Category: App
iTomic Tom
I may be a little late on the uptake, but this is so far up my street it’s past old Jonesy at 268b.
‘Sorry about the noise Jonesy, but did you realise this was all performed and recorded on a variety of iPhone’s?’
‘What do you mean what’s an iPhone? It’s a bit like a telegram but it doesn’t suck balls.’
Anyway, here’s Atomic Tom performing their hit ‘Take Me Out” on a NYC train:
Download the song & video here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZ…
Directed by Benjamin Espiritu. Produced by Atomic Tom and Benjamin Espiritu. Edited by Reid Carrescia. This video was filmed unannounced on Friday October 8, 2010 aboard the New York City B Train, over the Manhattan Bridge into Brooklyn and edited from 3 iPhone cameras. All footage is performed 100% live and executed in one take.
If you like the tune, it’s available here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-…
Download this video on itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/video/take…
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Thanks for the uplate HelloKinsella.
iPhone accepts credit
I hear so many of my fellow iPhone fans exclaiming ‘What more could my stylish little device do?’
Hmm, how about enabling the user to accept payments by card. And don’t start saying that the average human being is not a vending machine, it can work for many different situations. For example:
PERSON 1: “Oh wow, what a lovely pair of boots you have on.”
PERSON 2: “You like them? You can have them for £30”
PERSON 1: “Thirty pounds for those exquisite things?”
PERSON 2: “Yeah, I was going through a strange phase when I bought them and now I’m just not so sure.”
PERSON 1: Well in that case I’d gladly take them off your hands…”
PERSON 2: “Feet”
PERSON 1: “What?”
PERSON 2: “Feet… You’ll be taking them off my feet”
PERSON 1: “Oh yes, I see. Very funny. Anyway, as I was saying, I’d happily buy them off you but I don’t have any cash, and there’s not a cash machine for miles.”
PERSON 2: “No worries…”
[Pulls out his iPhone and ‘square’ application]
I think I’ve made my point.
It’s currently not available worldwide, but this comic little comment from the site’s FAQ’s promise a future roll out:
‘The world is currently round but we’re going to be making it as Square as possible in the future.’
The only downside is that the old paying a prosi by card joke is now a possibility.
iFound you
The second post on today’s theme of ‘iPhone cameras’. Well it’s not actually a planned theme, it’s merely two posts in row, I just thought that sounded more official.
But here it is:
iGotYa:
This sleuth savvy app allows any (jailbroken) iPhone 4 to instantly capture the crim that tries to peek into your precious without permission. It captures both their image and location and instantly forwards them on to your email address, as soon as they unwittingly enter an incorrect password. SNAP!
Here’s a working demo:
Tron LiveCycle
As if iPhones and the new Tron trailers were not cool enough… Coke Zero have combined the two, creating something cooler than the contents of Mr Freeze’s cool box.
Introducing Livecycle, an iPhone app that allows you to compete against opponents in a real world Tron battle.
Coke Zero presents the first location-based video game that lets you play a real-life version of Disney TRON: Legacy. Build a Light Wall as you move about the real world and earn points by forcing other players to crash into it.
Parrot’s go to war
Well, depending on your affinity towards aves, this could be more or less exciting than you expected.
Remember the AR Drone helicopter?
Well now things have just got more competitive. On the 26th of this month (Nov 2010) Parrot will release a competitive app that adds an AR armory to your iPhone enabled chopper. This will allow two friends/enemies to battle against each other, viewing the fray through their iPhone as it registers damage both dished and deserved.
I think this looks brilliant and can’t wait for a couple of mates to drop $300 a piece to purchase a pair of Parrots.
Oh… I’ll just keep waiting then.
Cyber-Space Invaders
Shoot your screen clean with this wicked-bad browser window Asteroid game.
Retro is in and on-screen.
Never has it been more prevalent than in this ultra cool browser game.
Just follow the instructions on the slide below and you too could be blowing the shit out of any page on the web.
And what a friendly attitude towards creation:
“Feel free to do whatever you want with it.”
