ROKFORM® named as CES INNOVATIONS 2012 DESIGN and ENGINEERING AWARD HONOREE |  | ||
Santa Ana, Ca. November 8, 2011 Come check us out at the Rokform booth# 6206 at the 2012 CES tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV. We will be displaying new products as well as our ROKBED iphone protective cases and ROKGARD screen protectors for the ipad and iphone 4 / 4s.Rokform® LLC. Today announced that it has been named an International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for the Rokbed™ V.3 iPhone 4/4s case. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products across 32 product categories. The Rokbed™ V.3 is designed to be the most functional iPhone 4/4s case ever made. The Rokbed™ V.3 is more than just a case; it includes never before seen features such as an integrated lock mechanism, anti slip grip, detachable lanyard and optional magnet insert. Made from tough polycarbonate that is re-enforced in critical areas the Rokbed™ V.3 is also one of the most protective iPhone 4/4s cases on the market today. “We are honored to receive this prestigious award,” said Jeff Whitten, vice president of Rokform®. “The Rokform® team worked for months on each and every detail to create what is truly the most versatile iPhone 4/4s case on the market today. We are especially proud that we were able to design and manufacture it all right here in Southern California.”The prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards are sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the producer of the International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, and have been recognizing achievements in product design and engineering since 1976. The Best of Innovations honor is awarded to the products with the highest judges’ scores and will be featured in the Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase at the 2012 International CES. Rokform’s Rokbed™ V.3 iPhone 4/4s case will be displayed at the 2012 International CES, which runs January 10-13, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Honorees will also be displayed at CES Unveiled: the Official Press Event of the International CES from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday, January 8 in the Venetian Ballroom of the Venetian. | |||
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Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering honoree products are featured on www.CESweb.org/Innovations, which lists product categories, as well as each product name, manufacturer information, designer, description, photo and URL. Rokform® LLC. was founded by the owners of Two Brothers Racing® Inc. one of the world’s premier aftermarket manufacturers for the powersports industry. The company principals have taken what they have learned as a leader in the powersports industry and have applied it to Rokform®. Launched in January 2011 Rokform® has quickly established itself in the industry by manufacturing uniquely designed and engineered products for the iPhone. www.rokform.com | |||
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
And the Award Goes To....
Friday, November 4, 2011
Free App Friday
Find these free apps in the App Store!
Shoebox by 1000memories is the fastest way to scan old paper photos, organize them, and share them with family and friends.
Our mission is to bring the albums, scrapbooks, and photo-filled “shoeboxes” of our lives out of the closet and into an online, shareable space where they can be remembered and celebrated, together in one place.
All photographs scanned using Shoebox are uploaded to 1000memories.com where, in partnership with the Internet Archive, they will be preserved for free, forever. Visit 1000memories.com/forever for more details.
Features
* Shoebox’s edge detection and perspective correction capabilities make sure that the paper photographs you scan turn out beautifully.
* Record the stories behind the photographs by adding captions, dates, and place information.
* Tag your relatives and friends in the photos, and invite others to view them and share their own photos.
* The “featured” tab highlights some of the best images uploaded to 1000memories and provides inspiration for the types of photographs, letters and mementos that you can share.
* Share photos instantly on Facebook and Twitter.
* Upload an unlimited number of photos for free.
* Works on any device with a camera and iOS4.1+ or iOS5.
Our mission is to bring the albums, scrapbooks, and photo-filled “shoeboxes” of our lives out of the closet and into an online, shareable space where they can be remembered and celebrated, together in one place.
All photographs scanned using Shoebox are uploaded to 1000memories.com where, in partnership with the Internet Archive, they will be preserved for free, forever. Visit 1000memories.com/forever for more details.
Features
* Shoebox’s edge detection and perspective correction capabilities make sure that the paper photographs you scan turn out beautifully.
* Record the stories behind the photographs by adding captions, dates, and place information.
