Posts tagged iOS

Augmented Conversation with the iPhone

It runs dozens of google searches continually in the background, displaying result-snippet-bubbles that float past, driven by the whorls and eddies of our conversation. While we’re talking about the beardy guy with the Greek name in The Hangover, a bubble for ‘Zach Galifianakis - IMDb’ looms large, only to be nudged offscreen as we move to debating whether the ‘candied sunchokes’ on the restaurant menu are likely to taste more like sunflowers or artichokes, while the other half of the table engages in a dialog on the nature of catnip.

How Will iOS Apps on the Mac Work?

The whole point of Apple’s success with iOS has been the opposite of “write once, run anywhere”. It’s more like “write a version that is specifically optimized for this particular device”.

7th Guest coming to iOS

OK, so we don’t have jet packs or the ability to vote through our DVRs (you did remember to vote, didn’t you?) but at least you can say this of 2010: A game that once required CD-ROMs to work is now available on your iPhone. Or more specifically, spooky FMV gem The 7th Guest will be available this December on the iOS platform.