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by Derek Kessler Thu, 24 Jun 2010 7:32 am EDT

App Catalog Another day, another batch of App Catalog newness. The highlights:

  • BPM Counter Pro is exactly what it says, a beats-per-minute tempo calculator, but this one lets your save your tempos for later.
  • Jewel Quest 3 World Adventure by Electronic Arts is a new twist on the classic jewel matching-and-clearing game.
  • Glow DJ! Glow Stick! wraps together a glow stick, flashlight, strobe, a few color cells, and some sweet hot techno action.

There’s more, of course. But you won’t see it until you click past the break. Click it. Click it now.

New apps:

  • American Fairy Tales by L. Frank Baum, $0.99, by AppBookShop. A collection of twelve fairy tales by American author L. Frank Baum.
  • Bat Wing, $0.99, by AppBookShop. The first book in the Paul Harley detective series, written by Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward.
  • Beauty and the Beast, $0.99, by AppBookShop. The classic fairy tale of forbidden romance by Madame Leprince de Beaumont.
  • BPM Counter Pro, $1.29, by Chinchilla Tech. Tap the screen to get your tempo, and save tempos for later.
  • Brood of the Witch Queen, $0.99, by AppBookShop. Arther Henry Sarsfield’s story of magic and supernatural influence.
  • Crome Yellow, $0.99, by AppBookShop. British writer Aldous Huxley’s first novel, a satire of the fads and fashions of the early 20th century.
  • Droplets Free, Free, by XIMAD. Free trial version of the Droplets puzzle game.
  • Fire Tongue, $0.99, by AppBookShop. Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, known better as Sax Rohmer, wrote this as the second story in his Paul Harley detective series.
  • Glow DJ! Glow Stick!, $0.99, by Chinchilla Tech. Get your techno rave action on with hot sweet glow sticking strobe lighting action.
  • Illuminate, $0.99, by ZeroPointSoftware. Flashlight with customizable backgrounds and easy brightness adjustment.
  • Jewel Quest 3 World Adventure (Intl), $4.83, by Electronic Arts. Match three or more jewels to clear the board of more than 30 puzzles.
  • Pocket Hockey, $0.99, by Mobent. Arcade-style air hockey with single and multi-player modes.
  • USAF (United States Air Force), Free, by TwoThirtyAM. Learn more about the United States Air Force and show your support for veterans.
  • World Cup 2010 Vuvuzela, $0.99, by APD Consulting. Three different vuvuzela sounds, to satiate your World Cup fever.
  • World Cup Flags, Free, by Paraclete Technologies. Show your World Cup team spirit by displaying your team’s flag as your wallpaper.

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23 Comments

Posted by Cantaffordit on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 7:36 am EDT

w00t! (not)

Posted by Tyfui on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 7:41 am EDT

you're either up really early, or you're not from the usa

Posted by jermil on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 8:06 am EDT

Should every new title from the AppBookShop really count as a new app???

Posted by mando511 on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 8:11 am EDT

I'm the developer for BPM Counter Pro and Glow DJ! Glow Stick! and just want to say thanks for the mentions.

I'm also happy to report that new updates are already on the way for both apps. Glow DJ! Glow Stick! will be getting sound fx and BPM Counter Pro will be getting a metronome, tempo markings, harmonic mixing keys for saved tempos, list sorting, and built in glow stick :)

The updates have already been submitted and should be out in the next couple of days.

Thanks for the support and any feedback is appreciated.

Posted by Rockbeast on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 8:11 am EDT

Has anyone tried both Rockus Sound Machine and Easy Dreams? I have Rockus Sound Machine, and I like it, but the sounds are not quite as soothing as I like. However, I also have the Rockus Sound Sampler, which has 6 wave sounds and 6 rain sounds for the public to try out and (I think) vote on for inclusion into Rockus Sound Machine (RSM) at a later date. Of those sampler sounds, I have a couple wave and one or two of the rain sounds I like better than what is currently in RSM. So I use that as my sound machine right now.

But, if easy dreams is only a buck, maybe I'll try it too...then I'll have a choice! But I'd love to hear if anyone else has compared the two.

