PhotoFrame wins iLounge Top 100 Apps Award
November 3, 2009 by chillixWe’re really pleased to announce that PhotoFrame has just been included in iLounge’s Top 100 Apps list!
The list has just been published in this years edition of their iPod + iPhone Buyers’ Guide. If you’ve not come across it before it’s well worth downloading a copy of the pdf. It’s the definitive word on the state of the iPod & iPhone covering everything from a complete overview of the current range to the best docks, headphones, cases and of course, Apps (we’re on page 44).
We’re very proud to have been included – thanks guys!
If you’re not familiar with PhotoFrame then now’s the perfect time to pick up a copy. Here’s a brief overview:
PhotoFrame turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a beautiful digital photo frame. We’ve included some pictures to get you started, but you can easily customize these with favorites from your own photo albums.
PhotoFrame also acts as a digital clock by clearly displaying the time and date beneath the photo. PhotoFrame overrides your auto-lock setting so your slideshow will continue for as long as you wish. This makes it ideal to keep running while your device is docked and on charge.
Other settings allow you to vary the length of time each picture is displayed and select either 12 or 24 hour time display.
PhotoFrame has a very clean, simple interface – just tap on the clock area of the screen to access the settings screen and change the photos. Tap on the main photo to advance to the next picture if you don’t want to wait for it to change automatically.
November Calendar Wallpapers
November 2, 2009 by chillixThey’re a day late but here are this month’s free calendar wallpapers.
Here’s two more wallpaper calendars for your iPhone or iPod touch. As per usual they were created using our MyCal app whose sole purpose in life is to allow you to create gorgeous calendar wallpapers like these. You can change the style of the calendar and choose the background picture from the built in library or use your own.
Read all about it here or buy a copy here.
TimeDevice 01 out now
November 1, 2009 by chillixTimeDevice 01, our collaboration with internationally renowned designer, illustrator and typographer, Rian Hughes, has just appeared in the App Store.
We’ll blog more about this one (and Rian) when we’ve got a bit more time – suffice to say, TimeDevice 01 is a beautiful and stylish clock for your iPhone or iPod touch
Juiced 1.1 out now
November 1, 2009 by chillixWe just thought we’d let you know that Juiced 1.1 has just appeared in the App Store.
Juiced. Tapping the screen toggles the more detailed info on and off
This release brings compatibility with the latest models of the iPod touch – now you should be able to see all the stats on the info screen. Let us know if anybody is still having any problems.
Juiced. Rotate the screen for a detailed battery status report
Done 2.0 – new Heads Up Display
October 31, 2009 by chillixThis is the fifth (and possibly final) post talking about the forthcoming update to Done, our iPhone & iPod touch To Do list app.
The current version of Done presents you with an easy way to delete all your completed items – just rotate the phone into landscape mode to get the big ‘Delete all completed items’ button. Done 2.0, available shortly, takes this to the next level…
Now, when you rotate your phone you’ll be presented with our new HUD (Heads Up Display) which gives you three choices: Delete all completed items, Email your list to yourself or others and Wallpaper – save your most important items to your Camera Roll so that you can set them as your wallpaper.
The fact that the HUD works on a list-by-list basis gives you fantastic flexibility and means that you can email any list or combination of lists to yourself or create a wallpaper of just the top items from any individual list (the current version of Done creates a wallpaper based on your combined list).
Done 2.0 will be available shortly.
Done 2.0 – manual sorting
October 28, 2009 by chillixThis is the fourth post talking about the forthcoming update to Done, our iPhone & iPod touch To Do list app.
The current version of Done allows you to shake your phone to sort your list of items by either priority or date order, depending on your settings. When Done 2.0 is released shortly, you’ll also be able to arrange items manually.
Done 2.0 allows manual sorting of tasks
One of the many things users really like about Done is its simple, uncluttered interface and we’ve tried to keep that in Done 2.0. So the challenge was to find a way to add new features without adding loads of new buttons. Because Done is developed exclusively for the iPhone we always wanted to take full advantage of its capabilities – if the phone can detect a shake, why not use that to sort instead of adding a sort button?
