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Macintosh and iPhone software updates and announcements for September 26, 2008:

• 5 Speakers, 1 four inch subwoofer, an interior dynamic airflow optimiser all combining to produce 25 watts of pure sound power…all from a pig! Quality, performance, compatibility and style. If this is what you are looking for, then look no further than the iPig. It is not only an iPod docking station, it is the speaker that will bring life and an awe-inspiring experience to most of your audio, video and gaming devices.
• iKoto is an application for playing Koto (Japanese Harp) on iPhone. Koto is a Japanese traditional stringed musical instrument that can produce oriental tone. Recording, playing, and demonstration functions are installed. The tune for this demonstration is “Rokudan no shirabe” familiar to the most Japanese people. Each string vibrates in accordance with the tune, so you can practice Koto accordingly. Enjoy Japanese traditional sound.
• Plasma is a new type shooting game using a touch panel. Generating combos and breaking plasma balls on the screen, participants will aim for higher scores. Compete with other worldwide Plasma users for higher ranking.
• Kupuk has announced the release of Zones 1.2, their Sonos remote control utility for iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed exclusively to leverage the iPhone’s unique abilities and interface, Zones is a remote control for the Sonos multi-room music system. By using the iPhone WiFi connection, Zones lets anyone control their music from every room of the house and offers a convenient way to change songs, pause or adjust the volume. Version 1.2 includes a host of new features and improvements.
• Findley Designs, Inc. has announced the immediate availability of iPod Access Photo 1.6 for Mac OSX and Windows Vista/XP. iPod Access Photo is the complete solution to viewing and retrieving photos stored on iPod players. New features in v1.6 include Support for Nano 4G, improved photo cropping, improved photo resolution stats display, faster application load times and numerous bug fixes.