Lovely.
Placebook
Places has hit the UK, and it seems I have already hit about 20 different locations, two of which being nearby gay joints. Ohh the fun begins. You can of course alter your privacy settings, but where’s the fun in that.
Those that are familiar with FourSquare, this is not going to come as a change in behaviour but it would seem those that aren’t are now baffled to the pointlessness of places. To which I say, dudes, stick with it and you’ll become and addict, if you’re not already part of the next gen that feels they need to tell the world every little aspect, now there friends, coleagues and unfortunates can see every new venue they enter, Hurr-Arghhhhh.
This location based app has been present in the US for a month now but has only just been rolled out in the UK.
With brands like Domino’s Pizza, McDonald’s and Jimmy Choo’s already having taken advantage of it’s predecessor FourSquare, it will be interesting to see what, if anything, facebook will allow them to do.
The future of AR, Big Glove’s and Sasha Grey
This week some great things have already been brought to my attention by the ever unearthing HelloKinsella.
As we all know AR may be getting so, as Stevie Wonder would describe, yester-me, yester-you, yester-day (Sorry, Glasto is still repeating on me (in more ways than one)), but it’s full applications have still not yet been realised. I myself have been chirping on about what the world will be with AR glasses. Merely glancing in a corner could bring up your facebook, Google maps or phonebook, incorporating flawless voice and finger recognition, even using that painty nails tech. Well, unfortunately I ain’t no Patrick Bovine, so I can not demonstrate this through the power of after effects, fortunately… I am not the only one who fantasises about pointless conceptual technologies.
Thank you Spannungs:
My next point (if you will excuse the pun), was supposed to be your cursor, (but bloody wordpress won’t let me play). 
In celebration of Michael Jackson’s life and in homage to the anniversary of his death, some clever chaps have created an MJ white glove cursor for desktops, websites and blogs (but not mine).
Here’s a little of what they have to say:
“The glove was a symbol of his artistry, genius and magic. Our tribute is a beautiful gesture to honour his music and contributions that made the world a better place.”
Cool, clever, simple, stylish, trendy and nearly nude. I can’t think of many ways to improve this.Vide-yo’s
So I have spent a long time away, and the video’s and clips have built up to such a proportion that I was almost going to leave it, just put it down to missed opportunities. But then I thought…. NO. That would not be fair on me, my personal records of all that’s cool, but beyond that… it would not be fair on you!
My seven members of the loving public who feed back with that insightful comment and possibly post me to a friend. NO! After all it is you that is the important party, so here are your videos. One after another like a Randumb stream of consciousness and no messing… the way things should be:
3D ART
See EVERYTHING the artist intended in Samsungs 3D viral.
HAIRY HOG HOAX
Appearing on many news pages, blogs and forums came these genetically bred sheep-pigs, hmm…
GERMAN WINGS vs EASYJET
These sour krauts board an Easyjet plane to advertise an apposing German airline… BRILLIANT!!!!
GO APE FOR SPACE TRAVEL
This little viral from WWF and Leo Burnett seemed to cause a stir. Dunno why.
TELE-KOOL-NESIS IS THE FUTURE
The future, black… Chris Black:
Director : Ricardo de Montreuil
Producers: Ricardo de Montreuil & Eliz Eskeranli
Writers: Ricardo de Montreuil & Antonio Perez
Cinematographer: Andres Sanchez
Composer: Angelo Milli
AC/DC: CURRENT FAVOURITES
Always seeming to be at the top end of cool, the band promote their album and Iron Man 2:
I’m sure their is more, but that’s enough for now, just keep checking back. Even better… subscribe!
See y’all next time!
Lovely Planet
Lonely planet has released a lot of it’s paid for apps (av. £6.00) for free!
Due to the Volcanic dissruption, Lonely Planet has made these destinational apps free for all those stuck on holiday (and our heart obviously goes out to them too).
So pop to the app store and discover all you need to know about the Dam, Barcelona, Berlin, Munich, London and much much more!
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