iPhone, iPod and iPad product news – September 6, 2010

iPhone, iPod and iPad product updates and announcements for September 6, 2010:

Apps

• Crescent Moon and Dicework Games have announced that their highly anticipated epic, turn-based RPG adventure for the iPhone and iPad, Rimelands: Hammer of Thor, is now available in the App Store. Developed by teams that understand and love the core concepts of RPG gaming, and powered by Steam technology, Rimelands: Hammer of Thor offers the best RPG experience you can have on the iPhone.
• Mobz technologies has announced iSoundGrid-Cartoons 1.1, a new update to its theme based, high quality sound effects player for the iPad. iSoundGrid can play up to 32 sounds simultaneously, allowing users to loop sound effects while also changing pitch and gain of the played sounds. Version 1.1 contains a minor bug-fix, several restyling of graphics and some new functionality. To celebrate, Mobz technologies will start a contest and give away 50 iSoundGrid-Cartoon apps for free.
• Independent app developer Dante Varnado Moore has announced Poet’s Pad 1.0.1, a professional poetry writing app designed specifically for the iPad. Poet’s Pad allows poets to write, arrange and store all of their creative writings and poetry concepts in one app. It also includes a digital audio recorder for writers who express their art via Spoken Word or Def Poetry. It contains powerful idea generating tools that are designed to inspire creative expression and eliminate writer’s block.
• iHelpNYC has introduced Chem Pro 1.1, the ultimate Chemistry application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Chem Pro is the only Chemistry resource you will need to excel in either AP Chemistry or General Chemistry. It combines three great applications into one. An amazing lesson library containing a total of 80 videos that cover the entire course of AP/General Chemistry, eight incredible sets of flash cards, and two essential tools – a molar mass calculator and a unit converter.
• MASAKA Soft has announced ThaiType 1.1 for iPad. ThaiType was developed for users who need to type Thai characters on iPad. With full-layout Thai keyboard plus extra features like character counting, undo/redo support, text export, etc, typing Thai on iPad will be as easy as on laptop or desktop computer. Simple and intuitive as real physical keyboard, users can switch between Thai, English, Numeric and any other languages keyboard, then export it to your favorite website or app.
• Independent developer Esa Helttula has released Column Subtraction 1.4, an update to the popular educational math app for iPhone and iPod touch. Column Subtraction 1.4 allows the user to teach and study column subtraction problems step by step and animates all the steps. The user can now input custom numbers or use random problems like before. The app is easy to use and it has an intuitive interface with customizable colors and other settings.
• Sudden Creations has released Sudden Tap 1.2.11, a new update to their rhythm game for iPhone and iPod touch. With challenging and immersive gameplay, with animated notes and clean percussive feedback sounds, Sudden Tap lets the player feel like he’s not just playing the game but music too. Tap and drag the notes on the screen in the correct sequence and in time with the music. Version 1.2.11 is now Plus+ enabled and iOS4 ready.
• We Are Colin has announced WordSearch Rush HD 1.0, their word puzzle game for iPad. WordSearch Rush HD is a unique twist on the conventional wordsearch game. The word list has been removed. Instead the user is given a topic which they have to find words related to. Alongside this release, We Are Colin are also releasing WordSearch Rush: Gold for the iPhone, which boasts all 100+ puzzles that the HD version has.
• SPMobile.net has released RealCam SP 3.1, an update to its bestselling camera application for iPhone. RealCam SP was developed specifically to serve as a unique replacement to the iPhone’s built-in camera, featuring grid overlay functions and controls in the live view screen. Version 3.1 leverages the hardware options available on iPhone 4, and includes support for new resolution, toggle front and back cameras and flash on iPhone 4 and much more.