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iPhone in iPhone app is useless, but mesmerizing

Here’s the premise: you take a good old fashioned augmented reality setup, the likes of which we’ve seen all over the land, and attach a three-dimensional, rotatable iPhone to it. Not impressed yet, are you? Neither were we, but there’s some secret sauce to this one: you can actually launch apps on the simulated iPhone. That extra layer of interactivity makes the video after the break a lot more fascinating than it has any right to be, though it’s worth pointing out that we don’t think the apps are actually usable — they just give the illusion of launching. Anyhow, don’t wait around while all the cool kids are watching it, go have a gander yourself.

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iPhone in iPhone app is useless, but mesmerizing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Wave to have its own app store

We’re still not entirely certain what Google Wave is for — or even if humans are capable of comprehending it — but we do know that we’re super-intrigued by the idea of third-party extensions that hook into the fledging messaging platform, and it sounds like the folks in Mountain View are as well. Google’s planning to launch both an extension gallery and extension store in the coming months, which would allow users to easily find, buy, and share apps for Wave. It’s not clear how the sharing will work, or how much Google expects extensions to cost, but it’s certainly an interesting way to capitalize on Wave’s flexibility. Our first request? An extension to kill live-typing. Let’s make it happen.

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Google Wave to have its own app store originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Free iPhone apps can now include in-app purchases

One of Apple’s many curious restrictions on iPhone apps has now been lifted. It used to be that, in order for developers to have microtransactions / in-app purchases, they had to charge something upfront for the software, essentially requiring consumers to pay at least twice, or not at all. Well, all that’s changed, as the company has sent word to its developer community that the restriction has been lifted, meaning those annoying “Lite” and “Full” versions cluttering the app store can now be one and the same, with folks downloading the demo and paying to upgrade from within the app itself, a model that’s worked to success in other software ecosystems like Xbox Live. Sure, there’s gonna be developers out there that abuse the newly-minted business model, but it’s not like anything was stopping them before when they charged $2 upfront only to get you again later. The mass email announcement is reprinted after the break. [Warning: read link requires iPhone developer account]

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Free iPhone apps can now include in-app purchases originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HAVA media streamer for iPhone available now

Just a quick note to all you HAVA Player enthusiasts: the iPhone app that Monsoon announced at CES is finally ready for public consumption. Available from the App Store (of all places), the software lets HAVA owners control it all remotely — including cable, satellite, and DVR. What’s more, you can stream your recorded programming right onto the handset for all those times when you can’t stand to be apart from Jim Cramer (few and far between, we know). Supports iPhone and iPod touch (with OS 2.2.1 or higher) and goes for $9.99. PR after the break.

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HAVA media streamer for iPhone available now originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Appirion’s iDriver app lets iPhone control minivan (video)

Believe it or not, a device-controlled car isn’t exactly fresh. In fact, we’ve actually seen a PSP control a Civic before Barack Obama was even a glimmer in the media’s eye. That said, we’re always willing to give credit where it’s due, and the iDriver app just might be the most impressive use of Apple’s smartphone… well, ever. As the name implies, this here app is able to control a heavily wired vehicle seemingly with ease — the accelerometer handles the steering, and two soft buttons on the screen handle braking and acceleration. We’d bother explaining more, but we know you’ve already clicked past the break to see the whole thing demonstrated on video. Right?

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Appirion’s iDriver app lets iPhone control minivan (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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