Archive for the ‘iPad Apps’ Category

iPad App Review: Wall Of Sound

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Wall Of Sound iPad App ReviewRating: ★★★★☆
Wall Of Sound - NuageProduction
App Developer: NuageProduction

Wall of sound is one of the most innovative music navigation iPad apps available. The design of the app emulates a wall, with each brick representing a music album. The user can swipe across the wall in any direction to access more bricks, and click on the bricks to sample the music from the album. The user can then access iTunes to purchase the music; and share via E-mail; Facebook and Twitter.

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iPad App Reviews: Educreations Interactive Whiteboard

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Educreations Interactive Whiteboard iPad App ReviewRating: ★★★★☆
Educreations Interactive Whiteboard - Educreations, Inc
App Developer: Educreations Inc.

This iPad app provides educators with a brilliant teaching tool, which can be thought of as a whiteboard that speaks. Educators can draw and write using a range of colours; and use images. They can then record their own explanations, and draw, write and move the images to create animations while they are recording. For example, they can use a diagram of the brain, and while they are providing an explanation, they can circle, lable, and move the diagram around. The result is a complete audio and visual lesson, which can then be saved and shared via Email, Facebook and Twitter, and posted on educreations.com . One of the best educational iPad Apps.

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iPad App Review: Doodle Buddy

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Doodle Buddy iPad App ReviewRating: ★★★★☆
Doodle Buddy for iPad – Paint, Draw, Scribble, Sketch – It’s Addictive! - Pinger, Inc.
App Developer: Pinger Inc.

Sometimes the best iPad apps are those that do what the user wants them to, and that have no additional complicated features – and Doodle Buddy is a typical example of this. The user can start with a blank screen, and create just about anything using a few simple yet effective features. The user can type, paint and draw to create the desired doodle, and then Email it or save it to the iPad’s Photo Album.

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iPad App Review: London Jigsaw

Monday, February 6th, 2012

London Jigsaw iPad App ReviewRating: ★★★★☆
London Jigsaw - Capera Ltd.
App Developer: Capera Ltd.

Using only the map of London as its basis, this iPad app cleverly creates a number of fascinating and different puzzles of up to 54 pieces for the user to select from. The user selects a top map, which is the puzzle that must be solved, and a bottom map, which acts as the background on which to do the puzzle. The map categories from which to select include: boroughs, rivers, parks, attractions and Olympic events. The player must slide the pieces into their correct positions in order to complete the puzzle. For example: he/she may choose the boroughs as the bottom map, and the rivers as the top one. He/she must then slide the rivers into their correct locations over the boroughs.  This is definitely one of the most niche jigsaw ipad apps available.

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iPad App Review: Team Stream HD

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Team Stream HD iPad App ReviewRating: ★★★★☆
Team Stream HD - Bleacher Report
App Developer: Bleacher Report Inc.

Team Stream HD is brought to you by Bleacher Report, the Web’s leading publisher of original and entertaining sports content, and one of the fastest growing sports media Web sites in the U.S. . Bleacher Report provides more than 22 million monthly visitors first-rate sports commentary, giving them stories they want to read in real-time about the teams and topics that are most interesting to them. Bleacher Report works with a number of national and regional publishing partners including USA Today and Los Angeles Times. With the innovation, knowledge, experience and information of Bleacher Report, Team Stream HD is most definitely one of the most informative sport iPad apps available. It allows the user to view articles and footage that have been carefully selected from various sources on the internet by Bleacher Report editors; and which are customized to suite his/her interests. The user is also given access to Twitter updates, and can comment on articles or even share them.

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iPad App Review: Freefall Spelling

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Freefall Spelling iPad AppRating: ★★★★☆
Freefall Spelling - Merge Mobile
App Developer: Merge Mobile Inc.

With its well-designed, colourful layout, this iPad app is so simple that kids as young as 4 or 5 can immediately begin playing and learning with no adult involvement. Learning happens in the form of a game in which kids are shown a picture, and shown the letters in a jumbled order. They must then spell the word either by dragging and dropping the letters, or typing them using a keyboard. The app also provides auditory reinforcement by allowing kids to hear the word being spelled. After every few words spelled correctly, kids can choose from a host of prizes to add to a fish tank, which is initially bare, but slowly becomes active and vibrant with magnificent animations. Created by Merge Mobile, this is definitely one of the best iPad apps that teaches spelling.

