iPhone, iPod and iPad product news – September 8, 2010

iPhone, iPod and iPad product updates and announcements for September 8, 2010:

• Apps
• Accessories

Apps

• Coinciding with the launch of Interpol’s Interpol album release, a new song pack featuring the band is now available for the Guitar Hero app for iPhone and iPod touch from Activision Publishing, Inc. Guitar Hero App fans will be some of the first to play along to Interpol’s “Barricade” from their new album. The entire song pack will contain “Barricade, “Evil” and “Slow Hands.”
• Spartacus’ Arena is open for Gladiators-wannabes. Show your strength and combat skills in Artificial Life’s Spartacus: Blood and Sand iPhone game, the official game of the same titled TV series. From September 7th to October 7th, 2010, players can enter the competition by logging into the social network and submitting their Story Mode scores to the leaderboard. The player with the highest score wins and will have his or her face rendered to become one of our fighting gladiators in the next update. 2nd to 4th placed winners will be given Spartacus’ collectibles!
• Urban Anomaly has released Invoice Robot 1.0, an iPad and iPhone application for creating and transmitting stylish, professional invoices in PDF format. Invoice Robot provides a simple calculation template that can also be used for proposals, quotations and receipts. Anyone waiting to get paid can close the loop on their financial transaction by sending invoices directly from their iOS device.
• app4mac has released Delegate 1.1, a new major version of this to-do list manager designed for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Delegate is very flexible and powerful allowing Mac users to share a to-do list on the internet for remote access from any location. Delegate is compliant to GTD method Getting Things Done, and distills those principles into a clean and simple user interface. Special introductory price of the iPad/iPhone version until end of September.
• Have you experienced Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion? Own it for iPhone and iPad at $0.99 for a limited time only.
• JBMJBM has announced PRANK ME! 1.08, an update to their very popular Top 50 ranked app for iOS. PRANK ME! allows the user to choose a fictitious character, create a prank telephone script, and then generate a professionally voiced prank phone call, which can be made anonymously. Version 1.08 features 22 additional characters added which brings the total to 48 characters and over 1100 audio sayings to choose from for pranking, with highly anticipated feature for Recording Your Own Character.
• Punflay has launched a sale on its popular educational iPad apps and games. The sale will run from Friday, September 10, to Thursday, September 16, and many of our apps can be downloaded for a lower price. This is a one of its kind sale for My numbers, ABC Numbers, Mathomatix Number Sense/HD and Who will rule/HD. Our educational apps have been appreciated and liked by kids and their parents alike and we want to provide a moment of joy to those who have not tried our apps yet.
• Viaden Mobile has introduced Sleep Tracker 1.0, their new intelligent app for iOS. Sleep Tracker will record noise and light disturbances that happen at night. This makes it possible to play back the noises and flashes of light and overlay the recording with the graph of the user’s sleep cycle. Having this information at hand, users are then able to make appropriate improvements to their sleeping environment for a healthier and more energetic lifestyle.
• Serenity Integration has announced the integration of Wahoo Fitness’s new Fisica Fitness Sensor Key, a brand new product that interfaces the iPhone with any ANT+ fitness device, into its Jog Log application. Users will now have the option of monitoring their heart rates during their Jog Log fitness session. Besides heart rate monitoring, Jog Log’s features include GPS tracking of all runs, custom workouts with interval timers, with a multitude of tracked data displays and much more.
• MultiEducator, Inc. has announced Builder Pro 2.0 for iOS, the latest version of their reference, formula, and calculation app for builders. It contains the: International Building Code, International Plumbing Code, International Mechanical Code, and part of the Americans with Disabilities Act Code and the National Electric Code. Ideal for builders, contractors, students, teachers, and architects, owners of Builder Pro 2.0 will receive major updates and additions free of charge.
• Independent developer Libero Spagnolini has announced FaceMan 1.0, his new video effects app for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Let the fun begin! Leveraging on the latest iOS graphics technologies, FaceMan is an amazing app that does Photoshop like video effects. FaceMan also comes with a great built in album that lets you collect all your coolest effects. You can even save a picture to the Photo Album app or share it by email.
• Kevin Ng Games has announced a reduced the price for WordCrasher, his popular tactile physics-based word iPhone game. Featuring two gameplay modes, one of the key innovations which WordCrasher brings to the word game genre is the tracking of every new word the player enters. The latest version also brings multitasking to iOS 4 devices, and online leaderboards have been upgraded to include options for viewing daily and weekly stats.
• iMagine machine has released Faces iMake-Premium! 1.0 for iOS. Developed in conjunction with internationally renowned author and illustrator Hanoch Piven, Faces iMake-Premium! is based on his highly acclaimed and sold out Art Workshops. Users can now manipulate and distort their own pictures taken with their iPhone camera or upload them from their library, adding a whole new social gaming aspect to the app.
• Automotive Data Systems has announced Car Tell Auction Prices 1.0.2 for the Apple iPhone. Car Tell Auction Prices empowers and protects consumers during their vehicle purchase negotiations with used car dealerships. The App provides users with highly-valuable confidential pricing information showing what used car dealers actually paid for cars in their inventory. Browse through 60k+ records from the last 30 days covering all makes.
• Phenom Studios has released Bilboquet 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Bilboquet allows you to control the popular toy in a virtual representation. The goal is to manage the balance and make as many hits as you can, unlock five bilboquets and share your records through the social network OpenFeint. The game is created using iTorque 3D Game Engine and there is 4 Bilboquets to unlock including: Ice, Lava, Ball Cup and Kendama with diferent hit special effects and level background picture.
• Ascii Studios has introduced Talking Presidents 1.0 for iOS, which allows the user to create, email, and post comic video parodies using the presidents from Mt Rushmore. Talking Presidents extends the popular Talking Character concept to allow movies involving multiple characters to be created and shared. The included morphing control panel allows the user to tweak their voice to create humorous voice effects.

Accessories

• XtremeMac has announced two new audio products for iPod and iPhone. The Luna SST and the 3 in 1 Microdock feature quality audio, sleek and stylish design, and are the ideal waking solution while at home or on the road. Both products work seamlessly with XtremeMac’s new alarm clock app for enhanced functionality.
• In the wake of the recent Apple conference, Gumdrop Cases has announced new shells to fit the 4th generation iPod Touch. Gumdrop’s newest line of cases is shipping now, prior to the release of the new music gadget. The newest line of Gumdrop Cases designed for the iPod Touch are uniquely styled for an active youth consumer. Priced from $24.95 – $29.95, the Moto Skin is first to ship, while the Skater Nation cases will begin shipping on September 30. With special attention to the iPod Touch 4’s new features, including cutouts for the camera, the Gumdrop cases will fit the new music device perfectly for maximum protection, style and functionality.