Apps

The Rovio folks are at it again….they have just released their most recent holiday version of Angry Birds Seasons. First was Halloween, then Christmas, and now Valentine’s Day. A quote from their website (says it all):  Hogs And Kisses for Valentine’s Day! Enjoy the Valentine’s Day spirit of love and affection by popping more pigs! [...]

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The NewKinetix Rē universal remote control is a combination of hardware and software that aims to turn your iOS device into a high end universal remote control. If you’ve ever been tempted by one of those $200 plus touch screen programmable remotes, you’ll find the Rē to be a capable substitute. In many ways, it [...]

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Are you obsessed with iOS4 apps? There’s a wallpaper for that. At least there is if you’re an OS X user. It’s called AppWall and it’s a free screensaverthat shows an ever changing full screen of app icons. I’m not sure if the changing icons represent newly added apps to the appstore, frequently accessed apps [...]

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PCMag.com has compiled a great list of the top 100 free apps for your phone. They have individual lists for the iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile, WebOS and Symbian. Each list contains a screenshot and a short blurb about the app. These lists will come in very handy for a new smartphone user or anyone [...]

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Blackstone Audio, Inc. offered The Gadgeteer the chance to review one of their Folium-enhanced audiobook apps for the iPhone.  Blackstone is the largest independent audiobook publisher in the US.  They have joined with Folium Partners to produce Folium enhancedAudio™ audiobook apps for iPhone.  I was given the chance to review their Adventures of Huckleberry Finn audiobook.

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If you’re a basketball coach, player, or just a devoted fan, you can now use your iPad as a playbook.  Use the PlaybookBball app from Daren to create step-by-step plays on a court drawn to scale.  Select high school, NCAA, FIBA (Oct. 2010 rules), or NBA courts; select the number of players per team and their [...]

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If you’ve wondered what your children with your significant other might look like, the iBabyMaker app for iPhone can give you a look into the future.  Choose pictures of the two parents from your photo library, snap pictures using the iPhone camera, or select pictures from the photos in the iBabyMaker app, then watch as [...]

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You know what’s missing from your iPhone?  According to the team at Sega, that would be a hedgehog, dolphin, and dragon-riding dwarf.  And their remedy happens to be a new iPhone application (aptly titled the “Ultimate Genesis Collection”) that turns your iPhone/iPod touch into a virtual Sega console.  Fans of old Sega titles such as [...]

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MailTones is an app for your iPhone that lets you associate email from different people with different tones.

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