As we all know, iPhone provides a built-in timer tool in Clock, which is very simple and has few limited features. It only shows numbers of time on the screen; you can only set an alarm sound when the timer ends; you can only define the time in hours/minutes, not in seconds.

Hourglass Timer Logo

However, Hourglass Timer is a fully featured timer, which shows you not only the number of time clearly, but also an animated golden hourglass with falling sands, which let you see the passing time vividly. When you hold your iPhone or iPod touch horizontally or vertically, or even upside down, Hourglass Timer will be automatically switched between landscape mode and portrait mode. Even you can define the time in hours/minutes/seconds.

What’s more, in portrait mode, the height of hourglass and time areas can be adjusted by dragging the middle bar. If you’d like to enjoy the hourglass animation, you can drag the middle bar to increase the height of hourglass area. Or if you’d like to see numbers of time more clearly, you can increase the height of time area. The middle bar can be dragged at any time, even when the timer is working.

Here are the other features that the built-in timer does not have:
* Shake to pause or resume with a tip sound.
*Enable vibration or a flashing popup window when the timer ends.
* When 30 seconds left, it warns with a Tic-Tac sound and the numbers are changed into blue from white.
*Supports countdown mode.

Hourglass Timer Screenshot

Surely, there are other must-have features for a timer. We do not list here one by one. If you are interested, please visit http://iphone.sothink.com for more detailed info.

Category: Utilities
Size: 7.5 MB
Requirement: Requires iPhone 2.2 .1 software update
iTunes Link:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=327440307&mt=8

An analog, mechanical stopwatch that will make you nostalgic for the good ol’ days!

Features:

• An authentic looking analog, mechanical stopwatch.
• Authentic stopwatch ticking sound that can be enabled or disabled.
• Includes a digital display for increased accuracy.
• Ability to pause and resume.
• Stopwatch state is saved when you exit the application.
• Maintains an editable history of all your stopwatch times.
• Stopwatch will continue to run even if the application isn’t running.

Classic Stopwatch

Oh !@*?*! It’s rush hour and tempers are flaring as the city heads towards gridlock.

 

 
Take control of the traffic with a touch in Car Mania, a game that’s jammed full of finger-twisting casual action.

Steer the drivers to their destinations while avoiding road rage – or set up a spate of ‘accidents’ that’ll be sure to clear the streets!

• Intuitive controls – draw each vehicle’s path with your finger; tap to stop and go.
• Keep commuters moving and in one piece – delays and crashes cause the road rage meter to rise!
• Juggle a variety of cars, trucks and motorbikes, each with different speeds and capabilities.
• Watch out for road works or you’ll get in a jam!
• Play across three gorgeous maps with distinct layouts and unique challenges.
• Go for the top score in a fast and furious round of Time Attack, or play Survival mode and see how long you can keep the city moving.
• Want to let off some stream? Try Road Rage mode where pile ups mean points. Happy wrecking!
• With full online high scores and unlockable achievements using OpenFeint, there’s always an excuse for just one more go.
• Music & sound effects by Earcom
• Ipod Music Library access (for OS3.0+ users only)
  

Car Mania: addictive pick-up-and-play action that’s sure to drive you round the bend!

Get Car Mania from iTunes

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*** CORE CODERS PRESS RELEASE 20 MAY 2009 ***

Core Coders is proud to announce that Planetarium V1.1 is now available for download from the iTunes store.

Planetarium by Core Coders is the most advance Solar System simulation available for the iPhone/iPod Touch and the only application of its type to use an advanced positioning system allowing the user to move freely and really explore our solar system. 

Planetarium by Core Coders was designed to be fun experience for the non-astronomer but is also accurate to be educational. 

This new version contains the following enhancements:

* Over 27,000 stars in Star Mode giving an ultra realistic and accurate night sky.
* Milkyway Image Mode showing the Milkyway.
* All major moons now added.
* Improved sun flare effect.
* Selected Orbit displays.
* Equatorial Grid.
* Ecliptic Grid Improvements.

We are excited by this new version and for a demonstration please checkout out our dedicated Planetarium web page:

http://www.corecoders.com/CoreCoders/planetarium.html

*** END OF PRESS RELEASE ***

(Take care! This app may cause side effects and people don´t ever want to look to a “clock” again!)

Until now you were limited to clocks. Now, think about it.

Have you ever thought about the passage of Time?

Before you answer, let´s go first to the point where it all begins.

What´s the main reason people have an iPhone?

Reason number one worldwide is the same: it’s one of the coolest devices ever made, and in great part thanks to the….Design. Right?

Although we´re talking about something  subjective as design, certain things are common sense. For example: things that everyone shouldn´t aloud to be on an iPhone – even if they´re for free.

Now let´s get straight whit it. Take a good look at the “clock” that´s on the display of your iPhone. Don’t you have a feeling that it doesn’t belong there?

Now thing again: how something so important as the way we feel the passage of Time – essence of our lives – could be represented so poorly?

An intriguing question, no? So, what we´re bringing here is something that may help.

It calls Timension : Design of Time.

Yes, time can have design too.

It´s simple as this: our Time is measured – , since day one of the Universe -, by the rotation of the Earth in relation to the Sun. Timension approaches time this same way. And the result is simply Design.

In between, every 12 hours you can enjoy a pleasured combination of 43.200 degrades, adding beauty to every second, minute and hour of your time -, as if you start to feel time flowing instead of being pushed by numbers and arms.

To get a deep understand of the concept behind the first Design of Time please visit our website at www.timension.com.br and download amazing screen savers for free.  

And at last but not at least, let´s get back to the “Design” approach. You can show with just 1,99 how much you love your iPhone. Download Timension right now and help change your Time.                   

 Timension. Until now you were limited to clocks.