* Tag your relatives and friends in the photos, and invite others to view them and share their own photos.
* The “featured” tab highlights some of the best images uploaded to 1000memories and provides inspiration for the types of photographs, letters and mementos that you can share.
* Share photos instantly on Facebook and Twitter.
* Upload an unlimited number of photos for free.
* Works on any device with a camera and iOS4.1+ or iOS5.
Time management made beautiful and completely personal
If you like to keep track of your daily life, meet a friend called Fathm. See where your time goes and budget to get more out of every day. With the cool interactive Daily Donut and Fragmentation charts you can see the breakdown for each day or a week at a time. Get a handle on your time and let Fathm open the window to a brighter tomorrow, day by day.
From Bruno Mars to Mozart, play the hottest songs effortlessly on the #1 piano game. Get free songs everyday and enjoy the largest catalog of songs in any piano app. Turn on the new game mode to unlock achievements and free songs, or just relax and play your favorite tunes. Join the over 5 million Magic Piano players and experience the fun of playing piano - no practice needed!
Featured in the New York Times, TIME, MacWorld, and as the Apple iPhone App of the Week, Magic Piano lets you experience the joy of making music.
OVER 350 SONGS - NEW SONGS ADDED DAILY!
Choose from the largest song catalog of any piano app. Hot new hits are constantly added to the app, so check back for new releases.
-Want a song that's not available? Suggest songs on Smule’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/smule
-Check back daily for a new free song each day!
And, yes - we heard you - you can now earn currency to get them all for FREE!
Current songs in the app include:
POP!
• Grenade
• Hey Soul Sister
• Billionaire
• Fireflies
• Lean On Me
• Just the Way You Are
ROCK!
• Clocks (Coldplay)
• Piano Man
• Bring Me to Life
• Santeria
• Freebird!!
CLASSICAL!
• Ave Maria
• Moonlight Sonata
• Ode to Joy
MOVIES AND MUSICALS!
• A Whole New World
• Phantom of the Opera
• Mad World
PICK UP AND PLAY EFFORTLESSLY
Magic Piano makes you a piano prodigy - any time, anywhere. Play your favorite songs with your own spin and sound great every time.
-Follow beams of light to guide your fingertips to the correct note, but you control the notes, rhythm and tempo of each piece.
-Try out different instruments - change your piano into a harpsichord, Funky 80's synth, organ and more!
PLAY YOUR WAY TO THE TOP
Enter the new game play mode and get rewarded for playing! Start off your journey as a Newbie and earn your place as a Piano Virtuoso.
-Level up to unlock achievements and badges, earn free songs and make your way to the top of the song leaderboards.
-Change the difficulty of each song: Easy, Medium, Hard or Automatic to give yourself a unique challenge.
SHARE YOUR PERFORMANCES WITH THE WORLD
Share the beauty of music with your friends and other Magic Piano players.
-Broadcast your performances on the in-app Smule Globe or listen to other players’ songs and give their performances some love.
-Share your pieces through Facebook, Twitter and email. Or invite your friends and give them free songs!
Featured in the New York Times, TIME, MacWorld, and as the Apple iPhone App of the Week, Magic Piano lets you experience the joy of making music.
OVER 350 SONGS - NEW SONGS ADDED DAILY!
Choose from the largest song catalog of any piano app. Hot new hits are constantly added to the app, so check back for new releases.
-Want a song that's not available? Suggest songs on Smule’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/smule
-Check back daily for a new free song each day!
And, yes - we heard you - you can now earn currency to get them all for FREE!
Current songs in the app include:
POP!
• Grenade
• Hey Soul Sister
• Billionaire
• Fireflies
• Lean On Me
• Just the Way You Are
ROCK!
• Clocks (Coldplay)
• Piano Man
• Bring Me to Life
• Santeria
• Freebird!!
CLASSICAL!
• Ave Maria
• Moonlight Sonata
• Ode to Joy
MOVIES AND MUSICALS!
