IntoNow

IntoMobile - Posted Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:07:31 UTC +00:00

With Oscars just around the corner, Yahoo! reminded us to try out their IntoNow application, which is available for iOS and Android-based devices. Using it, you will be able to add some interactivity when watching the Oscars. For instance, IntoNow users can: Some of us will be at Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress so we won’t be able to watch the big event. However, we’ll find a way to entertain ourselves even without the Hollywood stars. Iberian ham may not look as sexy as Scarlett Johansson, but it can keep your mind occupied in a different way. Hit the link below to grab IntoNow for your smartphone and enjoy the second screen experience for the Oscars. Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical Read More

App Safari - Posted Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:08:45 UTC +00:00

Are you in the market for an iPhone app to help you keep up with your favorite television shows? Do you find yourself constantly commenting on your friends’ Facebook status updates about television shows? Were you devastated when your favorite American Idol contestant got the boot and needed to talk it out? We’ve checked out several iPhone and iPad apps that remind you to watch your favorite shows and help you discover new ones. As a bonus, social networking is included in several, so you can stay in touch with your friends. Price: Free Peel’s iPhone app combines social networking and a customized television guide. The customization begins, when Peel opens and requests your zip code and communications company. You can opt in and out of creating a Peel account, but it is required to fully embrace the social networking capabilities built into this smart iPhone app. With two sort and Read More

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog - Posted Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:00 UTC +00:00

The Super Bowl is just around the corner which means it's time to get ready for the big game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. Rather than our usual five apps, I couldn't contain myself and, instead, put together five categories of apps that'll set you up nicely for food, football and fun this coming Sunday. if you want to learn more about the Patriots's offense and the Giants's defense, then you should download each team's iOS app. The Giants have a free app for the iPhone, while the Patriots have chosen to go iPad-only with a magazine-style app. The Patriots Football Daily app has a free 7-day trial followed by a paid subscription. The NFL also has a suite of apps to commemorate the game. Each Super Bowl XLVI app is filled with statistics, images and more about current and past Super Bowl match ups. The Read More

IntoMobile - Posted Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:46:20 UTC +00:00

The Super Bowl is going to be played this weekend and research suggests that many of you will be using a smartphone or tablet during the Big Game. Thanks to a new promotion, using the IntoNow app during the game could give you an opportunity to win free Pepsi for life. The promotion is a partnership between Yahoo and Pepsi MAX and it does involve a few steps. First, you have to download the IntoNow app, which uses audio cues to identify what you’re watching on television. Then, you have to watch the NFL Honors award show on Feb. 4 (9 p.m. EST) and tag it with the app. During the Super Bowl, use the app and when the Pepsi Max ad plays, it will unlock your entry into the contest. Whether you like Pepsi Max or not, I find it interesting that many companies are utilizing smartphones and tablets during Read More

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog - Posted Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:00:00 UTC +00:00

The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing the winner in just a few days. Vote early and often! TUAW is asking for your votes for the best iPad social networking app of 2011. Once again, we got only a few nominations in this category, meaning that most readers may use their iPhones more than their iPad for their social networking. In addition, several readers nominated apps that run on the iPad but are not designed specifically for the platform -- they've been disqualified. As a result, I took a quick poll of a number of tech writers and bloggers to get Read More

TechCrunch - Posted Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:52:25 UTC +00:00

Editor’s note: Contributor Brad Spirrison is the managing editor of mobile app discovery services Appolicious, AndroidApps.com and AppVee. With this post, he continues an annual tradition of picking the best iOS apps of the year. It’s telling that Apple chose an app that debuted more than 14 months ago, Instagram, as its “iPhone App of the Year” for 2011. This should not imply that there was a shortage of quality and groundbreaking apps released this year. Far from it. From social magazines to music discovery apps to console-quality games that players can hold in the palms of their hands, there are hundreds of new titles in the iTunes App Store that will inform, organize, and entertain virtually anyone who owns an iOS device. As more choices become available to different kinds of consumers, however, it’s difficult to identify the undisputed champions of the app world. We picked 20 of the best Read More

148 Apps - Posted Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:30:52 UTC +00:00

By Lisa Caplan on November 16th, 2011 IntoNow merges features from song identification, music discovery and social networking apps to make watching TV more interactive. IntoNow from Yahoo! functions on the premise that watching television should be a communal experience. The app, in part, is like having for TV. When launched, it listens to the show playing, and seeks out that specific pattern to find the specific episode being watched. Once identified, a panel opens showing how many users watched the episode, a one-line synopsis and a cast list, but only the regular cast, not guest stars. While watching live or recorded programs, fans can chat with other users and their friends who use the service – spoiler alerts included – or check out the buzz on Twitter. For sports the app even has stats.The app is also a TV discovery tool. IntoNow’s appealing GUI and the “something new” factor could really change how Read More

