National Geographic’s maps do benefit from the extra screen real estate. We are, after all, dealing with digital versions of wall maps: other things being equal (like pixel density), a larger screen will always be better. On the iPad, you have a far better balance between detail and context: that is to say, you can see the map’s detail without having to sacrifice a view of the surrounding areas. For example, if I look at Ethiopia on the lowest zoom for the regional maps, on the iPod touch I see very little else: Eritrea and Djibouti, and bits of Somalia/Somaliland, Yemen and northern Kenya. On the iPad, I see most of eastern Africa and the southern Arabian peninsula, from Darfur to Oman, and from Cairo to the Seychelles. The included Bing Maps viewer also benefits from the extra screen real estate. (It’s safe to say that every iPad map viewer will look better than its iPhone/iPod touch counterpart.) Like the iPhone app, it’s GPS-enabled, and it works. (Most iPad map apps I’ve run across have a GPS location button, and they all work: if they don’t, then there’s something seriously wrong with the app’s georeferencing or it’s a system-wide problem.) The Nations feature, providing data on every country and territory on the planet, is now a pull-down menu; choosing a country highlights it on the map. It’s a nice iPad-specific touch, but the map doesn’t change its zoom, which is problematic if you’re zoomed too far in and look up a large country or vice versa.
Come on, admit it… there was at least one time when you were in high school that you procrastinated a bit too long, backed yourself into a corner and were saved by the Cliff Notes of the book you never quite got around to reading. I know I have. We love books. But we love our time even more. And sometimes you just don’t have time to read every book you *need* to read, at least not right this moment. So we give you Book Bites - convenient, compact summaries of books that tell you exactly what you need to know about a book, and not much more…all in a handy little app. Don’t be left clueless at that office meeting or cocktail party, and definitely don’t miss out on a little self-help or bomb on that big test. From the latest business books to literary classics to self-improvement, Book Bites are your one-stop source for bite-sized knowledge. Key features include: Save time on the go with the compact format and concise summary, Explore key quotations from the book - shake your device for a random quote!, Both portrait and landscape reading modes are supported, as well as an adjustable font size for reading flexibility, Pick up where you left off with the auto-bookmarking feature Read through the summary seamlessly with Next and Previous buttons at the end of each chapter and many more conveniences that will bring you even closer to all the best literatures in the world.
Who would have thought that there would ever be an iphone app containing two of the greatest classics of all times. Well not me to be honest, that is the reason that I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered this unusual app. You can find out a lot more about the Trojan war, the fair Helen and the mighty Achilles, you can follow Odyssey’s adventures on land and sea, on his journey home by simply downloading this interesting app. If you are a book lover and a habitual reader like me, then you are absolutely going to enjoy this app to the maximum. Unlike other reading apps, where the book is displayed on individual pages, this giving some problems, because the number of words per page is determined by the font size, which forces you to change pages every few seconds if you are reading with a bigger font size, something that turns out to be real nag eventually; here this problem is solved by a simple matter of approach, here you can scroll through the whole text, there are no numbered pages which you have to turn every now and then. The scrolling speed is determined by a gentle titling of the devise, which during a period of time can become truly intuitive to your touch. Another cool feature is that you can completely personalize your whole reading experience by choosing the color of the paper, the font color, the text size, etc. So don’t let this app go to waste, it is honestly worth having and reading, there is nothing better than a good story of love and war after a hard day at work.
Lumosity Brain Trainer is the first mobile brain training application that integrates with a complete brain training system. Users can train on the iPhone, playing the same games that are available on the website Lumosity.com. Their progress is tracked using a system — the Brain Performance Index (BPI) — that combines performance on the iPhone and web versions to give an integrated assessment of brain function improvement. Now, users can train their brains at home on their computers or on the go on their iPhones, and the results are tracked seamlessly across platforms. This app is a result of years long collaboration between Lumosity and the world’s leading neuroscientists from top universities.
Being a student i know how hard it is to keep track on all that homework without forgetting at least one assignment. But I have discovered an iphone app that literally saved my educational career. The iHomework iphone app is the answer to students’ prayers. This app categorizes your assignments on a course based system, so the first thing you will have to do is to enter all your classes and teachers so it can start organizing, and the best part is that when you enter an information it stays there, you do not have to enter and re-enter your classes and teacher info all the time. From there your next step would be the Assignments tab where you add your assignments of course, type the category in which it falls like homework, essay, paper, etc, a due date course and the most important a priority. Later you can view your assignments by day, week, month of course, the color-coding scheme makes the arranging even easier, for more details just tap on the assignment and all you need will appear on your iphone screen, you can also mark an assignment as complete with a simple tap. It really doesn’t get easier than that. There is nothing more to say really except download this app and make your teachers proud.
This app is for the nature lovers that just can’t seem to get enough from spending time with the great mother nature. If your hobby is bird sighting then this is the app for you. Here you can enter your favorite bird sightings and also see other peoples suggestions. It does not matter whether you are in a park, in a forest or just at your backyard, Birdopost iphone app will always be with you allowing you to enter the most interesting bird sightings and bird species around. Birdpost is a tool that connects people with nature ina totaly new and amazing way, like never before. I think it’s time to explain how this app functions. This cool and new app gives you the ability to report your bird sightings onto satellite maps directly from the field and search for the sightings posted by the rest of the community. The birds you report, later are organized into a stylish, online list of bird sightings at Birdpost.com, which later can be viewed, shared, posted, sorted with your friends and other Birdpost users. This iphone app has another cool feature which is the trigger of the Rare Bird Alerts thet will notify you and other Birdpost users, via e-mail, the moment a rare bird you want to see is reported. All in all this app is definitely good for you, since it allows you to spend some time outdoors on a fresh air, doing something that can relax you, and can also bring closer people with the same interest, which is a huge plus in my book.
This completely interactive and educational iphone app promises that will introduce to you a whole new level of book reading experience. This app offers two main characteristics: reading a book and watching a movie. Sounds boring and repetitive right? Well do not make hasty judgments, try it and you will never look back afterward. Just click on the charming bee and it will read the whole story to you moving though your screen on a fantasy meadow. The pixar like graphics promise that your child won’t be the only one hooked on this app, but you will be also. The lessons on this app are to the point and simple, this app even features music by the great composers like Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakow, performed by, no more and no less, than a live simphony orchestra. Some of its other main features are:
-Touch any word to watch it animate and hear it spoken
-Touch the narration bee to hear the entire page read to you
-Contains simple, interactive learning activities from word recognition to counting
-Includes a 3D-animated short-movie “Bumblebee Touchbook”
-A fun, educational way to help occupy toddlers and young children at restaurants or in the car
