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Adobe finally takes a stand on Flash for the iPhone
I’m not sure how long Adobe has been doing this but as I was testing a new site I am developing today on my iPhone, clicked on a Flash inset and was presented with this message on Adobe’s site. In the past it would just take you to the A...
Emirates iLingual lets your phone to the talking
Emirates has launched a interesting new iPhone app that helps you speak in three different languages (French, German and Arabic ). You take a picture of your mouth and then the app animates the photo so you can hold your iPhone in front of your rea...
VW drives GTI launch with just an iPhone app
VW has decided to launch their new 2010 GTI soley through a new iPhone app that is an independent level of the racing game Firement Real Racing, which has already received 70-million downloads since launching back in June. In this version can choo...
Toyota Prius iPhone App lets you draw on Times Square
Back in August Toyota released the Prius Experience iPhone app that let you take a 360 degree tour the Prius interior, take a photo of a Prius ad to get a augmented reality version of the ad or draw shapes that will be added to the Prius environment...
The best iPhone apps for designers & creatives
I have been traveling a lot lately and have found some pretty cool iPhone apps that will make working on the road easier and more entertaining. PhotoKeys: Photoshop Remote – $2.99 I am 6′ 4″ and wedging myself in to a coach airline...
The Puma stock ticker with benefits
I think Puma has been able to create the first experience that makes the wild swings in the international financial markets into something entertaining with the Puma Index iPhone app. The app uses real financial data from the Dow, German (DAX) and Au...
DIRECTV scores big with NFL Supercast
Having been born and raised in Pittsburgh I am a fanatical, bleed black and gold member of the Steeler Nation. That means that this time of year I always get DIRECTV’s Sunday Ticket so I can watch every Steeler game. That also means this time...
New search tools – AppBoy & Addict-o-matic
I came across two interesting new web search portals today for mobile applications and traditional search I thought I would share to see what you think of them. AppBoy Appboy is a fresh social platform with two missions: 1. to get app recommendatio...
Visa uses the NYT to steer users into spending
I was taking a break from shopping with my wife today and was flipping through the New York Times iPhone application to discover that they are trying out iPhone specific ads in the application. I thought the Dockers ad earlier this year signaled a w...
Facebook iPhone app gets a complete overhaul
The Facebook iPhone app will soon move from version 2.5 to version 3.0 and they are completely overhauling the interface design to go with this new version. The changes are long overdue and looks like it will finally leave the web application style ...
Google decides to finally prove no one reads online.
For such a successful company Google does some really dumb stuff some times. FIrst came their exercise in brand experimentation as they debuted new logos through the worst vehicle possible, their 16 pixel square favicon. They seemed to think no one ...
Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami bring design to QR codes
When it comes to QR codes what you see is what you get because they all look the same and I have never seen any variation in them until today. Louis Vuitton and my favorite modern artist Takashi Murakami have created the first QR code that is actual...
BMW creates strong concept integration with their new 300 horsepower paintbrush
BWM has just release what I think is the most interesting and aggressive integrated advertising campaign I have seen in a long time. In the interest of full disclosure I will sat that it was created by two of my old creative partners in crime who als...
Dockers 'Shakeable' iPhone Ad
The latest brand to throw themselves onto the iPhone bandwagon is Dockers but they are doing it with the first iPhone specific "shakable," motion-sensitive ad and not an iPhone application. The ad stars Dufon who is an urban street dancer from the Se...
What makes a successful iPhone application?
With iPhone application downloads now topping 500 million I thought I would spend some time to share some of the things I have learned designing my first iPhone apps and then being able to get feedback directly from Apple on that work.Don't miniaturi...
