Monday, September 27, 2010
iPad Debate Continues Between Apple and Publishers
This is why many publishers want to engage on an iPad magazine subscription model. But, there are several items still been debated between Apple and the publishers. For example, who gets to control the consumer data? Apple will certainly want to know, as much as possible, what’s going on with the users. Another pain point is related to how will the subscriptions revenue get split amongst all the players. Apple will certainly want a nice cut from the revenue stream.
The New Yorker is launching their iPad app today. In case you don’t know, they’re an American magazine with very interesting reports, commentary, criticism, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Their publisher is Condé Nast Publications.
The New Yorker is certainly excited about their iPad app launch, but they want a set of mobile platforms that allows them to offer the magazine via a subscription model. They want to allow readers to pay a single price for content on multiple platforms.
Condé Nast has been very vocal about this issue. “It is important to the New Yorker that we have offerings that allow long-term relationships with the consumers,” said Condé Nast President Bob Sauerberg. “Obviously, we don’t have that in place for the moment with Apple. We are very keen to do that.”
Many publishers like Condé Nast and Time Inc. will continue to add pressure on Apple. They want a way to sell their magazines more than one digital issue at a time. This model is not in place yet with the iPad. Many consumers have expressed their interest on a subscription model. After all, buying one issue at a time could damage the long-term relationships between publishers and their consumers. We hope this debate gets resolved in a timely manner.
Salsa Fresca – First Look - Great App For Cooking Freaks
Salsa Fresca’s Main Menu includes five choices. Select “Salsa Recipes” and a kitchen countertop appears with three different ways to access the 30 recipe selections. Move around on the countertop by sliding your finger. Tap the notebook paper and you’ll see a scrolling list of salsas together with a small picture of each one. Tap the one you’re interested in making and you’re ready for some salsa goodness.
Do you prefer the more traditional cookbook? Slide to the far right side of the countertop and you’ll see an open cookbook with a 30 recipe selection. Cooks then get preparation instructions, a picture and the option to share your favorites via email. Are you more of a visual person? Browse the recipe selection by photo. Scroll through the pictures, pick the one you want to make and proceed from there.
“Tips and Tricks” is the second choice on the Main Menu. Here you’ll receive advice on how to roast tomatoes and chiles, information about tomatillos and more. Next on the list is the “Scoville Scale,” a measurement of the spicy heat of a chile pepper. Check out the intensity of your peppers using this scale and get ready to knock your socks off!
You’ll receive warnings about handling peppers and safe food preparation in “Precautions.” Finally and admittedly my favorite part of the app (although I haven’t actually tested any of the recipes), “Music” gives you a little Latin beat to get in the salsa making mood.
Salsa Fresca HD is a nice app with easy-to-follow recipes and a good presentation. If you like ethnic cooking and you’re looking for a new app, download Salsa Fresca HD and give it a try. It’s available in the App Store now for $2.99.
123 Color HD App Contest , Be The Part
123 Color HD App Contest
By Cristi | September 25, 2010 | no comments
Today’s App Contest features 123 Color HD from developer Steve Glinberg. Our post on 123 Color HD the beginning of September reported a major update that included many items requested by kids, parents and teachers. Stickers, new coloring pages and finger style painting will keep your kids busy.
We have 10 copies of 123 Color HD to give out and entering the contest is easy!
PadGadget has partnered with top iPad app developers to bring you some of the latest iPad apps for free. We hold regular contests that allow PadGadget readers to win popular iPad apps. Be sure to check back on a regular basis so you don’t miss out!
Enter via Twitter in two easy steps:
- Follow us on Twitter. Contestants must follow us on Twitter so we can send you a Direct Message if you win. If you aren’t following us, we have no way of contacting you about your promo code.
- Click on the tweet button below and have our contest message automatically added to your Twitter status box. Then simply click to tweet!
Ten lucky winners will be selected at random to receive a copy of 123 Color HD. You can enter as many times as you like. The contest ends Sunday, September 26th @ 11:59pm Central Time.
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Learning Animal Sounds is Fun HD – First Look | PadGadget
Begin the animal kingdom adventure in Free Mode where kids get to choose from 20 brightly colored animal cards. They simply tap a card and listen to the sound from each animal.
Next, Recognition Mode lets kids match the sound of an animal to the appropriate card. Listen to a sound and then drag the matching animal card to the “?” spot on the screen. There are three different levels for kids to choose from and the higher the level, the more sounds and cards kids have to match.
- One Star – one sound with three cards to choose from
- Two Stars – two sounds with four cards to choose from
- Three Stars – three sounds with five cards to choose from
If multiple sounds and cards come into play, kids must place the cards into the spots in the correct order. For example, if you hear a lion, elephant and dog in level three, you must place the cards into the spots in that order. There are five games in each session and players receive a round of applause if they pick the correct card. Then at the end of each session, they’re also told how many answers were correct.
Finally, Memory Mode lets kids test their sound recognition and memory as well. Just like the traditional memory style card game, this mode has a number of cards face down on the screen. Kids must tap cards, listen to the animal sound and try to find a match. When sound matches are discovered, the cards flip over to reveal a picture of the animal. Like Recognition Mode, Memory Mode also has three different star levels. The higher the level, the more cards to match on the screen. Kids receive a score once they’ve matched all the cards and can also race against the clock while testing their memory.
This brightly-colored, kid-friendly game will both entertain and challenge toddlers and preschoolers with varying skill levels. Learning Animal Sounds is Fun HD is available in the App Store now for $1.99.
We City for iPad – First Look & Review
We City features the same flavor as the previous two games, but instead of challenging you to take control of a medieval town or a farm, the game allows you to create and manage a modern city. The city is populated with over 100 buildings and decorations like cafes, salons, apartments, hospitals, and even hot dog stands.
As with ngmoco’s other social games, We City is supported by the plus+ network, which allows you to play with your friends and speed up your progress through the game. Get ready to lay roads, build numerous structures (houses, buildings, colleges), and plant trees.
In order to make progress you will need to earn money for all the projects you engage on. For example, you will collect rent and manufacture products like food and action figures. Don’t worry, the game comes with a tutorial that will explain the basics before you enter this social adventure. Make sure you expand the borders of your city, and engage in good projects so that you can keep unlocking new things to build.
In We Farm you develop farms, but in We City factories will drive your city’s economic situation. You can setup production lines to produce various goods ranging from action figures to video games to potato chips. Similar to the We Rule game where you have a crop’s grow time, in We City a manufacturing time exists for each product. At that time your finished goods will be ready for sale with a tap. If you don’t manage to sell finished products within a specified time, you run the risk of spoiled products.
As with any FREE social game experience, the developer has added a way for you to spend real-life dollars to obtain virtual goods so that you can speed up production. Developer ngmoco provides several in-app purchases of “Zap”, which is a form of currency that speeds up production. If you want to expand your city quickly, you can apply “Zap” to manufacture products immediately.
We’ll have to see if ngmoco actually lures We Rule fans into playing We City. Based on our quick experience with this game, there’s not much difference on the gameplay from their previous “We” series titles. We would like to see better urban planning techniques and clear objectives added to this game.
We City is available now on the App Store for FREE. If you download this game, let us know what you think. Is it better than We Rule and We Farm?
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