front camera. Customize each photo with moustaches, wigs, glasses, bow ties and more to create fun photos of anyone or anything. iLookFunny Free has all the features of the recently updated full version, but it is completely free for any iPhone user.
• Mobile healthcare start-up Poscitech has announced Fitaide Pro 1.0, a fitness application for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Fitaide Pro uses patent-pending technology and innovative features to help users find motivation, training and support in achieving their fitness goals. With Fitaide Pro, anyone can create a personalized cardio or interval training plan. It uses the devices built-in 3D motion sensor to track users and cues them to change pace, ensuring they get to their goal.
• A selection of Incase iPhone 4 products are available for order at goincase.com. First available are the signature Incase Slider Case and Snap Case with more colors and case styles to follow. Incase has gone to great lengths to ensure that all cases have been tested to be 100 percent compatible with iPhone 4. To that end, all Incase cases for iPhone 4 feature a Flash Ring, an unobtrusive, co-molded piece surrounding the camera cutout. This innovative feature is designed to prevent glare interference during camera usage when your iPhone 4 is in a case. The Flash Ring ensures crisp images, eliminating unwanted photo distortion when shooting with or without flash.
• Pabusily Co Ltd has released Crane Driver 1.0, their unique game simulator for iPhone and iPod touch devices. In Crane Driver, players operate a crane and must relocate load consisting of several objects from one platform to another, while the load position must stay relative to each of its parts. Different ratings are formed on the basis of load quantity and execution speed. Screen move and lifting body offsetting differ, so a player is able to choose strategy of work of his crane driver.
• The Pragmatic Studio is offering their popular “iPhone/iPad Programming” course in Santa Clara, CA on August 17-20 and Chicago, IL on October 25-28, 2010. In this 4-day, hands-on training course you’ll learn how to create iPhone/iPad apps like the pros with guided instruction from two renowned developers and authors. Get hands-on coding experience and answers to your questions so you can start creating your own iPhone and iPad apps with confidence.
• DoubleIP S.A. has released DoubleCheck 1.0 for iPhone. The application enables users to check the current mobile operator of their contacts and provides a simple one step mechanism to mark this info on their address book. Portability is unveiled and available on iPhone screen whenever a user places a call or sends a text. DoubleCheck is a remarkable tool, helping users reduce their communication costs while at the same time exploit the usage of their free call/text plans.
• White Shoe Media, Inc. has announced Subrats 1.0.1 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Guide the subway’s toughest, yet least appreciated inhabitants to garbage on the other side of highly dangerous train tracks. Watch out for speedy passenger trains, puddles, poison blackouts, and the vicious vacuum train. Subrats is a lightning fast, funny, and highly addictive real-time action game for all ages from White Shoe Media. Don’t blame us if you miss your stop!
• Vemedio has released Jubilee 1.1, an iPad application that manages the birthday of contacts in the system-wide address book. Jubilee displays birthdays on a convenient calendar pinning the picture of the contact onto the birthday date. With a tap on the picture the user can send lovely designed birthday cards to friends and family.