After what seemed like a very long wait, MoodPhone is finally available on the iTunes App Store. You can buy it on the App Store or find out more about it on our site.

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We just learned that both of our recent applications, MoodPhone and MoodPod, have been rejected for submission by the iTunes App Store. It seems that the applications are too similar. We wanted to give iPod Touch users a separate but equal experience, but Apple wouldn’t have it.

Dear James,

Your applications, MoodPhone and MoodPod, cannot be posted to the App Store at this time because they are same application without significant differences in functionality.  The only difference is the color of the default background, which should be a setting, not a separate application.  Applications must comply with the Human Interface Guidelines and other Documentation provided by Apple as outlined in iPhone SDK Agreement section 3.3.5.

In order for your application to be reconsidered for the App Store, please resolve this issue and upload your new binary to iTunes Connect.

Best Regards,

[Name withheld]

It seems like Apple is being a wee bit controlling. Oh well, we have resubmitted MoodPhone so hopefully it will be available soon.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 22, 2008)

Next-generation mobile application development specialist Digital Agua today unveiled the world’s first iPhone application that reads minds. Powered by soon-to-be-patented psychic technology, the firm’s revolutionary MoodPhone can predict a person’s true, underlying mood. iPhone users can now find out in an instant if they secretly feel sad, super sad, submissive, schizophrenic, bootylicious, or belly-scratchin’ good. These emotions represent only a small sample of MoodPhone’s advanced mood detection capabilities, as Digital Agua understands the tapestry of human emotion is vast and complex. The application can also recognize, for example, when a user feels pimpin’.

Inspired by the 70s-era mood ring, MoodPhone uses the motion of your hand to provide accurate predictions of your emotions at any moment. You can select from 10 different mood-categorizing themes – Metalhead, Naughty, Bubble Gum, and Psychosis are a few examples – and each theme features seven unique moods. To initiate the clairvoyance mechanism, you simply tap the Check Mood button. MoodPhone responds with a kaleidoscopic background display (indicating the application’s telephony telepathy is functioning properly) and then reveals your mood – which, for Digital Agua founder and CXO James Butler, comes up every time as “Rock-n-Roll.”

“People ask why we developed a mood predictor” said Butler. “But we all agreed that when you discover psychic abilities, it’s pretty selfish not to share them. We’re also frequently asked about its accuracy. We can make no guarantees whatsoever about the accuracy of MoodPhone’s readings; results vary widely any time you’re dealing with clairvoyance. But what I can tell you is this: MoodPhone demonstrated 100% accuracy in reading the emotions of every single member of the Digital Agua development team.”

Realizing the great need for accurate mood-prediction technology around the globe, Digital Agua has also localized the MoodPhone application for a variety of regions by translating it into 16 different languages. With such widespread localization, MoodPhone is far and away the biggest distribution in Digital Agua’s two-year history. The application also illustrates the firm’s expertise in developing highly functional, habit-forming applications that can be seamlessly localized for any international audience.

“We always strive to build mobile applications that are so fundamentally engaging they transcend language and culture,” said Butler. “I mean, name one country that doesn’t need a mood predictor – you can’t. MoodPhone, like our other applications, fills a universal need.”

For more information on these applications or Digital Agua capabilities, visit www.digitalagua.com.

No-Frills Screenshot Utility from Digital Agua Does One Thing, and Does it Well

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 15, 2008)…next gen mobile development specialist Digital Agua has received consistently high marks from several members of the technology media for the ease of use and effectiveness of Capture, the company’s simple, streamlined screenshot utility.

Lauded by Apple iPhone School as both “the best screenshot utility yet” and “the must-have screenshot application,” Capture is being recognized throughout the iPhone community because of how well it works. Favorable reviews were also recently posted by Touch Podium and Qj.net, which affirmed, “[Capture] only does one thing, but it does it well.”

Capture’s polished simplicity is a clear indication of Digital Agua’s commitment to developing iPhone applications that work like they’re supposed to and are incredibly easy to use. To download Capture, look inside the Utilities category on the BigBoss repository.