Teaching Science with iOS — From Macro to Micro — Part 2: Exploring Space
When studying the solar system, it's hard to beat Solar Walk ($2.99) from Vito Technology. You begin with an image of the earth with many light blue lines circling it. Tap one and the app provides a...
View ArticleMore and More Apps! Enter to Win!
The iPhone Life magazine contest is announcing 50+ apps to win Monday! Visit iphonelife.com/giveaways to enter. You have until midnight Sunday to enter the giveaway. Winners will be selected at random....
View ArticleLeaked Images of iPad Mini Casing Suggest Retina Display Coming
The rumor cycle regarding the forthcoming iPad mini with a retina display has now reached the leaked-images stage. Pictures of the supposed new device were recently posted to an Internet forum in...
View ArticleTeaching Science with iOS — From Macro to Micro — Part 3: Magnifying the Surface
Microscopes have been around since 1590. Up until the age of electronics, they too were personal devices. However, with small camera sensors connected to the lenses, researchers and educators can...
View ArticleNewer Techology’s NuGuard GripStand® 3 Offers Complete iPad Case & Stand System
A system implies more than one thing working together in concert. When using the latest GripStand® from Newer Technologies the word system comes to mind.read more
View ArticleGoogle Glass Coming This Year, Will Be iPhone Compatible
Excitement is mounting for the release of Google Glass: "augmented reality" eyewear, which superimposes information in your field of vision. The Google Glass headset connects with your smartphone to...
View ArticleECBC Offers Exceptional Design and Durability with its Lance Backpack
ECBC, based in Southern California, designs some of the best computer-oriented backpacks and messenger bags I have come across of late. Dan Curtiss, the creative genius behind these top quality bags,...
View ArticleSpeck PixelSkin for iPod Touch 5G Review: Part 2 of Mini-Series
Those of you who read my last post know my son and I are writing a mini-series comparing four iPod Touch 5G cases made by Speck. Last week we reviewed Speck's Kangaskin with its built-in storage pouch...
View ArticleWINNERS! iPhone Life's Bi-Weekly Weekend Giveaway 2-25-13
Thanks to everyone who entered the iPhone Life Weekly Weekend Giveaway! We received entries from 499 people in 29 different countries this week! And we have now selected the winners. read more
View ArticleChoosing the Right MKV Player: Battery Drain and Hi10P Support
Matroska media containers are extremely popular among video freaks. They offer by far the most flexible video storage capabilities in many cases, such as for storing animated subtitles widely used in...
View ArticleWhat I Played This Week - Block Warfare: Zombies!
If you’ve been playing Minecraft, and had the thought one day, "Wow, I suddenly wish I had a gun and some ammo and could also run around shooting pixelated Zombies,” thenBlock Warfare: Zombies ($1.99)...
View ArticleG-Pak: Great Organizer for iOS Devices
It never hurts to get more organized, and when it comes to carrying your electronic gadget, the G-Pak organizer will come to your rescue. It is a small carrying unit that will work for your iPad, iPad...
View ArticleThe New York Urban Adventure Logs - Post No. 1 - Packing
This is the first entry in what I’m calling my “Urban Adventure Series.” So what is an urban adventure? Quite simply, it is a vacation in an urban setting, in this case, New York City. Each day I will...
View ArticleCases for Fifth-Generation iPad Appear Online, Suggest iPad-Mini-Like Styling
Rumors keep cropping up that the next-generation iPad will be thinner, lighter, and narrower, with styling similar to the iPad mini. And yesterday this rumor got more juice thanks to the appearance of...
View ArticleThe New York Urban Adventure Logs - Post No. 2 - Arrival
I spent most of the day traveling from Seattle to New York. We left a little late as the cold weather precipitated the need to deice our plane's wings. read more
View ArticleNew Version of Excellent Video Player AVPlayerHD Out!
iDevices make great video playback machines thanks to their (in most cases) excellent screen and built-in hardware support for video decoding and playback. Tons of third-party multimedia player apps...
View ArticleCloze — Free App Organizes and Analyzes Your Inbox
It's fascinating to see the new approaches to managing e-mail cropping up. We recently covered Mailbox, which is receiving a huge amount of attention and has nearly 1 million people in the rollout...
View ArticleQ&A: The Making of The Amiigo Fitness Monitor
I love that in this day and age, a great idea can go from relative obscurity to overnight success thanks to the power of the Internet and the funding of the general public. Crowd-funding resource...
View ArticleReal Racing 3 Blazes its Way into the App Store One Day Early!
Originally slated for release Friday in the United States, the highly anticipated Real Racing 3 (free) is making its debut one day early, available today in the App Store. The new version of the hit...
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