We’ve carried this thinking through to Done 2.0 - so to enter manual edit mode you simply hold your finger on an item for a second then release it. A sound will confirm that you’re now in edit mode and the drag handles and delete buttons will appear. Now rearrange your items to your heart’s content and tap the screen to exit edit mode.
Item’s dates and priorities will change as you rearrange them, so dragging a priority 1 item down the list past a priority 2 item will change its priority to 2. It all works exactly as you’d expect and is incredibly useful in fine-tuning your list of tasks.
Done 2.0 will be available shortly.
Done dates – help
October 22, 2009 by chillixOne of our Done users is experiencing a strange problem that we’ve never seen before (hi Edward!).
Occasionally some of the dates on his dated items slip by one day – Christmas on the 24th December for example. Nobody else has ever reported this happening (in fact, Done is probably our most smooth running app) and we can’t replicate it here no matter how hard we try.
So if anybody out there has had the same problem, please let us know and give us as much info as you can – device, time, date, region settings etc. Thanks.
TimeDevice 1
October 22, 2009 by chillixAs well the updates mentioned previously, we’ve also just submitted TimeDevice 01, our latest app to Apple.
TimeDevice 01 is the first iPhone app in a collaboration between Chilli X and internationally renowned designer, illustrator and typographer, Rian Hughes. If you don’t know Rian, it’s worth checking out his Wikipedia entry – it’s quite an entertaining read (especially the description of his first job interview). To see more of his work or purchase some of his fonts, visit his website.
Rian brings his love of type and color to this unique designer clock. The hour and minutes are displayed in a bold black font while the seconds display darkens slowly over the course of a minute.
The background color can be left to change automatically, in which case it slowly fades through the spectrum, or manually – just shake the phone to select a random color.
Tap anywhere to bring up the settings screen for more info and to contact us.
Back to TimeDevice 01: As you can see from the screens above, Rian has bought his love of type and color to this unique designer clock. The hour and minutes are displayed in a bold black font while the seconds display darkens slowly over the course of a minute.
The background color can be left to change automatically, in which case it slowly fades through the spectrum, or manually – just shake the phone to select a random color. It’s a very distinctive looking clock and looks great running on your desk with the colors slowly changing throughout the day.
We’ll let you know as soon as it’s available in the App Store.
Update on the Updates
October 22, 2009 by chillixA quick note to all the Juiced and Playlist Alarm Clock users out there.
We’ve recently posted minor updates to both of these apps. Juiced 1.1 adds compatibility with the latest model of the iPod touch – previously you got only look at the lovely graphics – now you’ll get the detailed battery stats as well. Playlist Alarm Clock 1.5 fixes the issue that was causing the music to stop if you turned off the screen at night.
We’ll update our bug list and let you know as soon as they appear in the App Store – which might take some time the way things seem to be going now. There’s still no sign of RandomPlay after 2 weeks…
Done 2.0 – even more details
October 21, 2009 by chillixThis is the third post talking about the forthcoming update to Done, our iPhone & iPod touch To Do list app.
One of Done’s existing features is the ability to create separate lists of tasks and view them either individually or combined into one master list. Done 2.0 takes this one step further by allowing you to turn individual lists on or off. Have a look at the screengrabs below to see how this works.
Done 2.0 with all lists switched on
Done 2.0 with some lists switched off
Notice how the master list (at the top) changes from All with 84 items to Selected with 40 items. Lists that have been switched off don’t show up in the combined list and their items aren’t added to the icon badge. This really helps when you want to focus on a particular set of tasks as you can now view the contents of your lists in any combination you choose – you might want to turn off all your work lists at the weekend for example.
Notice our shiny new Help & Settings buttons at the bottom of the screen? Done 2.0 is in the final stages of testing – all the features are complete and working perfectly – we’re just doing a bit of last minute polishing. Stay tuned for the next blog entry detailing more new features.
