iRule: Turning an iPod Into a Universal Remote.

Metromode has a great story about a Metro Area startup called iRule.

iRule’s app, which starts at $200 with the accompanying hardware, took off almost immediately. Both Ben-Gal and Nemirovsky left their day jobs to focus on iRule early this year. Soon after they raised about $500,000 in an angel round, including an investment from Compuware’s new venture capital arm. The company recently hired three people, moved from Ben-Gal and Nemirovsky’s suburban homes to the Compuware Building in downtown Detroit, and is prepping to launch the Android version of its software.

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Was refreshing to run across some good news about a growing, profitable business segment – iPhone Developers. Especially interesting are the small and one-man companies making real profits from their endeavors.

MacRumors detailed some interesting snippets about some of the most successful applications:

“As part of Apple’s one billion app countdown for their iTunes App Store, they have also compiled a list of the all-time top 20 apps for both Paid and Free apps.

Perhaps most interesting is what the potential market for a very successful paid iPhone app might be. A few numbers have been released for some of the top iPhone apps that gives us an idea of the numbers involved. Here is …read more