WootWatch, an application that shows you the current item selling on Woot.com, has been update to version 1.5. The update adds a few new features including the integration of kids.woot into the application. Check out the full change log below. Another cool new feature is the ability to rearrange the tabs on the lower menu bar.

1.5 Change Log:
- kids.woot support
- Popups for additional images
- Tabs can be reordered
- “X” button disappears from zoom view, perfect for taking screenshots (Home + Sleep)
- Minor bug fixes and UI tweaks
- Compiled for iPhone 2.2.1 and later, so iPod Touch users who haven’t upgraded to 3.0 can enjoy the latest bug fixes and features

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App Store Description:

WootWatch is an elegant way to see the woot! of the day from woot.com.

WootWatch features an uncluttered interface that is surprisingly responsive to your touch.

- View the deal of the day with a minimum of fuss.
- See the deals from woot.com, sellout.woot, shirt.woot, and wine.woot, with auto refresh.
- Support for woot-offs, complete with tacky flashing lights.
- Alerts you when new items become available.

Touch it:
- Swipe up to view the item’s full description.
- Swipe the image left or right to reveal additional images.
- Tap the image to enlarge it to full screen.
- Touch and pinch to pan and zoom.
- Tap “I Want One” to go to the order page.
- Gently shake to refresh.

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What’s new

- kids.woot support
- Popups for additional images
- Tabs can be reordered
- “X” button disappears from zoom view, perfect for taking screenshots (Home + Sleep)
- Minor bug fixes and UI tweaks
- Compiled for iPhone 2.2.1 and later, so iPod Touch users who haven’t upgraded to 3.0 can enjoy the latest bug fixes and features

During a recent Woot-Off on Woot.com my WootWatch app stopped working. I contacted the developer and got the following response:

Dear WootWatch user,

Yes, the app stopped working on Thursday morning. This started when woot.com made a change to their page that broke WootWatch’s processing logic. In my defense, the change they made was technically a coding error on their part (they inserted a non-permitted XML character), but although that makes me feel better, it doesn’t help you get your daily Woot fix.

I’ve submitted a patch to the App Store that would work around this problem. You’ll see it as version 1.4.2.1, and it will be available for download as soon as Apple approves the submission.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

- Dave Rahardja
drahardja@pobox.com

PS: I can’t believe they changed their code in the middle of a Woot-Off. Yikes!

Great News! We’ll let you know when the update is released. If you’ve never heard of Woot or WootWatch, check out this review: WootWatch for Today’s Woot-Off!

We’ve wrote about Woot before with the application called Woot Assist but with today’s woot-off I’ve found something better called WootWatch. If you’re not familiar with Woot, they sell one item per day at bargain prices until it’s sold out, then you have to wait until the next day for a new product. Every once in a while they do a woot off where once the item is sold out they do a different one all day long.

WootWatch is very nice. At the top you get a nice image of the item, and if there are two images you can swipe to see the other. Double tapping the image brings it full screen, then just tap the x to go back. Under the title is the item’s title and price. Swipping up on the title brings up the full description full screen. Tap the title again to go back. There is a refresh button in the bottom left, and a W! button in the bottom right that takes you to the full site in Safari. The center has a “I want one!” button to purchase the item, again through Safari.

Across the very bottom are 5 buttons: woot.com, shirt.woot, wine.woot, sellout.woot, & About. The woot.com button shows items from woot.com and woot-offs. Shirt.woot shows their daily t-shirt from shirt.woot.com. Same with wine.woot, the daily wine from wine.woot.com. Sellout.woot shows the item on sellout.woot.com. The about button shows developer information and info about the app.

Another great feature is the badge and sound features. When a new item appears from a woot-off there will be a “new” badge on the first icon and it will make a chime. It will also do this when an item becomes sold out. Last there is a settings page under the iPhone’s Settings Application for WootWatch. It allows you to change the refresh rate, use badges and sounds, and other settings.

Sorry to get this out halfway through a woot-off! Hope you like it and if you’re like me, check it every day! Let us know in the comments what you think and if you bought anything in today’s woot-off!

UPDATE: After using the app throughout the day I’ve noticed a couple of problems. One is the alert noise when there is an updated item during a woot-off. It’s too loud and distorted. The other is the auto refresh refreshes when I’m reading the detailed description and closes the description. It should wait to refresh after I’ve closed the description.

Before I write anything I must warn you that this app is not developed by Woot.com. Next, if you don’t know what woot is, check them out. They sell one per day at bargain prices until it’s sold out. This app brings the the items main information up without visiting the site. You can see a picture, title, prices, shipping price and condition. It will also tell you if the item is sold out. There are three buttons at the bottom: I Want One!, View Description In Reader and View Web Site. They all open web address from a built in browser.

You can also change the settings to show shirt.woot.com and wine.woot.com products. Then on the main screen you can swipe left and right to view the three site products. They are all laid out the same way. Also, in case of a Woot-Off (where they change the product once it’s sold out) you can set it to auto refresh and choose alerts of vibrate and play sound.

Having half of the apps function open in a browser defeats the purpose of the app. It also doesn’t show all the info. When you tap on description it brings up an RSS style page and doesn’t have all the info. This app is ok but for $0.99 it should be better.

Click here to download woot! via the App Store.

On a side note, we love Woot.com. If you have never heard of it…totally check it out.