• A Whole New World
• Phantom of the Opera
• Mad World
PICK UP AND PLAY EFFORTLESSLY
Magic Piano makes you a piano prodigy - any time, anywhere. Play your favorite songs with your own spin and sound great every time.
-Follow beams of light to guide your fingertips to the correct note, but you control the notes, rhythm and tempo of each piece.
-Try out different instruments - change your piano into a harpsichord, Funky 80's synth, organ and more!
PLAY YOUR WAY TO THE TOP
Enter the new game play mode and get rewarded for playing! Start off your journey as a Newbie and earn your place as a Piano Virtuoso.
-Level up to unlock achievements and badges, earn free songs and make your way to the top of the song leaderboards.
-Change the difficulty of each song: Easy, Medium, Hard or Automatic to give yourself a unique challenge.
SHARE YOUR PERFORMANCES WITH THE WORLD
Share the beauty of music with your friends and other Magic Piano players.
-Broadcast your performances on the in-app Smule Globe or listen to other players’ songs and give their performances some love.
-Share your pieces through Facebook, Twitter and email. Or invite your friends and give them free songs!
Visit www.rokform.com for all your iPhone 4/4S cases and accessories!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Help Support Our Troops
"Teaming up with Operation Homefront is an unbelievable honor," Jeff Whitten, Vice President of Two Brothers Racing, said. "At Two Brothers Racing, we are not new to supporting charitable organizations and fundraising, but the entire staff felt like doing something bigger and more concentrated. After some intense research into what organization would be a good match for Two Brothers Racing’s ideals, we saw Operation Homefront as an excellent choice. We truly feel OHSoCal provides the much needed assistance and extremely usable benefits to military families that are giving back to our country every day."In the coming months this charity will need more than help than ever in welcoming our troops home from Iraq and eventually Afghanistan. Operation Homefront provides emergency and morale assistance for our troops, the families they leave behind, and for wounded warriors when they return home. A nonprofit 501(c)(3), Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 23 chapters nationwide and has met more than 105,000 needs of military families.
There are many ways you can help especially as the holiday season approaches. Adopt a family for Thanksgiving, donate new toys for the children of active-duty parents, send money or volunteer. For more ideas on how you can help visit the Operation Homefront site HERE.
New Screen Protectors
Our highly anticipated Rokgard screen protectors are now available!
Protect your iPhone 4/4S and iPad 2 with the Ultimate Protection.
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| Ultimate Protection • Does not affect touch screen sensitivity • Crystal clear view of screen • Superior protection against scratches & abrasion • Installs bubble free in minutes • Residue and adhesive free removal • Precision cut for a perfect fit • .0045” thin, fits with most cases Includes • 2 precision cut screens • 1 cleaning cloth • 1 squeegee |
Visit www.rokform.com for more details and to watch our handy installation videos!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Free App Friday
Here are a few new, noteworthy and FREE apps!
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| Wall of Sound |
20 million songs at your finger tips
For music lovers with any Apple iDevice, Wall Of Sound is the first app that unites music navigation and discovery with a tactile, visual and auditory experience A new way to listen, view your music and discover the top and new songs of the day:
- Complete your music library at will with today's best albums and songs
- Infinite jukebox with you all the time
- Preview related songs and download music by genres, news titles, or tops
- Single clic music purchase
- Mail and Social Networks' sharing
- AirPlay enabled
- Background play
* Use Pinch and Zoom to adjust tiles sizes
* When listening to music, clic on the picture of the album to see its tracks
* Shake to randomly reshuffle the wall of sound
* Use gestures to hide or show the player
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| Pageonce - Money and Bills |
NEW!! PAY ALL YOUR BILLS WITH PAGEONCE – Available now for iPhone!
