SoundofMotion adds another handy application that can be integrated with Android smartphones with the release of VeloComputer7. This latest software virtually transforms mobile phones into GPS and tracking devices, a useful addition for the cyclists who often embark on long journeys.

It comes with a built-in accelerometer and all a cyclist has to do is attach the phone to his bike or his tights and he can get the proper navigation support. Likewise, it helps keep track of the pedaling done by the person, the built-in accelerometer detects up and down leg motion and calculates cadence in rotations per minute or RPM. This technology frees the bicycle from any sensors on a crankshaft.

VeloComputer is now available on Android Market, BlackBerry App World and Sony-Ericsson PlayNow Arena in 9 languages and retails for $14.95.

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Last week we brought you a preview of Nokia’s Maemo 5 powered N900, and now we bring you the first official press renders of the device.

If you’re just checking in, the N900 is said to feature a 3.5 inch screen, accelerometer, 5MP camera, 32GB of internal storage and GPS, among other things.

As for a release date, well, considering Nokia hasn’t even officially released the above image yet, I think it’s safe to say it’s still a ways off.

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For gamers, Wolfenstein is certainly something familiar. It goes by the same genre as Doom where a player goes through a series of mazes in an underground setting to fight off monsters and reach the boss. Now, the same popular RPG game, Wolfenstein RPG comes to the iPhone and the iPod Touch, a game that will certainly be downloaded by people addicted to such first person RPGs.

In Wolfenstein RPG, players can save the world as Sergeant B.J. Blazkowicz, leader of an elite U.S. fighting unit, who is imprisoned by the evil Axis Army and must annihilate enemies in 9 action-packed levels. Utilizing the innovative Multi-Touch user interface of iPhone and iPod touch, players tap to pick up weapons to hit, kick, dynamite and destroy super soldiers, zombies and the shadowy Harbinger of Doom; swipe to control fighting and walking motions; and use the accelerometer to propel the sniper rifle into action.

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Every wanted to use iPhone OS on anything else but the iPhone or the iPod touch? Why would you want such a thing anyway? Getting back to the point here, it seems that the iPhone OS can be installed on a desktop PC as long as it comes with accelerometer support and, most importantly with multitouch support. Check the video above for yourself. Is it real or just a good prank?

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Oasys Mobile has come up with another great app that combines fun with a recipe suggestion app in the iShot Machine. Take it with you during parties, play with it as you would a standard slot machine and get over 3,000 shot recipes if you are emphatic about new liquor shots and shooter recipes.

Using the accelerometer in the iPhone or iPod touch, the user can shake their device, activate the slot machine and find a winning shot every time, whether at their favorite neighborhood bar or a party.

The shot recipe app for iPhone offers you hours of fun at bars, parties, or even your own kitchen. With over 3,000 shot recipes to choose from you just shake, make, and shoot. You will get a surprise shot every time! It’s like a Las Vegas slot machine for shot recipes! Now available on the iPhone App Store.

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Have some fun on your iPhone with the availability of the new thrilling game Johnny Crash. Redesigned for the iPhone and iPod touch, players can use the innovative accelerometer feature to shoot stuntman Johnny Crash out of a cannon and control his movements by tilting the device to send him soaring through the air crashing into helicopters, UFOs, vultures, oil rigs, tornados, lightning storms, and even cattle.

This new game offers a different type of approach. Rather than the usual keep the character alive concept, you actually have to find a way to cause as much damage or pain to your Johnny Crash character. Now how hard could that be?

Johnny Crash is now available for $4.99 at the Apple App store.

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Nokia has recently released some details on the successor to the 6600 slide, the appropriately named 6600i slide.

Don’t expect anything too amazing out of this phone as it’s clearly marketed towards the budget crowd with its $272 price tag before subsidies.

Depsite its low price tag this phone packs quite a punch:

- 3G connectivity
- 2.2″ QVGA display
- 5MP camera
- Bluetooth 2.0, microUSB
- Accelerometer
- FM tuner
- 11100 mAh battery/3-4 hr talk time, 14.5 days stand-by
- Black and silver finishes

Nokia says that the 6600i slide will be available sometime in Q3 this year.

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As the name implies, Motorola’s new w7 Active Edition slider is aimed at those sporty types, with its built-in pedometer and personal trainer application. It appears that Moto is jumping on the accelerometer bandwagon with this phone since users can control functions on the phone with simple hand gestures:

Shake up your everyday phone experience by controlling MOTO W7 using simple hand gestures, taps and flicks. Flip the phone over to silence the ringer of an incoming call, snooze the alarm clock or pause the music. Shake twice to instantly launch your favorite application, such as the music player. When showing off your photo albums or music libraries, flick the phone right or left to move between songs and images.

The Moto W7 also features a 2.0 megapixel camera and it runs on a 3G network. It appears that only customers in Latin America and Asia will be able to use this in the foreseeable future.

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EA releases a mobile game of Star Trek, just in time when the expected remake is scheduled to hit theatres worldwide. The action game has players captain the USS Enterprise on a host of missions, during which Kirk and Spock make appearances and help gamers along. Players also fight against and alongside ships from series fiction, such as the Keldon, Valdore and K’tinga.

Star Trek is currently on sale via the App Store and priced at $5.

