Google Voice App for iPhone, Amazing!

Posted by: Peter Murphy on Nov 18 2008 - 18 views

Well for what ever reason this app was delayed, and I was pretty harsh about it. Well team member Dan Cohen dropped a Twit today, to let me know that it’s finally released. His reaction to the application…

For some reason iTunes did not indicate that an update was available so I removed the app from my iPhone, downloaded the Google app in the App Store and resynced my iPhone. There it was- real voice enabled search on my iPhone.

With the voice search you can choose whether or not to include contacts, previous searches and websites. You can also determine whether or not you want suggestions. 

You can also launch a wide range of Google’s apps right from the mobile app- a nice extra.

The real “Wow” though is the voice search and it works amazingly well.

I am still quite surprised that this is  being released on the iPhone, before the G1 Android, but it looks like the nice app that the pre-release talk pointed too.

Google Voice App– Amazing! | whatsoniphone.com

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Google gets a love tap from Apple!

Posted by: Peter Murphy on Nov 16 2008 - 27 views

Well, love tap may be a little tame, a bit more like what they do at the abattoir to your next unsuspecting steak dinner. Hitting the news earlier this week, was a new app for  the iPhone, from Google and what better way to illustrate it.

Than to send you to a look at a video of the app being used. [Update: It looks like the video has been pulled, and according to CrunchGear this one's been hit on the head.]

The question has been going around this week, that the fruit company is building a search engine, and this may seem like confirmation for lots of people. How does that SDK thing go , if it replicates any of the native functions, or intended native functions of the iPhone, it’s a no go zone in the app store.

But why not just say it? Why all the skulking? Could Apple be taking a page from Stalin’s playbook? The “hushing up inconvenient news” page, not the “purge of millions of intelligentsia page,” obviously.

It’s a big No from Apple to Google, are they scared of Android? Or is this really confirmation of an iPhone based search engine. Why doesn’t Apple like Google?

Thanks to techAU for the link

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Day 1: Diary of an iPhone User Gone Treo Pro - Gmail

Posted by: Brandon Steili on Nov 06 2008 - 104 views

So, simple enough task it would seem to just do something as simple as setup your gmail account to sync with Windows Mobile 6.1 which runs on the Treo. However it turns out that since Gmail went to an IMAP setup instead of the POP3 setup it had for a loooooong time, WinMo needs a little fooling before you can use IMAP.

When you first setup your account if you put in your gmail account address (example@gmail.com) WinMo is smart enough to have all the settings it thinks it needs to make the connection work. Now in truth it does have all the settings… for POP3. Problem is if you want to use IMAP there’s no way around the wizard that configures things for you. Unless you play a trick on WinMo which is what I had to do. So for those of you who have Windows Mobile 6.1 and want to use IMAP for your Gmail account - here’s the information to make that happen. For those of you who aren’t sure why this matters - here’s a bit more information on the subject.

Play this trick: when you are first prompted to enter your email address, just type in some garbage like aaa@bbb.com. Then you will not be forced to use that automatic setup wizard (POP3); instead, select IMAP as the account type, then manually type in IMAP server and SMTP server addresses as described here. After that, go back to the account settings, change your email address to the real one you use with Gmail.

Well, yes, there should be a better way of bypassing that wizard.

Update: It turns out on Windows Mobile 6, there is a box you can uncheck to disable ‘Get Settings automatically from the Internet”. On 6.1, however, no such option exisit.

(via Pei’s Tech Blog)

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An Accelerometer Trifecta From Pangea

Posted by: dgoldring on Nov 02 2008 - 52 views

A while back, I had the opportunity to review Astraware’s first title for the iPhone/iPod Touch, GTS World Racing.  At the time, I was extremely impressed by the use of the accelerometer, rather than the touch screen to control most of the action.  Really, anytime I can control the action without touching the screen, that is going to make me happy.  There is nothing worse than pulling your phone out of your pocket and finding a smudged and fingerprinted mess on the screen from that game you were playing last night.  So, I loved being able to play games that require only minimal use of the touch screen, if any at all.  Apparently, Pangea took note of this development as well.  They have now released three games: Cro-Mag Rally, Nanosaur 2, and Bugdom 2, which rely almost exclusively on the accelerometer rather than the touch screen to control the action (a fourth game, Billy Frontier, also uses this control scheme, but has been previously reviewed.)  The great thing here is that although the three games all share the same method of control, they are also vastly different games, which see you driving and racing, flying through a prehistoric jungle, and running through the garden.  Hit the jump for a closer look at all three games.

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Press Release: Myvu Crystal Ready for the iPhone

Posted by: Heather on Oct 29 2008 - 42 views

Myvu announced today that their Myvu Crystal personal media viewer is now compatible with the iPhone.  All that is needed for integration is a cable that can be purchased from Myvu for $24.99.  I have to admit that this is just one of the coolest looking electronic products out there.  It always makes me think of the character from Star Trek, Geordi La Forge.  He’s the one with the tiny visor on, which is how I described him to my other half, so I could find out his name.  Sorry, I’m not a Trekie.  With the Crystal, not only do you get the media viewing, but they also have a pair of noise canceling earbuds built-in.  This is a great idea for someone who travels often.  The Crystal is much more compact than trying to carry a portable DVD player or laptop for movie viewing.  Check out the complete press release from Myvu after the break.

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What can an iPhone really do for you?

Posted by: Peter Murphy on Oct 29 2008 - 33 views

Our friend Jack over at Experience Mobility is a staunch WinMo user, and wouldn’t even consider an iPhone, until now. What , I ask may have swayed his views. Okay, obviously it’s a bit of a joke, but a remote control app for your personalised robot is just around the corner at the app store!

The app is called the inebriator, who would have guessed? if the video above doesn’t appear, use this link,

The Inebriator

I’m still not convinced, but who am I to judge!

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