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“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 19

[Thank you, we have our winner. This contest is now closed. Congratulations to faithful Macenstein reader James.] On the Nineteenth Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) An Audioengine W2 (AW2) Premium Wireless Adapter for iPhone and iPod from Audioengine! Audioengine, a company long known for its high-quality A5 studio speakers has entered the wireless audio game with their W2 wireless adapter for iPhones and iPods.... Read More

Move over fart apps, here comes something grosser!

Looks like there’s a new gross-out app coming to town, although this one at least appears to have a bit of creativity behind it. Sporting one of the more interesting uses for the iPhone’s touch screen we’ve seen, Zit Picker by Candywriter puts you in charge of the lovely Veronica’s complexion. Keep her face looking pretty by “pinch-squeezing” her Whiteheads, Giant Zits, and Painful Zits. But don’t pick too early and don’t pick too... Read More

“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 2

[Thank you – we have our winner, this contest is now closed. Congrats to faithful Macenstein reader Adam!] On the Second Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) A pair of Creative EP-830 Earphones! Do you hear what I hear? Well, you might, once you pop these bad boys into your ears! Ergonomically designed with 3 differently-sized earbuds to accommodate any ear (assuming you’ve never worked in a circus sideshow),... Read More

Who needs a watch? It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

Finally! The long awaited native iPhone app of the “Peanut Butter Jelly Time“ animated web gif that took the world by storm about 160 years ago. The port is horrible, which is awesome, given that the whole idea of the Buckwheat Boys singing banana is to be the most annoying thing ever, and all these years later, even with Paris Hilton and Ryan Seacrest out there, it still defends that title. (Barely). “Where he at? Where he at? Where he at? Where he at? Now... Read More

“Women’s issues” spawn some of the creepiest iPhone applications available

Women are beautiful creatures that have excited and fascinated man since the dawn of time. However, much the way many women enjoy driving a car but have no interest in how the engine works, most men do not want to know what goes on inside a woman, even one they love. For some reason, with the exception of a few freaks, guys find women’s issues somewhat creepy, and they become even creepier when turned into iPhone applications. Here are some of my favorites. Breastfeeding... Read More

Review: Marware Game Grip is a triple threat

At first glance the Marware Game Grip looks like the holy grail of iPhone gaming – a gaming controller for the iPhone that will free you from the sometimes flakiness of touch screen gaming. On second look, however, you realize that it actually has no buttons or controls at all, and instead is really just a case designed to make holding your iPhone a little more comfortable while gaming. Still, the Game Grip is pretty cool, and there are some pretty good reasons you might... Read More

Yes Virgina, the “Adventure magic dot” DOES exist on the iPhone

I had wondered aloud whether the iPhone port of the Atari 2600 game Adventure contained the legendary invisible “Magic Dot” that, when discovered and brought to the appropriate secret location, would reveal a screen with the game’s creators on it. This was the first hidden “cheat” I ever encountered (heard from a friend of a friend of my older brother – no innternet back then) and finding the dot was a big deal back in 1980. Well, sure enough,... Read More

OMFG “Adventure” comes to the iPhone! And it’s FREE!

Yes kids, there was a time when video games looked this bad, and they were played on a little thing called the Atari 2600. I remember when my brothers and I got our 2600 for Christmas, and Adventure was included in the box. Above: Behold the awesomeness that IS the golden castle! Above: I can’t believe I still remember the route of the maze after 25 years… and yes, that arrow is your sword. The description of the game painted a vision of a magical world full of... Read More

No Obama Hoops for you!

Whether or not you voted for Obama last week, odds are you’d like to play underwater basketball with his head. Unfortunately, Apple has decided to call a foul on Aquaaps’ proposed Aqua Obama app. Aqua Obama from playtoniq on Vimeo Yes, Apple’s approval team would not give them an assist, and instead put the full-court-press right at the buzzer on what was sure to be a slam dunk of an application, effectively stuffing the developers while they were in the paint…... Read More

WooHoo is free today – still inexplicably on the iTunes store

And speaking of d’oh!… Well, I admit I was wrong. When I saw that someone was selling a Pillsbury Doughboy app on iTunes, I was sure it would have been pulled by the end of the week. Yet, here we are nearly 3 weeks later, and WhooHoo is still going strong. In fact, in honor of the creator’s birthday, Griffin Landa has decided to make WooHoo free for a limited time. Back when WooHoo cost $0.99, I was not willing to part with a hard-earned dollar just to see... Read More