Posted by capt4chris on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:22 am EDT

I don't own both but I do own EasyDreams. I like it. The developer travels the world and records the sounds themself. Version 2 just came out which includes more sounds AND the ability to add your own. Hope that helps a little.

Posted by meyerweb on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 8:18 am EDT

Sigh. Will there ever be real productivity apps for WebOS? Not until Palm / HP supports low level languages and/or Java, I'm afraid.

Posted by DanPLC on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 8:41 am EDT

There are plenty of real productivity apps in the catalog and they don't require low-level language support. But regardless, there already is low-level language support with the PDK (C and C++).

Posted by Hrolf on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 8:24 am EDT

I don't see each book as an app. Books shouldn't even be posted and should have the option if hiding them if they are gonna release a dozen a day. Not against books at all, just prefer them made of paper and held in my hand.

Posted by stung on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 8:30 am EDT

Is it possible for you guys to do these app update posts once a week and highlight the best apps only?

Posted by Akira71 on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 8:46 am EDT

Invasive Bamboo here and I want to say we released Virus Defense with new missions even though PreCentral only shows the Lite as being released. Can't figure that out, but remember to update it if you have it. Minor graphic optimizations for speed and clarity (Defense Towers now show level) and a couple additional fun missions to enjoy. Have fun!

If you haven't tried Virus Defense, download the Lite version where you can try the first 5 levels for free. It is very fast paced and addicting so give it a shot.

Posted by Rockbeast on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:03 am EDT

Good idea to let folks know...I have already updated and am trying to complete the new levels. Actually, I'm still trying to complete levels from your last update...level 15 I can not do! I did complete 16, but 15 is killing me...on easy! I have gotten 4096 points, but usually get around 3800 when I die...can't get rid of those yello/red combos.

This game is lots of fun and challenging...and, yes, ADDICTIVE!

Posted by kld2009 on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 9:25 am EDT

1.4.5 :( Where are you?

Posted by janter on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 9:32 am EDT

but still no Adobe Flash huh?

Posted by Tasselhof on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:49 am EDT

So... is there going to be a US Version of the Jewel Quest 3... My wife would love that!

Posted by Hrolf on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:10 am EDT

I grabbed Virus Defense lite last night and had a blast. How many total levels are there?

Posted by Hrolf on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:10 am EDT

I grabbed Virus Defense lite last night and had a blast. How many total levels are there?

Posted by Rockbeast on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 1:33 pm EDT

There are currently 20 missions/levels. I've enjoyed and completed levels 1 through 14 in all 3 hardness levels (easy medium, hard). I can't get Mission 15 for the life of me. I have gotten through 16 in easy mode.

It's about the best expenditure for an app I've made! I love this app and the Invasive Bamboo Team...was hoping to get their bud light with that endorsement...well, I don't really like beer anyway, Homer Simpson has just written me off!

Posted by Akira71 on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 2:04 pm EDT

Well if you did drink beer we would get you a nice 6 pack of a premium beer :-) . Thank you for the endorsement.

BTW, we had to play through all of the levels and beat them ourselves before release and 15 is a bear. It is doable, but it is a bear. Might have to tweak it.

Posted by FluffedMojo on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:03 pm EDT

Palm needs to do something about developers like AppBookShop or Brighthouse Labs. Sure...we have thousands of apps, but how many do we have without those two developers?

Posted by aarongnp on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 1:36 pm EDT

Agreed. In fact, I wish precentral would just omit these two developers from their daily listings.

Oh and by my count, they account for for 450 apps combined. Ridiculous!

Posted by stung on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 2:16 pm EDT

how did you get thay number? I was wonderingalso and I get 140 apps when I search for brighthouse and 117 wheni search for appbookshop

Posted by aarongnp on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 4:12 pm EDT

http://www.precentral.net/search/brighthouse%20type:d_app_gallery?page=33

I didn't go through every page, but 33 pages x 10 apps per page comes to ~330 just for Brighthouse. 12 Pages for appbookshop gives us ~120 for them. So I guess the number is actually closer to 550!

That's a sixth of the apps out there, assuming my counts are correct!