Spinning vinyl ipod app from Theodore Watson on Vimeo.This demo app uses the accelerometer of the iPodTouch/iPhone to control the speed of a ‘vinyl record’ on the screen. Slowing down the record and speeding it up is just a matter of controlling how fast you spin the device. This shows fascinating potential for other apps that mix physical interaction with the Cocoa Touch interface.
Perhaps what’s most surprising about Flurry’s report isn’t simply how prevalent and popular the iPhone and iPhone applications are today, but how far ahead they are of the nearest competitors. From an application perspective, the iPhone is killing on all fronts: number of developers, number of applications, and number of consumers using these applications.
KeyPads are iPhone/iPod touch apps which wirelessly interface with your computer and allow for powerful and efficient control of various productivity applications with gestures and touches. For novices and Pros alike.
Monster Typer (Free) may be the thing if you are getting used to typing on the iPhone. Instead of training you in a more traditional fashion, Monster Typer tries to slick up the experience by introducing a little gameplay.
The game itself has you attacked by waves of attractively rendered goons and monsters, each one bearing a word on it. If you then type those words using the game’s particularly glossy keyboard, the monster labelled with it will become a thing of the past. As you type and destroy, racking up your score, the pace becomes more frenetic, and you begin to appreciate the touchscreen keyboard as being quite good for what it is.
Jaadu gives students and teachers full control of their Mac or PC’s mouse and keyboard while providing a rich visual display of the computer screen on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Handy for doing work outdoor or on excursion.
Stephan Shankland reports: “Businesses, for various reasons, have not flocked to the iPhone, but CNET News’ Stephan Shankland reckons he has proof “from an expert” that its interface really is superior: his 3-year-old son.
Over the years, I’ve seen countless newbies struggle to use the latest gadget, computer, or software. I like new technology, but it’s been work hauling myself up learning curves.
But I’m convinced that after years stuck with only modest tweaks to the WIMP interface — windows, icons, menus, pointing device — real change is upon us. That’s chiefly because the pointing devices now can be your own fingers.”Within moments of his first crack at an iPhone, my son, Levi, had figured out how to flip from one photo to another by flicking his finger across the screen.