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Bluetooth-enabled iGrill among Macworld offerings

Bluetooth-enabled iGrill among Macworld offerings

Another spin through the Macworld Conference and Expo on Friday revealed more software and peripherals that push the boundaries of what Apple products can do. The show, which was expected to draw 25,000 people, wraps up today at Moscone Center West.

Some highlights from the show floor:

IGrill: Among the more unusual peripherals on display is the iGrill, a Bluetooth-enabled meat thermometer that will ping your iPhone when the turkey’s done.

IDevices CEO Chris Allen is an avid griller who wanted to find the simplest way possible to know when dinner was ready; his company released the iGrill at the end of last year. The product costs $99.99; an accompanying iPhone app is free.

More information: www.igrillinc.com.

DJay: Algoriddim, a six-person software developer from Munich, has a hit on its hands with DJay, a music app that has a starring role in a new commercial from Apple.

The company started with a full-featured DJ app for Mac, but it’s the iPad version that drew throngs to the Algoriddim booth Friday: The virtual turntables are irresistible to anyone who has ever wanted to be DJ for a day. The iPad app sells for $19.99 in the App Store.

More information: www.algoriddim.com.

Fling game controller: Fling brings an old-school arcade feel to more than 100 games with a joystick that attaches to your iPad with suction cups.

The see-through design means that the screen is not obscured, and the joystick makes arcade-style shooters a joy to play. A single joystick costs $19.99, or you can buy two for $29.99.

More information: tenonedesign.com/fling.

TuneUp: This helpful desktop software for iTunes lets you clean up your MP3s’ messy metadata - those fields that tell you the song’s artist, title, genre and other information.

With TuneUp, you drag as many files as you like into the app from iTunes, and the program queries an online database to fill out the metadata. But the San Francisco company has worked to make the app useful even for people who aren’t obsessive about MP3 data. Other features let you download high-resolution cover art for your albums, watch YouTube videos of the songs in your collection, and show you what concerts are coming to town.

TuneUp costs $19.99 for a year’s worth of updates or $29.99 for unlimited access.

More information: www.tuneupmedia.com.

[Thanks: http://www.sfgate.com]

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