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another elegant photo app for your arsenal of filtering tricks. this one focuses on blasting out color saturation and contrast a la minority report. settings are simple sliders which enable you to change contrast, brightness and saturation of your selected photo. requires the iPhone 3.1.3 firmware update to work.

amazingly simple no fumble music controls while driving. use gestures to control so eyes are on the road. swipe left/right to skip tracks, tap to pause. nice!

amazing photo archive of manhole covers in japan which have fantastic colors and designs embellished on them. a companion to the book published by remo camerota, a well known photographer, artist and director living in japan. remo has captured the essence of the art in digital form. makes me want to travel back to japan to visit again!

the most immersive and visual weather app i have seen (sorry accuweather folks) with animatics that represent the weather conditions of the cities you have selected (or are located in). its just an amazing thing to look at over and over. i want it to thunder and lightening and snow all the time now!

the app is actually a more simplified view of the lifestyle and design editorial then the website. something to be said for optimized user experiences here for curated content, love it! for the record, the screenshot does not do it justice… where it really sings is in landscape mode (for video play out, slideshows, article detail pages) which is even more impacting to use! congrats to josh for making it happen!

japanese airline flight schedules with fantastic visual presentation. love simple departure and destination interactions. tap on departure point and flight lines show you possible destinations. drag release on desired destination and the app will automatically search related flights. don’t event need to read Japanese to enjoy it. supports portrait and landscape viewing modes as well.

thanks to Paul Baron at TokyoArtbeat for the review and translation…

a simple app for analyzing the tooth count of your chain-ring and cog to calculate the gear inches for your said bike. basically sums up just how hard it’s going to be to turn over the cranks of your custom fixed gear. also calculates what a typical average 90rpm pedal pushing would top you out at speed wise for the gear configuration you have. orange fixie goodness.

multi-function calendar and clock with simple weather icons and location based information. a variety of japanese locations shot in tiltshift stop motion across the country to represent the four seasons. excellent soundtrack by fantastic plastic machine! check out the full featured flash calendar online as well which has blog widgets, screensaver and interactive greeting cards. great stuff!

looks to be a very cool utility for the person on the go, who needs access to files on their home computer(s). you need to also download and install their desktop app server, regardless this looks sweet! the design is slick, elegant and simple UI. its got individual graphics for desktop and laptop macs, a nice touch! fyi its a more pricey app at $9.99 (£5.99).

these guys at winfield have a consistently solid record of producing apps that are well designed and unique in some way. this clock app is no exception. inspired by dieter rams watch and vitsoe designs from the 60s, its correctly on target. includes more than the usual alarm settings, such as mult sounds, colors. you set the clock and alarm by moving the hands! simple, clean and modern minimalism at its best.