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Announcing Voxie!

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

You heard it here first!  Voxie just hit the app store and it’s more than your run-of-the mill voice recorder…oh much more!  Unlike those other drab ordinary Plain Jane recording apps, Voxie is S-E-X-Y.  We’ve previously lauded all it’s great functionality but we know that sheer utility is not enough!  A man (or woman) cannot subsist on bread alone…you need panache, you need allure, you NEED Voxie!  

Get it on the App Store or learn more at http://www.bottlerocketapps.com/#/voxie/

[tags]iphone application, voice recorder, productivity[/tags]

Voxie UI completed and in Beta!

Friday, October 10th, 2008

We’ve definitely put in a lot of love and labor into the app and I think you’ll be happy with the end result. There’s no shortage of voice recording apps out there but none of them have impressed me nearly as much as Voxie has.  There are a few that nearly came close…nearly, but I really think this one has it all.  Here’s a sneak peek of what’s to come.

We’ve invested a substantial amount of time on the interface design so it looks as good as it performs.  My favorite attributes are probably the simplest – the Express and Settings features.  When you’re completely on the go, like driving in a car, you don’t want the rigmarole of searching or pressing a sequence of buttons.  We created an Express feature that you either touch twice anywhere on the screen or shake it to start recording and repeat to stop.  (I definitely have too much fun shaking my iPhone!)  It will automatically save or send to a designated address.  

The Settings too are very well thought out.  It allows you to customize Voxie to your preference.  Since I’m always on the go, I’ve set up the Express mode to execute on application launch.  I prefer to keep my recordings saved locally so I can access it anytime, anywhere.  It completely compliments my transient lifestyle and since the recording is intended only for me, I keep the audio quality low (8kHz) to save on storage space but there is the option of setting it to Medium (16kHz) or High (24kHz) for better quality.  The other setting option that just blows me out of the water is the ability to change wallpapers.  I’m a girl and I’m sick of all the masculine skewed utility aesthetics that saturate the market. Voxie has a diverse selection of backgrounds that lets me personalize the appearance to suit my feminine taste.

Those just highlight my favorites but there’s a plethora of other robust functions in Voxie. The “standard” recording mode is loaded with features from speaker mode, and priority flagging, to the ability to label, categorize and organize. You’ll find many other hidden gems in this app but I think we should let it let it “speak” for itself.

Coming very soon to the iPhone App Store… 

[tags]iphone application, voice recorder, productivity[/tags]