With Pageonce you get:
★ NEW! Pay your bills with Pageonce (Coming soon for iPad)
• Track all your money and bills in one place (Banks, credit cards, bills & more)
• Receive bill due date reminders
• View bill statements
• Get real-time alerts for all your accounts
• Keep tabs on your investment portfolio
• See frequent flyer miles and rewards
• Track mobile minutes, text and data usage
• Safe and secure - trusted by millions Start enjoying well-deserved financial peace of mind
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| Gogobot |
As seen in:
♛ TIME Magazine Top 50 Websites (2011) ♛ Travel & Leisure Top Travel Apps (2011)
♛ NY Times Create digital photo postcards, track your travels, and find friend-recommended places nearby.
You can also access your trip plans and read friends’ reviews. Best of all--it’s FREE!
More about the app...
✔ Create PHOTO POSTCARDS of your travels on the spot.
✔ CUSTOMIZE the look of your postcards. Go retro or modern with a single tap.
✔ Browse a LIVE FEED of photo postcards the Gogobot community is sharing from all around the world.
✔ SHARE your postcards on Facebook.
✔ Access your TRIP PLANS and discover NEARBY PLACES--hotels, things to do and restaurants--complete with:
• Friends’ reviews (★★★★★)
• Instant access to phone numbers
• Address and location maps ✔ Add REVIEWS (★★★★☆) of places while you're out and about--they'll be added automatically to Gogobot for you and your friends. ✔ See everyone’s TRAVEL STATS & expertise, like how many countries and cities they’ve been to!
♛ NY Times: “An efficient way to build an itinerary based on recommendations from friends and other travelers.”
♛ TIME Magazine Top 50 Websites in 2011 “On a Web chockablock with travel sites, Gogobot stands out for its ambition, inviting design and social feel.”
Friday, October 21, 2011
Free App Friday
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| Swackett |
Now available for iPhone: The #1 weather app for the Mac in 67 countries / The only Mac weather app with over 1,250 5-star ratings.
swackett® is a whole new way to look at the weather. We convert complex weather data to easily-understood, visual weather reports designed for people of every age. Our unique approach is to combine raw weather data (current conditions, radar, and detailed forecasts) with thoughtfully crafted people symbols (called “peeps”) who always appear appropriately dressed for the weather.
If it happens to be cold outside, swackett® peeps appear dressed in winter hats, coats and boots. A hot, sunny day? swackett® peeps appear wearing shorts and sunglasses — and they even remember to bring along drinking water and sunblock. Rain? swackett® peeps appear with rain jackets and an umbrella. This is a fun, fresh and truly useful weather report experience for people of any age.
swackett® does include detailed weather information for the weather junkie (including AccuWeather "real feel" temperatures, humidity, dew point, wind direction and speed, weather timelines, animated satellite and radar imagery) but our forecasts are tailor-made for the time-starved person who needs essential weather information fast.
swackett® weather reports can be viewed by any member of the family, including the very young and very old, those with disabilities — anyone who might be short on time and in need of a quick, easy-to-read weather forecast.
The bottom line: swackett® is the simplest, most easy to understand, most accurate weather forecast available.
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| Storie |
Storie lets you share vignettes of your life as a beautiful storybook.
Explore the world through the stories of others. You might learn something new along the way.
Whether it's to remember a wonderful vacation that you just returned from, to share a family recipe, or to showcase your quirky and creative side, Storie lets you tell your stories the way you want others to remember them.
Share your stories on Tumblr, Twitter or Facebook, or even embed them in your blogs and websites.
FEATURES
Tell your stories as they are happening or import photos from your photo album or Instagram account.
Stories can be posted to Twitter and Facebook, and embedded in blogs and websites.
Brought to you by the same guys who created the Shnap photo rating game (hello shnappers!!)
Happy storie-telling!
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| Lemon - Receipts Refreshed |
Please send any feedback or ideas to support@lemonhq.com.
Check out what people think about Lemon:
“No more trying to keep track of crumpled paper receipts to turn in for expenses or track spending."
--Marcia M, Law professor and frequent traveler
"No more crumbly receipts to sort through. I just snap the pics with my phone and bam! Organized receipts for my expense report!"
