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| Steve Sheraton is a Swiss-born producer and inventor, who used to be a certified magician and physical comedian.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve Sheraton Bio|publisher=Hottrix.com|url=http://www.hottrix.com/sheraton/Bio.html|accessdate=August 8, 2009}}</ref> Sheraton also shared ownership of now defunct music venue "Jazz at Pearl's" in ]<ref>{{cite news|last=Hamlin|first=Jesse|title=Bay Area music lovers are humming along with plans for new supper-and-jazz venues|publisher=]|date=June 30, 2003|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/06/30/DD143213.DTL|accessdate=August 8, 2009}}</ref> with wife jazz vocalist ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Selvin|first=Joel|title=Jazz at Pearl's keeps on swinging|publisher=]|date=November 2, 2003|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/11/02/PK26313.DTL|accessdate=August 8, 2009}}</ref> | |||
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Hottrix is a software development company that produces applications for iPhone OS, Palm OS, and Windows. Their iPhone and iPod Touch software has been praised by CNN, TIME, Newsweek, and David Pogue for The New York Times. Their software has also been involved in intellectual property disputes.
The company also sells physical "gimmix" to complement their magic applications.
Background
Hottrix is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many of their "tricks" are invented by Steve Sheraton, whose first trick was "e-spresso", a virtual cup of espresso for the Palm Pilot.
Steve Sheraton is a Swiss-born producer and inventor, who used to be a certified magician and physical comedian.
Recognition
In December of 2008, Apple Inc. released a series of lists that showed the top downloads of the year from the App Store. The lists showed the 10 most-downloaded applications from different categories, in no particular order. The iBeer application from Hottrix appeared in both the "Top Paid Apps (Overall)" and "Top Paid Entertainment" lists.
iBeer was also called a "must-have" application by CNN Money. Hottrix was praised by Condé Nast Portfolio for their trick software, with iBeer singled out as "the perfect gift".
Intellectual property
In October of 2008, Hottrix filed a US$12.5 million lawsuit against Coors Brewing Company for developing an application called "iPint" for the iPhone OS. The suit alleged that Coors violated copyright law by making a program similar to iBeer. Apple removed iPint from the App Store in the United States after receiving a complaint from Hottrix.
List of iPhone OS applications
App Store Apps
These tricks are available at the App Store.
- HottrixPhone: This trick gives the appearance of a phone call with a famous celebrity, including real pre-recorded voices of the celebrity. There are multiple celebrities available within the application, including Elvis Presley and Barack Obama.
- iBeer: The device screen appears to "fill" with many kinds of beer (including sound). If the device is tilted, the virtual beer swishes around to give the illusion of truly being filled with beer. The beer can be "drained" if the device is tilted enough.
- iBug: A virtual insect appears on the screen of the device and responds to touch.
- iMilk: This trick is similar to iBeer above, but appears as different kinds of milk, such as chocolate milk, strawberry milk, and "martian milk."
- iMunchies: This trick gives the illusion that the device is filling with snacks such as candy, nuts, and popcorn. A person could then pretend to pull snacks out of the device by reaching beneath it and retrieving a previously-hidden snack using sleight of hand.
- iSoda: This trick is similar to iBeer and iMilk above, but with various soft drinks.
- Magic Wallet: Similar to iMunchies above, but with coins instead of snacks.
Premier Apps
These tricks are like App Store apps, but are only available at Hottrix's website.
- iHypno
- MindBeam
- MB: Euro
- Snapshot
Simulated Apps
These tricks play as a video on the iPhone's video player.
- iBugClassic
- iCharger
- iFireplace
- iGoldfish
- iGoyfish
- iRescueCall
- iSnail
- iVegas
- iYuleLog
List of Palm OS applications
- AbraMath
- AbraPick
- e-spresso
- NerdAlert
See also
References
- "Hottrix Media Center". Hottrix.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- "Hottrix Help Desk". Hottrix.com. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- Quittner, Josh (December 4, 2008). "What Makes a Best-Selling iPhone App?". Time Magazine. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- Kumparak, Greg (December 2, 2008). "Apple announces Top 10 iPhone App downloads of 2008". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- Kimes, Mina (September 23, 2008). "Top 10 must-have iPhone apps". CNN Money. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- "The Perfect Gift for The Tech Observer: iBeer!!". Condé Nast Portfolio. July 12, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- Chen, Brian X. (October 13, 2008). "Indie iPhone Developer Sues Coors for $12.5M". Wired News. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- Reed, Jim (October 17, 2008). "Virtual beer war hits the iPhone". BBC News. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
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