Hello again, and welcome back to blog.WD for another dose of techy goodness.

We’ve been hard at work updating our ballistics app, iSnipe, to version 1.2 which has been submitted and is now currently awaiting Apple’s approval. This version is a major overhaul of the current app with many new features and several upgrades to the features already present.

First and foremost, we’ve added full metric support with the choice to use any unit for any individual piece of data. This is important for several countries that are technically Metric system users but continue to use Imperial units for some sorts of Measurements (i.e. , Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Burma, Canada etc…) Additionally we’ve added the ability to choose between MOA and MIL, as well as other metric units, for all your output units.

Secondly, though easily as important as number one, we have built iSnipe v1.2 on a new, otherwise not-available, ballistics engine called the Direkon Ballistics Library. This ballistics library adds many new features, including one that calculates a projectiles maximum usable distance and stops calculations at that point… For Example: You enter 4000yrds as your maximum distance using a .22LR ammo; iSnipe only computes to roughly 2000yrds, because at that point your bullet is falling to the ground faster than it is moving forward: thus “Maximum Usable Distance”. This is something that is not necessarily important on a PC with gigahertz of processing speed and gigabytes of RAM, but on a mobile device with limited resources, saving any computation time is tremendously beneficial.

Next, we have included 500+ factory ammunitions along with their specific ballistics info, to make searching for and using your factory ammo quick and easy. In addition, we’ve added a favorites list to the load screen to store ballistic profiles you need quick and easy access to and the ability to sort and group profiles already stored in your user list.

The last feature I want to mention today is one that is another high-demand feature: Atmospheric correction. Again, we’ve added the ability to input all your numbers in metric or imperial as well as the ability to turn atmospheric correction off… Future versions will include the ability to automatically get data from weather services, though we feel this feature is somewhat less important that others, considering half of our users operate an iPod touch, which does not have the same location awareness abilities as the iPhone.

There are lots of other little updates and bug fixes in this version, so keep an eye on the App Store in the next week or two for the newest version of iSnipe – The original ballistics app for the iPhone and iPod touch.

It’s been a while since I’ve talked about iSnipe and the current development status, so I’ve set aside this time to bring everyone up to speed.

We’ve submitted version 1.1 and are currently awaiting Apple’s approval. This version addresses the 1st Gen. iPod Touch issue, as well as a few small UI tweaks. I’ll post again once this version goes live on the App Store.

We are currently hard at work on version 1.2 and expect to have this finished and ready to submit for approval on the 21st of this month. Once development has completed on v1.2 I will let everyone know and send the respective emails to all those who have been waiting ever-so-patiently for these features. We appreciate everyone’s support so far and look forward to maintaining a quality product with ease of use in mind.

v1.2 Is Slated To Include:
• Metric Support(Biggest Request)
• Atmospheric Corrections (Temp, Alt, Hum)
• Over 500 Factory Ammo Ballistic Profiles
• Ability to group and sort saved profiles

Everyday, for one year, I captured a snap-shot of Apple.com and have compiled all the images/movies into a short slideshow for your enjoyment. This is an on-going project, which means you can expect another video around this time next year.

Happy New Year to you all,

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