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App Mix: Typography, Pizza Hut, Cyclops, WoW
By Charles Starrett
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Thursday, July 16, 2009
News Category: Apps + Games
Justin Stahl has released The Typography Manual, a new application for the iPhone and iPod touch. The Manual features a 60+ page book covering the history of type, typography basics, how to properly set text and characters, information on web typography, and more. It also offers resources such as a visual type anatomy glossary, a style guide, a keyboard character and HTML character code listing, an Em calculator, and a font size ruler. The Typography Manual is available now from the App Store and sells for $5. [via Kottke]
National chain Pizza Hut has launched a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The application allows users to order pizzas, wings, and pastas using interactive tools, see the latest deals, and play a racing mini-game while they are waiting for their order to arrive. The Pizza Hut app is available now as a free download.
Deep Prose Software has debuted Cyclops, its new application for the iPhone 3GS. Cyclops utilizes the iPhone 3GS’ macro capabilities to scan barcodes of items found in normal stores or at home, automatically searching Amazon to provide up to date product information and pricing. Cyclops is available now as a free download from the App Store.
Blizzard Entertainment has released World of Warcraft Mobile Armory, its second application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Built for players of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Armory lets users search for and view any character, item, guild, or Arena team in World of Warcraft, access their in-game calendars, view achievement-point leaderboards, plan out talent specs, and more. World of Warcraft Mobile Armory is a free download.
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1
Who ever thought we’d live to see the day when we could order a pizza with a phone.
Posted by ort on July 16, 2009 at 9:51 AM (PDT)
2
Congratulations on posting the single best one-sentence comment I can recall in the history of iLounge.
Posted by Jeremy Horwitz in East Amherst, NY, USA on July 16, 2009 at 11:44 AM (PDT)
3
Ort: you forgot “without talking”.
Posted by dave on July 16, 2009 at 1:03 PM (PDT)
4
Uh, dave, it’s called sarcasm…
Posted by WhoCares on July 17, 2009 at 6:19 AM (PDT)
5
at least it’s not available in Canada;)
Posted by melissa on July 17, 2009 at 1:21 PM (PDT)