Posts Tagged ipod touch

Read: iDrakula. The Original Vampire Tale as Told through Text, Email and Voicemail on Your iPhone

Posted by mistergroonk in Apps, Books, Digital Decompression, Technology on October 29, 2010

From: Mister Groonk
To: Faithful Readers
Subject: The modern retelling of the strange old man who doesn’t drink….wine.
Sent: October 29, 2010

Here’s a curious idea. Take one classic tale of the great and powerful king of all night creatures your count and lord, Dracula. Take it from its humble, and now quaint, 1897 origins. Then transform and infuse it with all the 21st century trappings. Instant messages. Voicemail. Email. And cram it all in your handy portable Steve Jobs device.

And the first part of iDrakula is free!

*Traps a spider. Inspects it briefly. Eats it.*

The master must be informed of this “new age magic.” he must know. For the retelling, like the blood, is life.

The dark lord’s humble servant,
G
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Attached: iDrakula iTunes website

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Cartoonist Daryl Cagle Collects ‘Oil Spill Cartoons’ into iPhone/iPod Touch App

Posted by mistergroonk in Apps, Comics, Marketing, Technology on June 16, 2010

We’re not familiar with MSNBC cartoonist, Daryl Cagle’s work. What he’s done here is of interest to us. Centering an app around a theme in his work that just so happens to match current events is pretty nifty. Hell, it’s so obvious we wonder why it hasn’t occurred to us before.

The level of advertising Cagle is running for his new ‘Oil Spill Cartoon’ app, however, slams hard against the spam line. If he wasn’t advertising so hard, we never would have noticed them. Now that we notice them, and him, we can’t help but see his pleas for your $0.99.

Marketing and sales is a delicate dance between you and potential costumers. It’s never a good idea to slam hard on your partner’s toes.

via @dcagle, The Cagle Post

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Iron Week: Marvel’s IRON MAN App Looks to Redefine Branded Mobile Applications, Awesome

Posted by mistergroonk in Apps, Comics, Marketing, Movies on May 3, 2010

This mini-promotional Iron Week is picking up steam. The more we browse our Internet feeds. The more stuff we stumble upon.

Mashable reports Marvel and Zumboi got together and birthed a monstrously interactive free iPhone/iPod Touch app promoting that new IRON MAN II movie you may have heard about.

Zumobi designed the app to fit in with the existing Iron Man motif. The graphics and colors match the film and comic series, and elements of the apps control panel mimic the HUD (heads-up display) that resides inside Tony Stark’s Iron Man helmet.

From the main screen, users can choose to view videos, news, wallpapers, the origin of Iron Man, buy tickets and access other Marvel links.

The video clips feature a variety of TV commercials for Iron Man 2 and its tie-in sponsors (like Dr Pepper and Audi) and there are also links to clips from the film, which match up with what Marvel has been posting to its official YouTube (YouTube) page.

Mashable also talks about Marvels future plans with Android and that an iPad application is coming. More importantly, something we almost skipped over, this Iron man application extends beyond simply building hype for the IRON MAN II movie. The Iron Man app will continue to feed you information on all things Iron Man after the movie is but a (hopefully) pleasant memory.

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