Gameloft has released Assassin’s Creed - Altair’s Chronicles for the iPhone and iPod touch. Gamers take the role of Altair, a master assassin, in his travels to Jerusalem in the year 1191. Amid the third crusade between the Crusaders and the Saracens, the player must find “The Chalice.” Stealing the object from the Templars prevents them from selling it to the highest bidder.The assassin skills in…
Reid Minion ($3) is a document and book-reading enhancement application, designed to enable the personal customization of font, display contrast and polarity of documents. Users have the ability to display larger fonts, set the reading display and style, and make use of a moving highlight that can help the person keep pace at a preset speed. The app also features a word flash mode that is used to …
As camcorders continue to shrink, so has the venerable teleprompter — to the size of an iphone. Bodelin Technologies has created an iPhone app and several accessories that turn an iphone or iPod Touch into a teleprompter.The ProPrompter app is free, and comes with a 30-day trial subscription to the company’s online script management service. Users can store unlimited scripts online, and download …
Panasonic on Wednesday introduced its new flip-out in-car navigation and entertainment head unit, the 7-inch touchscreen CN-HX3000D. The 720p, Windows Automotive-powered unit has GPS functionality, is compatible with Google Maps, and has a 40GB hard disk drive built-in that handles both points of interest as well as a user’s own media. The optical drive can play back DVDs in 5.1-channel surround s…
Mophie ready to ship its thinnest external battery for the iPhone 3G, the Juice Pack Air. Doubling as both an external battery and hard-shell case, the device features a rechargeable 1200mAh lithium-polymer battery that is claimed to provide up to 270 additional standby hours, an extra 4.5 hours of talk and internet time, up to 20 hours of audio playback and roughly 6 hours of video playback. The …
Ngmoco has posted screenshots and a trailer for its upcoming tower-defense game for the iPhone and iPod touch, Star Defense. The game features 3D environments and multi-touch gameplay, and has players control a captain as he travels to a series of planets invaded by alien SÃrath forces. Users must examine the terrain of planets to come up with the best defense possible, choosing from a range of tu…
Apple’s online store is offering a variety of refurbished iPods at reduced prices. Fore a limited time the 8GB iPod nano is available for only $99, which is $30 off their regular refurb. price. The 16GB model has also been reduced to $149. Both models are available in black, pink, silver, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. First-generation iPod touch models are being offered starting at $…
Vincent Bellet has released Heroes Battle Online for the iPhone and iPod touch, a new multiplayer game in which players battle each other with a variety of powers and abilities. Gamers take control of a simple human, and fight strategic battles in order to increase their rank and become the top hero. Each character can be customized in terms of hair, shirts and outfits. Some powers include firebal…
PhotoList ($2) is a tool for organizing and locating photos on the iPhone and iPod touch. Users can organize photos into an unlimited number of folders and add titles and ratings. The ratings are scored on a scale of 1 to 5 stars and after doing this users can sort photos by rating. The photos can also be sorted by the given names.Magnificent Gizmos & Gadgets ($5) is a physics-based puzzle game wh…
Belkin has introduced the Micro Auto Charger and Dual Auto Charger for iPods, iPhones and other mobile devices. The Micro charger features a compact design that fits nearly flush with the dashboard, while still providing room on its lip for removal. Batteries are quick-charged with 1A of current and customers can add a 3 foot sync cable for iPods and iPhones.The Dual charger features two USB ports…