Backstage: Wii Reconnects with Super Smash Bros. Brawl

No game company on the planet has been more successful at building marquee-quality franchise titles than Nintendo. And, on a related note, no game company has been more successful at finding a way to integrate most of its franchises into a single, “everybody needs to buy this” sort of game. Nintendo achieved the first feat with Super Smash Bros., a simple “knock your enemies off the screen” fighting game developed by trusted…

Mac Automation: Save websites to iPod for later

iPods are great. They allow you to take your complete music library on-the-go, along with some iPod games, and movies. But what if you are in the middle of reading, say, your favorite blog (you know, us), and you want to go somewhere? Well, you certainly don't have to stop reading! I am going to show you how to use Automator to create a workflow that gets the current text from Safari and syncs it to your iPod as a new note.Continue reading to learn how.Continue reading Mac Automation: Save websites to iPod for laterPermalink | Email this | Comments

Exclusive preview: Delicious Monster's Delicious Library 2.0

Back in 2004, shortly before the release of Mac OS X Tiger, Delicious Library 1.0 arrived as a slick looking inventory cataloging application designed to manage listings of books, videos, albums and other media. This year, Delicious Library 2.0, curr...

Article: Does iPhone SDK mark the end of Click Wheel iPod Gaming?

When Apple announced the iPhone Software Development Kit in early March, game developers were nearly unanimous in praising the tools, iTunes-focused distribution methodology, and opportunities Apple was providing to their community: the iPhone and iPod touch, they made clear, were going to be exciting new gaming platforms, and companies such as Electronic Arts, Sega, and Gameloft were quick to commit to releasing new titles. But what, we wondered,…

Article: Twenty-Nine Apple-Shown iPhone Apps: Some Real, Some Possible, Some Not?

During the iPhone Software Roadmap Event on March 6, 2008, Apple showed a total of 29 applications—10 in some demonstrated form, 9 on a list of additional sample programs, and 10 on what appeared to be a mocked-up list of third-party applications. Though these applications won’t be available until late June or later, if at all, we’ve assembled a complete list of what was shown for curious readers and developers to consider. Some…

News: Crazy Kart 2 being ported to iPhone

French game developer Int13 has revealed that it has successfully begun porting its Crazy Kart 2 racing game over to the iPhone and iPod touch platform. The game, which appears to be a clone of Nintendo’s Mario Kart series, features a 320x320 playing area, a virtual steering wheel touch control, 3 vehicle classes, 6 different characters, downloadable content, and Wi-Fi online multiplayer. The company said of the release, “Thanks to it’s…