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Hottrix
Summary
Hottrix is a software development company that produces applications for mobile operating systems such as iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad), Android, Palm OS, and Windows. Their iPhone and iPod Touch software has been praised by CNN, Newsweek, Time, and David Pogue for The New York Times. Their software has also been involved in intellectual property disputes.
The company also sells physical "gimmix" to complement their magic applications.
Hottrix is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many of their "tricks" are invented by Steve Sheraton, whose first trick was "e-spresso", a virtual cup of espresso for the Palm Pilot.
Notable Hottrix personnel include:
Steven L. Priedel, managing member, magician
Maria H. Gara, managing member, magician
Steve Sheraton, contractor, Swiss-born producer and inventor, previously a certified magician and physical comedian
Steve Charney, video host, radio personality, author, magician
In December 2008, Apple Inc. released a series of lists that showed the top downloads of the year from the App Store. The lists showed the 10 most-downloaded applications from different categories, in no particular order. The iBeer application from Hottrix appeared in both the "Top Paid Apps (Overall)" and "Top Paid Entertainment" lists.
iBeer was also called a "must-have" application by CNN Money. Hottrix was praised by Condé Nast Portfolio for their trick software, with iBeer singled out as "the perfect gift".
In October 2008, Hottrix filed a US$12.5 million lawsuit against Coors Brewing Company for developing an application called iPint for iOS. The suit alleged that Coors violated copyright law by making a program similar to iBeer. Apple removed iPint from the App Store in the United States after receiving a complaint from Hottrix.
iOS
These tricks are available at the App Store.
This trick gives the appearance of a phone call with a celebrity, including real pre-recorded voices of same. Multiple celebrities are available in the application, including Elvis Presley and Barack Obama, and the ability for users to add others.
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