Finally, a Chinese developer has released a handwriting recognition application for the iPhone that provides users with "a writing area that can take over the standard keyboard at the touch of button." Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.
The software is still in beta and it has quite a few errors—it doesn't work correctly in landscape mode and it doesn't appear in Mail.app for now.[via Gizmodo]
Finally, iPhone users can now save photos and full screen captures in Safari with Apple's latest beta firmware. No word yet on if these features will make it to the final release.
Well, a reliable source let us know that the image capturing good times don't end there: the iPhone now capable of taking full screen caps (like the one above) simply by holding the sleep button, then tapping the home button[via Engadget]
That's right, a batch of newly uncovered Apple patents have recently surfaced, showing the company's "plans to turn the device into what it describes as a 'lifestyle companion.'" Click here for first picture in gallery.
It doesn't stop with workouts, however, with the patent applications also indicating plans for a diet coach of sorts, which could even make use of the iPhone's camera to scan bar codes on products. Those components would also of course all work together, with the system able to suggest workouts based on your diet and physical condition and vice versa[via Gizmodo - Engadget - UnwiredView]
The team over at Monster and Friends have supposedly previewed the iPhone app store and took a couple screenshots showing the "Top 50" and "Genres" pages. Click here for one more picture.
The look of the alleged store appears to be very similar to installer.app, and why not? It sure as hell works. Strangely, the applications already had a shed load of user ratings, but if this is part of Apple's testing routine, that fact is probably not too out of place[via Gizmodo - Monsterandfriends]
Ryan Block gives us a hands-on preview of Apple's upcoming iPhone Firmware 2.0. New features include: Microsoft Exchange functionality, app store, scientific calculator, and parental controls. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
By far our favorite new feature is multi-select in mail, though. Now when you hit edit you can select as many messages as you want and delete or move them as a group[via Engadget]
LEGO-touch for the iPhone will allow users to "build virtual LEGO creations using a large catalog of basic building blocks." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Using the iPhone's multi-touch display, you can easily grab blocks and assemble them into just about any shape you can imagine. A slick user interface lets you easily zoom in and rotate your designs, and easily apply any color in the spectrum to each of your blocks[via Technabob]
Spore for the iPhone "will focus on a single phase of gameplay; in this case, the tide pool phase." Video after the break.
The simplified game will allow players to try to survive as a multicellular organism in a tide pool. The iPhone version takes advantage of the device's touch capabilities and 3-axis accelerometer
GT provides us with a first look at Super Monkey Ball for the iPhone. Unlike other versions, this one makes use of the iPhone's accelerometer. Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.
This is not a cellphone game. This is a full console game. And we underestimated the power of the device. We had to fly in a developer to upscale the art for the iPhone[via Gizmodo]
MixMeister Scratch basically "uses the iPhone's multi-touch screen to let you scratch audio tracks just like a real turntable." Video after the break.
MixMeister Scratch lets you choose from a bunch of digitized scratch sound effects, then lets you perform some turntable wizardry on any tune you’ve got loaded into your iPhone or iPod Touch[via Technabob]
In addition to Spore for the iPhone, AOL announced that it will be releasing an AIM client -- available with the iPhone 2.0 update in June. Click here for first picture in gallery.
It'll support invisible mode, you'll be able to make your own buddy icons using your stored photos, and you'll swipe to switch between conversations[via Gizmodo]
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