Make A Difference With Touch To Give
by
James
Posted May 21st, 2010 at 5:41 pm
During my weekly search of the latest and greatest in the Apple App Store I happened upon something that actually caused me to pause and reflect a bit. An app that allowed you to give to charity.
A bit of background as to why I liked the idea of this app so much. When holidays and my birthday comes around, I typically tell folks instead of buying me material gifts take that money and donate it to a charity in my name. For a while my family couldn't grasp that and I'd still get the package of...
Review – @Adobe Photoshop.com App
by
Chris
Posted February 23rd, 2010 at 9:31 pm
I'm hoping that everyone is as excited to read this, as I was to use this app. I'd like to dedicate this app review to everyone of us nerds who can't go a day without using Photoshop! This app review is of the Photoshop.com application available on both the iPhone and iPod touch. Now, before we get started, I should note that this app has a partner in crime. It's not the full fledged Photoshop CS4 that comes in handy daily. In my opinion, this app is more for those editing quick pictures. To vie...
Gowalla on the iPhone (@Gowalla)
by
Erin
Posted February 19th, 2010 at 9:29 am
Gowalla is an excellent social app that allows you to check in to locations all around the world. In each location, you also have the opportunity to drop and pick up items to possibly become a founder of that location. It connects up to popular social media networks also to share your location with others.
If you'd like to friend me (Erin Blaskie) on Gowalla, check out my profile here.
Watch the video demo here:
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SleepCycle for iPhone Demo (@sleepcycle)
by
Erin
Posted February 19th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Erin Blaskie demos the Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock by LexWare Labs. From their website:
The Sleep Cycle alarm clock is a bio-alarm clock that analyzes your sleep patterns and wakes you when you are in the lightest sleep phase.
Waking up in the lightest sleep phase feels like waking without an alarm clock - it is a natural way to wake up where you feel rested and relaxed.
Sleep Cycle has become a huge success with a #1 paid app position in many countries, including Germany, Japan and Russia...
Review – Slacker
by
Chris
Posted February 18th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
I think everybody has had the dream of being able have their own radio station where they could play just the best songs and drain out the excess. Slacker is a sweet and FREE radio application for the iPhone (and iPod touch) that allows you to browse through the stations already on the app, and search for particular songs or artists and songs similar to them. This is a MUST-HAVE application for not just music lovers, but for those who don't buy or can't afford using iTunes. If you're looking f...
Review- Follow-Up to Urban Daddy
by
Chris
Posted February 12th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
So one of the things that I rarely see with an app I come across is e-mail interaction. Urban Daddy is one of the exceptions. You can check out my original review here. For those who haven't read about the application yet. Urban Daddy is a sweet and innovative new app for the iPhone (and iPod touch) that allows you to select some of the selections they have on the screen in means to give you suggestions of where you may want to eat for that particular part of the day. This is a GREAT app for tho...
WordPress 2.2 iPhone App Demo – Mobile Publishing
by
Erin
Posted February 11th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Ever wonder what it would be like to post blog entries, edit your pages and approve comments from anywhere in the world? WordPress, an app on the app store from Automattic, allows you to do just that.
Watch this:
(While the video processes, the quality might not be 100% -- stay tuned, it will process into HD shortly. Also, it may not be available via your iPhone for about 15-20 minutes after publishing. YouTube will convert it and make it accessible soon!)
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Crosswords iPhone App Demo (Stand Alone, Inc.)
by
Erin
Posted February 11th, 2010 at 6:42 am
In this video, Erin Blaskie demos the iPhone app by Stand Alone, Inc. called "Crosswords." While it's a bit pricey in the app store (priced at $9.99), this app downloads crosswords daily from major newspapers and puts them into an easy-to-use format. Between touch and type, you can speed through crosswords so that your finish time can be Tweeted out to your followers.
From their website:
Download new daily puzzles from newspapers including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the...
Dragon Dictation iPhone App Demo
by
Erin
Posted February 10th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
The software program we all have come to love for talk-to-type now has a mobile application! Dragon Dictation is an app for the iPhone that allows you to say what you want to send and then get it out via SMS, e-mail or copy to clipboard to paste into Twitter, an e-mail or wherever else you may want it!
Watch our video demo below:
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She Who Loves Apps – Geocaching
by
Erin
Posted January 17th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
This is a new series for eThusiasm called "She Who Loves Apps" which will feature an iPhone app review every day with Erin Blaskie.
In this video, Erin reviews the Geocaching app by Groundspeak, Inc. According to their website, geocaching is defined as the following:
Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experie...