TechCrunch - Posted Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:59:11 UTC +00:00

Once you start watching TV with your iPhone or iPad, there is no going back. When the big screen becomes boring, you just switch to the smaller screen, where a whole world of Twitter, email, the Web, and apps stand ready to entertain your multitasking mind. In this week’s episode of Fly or Die, CrunchGear editor John Biggs and I look at three TV apps designed to enhance your TV watching experience, not distract you from it. We give each one a “fly” or “die” verdict and, as usual, a founder from one of the companies joins us as a surprise guest to subject themselves to our grilling. The three TV apps we evaluate in this show are IntoNow, Yap.TV, and FIOS Mobile. The first one, IntoNow, is like Shazam for TV shows. It lets you check into a show you are watching by simply listening to the audio signature of Read More

itunes app - Twitter Search - Posted Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:05:00 UTC +00:00

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148 Apps - Posted Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:04:05 UTC +00:00

By Timothy Smith on February 9th, 2011 IntoNow allows you to share your TV viewing habits and track what your friends are watching. Almost everyone is absorbed in some area of pop-culture, but with so many sub genres it can be hard to keep track of what all your friends and colleagues are into. This is why it is so important to leverage your social currency. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it is a communications phrase that represents shared information. Sometimes a little social currency is all you need to create a lasting friendship or even land a business promotion. Social networking is a good way to increase your social currency, and with the new app, IntoNow, you can be part of a new type of social network. IntoNow is an app and a service that links to your Facebook, Twitter, and Netflix accounts in order to share and Read More

itunes app - Twitter Search - Posted Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:55:39 UTC +00:00

...is an awesome iPhone app. Hold it up to your TV and it knows what you're watching: http://is.gd/g0iRG0... Read More

iPhoneFreak - Posted Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:40:47 UTC +00:00

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are fourteen applications released recently.  Enjoy! An iPhone version of the Hasbro handheld game, with both single and multiplayer modes.  $0.99/£0.59. Use this note-taking app for free, or pay to remove the ads or upgrade to the premium version.  Now with the ability to lock the app with a passcode.  Free. A web browser for the iPad where you can take screenshots, annotate them and send them to friends, or simply store them up for later reading.  $2.99/£1.79. Find and compare prices of millions of products with Google’s Shopper app.  Free. A dual-stick shooter for the iPad, with exciting gameplay, bright graphics and several different game modes.  $1.99/£1.19. A multi-player version of Pac-Man for the iPad.  Free, US-Only. Learn basic engineering concepts with this physics-based game from AutoDesk.  Free. An educational app for the iPad, based on learning about vitamins through six Read More

iPhoneBlog.de - Posted Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:36:31 UTC +00:00

Abgedrehte Sache. IntoNow (kostenlos; US-Link) erkennt amerikanische TV-Serien und Filme anhand ihrer gesprochenen Dialoge. Ein Druck auf den grünen Programm-Button reicht aus und mit wenigen Sekunden aufgezeichnetem Audio-Signal sind Meta-Informationen über die Show, dessen Schauspieler und sogar die spezifische Episode zu erlangen. Für aktuelle Serien, von Californication, Men of a Certain Age bis zu Dexter oder Desperate Housewives hat der IntoNow-Algorithmus alles erkannt. Probleme hatte er in meinen sehr kurzen Testläufen beispielsweise mit Curb your Enthusiasm. Auch neuere Filme und DVD-Veröffentlichungen darf das Startup aus rechtlichen Gründen nicht in ihre Datenbanken aufnehmen. Außerhalb des englischen Sprachraums scheint ebenfalls nicht viel zu holen. Trotzdem. Die Entwickler werfen stolz Zahlen von 140 Millionen TV-Minuten, umgerechnet 266 Jahre ‘Non-Stop-Video’, durch den Raum, die sie identifizieren können. Ihre patentierte Technologie nennt sich SoundPrint. Das bereits mit einer nicht genannten Anzahl von mehreren Millionen US-Dollar an Risikokapital finanzierte Team möchte mit IntoNow den Platz der “Media Read More

TechCrunch - Posted Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:02:51 UTC +00:00

“The problem was that no one wanted to type in the bar they were at,” Adam Cahan told us when we met with him last week to see his latest venture, IntoNow. He wasn’t talking about his startup. Instead, he was talking about Dodgeball, the location-based service that came well before Foursquare. That is, he was describing why Foursquare took off while Dodgeball didn’t, even though they had the same basic concept. GPS being built-in to smartphones changed everything, he said. “Now our industry is in the same place. We’re the GPS layer.” What industry is that? So so-called media check-in space. (Though don’t use the word “check-in” around Cahan, he hates it.) More specifically, IntoNow is trying to own the tv engagement app space. And while competitors like GetGlue, Miso, TunerFish and others all beat IntoNow to market, they have a secret weapon: it’s called SoundPrint. Just like GPS with location services, Read More