--Andrew K, Director of IT, New York
"Lemon helps me manage all of my receipts so I can better track my spending and budgets! A great time and paper saver!"
--Jerry L, New Orleans
“Lemon.com wants all of your receipts. Instead of having receipts pile up in your inbox, or letting them become an indiscernible wad of paper in your wallet, you can send them to Lemon.com where they’ll be instantly filed and organized.”
-- Venture Beat, Devindra Hardawar, September 13, 2011
“Lemon.com is designed to help consumers simplify, organize, and streamline online and offline receipt management and personal finances.”
-– SF Gate, Zennie Abraham, September 8, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
iOS 5 Tips For Camera
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| Quick Access You can now access the built-in Camera application right from your Lock Screen. With your device powered off, simply double-tap on the Home button. You will notice a camera icon to the right-hand side of the unlock slider. Tap on this icon to launch the Camera app without even having to unlock your device. |
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| Grid Lines If you have ever taken a photo and it was crooked, then you will like the new Gridlines feature. This feature places a 3x3 grid overlay on the Camera, allowing you to better line up shots before taking the photo. To get the gridlines on the screen, tap the Options button at the top of the screen, and slide ON the Grid feature. |
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| Volume Up Shutter Button When taking photos, you may find it difficult to tap the on-screen shutter button. Luckily, Apple now allows you to snap a photo with the Volume Up button used as a Shutter button. Now whenever you’re in the built-in Camera application, you can snap a picture using a hardware button. |
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| AE/AF Lock Now you can use the Auto Exposure setting from a particular angle in the photo by simply tapping once and holding on the screen until AE/AF Lock appears at the bottom, or you see a flashing blue square. To return to dynamic Auto Exposure/Auto Focus, tap once anywhere on the screen. |
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| Pinch-To-Zoom When composing your photo, you can get just the portion you want by zooming in using the Pinch-to-Zoom Gesture. Of course, you can still use the zoom slider by using the pinch-to-zoom gesture once on the screen to bring it up. |
Friday, October 7, 2011
Pre-Order Your iPhone 4S Today
What you need to know!
Important Dates
TODAY: Pre-order your iPhone 4S on all 3 carriers. Have it delivered to your home and avoid the madness!!
October 14th: The iPhone 4S goes on sale in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, France, German, and Japan.
Costs
The iPhone 4S will cost the same on all 3 carriers with a 2-year contract, but the rate plans will vary.
Select your carrier to view rate plans
Don't want a contract?
Are you eligible for an upgrade?
Order your iPhone 4S case!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
iPhone 4S Cases
iPhone 4S cases now available!
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| iPhone 4S Cases |
Protect your new iPhone with the best case in the market.
The iPhone 4S is finally here and rest assured we will be one of many standing in line to get it first!
The new iPhone 4S shares the exact same dimensions as the earlier version iPhone 4 purchased after May 2011 so fitment of the Rokbed should be identical.
We do not forsee any performance or fitment issues arising from the use of the Rokbed with the iPhone 4S. Of course we will not know for sure until we thoroughly test the iPhone 4s with the Rokbed case when it arrives.
We will say that you can order with confidence as we here at Rokform stand behind our product and customers 100%. If you are not completely satisfied with the fit and or performance of your Rokbed, or any Rokform product for that matter, you can return it for a full refund.
Rokform is currently working on new and innovative products for the iPad, iPad 2, iPod Touch, iPhone 4 and 4S so stay tuned.
Remembering Steve Jobs
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| Steve Jobs 1955-2011 "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit with forever be the foundation of Apple." - apple.com |
Here at Rokform we were deeply saddened to hear the news of Steve Jobs. Without his vision and persistence, Apple would not be where it is today and neither would we. He managed to make a product somewhat of a commodity in an industry where relative items get cheaper every year; but Apple commands a premium. They couldn't have said it better in the quote above, and Jobs will forever be the foundation of Apple.
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