There’s a new iPad-only app from Sports Illustrated that traces the history of American football. The Football Book contains the complete contents of the coffee-table book by the same name. You’ll read about “the dynasties and the dominating players, the crucial plays and classic games, the personalities and performances that propelled the NFL during SI’s […]
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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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If you use Google translation services frequently but you don’t always have internet access, the new Google Translate app can help. This free app will translate text between 57 languages, and you can even speak your phrase for translation for some languages. You can hear the translation for some languages, as well. You can view
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The Ansel Adams app for iPad features some of the photographer’s iconic black-and-white images of America. There’s a slideshow of 40 images with optional audio narration or written commentary. You can view the slideshow with the included musical soundtrack or with any music from your iTunes collection. You’ll be able to see postcards Adams created
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A few months ago when Sony released their latest generation ebook readers, they also announced that they’d be releasing a Sony reader app for Apple iOS devices. This surprised me for a couple of reasons. First, Sony is a hardware company that produces ebook readers, so they only have the ebookstore to support their hardware.
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Martha Stewart Living magazine app is now available for iPad. The app is free, and you can download a free special edition of the Martha Stewart Living magazine. Monthly issues are available for in-app purchase for $3.99 an issue. Right now, there is no subscription option. I downloaded the free issue last night, and the
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The IRS has released a free app for Apple and Android devices that allow you to track the status of your tax refund. The IRS2Go app also lets you sign up for tax tips or get the most recent IRS Twitter feed. The app is free from the iTunes store or from the Android Marketplace.
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iZUP “eyes up” is an Android and BlackBerry app that prevent incoming and outgoing calls, text messages and emails while driving, while still allowing full access to 911 and a list of 3 authorized phone numbers. Incoming calls will be routed to voice mail and text messages will be held till you’ve stopped driving (there’s
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The Solar System app for iPad is produced by Touch Press, the same company that gave us The Elements for iPad. This app has 150 pages of information about the sun, and the planets and major moons of our solar system. There are 600 images returned from NASA, ESA, and JAXA missions, and there are
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If you’ve been to the Amazon.com home page lately, you’ll know that they have announced a Kindle reader app for Windows Phone 7. Just like the apps for other platforms, you’ll be able to read any of the 775,000 available Kindle books on your Windows phone. You’ll be able to purchase books without leaving the
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The staff here at The Gadgeteer takes great pride in going to exhaustive lengths to bring you content that is both relevant and gadgety. Scouring the iTunes App Store, I found this cute little app entitled simply Christmas!!. Among other features, it has Christmas songs, wintry wallpapers, games and even an Advent calendar. And best
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Popular Science has just released a special edition Android application for the Samsung Galaxy tablet. The app is called Popular Science+ Top Tech 2010 and is the first Popular Science Android app that has been designed specifically for the Galaxy tab. This full-screen magazine app features the annual Top Tech awards and offers readers an
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Tonight the winter solstice and total lunar eclipse will overlap for the first time in 458 years. To help make sure that you don’t miss this once in a lifetime event, MIT grad whiz kid Tim DeBenedictis is offering the award-winning SkySafari Lite app for free. SkySafari is an easy-to-use planetarium app that helps you
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Bluefire Productions has released their Bluefire Reader app for iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. Unlike many reader apps, the Bluefire Reader makes it possible to read ePub and PDF books from most any bookseller, and many booksellers are accessible for in-app purchases. You can transfer books you purchase or already own between your computer and your
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Today I want to tell you about 2 iPad apps that can help you get your creative juices flowing. LivingRoom from Planet Next will let you put on your interior designer cap and SketchBook Pro from Autodesk will help you channel your inner Picasso.
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About this time every year, I start buying cookie cookbooks. I always have the fantasy that this will be the year that I’ll actually make some holiday cookies. I never do, but I do like thinking about this. This year, Martha Stewart has an iPad app that lets me combine my cookie plans with my
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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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Earlier this year I reviewed SoundHound, an app for iPhone/iPad that works beautifully to “listen” to a song and tell you what it is and who performs it. I thought the app was well worth the price ($4.99 at the app store), but it would have been nice to have a chance to try it before purchasing it.
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Hello, my name is Andy, and I’m a to-do appoholic. Hello, Andy. It’s a problem. I have purchased at least eight to-do apps from the App Store, and I own licenses for three more on my Mac. Sometimes I think I spend more time trying out new to-do apps than I spend actually doing the
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If you travel a lot to the same location, you probably eventually learn your way around the airport. If you don’t travel as frequetly or you’re always going to different places, you may wish Google Maps worked within airport terminals when you find yourself arriving at gate A1 and leaving from gate Z42 – and
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