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<title>iPHONE ALCHEMY NEWS</title><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/index.html</link><description>The Latest&#x21;</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2007 Studio ArtFX</dc:rights><dc:date>2008-06-13T16:18:00-07:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:58:23 -0700</lastBuildDate><item><title>What Will the iPhone 3G Mean to Digital Media Content?</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2008-06-13T16:18:00-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/iphone-3g.html#unique-entry-id-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/iphone-3g.html#unique-entry-id-18</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[According to Wikipedia, "it is expected that IMT-2000 will provide higher transmission rates: a minimum speed of 2Mbit/s for stationary or walking users, and 348 <sic> kbit/s in a moving vehicle", [1] the ITU does not actually clearly specify minimum or average speeds or what modes of the interfaces qualify as 3G, so various speeds are sold as 3G intended to meet customers expectations of broadband speed."  The article continues to say that the current EDGE network, used on iPhone is part of the 3G standards, but as an end user, I can assure you I don't get anywhere near those speeds.

...The near-DVD quality of video found on iTunes would stream over the stationary rates quoted above, and as you can imagine the small screens on hand sets wouldn't need even a quarter of that screen size or data rate, making full motion video a realm to watch for digital content creators eyeing the mobile market.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>No More Vampires With iPhones</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2008-06-10T23:22:29-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/vampires-with-iphones.html#unique-entry-id-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/vampires-with-iphones.html#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks to the recent writer's strike, Moonlight had a very short season and didn't really get enough time to catch on. Another iPhone filled show I wrote about, the spy comedy Chuck, hasn't seen a new episode in weeks.

...Not surprisingly, the show did have its loyal fan base and they tried to keep the show alive, but as with other efforts to save doomed TV series, nothing could put the bite back into this supernatural detective show.

...I never knew it was him when I saw the episode, but when I last ran into him he mentioned playing in Moonlight and after describing the episode I realized that I had seen it, and didn't even recognize him.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mobile ME&#x21;</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>Apple</category><dc:date>2008-06-10T21:43:00-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/mobile-me.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/mobile-me.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The other day I went to Apple's website, as I often do since it is still my default home page, and I saw the ad for their new Mobile Me service.

...If you're a .Mac user you already know what it said, but if you're not, this kind of thing doesn't happen everyday....  <div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> google_ad_client = "pub-0282684780628481"; /* 468x60, created 5/20/08 */ google_ad_slot = "7465421029"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MAYDAY IT&#x27;S A MAYDAY&#x21;</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2008-05-01T15:51:31-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/cbf1c10795dd6cf571736b396d986199-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/cbf1c10795dd6cf571736b396d986199-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[iPhone Alchemy announces the MAYDAY SALE!  Throughout the month of May, all iPhone Alchemy comics are only 25 cents.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>ALCHEMY MANGA READER UPDATE</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>Web Apps</category><dc:date>2008-04-09T23:52:02-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/6d5392f6700098a9f6f852dff840b0b6-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/6d5392f6700098a9f6f852dff840b0b6-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[With the ability to easily and quickly add manga to the webapp, you can expect that new titles and longer, more involved stories can begin appearing very soon.  Also be on the look out for more artists, even those in Japan, joining in the iPhone Manga goodness and creating work that will light up your iPhone screen with great stories, characters and worlds.

...Feel free to use your iPhone or iPod Touch to pay a visit to http://mobile.iphonealchemy.com and check out the latest revision of the Alchemy Manga Reader.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>GO GO GO&#x21;</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2008-02-12T22:09:41-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/ddb35a49cf8f4790a0b41af1f36b10e8-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/ddb35a49cf8f4790a0b41af1f36b10e8-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[studios and lo and behold, this huge flatbed truck goes driving by and what do I see on the back of it?

