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A bar code scanner and a four-wheeler dirt racing game: iPhone apps of the week
Do you have a "jailbroken" iPhone? Ever since the iPhone first came on the scene, there has been a large group of users who believe Apple tries too hard to control what works and what doesn't on the iPhone. The minute a new iPhone firmware update is released from Apple, a whole slew of people search for ways to unlock the device, letting them download apps that have never had to go through the App store acceptance process. This means that apps that would have otherwise never seen the light of day can be used on an unlocked (or "jailbroken") iPhone.I personally have no opinion about those who jailbreak iPhones because I believe in the free-flowing open-source idea of software, while also believing a company ought to have some control over their products. In other words, I guess I fall somewhere in the middle. But I have never jailbroken my iPhone because part of my job is to review apps that everyone has access to (in the iTunes Store) and I need to have the same user experience with the iPhone that most people have. Also, I would say I'm happy with the iPhone as is.According to AppleInsider, a recent release to Apple's iPhone firmware makes the device invulnerable to the usual jailbreaking tactics. I guess we'll have to wait and see how long it takes the community to jailbreak the latest version (if they can), but you can bet they're working on it right now. If you have a jailbroken iPhone, please tell us all about it in the comments.This week's apps include an excellent product bar code scanner and a four-wheeling ATV game that's probably the best of its kind in the iTunes Store.You'll need to hold still (better than I do) in order to get an accurate scan.Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNETRedLaser ($1.99) lets you "scan" products to give you a list of prices from online retailers. There are a few products that perform a similar function at the iTunes Store and several have been made for other devices, but RedLaser is surprisingly effective using only the built-in camera on your iPhone. Simply tap the lightning bolt icon and line up the bar code in between the guidelines on your screen. You have to remain still for about a second, but soon RedLaser beeps, indicating it has scanned the code. Once scanned, you are presented with a list of matches from various stores so you can find the best price.I tried RedLaser on a number of products including old game guides, CDs, and books I had lying around, and in almost every case, RedLaser was able to identify the item. The app also saves all your previously scanned items in a list making it easy to check back once you're ready to buy it online or at the store. Overall, if you like to comparison shop or just want to make sure you're getting a good deal when out and about, RedLaser is a fun and useful app to have. Frankly, it's fun just to try to stump RedLaser with the most obscure object you can find.Even on the medium level, it's tough to stay out in frontScreenshot by Jason Parker/CNETATV Offroad ($7.99) is made by 2XL games, the same company that made SuperCross, a motocross racing game I talked about in an earlier post. Not only does ATV Offroad add two more wheels (instead of dirt bikes, you're on four-wheelers), but it adds the feature I and many other reviewers complained Supercross lacked: a career mode. Now, in addition to amazing graphics and excellent physics, you'll be able to race through challenges and multirace competitions to unlock more tracks. There also are freestyle, quick race, andmultiplayer modes, but you'll need to be on the same Wi-Fi network to race against your friends.ATV Offroad sets itself apart from other racing games the second you hit the track with smooth-looking graphics and excellent accelerometer-based controls. You can even pull off huge tricks while in the air by hitting onscreen trick buttons. You can choose between three skill levels, though I found even the medium skill level to be very hard to beat. If you don't like the look of your racer, you can easily switch between multiple ATV designs and different-color leathers with a swipe of your finger before a race. Overall, ATV Offroad adds just the right amount of core features to be the great game SuperCross could have been. If you like off-road racing, I highly recommend this game.What's your favorite iPhone app? Have you priced all the products in your house with RedLaser yet? Do you think the addition of the career mode makes ATV Offroad the dirt racing game to beat at the iTunes store? Is your iPhone jailbroken? Let me know in the comments!A Bluetooth pacifier and more from the best British startups
LONDON -- Best of British! A smart pacifier, a keyboard with only five buttons, and an app that prepares for meetings so you don't have to are among the innovative ideas UK companies have up their sleeves. Smart pacifier among best of British startups...See full gallery1 - 4 / 15NextPrevI went to Westminster on Thursday to meet some of the most innovative UK technology companies and startups, trying out their cool new mobile gadgets, apps, and ideas just a few steps from the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Vying for a place with the Smart UK Project at this month's Mobile World Congress -- where the Samsung Galaxy S5 will likely be unveiled -- are ideas including a way of making and taking calls even if your phone's in another room.So tally-ho, pip-pip, and let's kick off with the 5-Tiles keyboard, pictured above. This virtual keyboard only has five keys, taking up 70 percent less space on a screen than a Qwerty keyboard -- making it ideal for devices such as smartwatches where screen size is limited. Instead of those familiar 26 letters there are just five coloured boxes with a few letters in each. It's similar to an old-style phone keypad, but with even less buttons.When you tap a tile, the row of tiles changes to its individual letters, and you swipe to the one you want. It sounds simple enough, but I found there's a heck of a learning curve.A smart pacifieriPacify is a smart pacifier that contains a temperature sensor in the teat to combine thermometer and binkie, recording your baby's temperature on a smartphone app. Arriving in June for £20, iPacify also contains a proximity sensor and will alert your phone if your little treasure makes a break for the hills.iPacify smart binkieAndrew Hoyle / CBS InteractiveThe digital dummy -- we call 'em dummies in jolly old England -- connects to an app via Bluetooth. The app also allows you to log when your little one takes medication, so changes in temperature can be mapped over time and related to when they took an aspirin or other drug.It's only a prototype at this stage, but the company behind the smart pacifier, Blue Maestro, already has its Tempo temperature sensor on sale for £30. The pebble-like sensor records ambient temperature and tells your smartphone, alerting you if it gets too hot or cold in your tot's bedroom, an elderly relative's house, or your wine cellar. We all have wine cellars in Britain, naturally.Health and family If you're a bit more grown-up, you can monitor your health with SOMA's evidence-based mobile resilience programme, which allows your phone to track your stress levels and give soothing tips and feedback before you lose it completely. Also at the event, uMotif creates health apps to share medical data you've recorded with doctors and clinicians.Meanwhile, 23snaps is fun for your whole family -- and only your family. It essentially creates a pocket social network that members can only join if invited. Once inside, family members can share pictures, videos, and updates. It's all made accessible to seniors, digital refuseniks, and those who aren't Facebook-savvy with the ability to display updates to digital photo frames, send them out as e-mail digests, or order as good old-fashioned prints. And if you have a groaning hard drive full of photos you can't face wading through, 23snaps sorts them into a handy timeline for you.Gotta nail that presentationGot a big meeting? Pressure's on to nail the Henderson account? You could stay up late the night before prepping, or you could get Lowdown. Lowdown is an app that automatically pulls together relevant e-mails and contact details for people attending the meeting, and even tells you how to get there with detailed transport directions. You can go straight to company information and LinkedIn or Twitter profiles for attendees so you can greet them like a friend when you arrive. Then you can take notes and share them with the people you've just met. Lowdown launches on 20 February in the UK for iOS and costs £5 per month. Phone's in the other room? No problemI don't know about you, but I've always wondered why I can't text from my computer. The reason is because phone numbers are locked to SIM cards, and SIM cards stay in phones. Movirtu has created a virtual SIM card that disconnects your number from your SIM card -- which means when your phone rings in the kitchen, you can answer the call on your tablet in the garden. Clever stuff. As long as your devices are connected over Wi-Fi you can call and text on any device from your phone number, and use your voice minutes and SMS allowance to do so. Movirtu is in talks with phone carriers to create own-branded apps that will bring your number to your other devices.Snap happy A number of photography-focused innovations were shown off at the event, including the new-look Triggertrap Android app and plug-in wireless controller, to snap a picture with your camera by pressing a button on your phone. Time-lapse photos and millisecond-precise pictures are as easy as snapping your fingers -- literally, as the Triggertrap app reacts to sounds such as finger-clicking.Meanwhile the Obvious Scene app captures a 3D model on your mobile device, without needing any external add-ons.Apps for gettin' aroundThere ain't no gettin' round gettin' round, as a wise man once said. ViewRanger takes your smartphone off-road, logging your journeys with GPS, tagging them with photos and video along their way, and allowing you to share your route online. Not only can hardy hikers tell the world where your boots have been, but national parks and other tourist bodies can create and share trail guides for visitors to follow.So far it's mostly covered ground in Europe, but expansion in the US is, ahem, on the map. RouteShoot is another app that combines videos filmed on your smartphone's camera with GPS data, effectively geotagging each frame to allow you to skip through a journey on the map. You can use it to record journeys from cycling to ski runs or just the everyday commute, or it can be used to track and gather video data from employees or search and rescue teams. When out in the wilderness, the SATcase is a smartphone case that does more than add a bit of colour to your phone: it turns your cell phone into a sat phone, as well as a personal beacon useful for health and safety and search and rescue. If you're sticking to the beaten track, What Now? helps you find the international equivalent of the local sites you use at home -- for example, helping you find a restaurant-booking site like Open Table when you're in foreign cities, such as Toptable in Great Britain or La Forchette in France. What Now? is also the official tourist app for London tourist body visitlondon.com.When you've found something fun to do, Peachinc can sort you out with tickets. It sends mobile tickets that stick a QR-style code on your phone to get you into events. But the clever thing is that their codes are so compact they can be sent by SMS -- and therefore, displayed on the screen of even an old phone like the Nokia 3210 lurking in your drawer. Handy in emerging markets, where it's already being used, as a f'r'example, on the turnstiles of a Saudi soccer stadium. Stay safe Security is also a priority for some of the companies involved with the Smart UK Project event. Alphafox is working on a Crystal physical key that unlocks your online world, a little plastic doohickey with a unique QR code-style image on it that you hold up to your phone's camera to verify an online transaction.Intercede wants to kill passwords with a Chip and Pin-style system to make your phone or any smart device as secure as an ATM.Other British companies pitching for the chance to head to MWC include Geosho, which aims to simplify public transport services; SQR, which protects your cloud data; and Capito, which allows you to use your phone's voice recognition and talk to commercial sites like shopping or betting sites.Judges for Smart UK will select four companies from today's event as finalists. These finalists will get a chance to pitch their ideas to industry experts during a UK Trade & Investment event at MWC, with on company winning the the title of UK's Most Innovative Mobile Company.Keep it CNET for the latest news, previews, and hands-on first impressions of all the cutting-edge kit and coolest new phones and tablets from MWC at the end of February. Toodle-pip!