Independent app developer Dante Varnado Moore has announced the release and immediate availability of Songwriter’s Pad 1.0.3, a professional lyric writing app designed specifically for the iPad. Songwriter’s Pad allows songwriters to write, arrange and store all of their lyrics and song concepts in one app. It also includes a digital audio recorder for capturing vocal ideas when inspiration strikes. It contains “powerful idea generating tools that are designed to inspire creative expression and eliminate writer’s block” says independent app developer Dante Varnado Moore. Read the full story
PwnTunes is a new way to sync music to your iPhone without the use of iTunes.
With PwnTunes It’s as easy as plugging your sync cable into your Windows PC.
Then it’s as simple as browsing your file explorer to copy your files from your iPhone/Touch to your PC. or you can drag items from the PC to your iPhone/Touch!
drag, drop & go!
SnowCover Pro lets you use gestures to control music playback directly on your iPhone, iPod touch lockscreen.
With SnowCover you can control your music directly on your lockscreen. Use simple gestures like swiping or doubletap to control volume and playback. SnowCover is as full featured as SwipeControls.
It also displays your current album cover in a very nice and themeable way on your lockscreen. And as an added feature, you can even set the time it takes for your lockscreen to dim, so that you have enough time to see your cover and control your music. Read the full story
If you thought the automakers would be leaving CES to the TV and PMP makers, Ford would like to have a word with you. A few words, actually. Aside from announcing that in-car WiFi will be available next year, the iconic blue oval is today calling itself the first car manufacturer to offer factory-installed HD Radio with iTunes tagging capabilities. Slated to become available on select 2011 Ford models sometime next year, the implementation will enable listeners of HD Radio to “tag” songs they like via a single button press; from there, the song information will be logged within the radio’s memory, and up to 100 tags on Sync can be stored until an iPod is connected to suck them down. Once that data hits the iPod, users can Read the full story
Not that we haven’t seen an elongated iPod sound system before, but we’ve definitely yet to see one as totally bodacious as this. JVC has just slung out its XS-SR3 iPod speaker dock, which — like B&W’sZeppelin Mini — can hold your iPhone / iPod vertically or horizontally. JVC claims this little trick better enables users to view videos in widescreen form, while the 5-watts of power are sure to blow your skin back when cranked to 11. Other specs include a bundled remote and two audio inputs Read the full story