...The one time when I could have quickly snapped a piece of one of the very few cool things about living in Hollywood, and my iPhone was resting on it's charger in my room somewhere.  I vow that from this day forth, I will not be found without my iPhone in my pocket, preferably set so that the camera pops up first when I turn it on!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>ALCHEMY MANGA READER GOES LIVE&#x21;</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-12-22T15:18:48-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/alchemyreader.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/alchemyreader.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you can navigate to http://mobile.iphonealchemy.com and see for yourself.

...Mobile manga is a fast growing phenomenon and the Alchemy Manga Reader puts you at the front lines with updates every week, previews of upcoming titles, wallpaper packs, ringtone samples and possible even video.

...If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, navigate over to mobile.iphonealchemy.com and check it out for yourself.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>NO CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR&#x21;</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-12-14T15:54:14-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/320bed4e6b75d4575395db482ed4a21c-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/320bed4e6b75d4575395db482ed4a21c-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[While it was cool to sit in my favorite Thai bar, which had WIFI, and blog from my PSP, there would be no such luck at the carwash.

...My iPhone was in my pocket and this would have been a perfect time to take a picture if I had remembered that the iPhone has a camera on it!

This isn't the first time I have come across something amazing and forgotten that I have a camera on me at all times now.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>ACCELERATE</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>Manga</category><dc:date>2007-12-13T12:42:36-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/8d688009c5d2e53c72c15d429c865d0c-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/8d688009c5d2e53c72c15d429c865d0c-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This is just the beginning of an iPhone manga series I am very excited about and so expect to see a lot more of this story as it develops.

...It was a fun title to work on as I chose to experiment with the look and feel of the piece, deviating from the sharp look of the previous titles to try something more painterly and earthy.

...CG collections are extremely popular in the digital manga world of Japan, and as more artist create content for iPhone Alchemy, I hope to have some image collections from some of the greats overseas in the store very soon.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone Street-Cred Part 4</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>Apple</category><dc:date>2007-12-07T10:13:28-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/b82c468ad086344bb2f4d172059b736c-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/b82c468ad086344bb2f4d172059b736c-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In the latest episodes of McG's NBC spy show Chuck, Agent Walker gets a call from the title character and the camera slowly zooms into her iPhone showing his photo as it rings.

...Now you may say, Well the iPhone has a full web browser so it's just like going to any web page.

...These tools, of course, have existed for the desktop browser for ages, and the iPhone could easily navigate to and use the full size pages, but having iPhone specific versions makes all the difference.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPHONE MANGA OUTBREAK</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-12-05T15:00:00-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/3bca3e2a7ccd7649c430d3352ec35883-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/3bca3e2a7ccd7649c430d3352ec35883-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I am already working on another title that will be placed in the new store as soon as it is live.  I will also build pages that allow the sample titles to be viewed in the Safari browser directly on the iPhone, even over an Edge Network connection.

...Building up from scratch always takes a great effort, but in the world of digital content, that build up only needs to happen once, and then it's smooth sailing from there.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>HIGH GEAR</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-12-02T09:58:34-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/71701ffac06a42ad80cff5fb021b2faa-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/71701ffac06a42ad80cff5fb021b2faa-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I don't want to say too much about it because it will be available for free download here very soon and you can see for yourself....  The one thing you will find here that most other places are not doing is content specifically formatted, nay, created for the mobile device in question.

...One of the many things I intend to do this month, as I kick things into high gear, is to get a full online store integrated into this site.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone Street-Cred Part 3</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>Apple</category><dc:date>2007-11-21T22:47:45-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/875a9e16144facd24e226f14fb95c779-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/875a9e16144facd24e226f14fb95c779-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since I do most of my manga drawing on a Tablet PC, it hasn't affected this site so much, but most other things were blown back into the dark ages.

...I felt I could begin to understand how so many people in Japan and other parts of Asia, who usually don't have access to full size PC's of their own, do everything on their mobile devices.