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iPad App Review: Toontastic

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Toontastic iPad App ReviewRating: ★★★★☆
Toontastic - Launchpad Toys
App Developer: Launchpad Toys

Toontastic is one of the most creative iPad apps for kids available today. Through stunning layout, accompanied by verbal and written instruction, Toontastic takes kids through the process of creating their own cartoons step-by-step. The app first explains what a cartoon is, and describes the story arc, which is the measure of the story’s emotional energy. The story arc consists of a setup, a conflict, a challenge, a climax, and a resolution. With the aid of the verbal and written instructions, as well as additional useful information, kids work through the process, starting with the setup, and ending with the resolution.  Settings and characters  can be selected from a range of templates provided by the app, or kids can draw in their own. With each scene, movement and sound can be added and music can be selected from a range of genres with differing emotions. The final result is a magnificent story, with a beginning, a middle, and an end, which has been created by the kids themselves, and which they can share with other Toontastic users throughout the world.

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iPad App Reviews: PDF Forms – Annotate, Fill and Sign PDF Documents and Forms

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

PDF Forms iPad App ReviewRating: ★★★★☆
PDF Forms - Annotate, Fill and Sign PDF Documents and Forms - Dar-Soft
App Developer: Dar-Soft

This is one of the most revolutionary iPad apps for use with PDF files. It allows the user to work with PDF files that have been received via email or iTunes file sharing; loaded from Dropbox; or opened from any PDF file generating application. The files can be stored and organised in PDF Forms, which also allows the user to work on, complete and sign them, before sharing, printing or emailing them.

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iPad App Review: Agenda Calendar

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Agenda Calendar iPad App ReviewRating: ★★★★½
Agenda Calendar - App Savvy
App Developer: Ken Yarmosh

Of all the agenda and calendar iPad apps available, this has got to be the simplest, and most user-friendly. Using the local iOS calendar app, Agenda Calendar supports Google Calendar, iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, and any other iOS calendar. This iPad application takes away the unnecessary details leaving its user with only the information he/she needs to know. It enables the user to have a broad overview of the year; scan the events for the month; check out what lies ahead for the week; or narrow down to just today. The user is able to quickly and easily find any date, using a variety of techniques, and then add events to the calendar. These events can then be synced with the other calendars being used. Wherever the user is within the app, he/she can tap on the target icon to take him/her to today. Of course events can be shared via Email.

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iPad App Review: Slot Racing HD

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Slot Racing HD iPad App ReviewRating: ★★★★☆

App Developer: Quantix Games Software LTDA

Slot Racing HD is one of the best iPad apps providing a realistic re-creation of a real toy. The game can be played by 1 or 2 players, who can select from a wide range of authentic-looking cars, and then select a track. They can also choose whether they would like to race 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 laps. The race begins on the green light, at which time, each player touches the button matching the colour of his/her car. This causes the car to accelerate. The skill of the game is all about knowing when to accelerate and when to slow down. Speeding around bends causes the cars to jump off the track. When this happens, the players must hold down on a flashing light to return their cars to the track.

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iPad App Review: PressReader

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

PressReader iPad App Review

Rating: ★★★★☆
PressReader - NewspaperDirect Inc.
App Developer:  NewspaperDirect Inc

With this brilliant  iPad application, the user is provided access to up-to-date news in various languages from around the globe. In order to get the user started, PressReader provides recommendations to him/her, based on the most popular newspapers at the location of the iPad. The user is then able to download the recommended ones, or search for others that interest him/her. The user can either download a single edition of a newspaper, or subscribe to a newspaper for a period of time. The app is free and the user is provided with 7 free downloads, after which he /she pays for issues and subscriptions. With its full digital replicas of newspapers, PressReader provides a traditional newspaper-reading experience. The reader can click on highlighted headlines to read the articles, or even listen to the articles using Newspaper Radio. This is definitely one of the best News iPad apps available.

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iPad App Review: Forbes Photos and Videos

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Forbes Photos and Videos iPad AppRating: ★★★½☆
Forbes Photos & Videos - Forbes
App Developer: Forbes Media LLC

This iPad application streams new content from Forbes.com, allowing its user to experience the articles and stories with particular focus on photos and videos. The iPad app enables its user to customize the experience by choosing how he/she views text, images and footage; creating a list of items of personal interest; and tracking his/her history. One of the best ipad apps to enjoy all that Forbes has to offer.

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