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If you think that EA only made Tiger Woods PGA Tour and Need for Speed for the usual game consoles then guess again. EA Mobile has made them compatible with iPhones and are actually available at the Apple App Store.

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR and Need for Speed Undercover were created for the unique capabilities of the iPhone and iPod touch and providing the graphic quality and simulation experience that is core to these successful franchises. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR players will use the touch capabilities to draw back a golf club to tee off for a round at Pebble Beach. Need for Speed Undercover players will outrun the cops while navigating the roads using the accelerometer feature.

“Tiger Woods PGA TOUR brings the ultimate mobile golf experience to the iPhone and iPod touch, including the world’s No. 1 golfer, legendary courses and an interface that leverages these great devices,” said Adam Sussman, VP of Worldwide Publishing for EA Mobile. “Need for Speed players will lose themselves in the most intense 3D racing environment EA has brought to mobile phones.”

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR and Need for Speed Undercover are currently available worldwide from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore. Additional EA Mobile iPhone and iPod touch titles available include: TRIVIAL PURSUIT and Lemonade Tycoon, joining previously released Spore Origins, SimCity, SCRABBLE, Tetris, MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition, YAHTZEE Adventures and Sudoku.

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There is a new game app over at the Apple app store from Glu Mobile. The game is Cops and Robbers, a game that will give players a rush of adrenaline as they play a thief escaping pursuers or play as a cop chasing down a criminal on the run.

“Cops & Robbers introduces unique sub-genre because we set out to make a fast-moving experience that has the flow of a racing game with the variety and challenge of an action platformer,” said Jill Braff, senior vice president of global publishing, Glu Mobile. “We are excited to provide consumers with a game that takes advantage of the unique and engaging features of the revolutionary iPhone and iPod touch.”

Cops & Robbers plays off of parkour-style acrobatics using unique accelerometer controls of the iPhone and iPod touch. Set in a 3-D urban landscape, the game is a visual feast full of shadows and rich glowing effects.

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We all know that there are various ways to access PCs and for people who hold talks and presentations, the need for flexible interface is a need. Guess what? With an iPhone, you can control your PC from a distance with Air Mouse Pro!

The top half of the Air Mouse Pro Screen features a two-button trackpad, while the bottom half gives you a keyboard, along with controls for browsing the Web and playing movies and music. Using the accelerometer and touchscreen of either an iPhone or iPod touch, Air Mouse works over a local Wi-Fi network to control your computer’s mouse and keyboard.

Before using the app, you do need to install a small application on your computer-there’s a version for both Mac OS X and Windows users-which manages the connection and controls many of the mouse and keyboard settings.

Price: $6.00

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Digital Chocolate is bound to score another hit with the announcement that they will be launching Tornado Mania. The said game is now available at the Apple App Store.

Redesigned specifically for iPhone and iPod touch, Tornado Mania! leverages accelerometer technology to enable players to control the movements of a tornado by holding the device like a steering wheel. When users tilt the device, the tornado will spin counter-clockwise or clockwise accordingly. Players can also use the innovative Multi-Touch screen controls if they prefer.

These new control schemes take a proven gameplay experience and elevate it to a new level of visceral, intuitive fun. There’s also a feature that gives users the option to listen to their own iTunes music while playing the game and still hear the game’s sound effects.

Tornado Mania! is available for $4.99 from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch. There is also a free version available that will provide a limited number of levels and modes.

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The resolution leaves a lot to be improved but the problem of blurred images is apparent from shots taken with the iPhone. However, a software aims to change all that and it comes in the form of the ProCamera software.

ProCamera uses the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer to judge when the phone is being held steady, and waits for that moment to shoot the picture–certainly an innovative use of the technology. A self-timer is part of the package, with a good and loud beeping countdown, perfect for taking the occasional self-portrait. The app also shows you a tilt-meter, a circular image that lets you know if your picture is on the straight and level.

If keeping your phone straight and getting constantly blurry images are big problems for you, ProCamera may offer a solution to your camera troubles. If you are looking for more control over your images in addition to that nifty self-timer, you may want to look elsewhere.

ProCamera is compatible with any iPhone running the iPhone 2.1 software update.

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All eyes seem to be on the scheduled premier of Fast and Furious, the fourth installment of the Fast and the Furious flicks hence don’t be surprised if you see some games or apps come out in advance. I-play, Oberon Media’s publishing division and the world’s leading multi-platform casual games publisher, today announced the global launch of Fast & Furious for iPhone and iPod touch from the Apple App Store.

Developed in partnership with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group, the new Fast & Furious iPhone game is the sixth title to be released in the #1 best-selling mobile racing franchise in the world. The Fast & Furious iPhone game closely follows the story line of the new blockbuster movie from Universal Pictures, which brings back the original cast of the first film and releases in theatres on April 3rd.

The Fast & Furious iPhone game utilizes several cutting edge iPhone technologies such as social network and connectivity features like uploading your fastest races to YouTube for inclusion in global leader boards and contests, site posts and race challenges to name a few. Features like the high resolution graphics, ultra responsive accelerometer based steering controls, and the wi-fi connected Pink Slip racing truly deliver the speed, grit and adrenaline kick that only white knuckle underground street racing can deliver.

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