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Parents Carve-A-Pumpkin for iPad – First Look | PadGadget
The stores are full of pumpkins these days and many of us have plans to carve one in the next few weeks. If your kids are getting antsy right now, take a look at the new iPad app from Parents magazine and Resolute Digital called Parents Carve-A-Pumpkin. This cute little Halloween app will let kids design their own jack-o-lantern face right on your iPad.
Little ones playing with Parents Carve-A-Pumpkin have a number of options available to create their one-of-a-kind design. They’ll start their pumpkin design by choosing from five different types. Whether bright orange, white or speckled, there’s a pumpkin out there for every child.
The fun and creativity really begins with carving and decorating. Kids may “carve” their design by hand or select from an extensive collection of eyes, noses, mouths and faces to create the perfect Halloween jack-o-lantern. Each facial feature can be moved, enlarged, reduced, rotated or even deleted in order to produce the scariest face. Not interested in “carving”? Kids can choose to decorate their pumpkins with one or more of the seven decorative designs included in the app.
A great jack-o-lantern deserves a fun background and with 13 backgrounds to choose from, there’s sure to be something to tickle your child’s fancy. Like most artistic iPad apps in the App Store now, Parents Carve-A-Pumpkin provides kids with the ability to share their spooky creation with family and friends via Facebook, Twitter and email.
Nothing can replace the stringy, slimy feel of pumpkin seeds and “guts” but Parents Carve-A-Pumpkin will let kids repeatedly create and design the perfect jack-lantern. The people at Parents strive to provide moms and dads with relevant information and activities in its magazine every month and this Halloween pumpkin app is no exception. If you’re looking for a fun Halloween pumpkin carving app for preschoolers or elementary age kids, give this one a try. You can pick up Parents Carve-A-Pumpkin in the App Store now for $0.99.
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
123 Glow HD for iPad – First Look | PadGadget
It’s October 1st and before we know it little ghosts and goblins will be searching neighborhoods for tricks-and-treats. I thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the Halloween related iPad apps available in the App Store and get ready for one of the best nights of the year. Let’s start with a fairly recent addition to the App Store, 123 Glow HD by developer Steve Glinberg.
123 Glow HD is a kid’s painting app that lets little artists create fun Halloween artwork while also learning numbers, letters and colors in four languages: English (American, British & Australian), French, German and Spanish. If you are familiar with other 123 apps, this one has the same great features with a Halloween twist.
My daughter loves using the palette of 30 glowing colors to “finger paint” pictures with 123 Glow HD. It’s impossible for kids to go outside the lines and they’re able to blend the colors to create unique pieces of artwork every time. There are lots of pictures and even stickers too! With 20 different stickers, 14 Halloween drawings, 10 Autumn drawings, 10 Dinosaurs and 14 Shapes to choose from, kids will stay busy for hours. On top of all that, they’re also able to add stickers to and paint on photos. Use one of the ten included in the app or upload your own for a personalized touch.
The iPad version of 123 Glow HD is on sale for $1.99 (50% off) right now and an iPhone/iPod (universal app) version is coming soon. If you’re a fan of the 123 apps, 123 Sticker HD is another great one that has a Halloween picture. My daughter has spent hours playing with this app and it’s also available for $1.99 now.
iKnow Dogs HD+ for iPad – First Look | PadGadget
I’m playing with iKnow Dogs HD+ Dog Breed Guide and Quiz Game for the iPad by Alphablind Studio as I sit here with my dog Riley at my feet. I love dogs and I’m impressed by the information contained in this app. It’s an information packed dog reference guide that will tell you all you ever wanted to know about lots of different breeds.
With access to information on all dog breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) and more than 1200 pictures of dogs and puppies to browse, you’re sure to learn a lot about man’s best friend.
Considering a dog of your own and not sure which breed best fits your lifestyle. No problem, the facts contained in iKnow Dogs will help you make an informed decision and find the perfect companion for you and your family!
When you launch the app, you’ll pick between Dog Breed Guide and Quiz Game. The Dog Breed Guide provides you with an alphabetical list of dog breeds to scroll through. Once you select a breed that interests you, you’ll see pictures and several categories of information. Get a general description, flip through pictures and find out details about appearance, temperament, characteristics, grooming needs, country of origin and more.
