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Macworld 2011: Wigglehop, a new kind of movie app
We've all seen the ton of movie apps and probably have a bunch of them already on our iOS devices, but today I saw something different. I spoke with Tyler Young, the designer of a free universal app called Wigglehop from Plastic Trophy. Wigglehop is a movie planning app which differs from the usual movie look-up app.

Wigglehop, using auto-location or by inputting a starting place or zip code, finds the closest 25 theaters. It not only tells you what's playing, it tells you how many new movies have opened today along with the times of the movies for the next few days. You can choose as many as you like and have them saved to an attractive list that can be as long or short as you like.

Each movie you choose shows a paragraph on what the movie is about, the ratings and the playing time. Next it tells you how much time you have until each show starts. A neat bit is that your listing page updates itself. According to Jason: "You can make you plans in the morning and check in them in the evening when you're out and about and might actually want to see a movie."

So if there's a particular movie you want to see, you'll be able to figure out which theater has the most convenient time. If you have a favorite theater, you'll know when you need to get there for the show. Each selected movie has a countdown for all the shows of the day. If you're going with some friends, you can zap that information into Twitter, Facebook, SMS or email. Each email contains a link to your movie and time list so your friends get the same page as you see in the app. Of course the email with timing doesn't update. The app is ad-supported, but the ads didn't seem to be intrusive since they are movie related.

Wigglehop only came out a few days ago, and already looks great -- but movie trailers are planned along with more social networking features. I can see this becoming my go-to app for movies. Knowing what's playing is one thing, but planning your options is another.

Check it out. It's free and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. I know that I was in the few minutes I had to play with Wigglehop.
Macworld 2011: Wigglehop, a new kind of movie app originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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My favorite 3 iPhone apps: T-Pain

We're starting a new series at TUAW called "My favorite 3 iPhone apps" -- and to kick it off, we're starting with rapper T-Pain. We caught up with the AutoTune master himself at CES promoting the I Am T-pain microphone, based on the popular iPhone app. He let us know his favorite three iPhone apps; one of them is the Delta app, because the man is a true jetsetter (and has a crazy travel schedule).

Look for more "My favorite 3 iPhone apps" video segments featuring other personalities and celebrities, each Saturday right here on TUAW.
My favorite 3 iPhone apps: T-Pain originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Macworld Expo 2011: iFixit wields their magic in person
On stage at Macworld 2011, two of our friends from iFixit, Kyle Weins and Luke Soules, attempted to fix broken Apple stuff right in front of an audience. The session was moderated by Chris Breen, who asked the audience to bring up their broken gear in the hope that it could be fixed right on the spot.

iFixit, for those that don't know, is a firm that not only posts teardowns of popular Apple products, but strongly believes in empowering users with the ability to fix their own Apple equipment, and sells replacement parts and tool kits to allow people to do it. As Luke attempted repairs, Kyle described exactly what was going on. During the session, they unfortunately weren't successful at any repairs but they were working under some impossible conditions. People in the audience had a lot of different broken things, and iFixit was only able to bring in two boxes of parts, which limited them dramatically.

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Macworld Expo 2011: iFixit wields their magic in person originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Macworld 2011: eyeSky brings a security system to iOS
Only a few things have impressed me on the show floor this year, but I ran into something that's pretty amazing. The only problem is, like most of these kinds of solutions, that it's also very expensive.

eyeSKY Technologies, an American distributor for a German security company named Mobotix Corp, has been showing its Hemispheric IP Video Door Station. What this thing does is provide a customizable security system for the well-heeled. The unit is a Unix-based computer with a flash card memory reader installed at the door that saves to an internal DVR and/or allows you to watch the camera stream live. A 32 or 64 GB flash card can be used that gives you a few days of storage. There is a 3.1 megapixel 360 degree camera that Scott Winslow, the CEO, told me about: "Mobotix uses a proprietary codec which is a cross between h.264 compression and motion JPEG. They call it an MXJPEG that allows these images to be transferred over the Internet." Typically this sort of transfer is a bandwidth killer, but using this codec you get a clear and fluid compressed stream.

When someone comes to your door and rings the doorbell, or gets near it using a customizable motion sensor (anything bigger than an errant dog will set it off), a number of things can happen. An email, text message, or when the universal app for iOS and just about every other mobile platform is released, a push notification will be sent to your device. It can be set to play a canned message saying that you're busy, or you can remotely talk to the person at the door using VOIP. An internal light turns on and it's also wired to the usual light over your door, as the DVR starts recording. This can be important if some shady character shows up and you want to show the video the police.
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Macworld 2011: eyeSky brings a security system to iOS originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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