In the current age of technology, a person doesn’t have to be a musician to play music. From fake guitars that play chords when you tap the screen to deeply technological wave table synthesizers, the iPhone has made it possible for anyone to write, record, and perform songs like a pro.
Gestrument LE is a music app that lets you create interesting and beautiful songs just by dragging your finger across the screen of your iPhone. We go hands on as we review the app...
In a world where every big event is followed by a hashtag and every news story is retweeted around the world, finding exactly what you are looking for can be an arduous task on the Internet.
MAXHASH is a social networking filter that aggregates every tag from every social site around the web in one visually appealing stream…
Have you ever checked out someone’s profile on Instagram? In the upper left corner is the user’s profile picture. Posts, followers, and a personal note is next to that. And then, there is a grid with all of the user’s pictures. What if that grid was made up of a bunch of images that made one big one?
Instagrids does that. Instead of focusing on individual pictures that a person uploads to their Instagram feed, this app uploads segments of a full picture, making your profile grid display the whole picture…
In the mid 1990s, digital virtual pets like Tamagotchi were hooked to the belt loop of every kid in elementary school. By the late 1990s, toy companies were looking for ways to improve on the pet simulation craze that had swept the nation. That is where Digimon came in. These adorable digital monsters did more than eat, sleep, and poop. They fought other monsters and it was cool.
Pet Peaves Monsters is very similar to the digital pet craze of the 1990s, complete with fighting monsters that battle others head-to-head across devices in a multiplayer arena, and it's cool…
If you find yourself longing for a trip to Las Vegas, where the streets are lined with casinos and there is a slot machine around every corner, there is a way to get the variety and excitement of a city full of gambling without having to leave the comfort of your living room.
Big Fish Casino features free slots, Blackjack, Roulette, Poker, and more. Play on hundreds of different slot machines, compete against friends in various games, and if you play your cards right, you won’t have to spend a dime…
I record telephone conversations a lot. It is part of my business as a media writer. I regularly interview people for stories and oftentimes, they don’t live anywhere near me, so I record the interview over the phone. Normally, I use a 10-year-old digital recorder connected to an adapter that is connected to my landline. I’ve always wanted to be able to use my iPhone for interviews.
TapeACall Pro lets you record your telephone conversations on your iPhone and share your audio files through Dropbox, Evernote, and more. Just be sure to tell the person you are talking to that you are recording the conversation. It's the law...
These days, it seems like runner games are a dime a dozen. I guess it is more like they are about $20 a dozen since they are usually between one and three dollars a piece. There are so many auto-run till you die games that it is difficult to know which are the best.
Apple has a list of their favorite “Fun Runner” games, but even that list is too big. We’ve narrowed down a list of our favorites, plus added a couple that Apple didn’t think to include…
I’m a freelancer. If I don’t sign an agreement with someone, I am risking the possibility of losing any income I’ve earned. If I have a disagreement with a business over payment, and I don’t have anything in writing to prove the arrangement, I have nothing to support me if I end up having to go to court.
Shake App makes it possible to create a binding agreement for all kinds of arrangements. It doesn’t have to be complex and full of legalese to be legal...
I am a huge music fan. If it is possible to have such a thing as eating, sleeping, and breathing music, I do it. I am also fairly picky about what my music sounds like. Unless I’ve got my iPhone connected to an external speaker, I tend to avoid using it to listen to music.
CanOpener is a processor app that allows you to tweak, adjust, and fine-tune your iPhone to offer the best possible quality of audio output through just about any type of headphone on the market…
The weekend is finally here. I’m heading out to the Tahoe Mountains again for a weekend of campfires, beers, and relaxation. I know I’ll be using my favorite stargazing apps to scan the night sky, but I’ll probably be sans-technology otherwise.
If you are not lucky enough to be experiencing nature this weekend, you’ll probably need some new apps to keep you busy. Whether you are trying to fine-tune your music, read your favorite blogs, or loot some dungeons, we have a list of apps and games that have made the grade this week…
Fans of Robot Unicorn Attack 2 and Monsters Ate my Condo will be happy to know that the games’ creators are back with a destructive new game that is as bizarre as their other titles.
Giant Boulder of Death is an endless runner, or endless roller, if you will, that lets you run down Mounties, crash into Yetis, and destroy idyllic mountain towns…
September marks the start of a new school year for most of the U.S. Whether you are headed to your freshman year in high school, or in your final semester of college, you probably have a daily class schedule that you need to organize.
TimeHive – class timetable is a productivity app that makes your class schedule easy to follow. Plus, you can add all of your syllabus information and keep track of lecture notes in one convenient app…