Traditionally, the classic game Shut the Box (also known as Tric-Trac or Canoga) is played using dice. In this updated take on the classic, two dice are rolled (behind the scenes) and the sum is displayed at the top of the screen. A box, consisting of tiles numbered 1 to 9, is displayed and each tile may be recessed to cover that number.

The player must close as many tiles as they wish to total the sum; e.g., if the dice show a total of 6 then any of the following combination of tiles could be covered: (6), (5,1), (4,2), (3,2,1).

The game is lost when none of the remaining tiles are valid for the number displayed. When all nine numbers are covered, the player wins!

http://appshopper.com/games/shutthebox

Go Go Bongo is a very simple but very fun game.

You need to play the bongo drums on the screen as fast as possible while alternating between them. See how fast you can play in ten seconds.

http://appshopper.com/games/gogobongo

Puzzlix is a free puzzle game application. Right now there is only one puzzle type – a doorcode lock. The task is to pick a right code to unlock it. Game is of a brain-twisting kind like seen in IQ Test questions. Solve it asap to get on top of the leaders board.

http://appshopper.com/entertainment/puzzlix

ZodTTD has updated gpSPhone, a Gameboy Advance emulator, for iPhone.

Release notes:

Things have progressed quickly for gpSPhone lately. This is due to my push to improve my emulator’s frameworks for the iPhone & iPod Touch. By focusing on one emulator I have had time to fix some major bugs along the way and even add some new features. My goal is to soon update all my emulator projects to this current framework.

So what’s new in this vastly improved version of gpSPhone? Version 5.0.0 brings extremely smooth playback along with increased performance, and pretty awesome sound too!

I spent a long time hunting down the issue I was having with multitouch slowing my emulators down much more than it should. I have now figured out why, and fixed it in v5.0.0. For those wondering what was wrong, it came down to thread priorities, the AudioToolbox run loop, and the newly used sched_yield function. Then mix in iPhone firmware 2.2 frameworks. Whew!

Here’s a nice list of new features in v5.0.0 since the v4 series:

Improved performance due to better thread scheduling.
Improved performance due to the addition of the use of the R9 register.
Very smooth playback with a refresh rate of 60 FPS.
No more slowdown from multitouch.
Added a nice cheat menu and brought back cheats. Add a “rom-name”.cht file compatible with gpSP where “rom-name” is the name of the ROM minus the extension. Place the .cht file in the same location as the ROM (/var/mobile/Media/ROMs/GBA).
Improved menu system. Along with the cheat menu is in-game saves without the need to restart the game!
New controller skin feature and new artwork by k.nitsua added. Now the last variable of the controller skin txt file controls the opacity. With 0-100, 0 being transparent, and 100 being opaque, you can now have opaque/solid landscape skins. The old landscape skin is still in place as Skin #2 with Scaling turned on.
A bunch of minor bug fixes.
KEEP IN MIND THIS: Save states from previous public releases of gpSPhone (prior to v5.0.0) are NOT compatible with this version and most likely never will be again. This is due to the addition of a new save state data element, the use of R9. Battery saves/cart saves will still work fine in v5.0.0. But old save states from pre-v5.0.0 WILL CRASH gpSPhone! Sorry, it just had to be done

THIS VERSION USES iPhone v2.2 FRAMEWORKS…So make sure you use iPhone firmware 2.2 or later!

Regardless of these two points, this release is bound to make many people very happy! Feedback is welcome as usual.

Thanks,

ZodTTD

http://www.zodttd.com/blog/2009/04/11/vastly-improved-gpsphone-v500-released-publicly/

Phonetic Alphabet Viewer is a free application for iPhone and iPod touch which will allow you to type in characters and instantly see what they are called in the phonetic alphabet. This is a handy little application to have if you are memorizing the alphabet, or if you frequently forget character names and need a quick reminder.

http://appshopper.com/reference/phonetic-alphabet-viewer

Now receive your Thai Daily Star News on your Iphone or Ipod Touch. Updated news on the go from the latest stars in Thailand.

http://appshopper.com/news/thailand-daily-news

Calcalist, Israel’s best source for business and economic news is now in the palm of your hand and keeps you updated 24/7.

Calcalist connects you to all the business news from Israel and the World in topics like: The Market, Technology, Real Estate, Advertising and Marketing, Sports, Law, Tourism, Leisure and much more. You can also enjoy the hilarious daily caricatures – directly to your iPhone or iPod Touch. The Calcalist app is updated all day, every day.

You can switch between the channels quickly, read the full articles at the Calcalist website, choose your favorite channels and even send an article to a friend.

http://appshopper.com/news/calcalist

Out with friends having a drink or two? This calculator will assist in telling you approximately how drunk you are. Simply tell it your weight, how many drinks you’ve had, and how many hours you’ve been drinking, and it will estimate your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC).

http://appshopper.com/lifestyle/minibac

EarTester is a free companion application to EarMan. It tests your ear training skills at a proficiency level achieved when completing the EarMan curriculum. Intervals are automatically replayed when a wrong guess is made and are sounded together with a maximum range of 6 octaves. In addition the replay button in the toolbar can be used. EarMan considers 80% as a passing grade, but you might want to aim higher. EarTester uses the same high quality samples that are used in EarMan and also displays intervals in music notation.

Ear training skills are not static. Even after having completed the EarMan curriculum it is a good idea to challenge yourself from time to time to see whether it is advisable to have another go at it. EarTester can also be used in conjunction with EarMan to simply gauge the progress that is being made or maybe just to evaluate your skill level in general.

http://appshopper.com/music/eartester

ScanMee is a simple QR Code Reader optimized for the iPhone. It decodes quickly, just take a picture from a distance of at least 2 feet.

It enables you to open Internet links, Video links, Google Maps etc, without having to type anything – Simply take a picture!

http://appshopper.com/utilities/scanmee