Year: 2009

Freeverse has released the Fairy Trails app
(http://freeverse.com/fairytrails), an augmented reality game for the
iPhone and iPod touch, leveraging the latest technology in iPhone OS
3.1, including camera and compass access. It’s available for US$1.99
at the Apple App Store
(http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331011110&mt=8).

Here’s how the game is described: “Shake the device to power the
detector and then scan your surroundings for magical creatures.

JamBase (http://www.jambase.com), a database of show listings and
ticket information, has released an update (version 2) its free app
for the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s available at the Apple App Store
(http://jambase.com/iphone/app).

Music fans can access the JamBase iPhone app and create their own
personalized tour schedule.

QNAP Systems (http://www.qnap.com) has unveiled a new network
appliance described as a set-top player crossed with a NAS server.
The NMP-1000 Network Multimedia Player bridges the gap between the
home network and the living room, says Meiji Chang, CEO of QNAP
Systems. It works with Mac, Window, Linux, and even UNIX-based home
networks.

The NMP-1000 solves the dilemma of how to centrally store, manage,
and playback growing amounts of digital content spread around the
home on multiple computers, he adds.

iMinds (http://www.iminds.com), a new company based in Sydney,
Australia, has announced the release of a catalog of eight-minute
audio books that deliver “bursts of general knowledge.” The first 72
of these “MindTracks” are now available for download in the North
America from Audible.com or iTunes and work with any MP3 player.

Initial titles include: “The Federal Reserve,” “Epidemics,”
“Parkour,” “History of Whaling,” “D-Day Invasion,” “Seven Wonders,”
“Film Noir,” “Stockholm Syndrome” and “Evolution.” The iMinds
catalog is expected to grow at an accelerated clip in the coming