Macenstein

Come beat me on Adrenaline Pool Online

Having played (and won) 3 games of Adrenaline Pool Lite for the iPhone, I got cocky and decided that anonymously beating other anonymous players was a waste of time. I wanted my victims to know they had been smited by the mighty Dr. Macenstein! Yes, somehow I lost this game too… So I plunked down the $4.99 for the full version, Adrenaline Pool Online where you can make an online profile and play against friends. Since signing up, I have not won ONE single match, and I... Read More

Apple files its stupidest patent ever

Well, no wonder Tony Fadell left Apple. His latest patent Dubbed “Digital Theater” may be the stupidest patent I have ever read, and I have read three patents. The idea is that using software, various Apple handheld devices could mimic the experience of being at a live movie or sporting event by being able to pick a seat in a virtual theater or stadium from which to view the event. The software would then skew the screen to match the perspective you would have if you... Read More

Attention Parents: FlashMath is free – go get it

Ever since I first got my iPhone, my kids have wanted to play games on it. Eventually I grew tired of the constant fighting over daddy’s iPhone (plus I wanted to play games too!) so I broke down and bought each of my kids an iPod touch for their birthday. Of course, as a parent once you see the vacant vegetative stares the kids get while playing the games, you begin to feel a bit guilty over rotting their brains. Luckily for me (and my kids’ brains), I found palaware’s... Read More

Dear Apple: Just admit there is no one actually looking at iTunes apps before approving them

I’m as big a fan of the Pillsbury Doughboy as you’re likely to find (I have gaudy bright blue Doughboy pajama pants AND a Doughboy oven mitt) but somehow the new iPhone app WhooHoo brings me more sadness than joy. From the app description: “Remember when you were a little child, watching TV, and the famous Pillsbury commercials would come on the screen? Here is your chance to be the lucky person, with just the touch of a finger, to make the dough boy squeal... Read More

Review: GL Golf is slightly sub-par

One of the first computer video games I ever remember playing was a DOS-based golf game my dad brought home on a set of giant 5″ floppy disks to put on our IBM computer. I don’t remember the name, but I do remember it had about 8 colors with which to paint a pseudo 3D golf course, and it was pretty darn fugly. Of course I didn’t let that stop me from wasting countless hours of my young life playing the damn thing. It wasn’t that I was into golf, or probably... Read More

Review: Mister Bumblebee Racing Challenge is gorgeous (and a decent racer too)

I just picked up  Read More

iPump Pilates isn’t quite iPorn, but we’re getting closer

Attention female readers, if you do not yet have any idea how far men will go to ogle women, and do not want to know, you may want to just go ahead and skip this article. In the days before the internet, a little thing called the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue used to cause quite the stir at my school (and no, we weren’t excited by the tropical locations or curious about the prices of the suits). Porn was where you found it, be it the Sears Catalog women’s underwear... Read More

First “accelerometer-based” iPhone game cheat discovered!

Looks like the days of “Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, B, A, Select, Start” may be over! One of the best things about game cheats is the usually unlikely series of tasks that must be performed in order to discover them. The iPhone, lacking physical buttons, offers game developers a fun new way to hide these game cheats – namely, the accelerometer. Faithful Macenstein reader MF has discovered what he believes may be the first accelerometer-based... Read More

Does Jailbreaking lead to better Wi-Fi?

So, does Jailbreaking improve Wi-Fi reception, or does the iPod touch just have a MUCH better Wi-Fi antennae than the iPhone? That is the question posed by faithful Macenstein reader Brian: “I was visiting family last weekend and my wife’s cousin pulled out his jailbroken first gen iPod Touch to show me the apps he had installed. I had my 3G iphone with me and when we both went to connect to wireless we discovered a huge difference between the two devices. As you... Read More

Review: USBFever’s Bike Mount Holder for iPhone / iPod / GPS

I’m sure most “responsible” bike riders would tell you that listening to an iPod or iPhone while cycling is a somewhat dangerous affair, but I bet if you got those same people alone in a room they would also tell you you should wear a helmet, use hand signals, and have reflectors on your bike too. In other words, they value safety and living over looking cool. Well, for the rest of us, I give you the Bike Mount Holder for iPhone / iPod. Of course I’m... Read More