iPhone App 12 Days of Christmas Enlightens Your Holiday

KwiqApps is announcing the release of new app for iPad, iPhone & iPod touch called 12 Days of Christmas. 12 Days of Christmas is a music game based on the traditional Christmas song of the same name.
12 Days of Christmas brings players a Christmas music experience featuring relaxed game plays. The game can be enjoyed in two modes. The Watch mode is perfect for times when players want to get a feel for the pace of the music or simply immerse themselves in the music. The Play mode allows players to score points by finger tapping images of the twelve gifts mentioned in the song.
It blends the game play of Rock Band with a hint of Whack a Mole that will delight kids of all ages and adults who are kids at heart.
This kids-friendly game is the company's first product in the music rhythm games category. And more titles are planned for the future as the company evaluate user feedback on the game.

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad, iPhone & iPod touch
* Requires iOS 3.0 or later
* 12.0 MB Free Space

Pricing and Availability:
12 Days of Christmas for iPad and iPhone is only $0.99 and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Music category.

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OpenGL ES Book Recommendation

Since canceling my OpenGL ES 2.0 for iOS 4 book, I've had several people request book recommendations to use instead of my book. Honestly, I didn't really have one to give before today, partially because I intentionally avoided reading competing books while working on mine.

Today, while stuck on a train, I checked out Philip Rideout's iPhone 3D Programming by O'Reilly. Now, it's never easy to give an objective opinion on a book that competes with one you're writing, and even though my book is currently not on a production schedule and I have no time to work on it, I tend to still think of myself as working on an OpenGL ES book. Although there are several things that I would have done differently, I also know it's unfair to judge a book that way. Deciding what to include and what not to include in a book is a horribly difficult thing with an expansive topic like OpenGL ES and no two authors are going to make the same exact decision in that regard, so I'm not going to criticize Philip Rideout for, well, for not being me. Hell, normally not being me is taken as a bit of a compliment anyway.

Yet, though it's not the book I would have written, I can wholeheartedly recommend it. The information is solid and useful and it's presented in a way that doesn't assume or require a Ph.D in math. One thing that Rideout does do that I opted not to even attempt, is to give both the OpenGL ES 1.1 and OpenGL ES 2.0 approach to tasks that can be done in both environments, which is actually interesting on multiple grounds. One, it's a great transition for people who know 1.1 but not 2.0, but also, it shows the interesting ways people have figured out to work around the limitations of the fixed pipeline. These kinds of solutions fascinate me because they're the result of people refusing to accept technical limitations.

Much (all?) of the material from this book is available free online, but I'd recommend buying the book, which gives you access to the book's source code and also will also help an angel get his wings. Well, I'm not 100% sure on the latter, but it seems likely this time of year.

If you're floundering a bit with OpenGL ES, this book is well worth your time.

Never miss a phone call becasue of Silent Mode on your iPhone again

Introducing the appearance of Ring Reminder on the iTunes Store. Ring Reminder is a new iPhone app created for the Apple consumers who cannot afford to miss a call. App provides you with ability to set a reminder alarm on your iPhone quickly for any duration from 1 minute to 24 hours when you need to put your iPhone in silent mode.
At the end of the timer you'll be reminded with a pop up message from your phone to restore ring mode. Ring Reminder runs in the background and does not inhibit the normal use of your phone during the timer.

Ring Reminder is the one iPhone application that you must have! Set a timer and it will remind you to restore your phone to ring mode after your meeting, church or lunch time. Need to fake a phone call to get out of meetings? Ring Reminder has you covered there as well. You can also choose from four simulated ringtones to give your guests the impression you have a phone call that you "have to take".

Key Features:
* Easy timer alarms - 1 minute to 24 hours
* Pre* Define up to 10 timers
* Custom description that you choose
* Count down timer on main display
* Runs in the background!
* Cancel any timer alarm with one tap
* Delete and create timer alarms repeatedly
* Edit current timer alarms
* Can be used on the go, not location based
* Set a timer to get out of those meetings that run longer that you would like

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 2.3 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Ring Reminder 1.0 is only $0.99 USD and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category.

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