An HD version of the Wobble, a photo wobbling application that is popular in the iPod and iPhone, is now available for sale to users of the iPad tablet and smartphones running on Google's Android operating system.

"With over 1,100,000 copies sold in the last 2 years, Wobble has been a huge hit. Due to popular demand we've created a version for Android users which is available now. Also a new HD version, once you've seen Wobble HD on the iPad you'll truly understand why the iPad is such a magical device!" developer Silicon Spark pty ltd.'s Jon Atherton said in a statement Friday.

Privately-held Silicon Spark said Apple has just approved the new Wobble HD, and Google has also given the green light for the Android version.

With the Wobble now available in the two platforms, the Australian company could see a rebound in sales. Google's Android leads the smartphone OS market, with 5.23 million units of Android-based devices sold in the first quarter of 2011, accounting for 36% of the smartphone market. Apple sold 4.69 million iPads in the first quarter, for a total of about 20 million since the April 2010 debut, and capturing more than 80% of the market.

Currently available for download at Apple's iTunes Appstore, and the Android Marketplace, this software provides users the ability to animate any given part of a photo on the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad into realistic 3D animations driven by the actual movement of the device.

The app is sold to iPhone and iPod users for US$1.99.

iBoobs

"Back in 2008, Apple declined a similar software known as iBoobs on the grounds that it was indecent because that application seemed to be geared toward a particular part of a woman's anatomy," explains Silicon Spark's Atherton, but with over a million views of their YouTube demo video, there appeared to be a huge demand for wobbling boobs on the iPhone or iPod touch.

Whereas iBoobs was developed with seemingly limited scope, the Wobble applications allow users to apply "wobbles" to any part of any photo be it breasts, arms, legs etc. It's completely up to the user to determine what they choose to animate, and no images are included in the download.

South East Queensland-based Silicon Spark said, "After opening the Wobble application the user can select a photo to animate and position the round Wobble region overlays onto the photo. Then the fun begins. Shaking the unit up and down, side to side, or even in a circular path will cause anything in the chosen region to move as if it was really reacting to the movement (let your imagination run a little bit here, and you can see the advantages, and all for a couple of bucks)."

Wobble will work on photos either taken by the user, or saved from the Internet as well as those received via email.

To encourage users to spread the word, it will soon be possible to share Wobbles with friends via SMS, magically including the animated parts of a photo (again it could be a shaking leg or a wobbling - well you get the picture).

New features

Silicon Spark said that after conducting exhaustive Beta testing on the Gold Coast of Australia, the developers are convinced that new buyers of the Wobble App will find Wobble just as entertaining as the first million happy users!

The developers are planning a number of new features in coming weeks which will be released as a free upgrade, including 3D without glasses, and an Augmented Reality video version, these features add to an already impressive array: Auto Wobble - Hands Free Kit, Blow to Wobble, Multitouch Wobble and 3D using red blue glasses!

Mr. Atherton said June 3 that he has 10 things to do in 10 weeks for the Wobble:

1. add the ability to stretch the circle to be any shape - it needs a small handle in the middle to move the target around, then allow the user to pull the edges to stretch the shape

2. Full screen display - have toolbars retract when something moving on screen - tap a small corner to bring toolbars back and stop wobbling

3. Fix bug with premium menu - camera roll menu on iPhone 4 menu item "photo album" overlaying camera roll.

4. Password protection - with pin number - Add a pin number modal dialogue before opening wobbles - if pin is enabled it should always go to the menu screen and ask for a pin before loading any wobbles - modal dialogue box to enter pin

5. Add share by email and sms

6. Add the ability to share animated gifs - with a record button on the shake to view page

7. Add wallpaper ability for android

8. Need on off state for 3d

9. Need a hugeness slider for 3D - like amplitude

10. Update the graphics for all versions - have retina display capable for all versions

Silicon Spark was established in late 2008 to build iOS and Android applications. Silicon Spark is comprised of a small number of staff and is forecast to have sales in excess of $2 million for calendar year 2011.

The App developer boasts of having sold 1.1 million copies of the Wobble App for the iPhone and iPad since 1999. Mr. Atherton in his Web site said that at one time Wobble was installed on 5% of all iPhones, but the rankings has dropped to 1%. "We've seen it hit the very top of the charts, and slip down to the top 200 in the past year," he added. With the new version of the Wobble, Silicon Spark hopes to climb up the charts again.