Entries from August 2008 ↓

Google will soon be a power player in the mobile space. The first Gphones will hit the winter from TMobile and then soon other phones will be able to tap into the Android operating system. Google hosted a developer challenge and 20 teams came out on tap and walked away with a lot of cash.

Android Developers Blog: Presenting the Winners of the Android Developer Challenge I

Click on the link above to see the winners and some of the cool apps you’ll be able to use once the Gphone hits.

More music creators are coming to the iPhone/iPod Touch. This time it’s Noise.io. It soon to release a synthesizer which seems to work a lot like the Koass Pad. I was hoping that someone out there would create a version of the Koass Pad for the iPhone/iPod Touch, so looks like this will be the next best thing.

This is cute but we would have rather have a Joker phone instead.

So we LOVE LOVE LOVE Beat Maker by Intua. To me it’s the only app worth paying for. But last night I was browsing around the music section of the app store and found a new beat maker called iDrum Hip-Hop Edition. They should kind of call it iSuck cause this one is NOT as good at the Intua version. This app is more for kids looking to play around with some beats. It doesn’t have the power or style of the Beat Maker. But hey you be the judge and check it out for your self and let me know how you like it.

I’m using i-nigma on my Blackjack II to scan codes but for any of you out there with iPhones here are the code readers.

Barcode

NeoReader

iDecode

2D Sense

I just finished testing all 4 of them out. NeoReader works the best and has the best user experience. iDecode works pretty crazy cause you have to pick between Datamatrix or QR Code…and if you have no idea on how to tell the difference between the two then you will be totally stuck.

Want something cool to scan then check out the Jim Beam ads currently running in Rolling Stone magazine. You can download free ringtones and wallpapers from m.thestuffinside.com.

Is this the wave of the future? This looks pretty cool…if it’s affordable I’d rock one.