So Much New Stuff from Apple

If you tuned in to Apple's September 1 keynote, you'll already be aware of all these announcements.  But in case you missed it, here's the recap of all the new happenings.

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Vox 3000 Lite Now in the App Store!

Now your favorite speech synthesis app is available for FREE!  And you get all the features available in Vox 3000 - the choice between two robo-tastic voices, the ability to save your favorite phrases, copy and paste to any app supporting AudioPaste, and Facebook posting.

How is all this possible, you ask?  Through the wonderful world of iAd's. Or if you prefer, it's only $0.99 for the ad-free version.  Whether you're looping a phrase into a new track or updating your Facebook wall, make Vox 3000 your go-to app for when you need to talk like a computer!

iTunes link: Vox 3000 Lite

Monday Movie Miscellany - Inception

After weeks of hype, I finally went and saw it this weekend.  As always, there were things that I liked and things that I didn't, but all things considered I'd say Inception's a pretty good movie.

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Retronyms SXSW 2011 Panels - Vote!

At Retronyms, we love GeoGames!, This year for South by Southwest Interactive 2011, we proposed to give a couple of talks. Part of the selection process includes a public vote, and as of today the SXSW Panel Picker is live!

Take a peek at our proposals, and don't forget to vote if they look interesting!
How Can Geogames Make Money
Location Based Game Design

Monday Movie Miscellany - Deep Blue Sea

Since last week was the Discovery Channel's world-renowned Shark Week, it's only appropriate that we should follow up with a shark-themed thriller.  While we could go with the classic Jaws, the star 25-foot monster is not nearly as scary as the super smart sharks that terrorize the cast of Deep Blue Sea.

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Geo Games: The World is a Playground

This past Friday, I had the honor of presenting at volume 8 of PechaKucha night Cleveland. I gave a quick talk about a topic near and dear to our hearts: Geo Games! PKN was hosted in the heart of the warehouse district in a courtyard of the Hoyt Block that hadn't been used in over 10 years (a very interesting urban space with amphitheater seating, and a giant hole in one wall).

Photos of the event and video of the talk after the jump:

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Sprint's Making a 3G Enabling Case for iPod Touch

Neat!  Most of my data usage is for checking bus times and where exactly that place I'm going is, so I would love having this when there's no wifi to be had.  It can connect to other wifi devices as well, so there's the added bonus of laptop tethering. 

The amount of use I'd get out of it would definitely depend on how much the data plans cost, but at a glance it seems like a great product for those without smartphones who want data connectivity everywhere. 

The current working name is the Peel, and it's just been submitted to the FCC, so no word yet on when the actual release will be.  Ars Technica and Wired have the story, and here are all the FCC documents.