Hi! I am Niri, a casual gamer, graphic designer and self-certified geek. Welcome to my blog.
You need a peculiar set of half-formed, skinny fingers to text on an iPhone.
And you need a peculiar set of strangely-formed cranial connections to send and receive 303,398 texts on it in one month.
9,787 texts a day, 407 texts an hour, 6.7 texts a minute -
Basically 7 texts a minute every hour of every day for the full month!
That’s just ridiculous!
Most of my car chargers are bulky and annoying. They stick out too far, the cable is flopping all over the place and most often the plug is not as good as the one the phone maker gives you.
Now check out this little guy. This is the Belkin Micro Auto Charger. It’s tiny, has a USB connection which will be perfect for my iPhone and it sits almost flush in the dashboard. Since I don’t use my charge port for anything else it’s basically like a nice mod to make the plug look like it came with the car. You know what I mean?
It’s coming out in May ’09 at about $15. [link]
I’m a huge Bejeweled fan and if you haven’t heard of Bejeweled you’ve been living under a rock, with no Internet. (Remember you can get the Internet everywhere now so you have to spell that stuff out.)
For the uninitiated, or those who plainly do not care (so why are you still reading?!), Bejeweled came out in it’s first edition some eight years ago. The brainchild of Jason Kapalka and a few of his friends over at PopCap the game was first called Diamond Mine and was purely a Flash-based game back then.
Bejeweled 2: Deluxe
I got really addicted to Bejeweled 2 which featured more polished graphics over the crude, low-gfx first version. Today I play Bejeweled 2 on my XBox, my iPhone and occasionally fire it up on my PC when I need to refresh my brain. (For those days I run out of Brawndo!)
If you want to know how popular Bejeweled is world wide consider this; in the eight years it’s been around, addicts like myself have dropped around $300 million – and more than 6 billion hours – on the first and second game. Consider those numbers for a while. Now, on to Bejeweled Twist!
According to developers PopCap’s been developing Bejeweled Twist for 3 freakkin’ years. This better be a smashing hit because Twist will have some amazingly large shoes to fill.
Get set for a vivid sensory rush as you spin and match explosive gems for shockwaves of fun. Rotate jewels freely to set up electrifying combos, outwit obstacles, and blast high-voltage gems. Rev up with a strategic challenge or just relax in the gem-spinning zone. Any way you play, you’ll find endless ways to win!
Check out the video from the official web site
Some screen shots of the new gem.
Bejeweled Twist
Bejeweled Twist
Bejeweled Twist
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP/Vista
Memory: 256 (minimum); 512+ (recommended) MB RAM
Processor: 1.2GHz MHz or faster
DirectX: 8 (minimum); 9.0c+ (recommended)
Internet: Internet connection is required to register both the download and CD-ROM versions of the game
So what are you waiting for?! Head over to PopCap and download the new demo.
The Fring App
Fring has released the iPhone version of their service today as a free download in the App Store.
Fring allows you to chat and interact with others on a variety of networks including Skype, MSN, GoogleTalk, AIM, Yahoo, Twitter, and ICQ. In addition, Fring offers Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) using the iPhone’s Wi-Fi connection. Features listed include:
Fring supports SkypeOut and SIP which allows you to make calls to landline and mobile phones. Some charges may apply depending on the type of call and plan. Fring is available as a free download in the App Store. (App Store)
iPhone 2.2 Includes Hidden Japanese Emoji Icons
According to MacRumors the latest iPhone 2.2 firmware has one hidden feature that should please Japanese iPhone customers: the inclusion of 461 emoji characters.
The hidden iPhone emoji (emoticons)
Obama ’08: The Official iPhone Application
In these times people are wanting change while protecting their shiny iPhones with their lives. The Obama camp has decided to combine the two. Basically you get the Obama ’08 campaign on your phone.
This year’s presidential election is a real chance for Americans to create change and build solidarity. This campaign has been about people like you making a difference. With Obama ’08, you have the information and tools necessary to help deliver the change we need come this November.
The first hardware running Google’s open source OS “Android” has finally arrived. I first saw the news announcement over at Engadget. No doubt they face a pretty daunting market with the iPhone and Blackberries dominating much of the sales and with good reason. Might explain why they’re launching it for $179 with a 2-year T-Mobile contract, but more surprisingly you can get the phone for “only” $399 contract free. If you’re already a T-mobile subscriber you’re in luck, they are taking pre-orders for you faithful customers already.
Amazon has aligned itself with the new handset giving you access to their MP3 store, so obviously they’re aiming to be a music device too. So explain to me, where the hell is the standard 3.5mm jack?
Keep reading for picture, specs and link to official site.
Well needless to say this took a while and required a few backspaces to work around my fat fingers doing the nimble iPhone keyboard dance.
I consider this a test of the iPhone WordPress app more than anything else.
Guess it works!
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