Year: 2008

Siavash Ghamaty has introduced Recycler
(http://ghamaty.com/applications/recycler/), a free,
recycling-friendly iPhone application for free download. It’s
designed to untangle those complicated and seemingly arbitrary PEC
plastic codes on the bottom of your recyclables.

Acceptable plastic recycling codes vary from location to location.
Recycler allows users to add their location’s codes into an
attractive interface that makes a green-conscious lifestyle easy,
says Ghamaty.

Canto (http://www.canto.com) has announced at the IFRA Expo new
versions of its Quark integration products: QXP Companion, QXP Server
Companion and QPS Companion. The products offer integrations with
QuarkXPress, QuarkXPress Server and the Quark Publishing System,
respectively.

New in the product line is support for QuarkXPress 8, QuarkXPress
Server 8 and Quark Publishing System versions 7.4 and 8. Integration
via Canto’s QPS Repository Adapter offers users of the Quark
Publishing System complete access to the DAM functionality of
Cumulus, says Canto CEO Ulrich Knocke.

LaFace/ZLG is premiering its first-ever artist branded application
for the iPhone and iPod touch with multi-platinum recording artist
P!nk. This marks LaFace/Zomba Label Group and Sony BMG’s entrance
into the mobile application arena with a strategy based around
dynamic artist applications.

Fans can now download P!nk’s Funhouse from Apple’s App Store
(http://www.itunes.com/appstore/). The application features previews
of the new album, the latest news, photos and essential information
to connect fans to P!nk’s world.

OurStage (http://www.OurStage.com), a music discovery destination,
has released OurStage Radio, a free iPhone application that lets
music fans discover, judge and listen to new music from independent
and emerging artists across all genres.

OurStage Radio features a thumbs-up and thumbs-down feature through
which users can rate music. As music fans start to identify their
favorites, OurStage will develop personalized recommendations that
can be found in each users’ “recommended” tab. Lists can also be
further personalized by identifying genre preferences.

Smule’s Sonic Vox allows voice transfer in real time on the iPhone.
It’s available for US$0.99 at the Apple App Store
(http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293840908&mt=8).

Sonic Vox shifts and contorts your voice while you’re talking,
turning the iPhone into a “magical microphone” of sorts. You can
alter your voice with a swipe of your finger.