One of my iPhone application Nespresso Stock Checker that manages user’s Nespresso coffee capsules stock has been updated to version 2.0 including the following two features:

1. Ratings

Add-stars implementation helps you find your favorite coffees easier than previous.

2. Calculate

Calculate functionality offers you a set of coffee capsules that you might want to buy, according to your stocks and ratings state of each coffee¹. The image shows one example of 50 capsules choice. If you don’t have a good idea what to buy in the next order, try this.

Now on App Store

Nespresso Stock Checker is now on App Store for $0.99.

» Nespresso Stock Checker Homepage

Footnotes

1. Calculate functionality does only calculation. It does not online-access to the Nespresso shop. [↩]

IconUtility resizes an image into the following iPhone/iPad related icon sizes¹:

• Icon.png – 57×57 pixels application icon for standard resolution iPhone
• Icon@2x.png – 114×114 pixels application icon for high resolution iPhone 4
• Icon-72.png – 72×72 pixels application icon for iPad
• Icon-Small.png – 29×29 pixels settings icon for standard resolution iPhone
• Icon-Small@2x.png – 58×58 pixels settings icon for high resolution iPhone
• Icon-Small-50.png – 50×50 pixels settings icon for iPad

To use it, simply drag and drop an image onto the app, then save images. IconUtility creates a folder onto your desktop that contains appropriate images. You can download the app and check its source at:

• http://github.com/borealkiss/IconUtility
• http://github.com/borealkiss/IconUtility/downloads

Footnotes

1. icon size description from Updating for the iPhone 4 retinal display – Blog – Use Your Loaf [↩]

» Movie for iPad users
» Movie for iPhone users

I am pleased to announce that my new iPad app “Pscope for iPad” is released on App Store at July 01, 2010. Pscope (Pentagonal kaleidoscope) is a kaleidoscope-like image generator interacting with a user’s touch. Using photo images, Pscope displays pentagonal-shaped image segments spread on the screen.

General kaleidoscope iPhone/iPad apps on App Store uses a triangle patch as its mirror segment. Using several unique patterns of pentagonal mirror tiling, Pscope gives a user more unexpected and surprising experience. The generated image animates according to the user’s finger place touching on the screen. The user can freely customize segments’ size and shape as well as tiling pattern with 14 different types of pentagonal tilings human beings ever found (see below).

Unlike most kaleidoscope iPhone apps, Pscope uses a photography or image as its input instead of using camera data. This is just because iPad does not have any camera function. However thanks to a larger screen of iPad, one will have richer experience than on the screen of iPhone.

Here is several examples how Pscope for iPad works.

- An input image that I made long time ago (from [Flash] fla06 – boreal-kiss.com).

- Generated image by Pscope using Cairo pentagonal tiling

- Generated image by Pscope using Floret pentagonal tiling

- Generated image by Pscope using Prismatic pentagonal tiling

You can find more info at Pscope’s web site:

» Pscope for iPad

Pscope for iPad is now on App Store for $1.99:

Related web resources

• The 14 known pentagon tiles (image from Pentagon tiling – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).

  

• Pentagon Tiling — from Wolfram MathWorld

One of my iPhone apps, Nespresso Stock Checker has been recently updated to version 1.4 including the following features:

• Updated boutique data newly including Brazil and Mexico area.
• Implemented e-mail form for users that find incorrect boutique data.

Notify me if you find bugs. Thanks.

KanjiName creates your own Japanese name, drawing the name on Japanese traditional illustrations with a background photo that you choose from your photo library. Create your original photos!!

For the application detail see below.
» KanjiName – Your Japanese Name

NSC (Nespresso Stock Checker) has been upgraded to version 1.3. In this version you can find the nearest Nespresso boutique by the GPS implementation. Try this when you are out.

For the application detail see below.
» Nespresso Stock Checker

NSC (Nespresso Stock Checker) has been upgraded to ver. 1.2. In this version NSC is fully compatible with the Nespresso 2009 new edition including Pure origins such as “Indriya from India”, “Rosabaya de Colombia”, and “Dulsao do Brasil”. Enjoy.

For the application detail see below.
» Nespresso Stock Checker

A simple and retro-taste degital watch application. Two color versions are available (black/white). The app is free until March 31.

For more details see below.

» IsoClock

MixPhotos lets you synthesize your favorite two photos into one. You can control the degree of synthesis by tilting your device vertically and horizontally. Enjoy the animation until you are content with it, then save it into the photo library. The new photo will be there.

For more details see below.

» MixPhotos

“TheirAges” lets you track ages of your boyfriend, girlfriend, parents, dogs, and more, which are sometimes difficult to remember. “TheirAges”, however, doesn’t forget their ages. You would be able to keep in mind their ages with this application. You can also use images in the photo library of your device as a personal icon.

For more details see below.

» TheirAges – How old are they?