...I may still pop up with some news on the world of mobile manga here and there, or even a cool iPhone sighting in the pop culture world, but I want to start grounding things more.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Creating Things People Love</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2007-11-13T22:20:13-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/9489b4756ead981eb9740f23708f7eb2-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/9489b4756ead981eb9740f23708f7eb2-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I think there is spark which leads to all things that makes Serenity and the Firefly universe something people can fall in love with.

One of the things Joss Whedon talks about in the extra features, concerning the fans and the San Diego Comic-Con, is that his goal is not to create things people like, but things people love.

...Now, with iPhone Manga, it may just be that I can not only create it, but the means are there for so many to see it as well.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Our Favorite Shows as iPhone Manga?</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2007-11-12T12:43:01-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/e2dcaf96d678ad18e241240aee4b00d4-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/e2dcaf96d678ad18e241240aee4b00d4-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I has seen a few episodes when it aired and was given no real chance to find an audience, so I knew the characters well enough to truly enjoy the feature film Serenity (which I will be viewing again tonight).

...In this world he has more control and because it doesn't have the cost constraints of a major TV series or feature film, it can keep going.  While there's no word on a mobile content version of the firefly comic, so it may not be coming to an iPhone near you just yet, with the growth of the mobile content market, it's only a matter of time, right?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MOBILE MANGA</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-11-11T09:59:05-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/265a9b8d783203fd7bff47974dd1caf7-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/265a9b8d783203fd7bff47974dd1caf7-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In Japan where manga and doujinshi (usually amateur, self published comic works) are huge, the mobile content market has opened entirely new doors of liberation....  Second, the issue of distribution is quickly solved because the works become only a click away as opposed to the difficulty of retail outlets, which are nearly impossible for the indie to get in. Limited shelf space becomes a thing of the past.

...The American comic market is a world where distributors rule, retailers suffer, many going out of business at steady pace, and the publishers and creators are forced to play whatever hand they are given.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone Street-Cred Part 2</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>Apple</category><dc:date>2007-11-09T09:44:28-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/73be0856bd481ad3d5fd402716195f1d-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/73be0856bd481ad3d5fd402716195f1d-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In the one hour spy adventure from Charlie's Angels producer-director McG, Yvonne Strahovski plays the CIA agent Sarah who needs to rescue her partner, the rival NSA agent Casey, played by Adam Baldwin.

...I am getting the idea that this device has already so penetrated the pop culture mindset that soon you won't be able to go anywhere or watch TV without seeing them around.

...Some are predicting that because of piracy in some Asian markets, mobile phone content may be the holy grail for content producers, especially as mobile carriers are more than willing to shell out the big bucks to get it.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone Street-Cred</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>Apple</category><dc:date>2007-11-08T11:17:47-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/f8a77fd756704c353d5d5ffa2681b91b-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/f8a77fd756704c353d5d5ffa2681b91b-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, the character of Beth Turner played by Sophia Myles of Underworld fame, whipped out her iPhone to receive a call from the vampire himself, Mick St.

...As for other places where the iPhone is showing up, I haven't seen it myself but word on the street is that the iPhone not only appeared in last nights episode of the NBC series Bionic Woman, but that the character was actually holding it upside down!  One poster on the macrumors forum wrote, "I was laughing hard when watching Bionic Woman tonight..."The Bad Guy" Victor had Tom "CIA agent tied up in Chair...Tom gets a call from Jamie "Bionic Woman" on his Iphone.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone Alchemy Goes Live</title><dc:creator>Terrence</dc:creator><category>Work</category><dc:date>2007-11-07T10:25:24-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/GoingLive.html#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iphonealchemy.com/NEWS/files/GoingLive.html#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Let's face it, the iPhone is an incredible gadget and revolutionary mobile device, and it is one of the most capable devices for a wide variety of content.

...As an artist who has written manga, speaking mainly of <i>World of Hartz</i> which is published by TOKYOPOP, I see no greater potential for artistic expression than in the all digital arena....  In the digital arena, especially in Japan, where the digital and mobile market has already become a huge business, independent and doujinshi artists have a voice like never before.]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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