Think you can identify all the different dog breeds recognized by the AKC? The multiple choice Quiz Game shows pictures of puppies and dogs and keeps track of your results. Give it a try and see how well you do.
Additional features of interest include:
- Many additional breeds by the International Kennel Club FCI
- Upload your dog’s pictures and see them in iKnow Dogs
- Celebrity dogs, e.g., “Buddy” of Bill Clinton and “Purdy” of Brad Pitt
- TOP 20 most popular dog breeds in USA
- Save pictures to your photo library and share them with your friends
- Select Your favorite dog breeds
- Metric and US Imperial measures
- No Internet access required
iKnow Dogs HD+ Dog Breed Guide and Quiz Game has been featured in “New and Noteworthy“, “What’s Hot” and “Staff Favorites” in App Stores in over 40 countries. This fun dog filled app works in both portrait and landscape mode and is perfect for all you dog lovers out there. You can download it from the App Store for $4.99 now.
New ‘Pulse News Reader’ for iPad – Better and Faster | PadGadget
Pulse News Reader, one of the top-selling newsreader apps for the iPad, has been updated. The latest update (v2.0) is available now on the App Store, and for a limited time new users can download the app for $1.99.
The last 4 months have been an interesting ride for Pulse and its two developers at Alphonso Labs. Many of us gave great reviews to the app when it launched back in May. Then, Apple pulled it out of the App Store over the way content was being handled, and a few weeks later the app reappeared. Then, over the last couple of months a few RSS/news feed competitors, like Flipboard, came on board and created some stiff competition.
The new version, Pulse 2.0, expanded to 60 sources of news across five pages, or 12 feeds per page. The developer also redesigned the way you can manage news feed sources. You can press the wheel at the top-left and experience how the app lets you organize your feeds.
Another nice feature is “Pulse Bazaar”, which provides a way to browse and discover good news sources that you didn’t know about. Overall, the new update has made the app more robust and faster.
Editor’s Note: Pulse 2.0 is an iPad-only app for now. Alphonso Labs will release a new version for the iPhone and other mobile platforms in the next few weeks.
Bit.Trip Beat for iPad Now Available | PadGadget
The retro hit from Namco Bit.Trip Beat is now available on the iPad. If you’ve never heard about Bit.Trip Beat, the game is a skill-based, rhythm focused, overly colorful and extremely addictive twist on the old school Pong.
Each level of Bit.Trip Beat offers a specific tune, and you are offered an onscreen paddle that you can move across the screen in order to bounce off waves of incoming blocks to the beat of the music. Little by little, the patterns of blocks become more and more complex, and listening/reacting to the beat progressions will become increasingly crucial to progress through the game.
Like the Wii version of the game, Bit.Trip Beat features psychedelic graphics, and will put your coordination skills to the test. The game also offers a fun multiplayer mode if you feel like playing with others. Bit.Trip Beat is available in the App Store, and costs $3.99.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Sonos Releases iPad App
Sonos Releases iPad App – A Convenient Music Remote System
By Roberto | September 29, 2010 | no comments
Sonos has released their much awaited iPad app onto the App Store. Sonos’ app will turn your iPad into a very convenient mobile music controller for connected WiFi Sonos players around your house. You will be able to play your own music and stream music from a variety of online services. Stay tuned for our upcoming App Review later this week.
In case you’re not familiar with Sonos systems, the company provides a modular set of digital appliances that work with end-user supplied or built-in speakers to form a zoned audio system. You can basically have different music zones around your house that may play the same or different audio.
I downloaded the app last night and started playing with it along with the two S5 systems that Sonos sent us for review. The Sonos iPad app features a very slick design, which makes the whole experience very easy to manage your music library as well as manage popular online music services like Rhapsody, Pandora, Last.fm and others. Via the Sonos app you can basically play your iTunes music library or any other music library you may have created, as well as play music from online radio stations and satellite radio subscriptions.
The Sonos iPad app is available now on the App Store for FREE. Keep in mind that you will need a Sonos music ZonePlayer in order to try all the features associated with this app. Stay tuned for our upcoming in-depth review, which will include the Sonos app and the S5 ZonePlayer.
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