Jun 30
Rusty Apps is pleased to announce 2 new webOS apps available at the Touchpad launch. Need for Feeds is a RSS feed reader with Exhibition and Just Type support. Photo Effects Tablet Edition is the Touchpad-friendly evolution of the Photo Effects series.
Photo Effects Pro 1.0.10 will soon be submitted to the App Catalog. This version includes a revamped UI, some optimizations and 5 new effects (Old, Burn, Noise, Sharpen, and Soften.) Look for it soon in the App Catalog.
I know some of you Photo Effects Plus users may be wondering why Photo Effects Pro wasn’t an upgrade to Plus. This is a logical question and was the original plan last year when Photo Effects and Photo Effects Plus were released. The plan was to upgrade them to Hybrid apps (that don’t require a web service) when webOS 2.x was to be released last Fall. Fall came and went and eventually HP/Palm made the decision not to release webOS 2.x to all “legacy” phones. This cut off a viable upgrade path for the older Photo Effects apps. To upgrade them to hybrid apps now would require setting a minimum OS version to 2.1 in the App Catalog. This means that all Plus users on 1.4.x (and 2.0) would be cut off from upgrading or re-installing an app they paid for. So in the end Photo Effects Pro was born as a new app, requiring webOS 2.1 or higher to install. It’s not the perfect solution (and now I have to keep my web service running for the indefinite future) but it’s the way it is.
Now that the effects are applied directly on the phone in Photo Effects Pro I have more power to run effects that didn’t work on a shared web service. (The longer it takes to apply an effect, the slower the web service gets.) Keep your eye out for some new effects and features in future upgrades. (And for you users of Photo Effects Plus, if I run across an effect that will fit well in the web service model I will upgrade Plus as well.)
May 16
Available now in the Palm App Catalog for $2.99 USD (requires webOS 2.1 or higher)
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Photo Effects Pro is a complete rewrite of the Palm Hot Apps Competition winner Photo Effects (and Photo Effects Plus). This “Pro” version now runs completely on your phone, without the need for a web service or internet connection. (Requires at least webOS 2.1) With Photo Effects Pro you will be able to take advantage of several editing features right from your phone. Have you ever taken a picture that you thought would look good in black and white? Or accidentally taken a picture horizontally and wished you would have taken it vertically? You can now rotate, crop and resize your photos without first having to transfer them to your computer. This version allows you to set the filename before saving and includes a handy Undo feature. You can also email or text your finished photo directly from the app or set it as the wallpaper.
Available now in the Palm App Catalog for $0.99 USD
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This “Plus” version adds cropping and resizing to the free Photo Effects app. With Photo Effects you will be able to take advantage of several editing features right from your phone. Have you ever taken a picture that you thought would look good in black and white? Or accidentally taken a picture horizontally and wished you would have taken it vertically? You can now rotate, crop and resize your photos without first having to transfer it to your computer. This app will also allow you to convert photos to black and white, sepia, negative colors, and more. After the photo has been saved, you can quickly text or email it someone right from Photo Effects! Please note that the processing of the images is done via a web service so using WiFi will result in faster processing.
May 10
Available now in the Palm App Catalog
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Finally a photo editor for your webOS phone! With Photo Effects you will be able to take advantage of several editing features right from your phone. Have you ever taken a picture that you thought would look good in black and white? Or accidentally taken a picture horizontally and wished you would have taken it vertically? You can now rotate your photos without first having to transfer it to your computer. This app will also allow you to convert photos to black and white, sepia, negative colors, and to a pixelated image. After the photo has been saved, you can quickly text or email it someone right from Photo Effects! Please note that the processing of the images is done via a web service so using WiFi will result in faster processing.
Jan 22
GPX Mapper is a simple FREE utility for viewing GPX routes with Google Maps. Supports Tracks, Routes and Waypoints. It is available for FREE in the webOS App Catalog.
JogStats Version 1.0.0 is now available in the App Catalog! Visit http://www.jogstats.com for more info.
New in version 1.0.0:
* Fixes session date bug
* Calorie calculation
* GPX log emailing
* Pause and Resume sessions
* In-app Help
* Adjustable Minimum GPS Accuracy
* Increased GPS timeout
* Session Types (Walking, Jogging, Hiking and Biking)
* Weight and Notes fields
* US/Metric units
Intersection is now available in the webOS App Catalog for $0.99. It is a simple app that allows you to quickly text your location to someone. More info here
Jogstats is now available in the Palm WebOS App Catalog. For more information, visit http://www.jogstats.com
