It’s that time of year again folks.
Last December, we asked you to nominate your favorite new desktop apps of 2008. Popular choices back then included Evernote, Dropbox, 1Password and Things.
But what new stuff has grabbed your attention during 2009?
Remember, this is new apps we’re talking about. Perhaps...What Were The Best New Desktop Apps Of 2009?
It’s that time of year again folks.
Last December, we asked you to nominate your favorite new desktop apps of 2008. Popular choices back then included Evernote, Dropbox, 1Password and Things.
But what new stuff has grabbed your attention during 2009?
Remember, this is new apps we’re talking about. Perhaps...A Tablet Concept That Apple Could Learn From
Let’s assume, just for a moment, that the rumors of an Apple tablet device are true.
And let’s also assume, just for the length of this post, that Apple wants to use this tablet to do the same to publishing that it did to music: turn everything upside down.
If...Just Released: Animal Drummer for iPhone
Hands up who loves the Muppets and I’ll count, starting with me.
Disney’s just released an “Animal Drummer”, a rhythm game for people who enjoy Animal’s unique (and somewhat insane) drumming style.
The basic game is a follow-along: Animal drums a riff, and you see if you can match...Review: iVideoCamera Doesn’t Do Great Video, But It’s A Start
So Apple has allowed into the Store a third-party video recording application for plain old 2G and 3G iPhones; but honestly, don’t get your hopes up too high.
iVideoCamera by Laan Labs suffers some serious limitations: it only records three frames a second, it can only record for a...First Impressions: Guardian Launches iPhone App, And It’s Good
UK newspaper The Guardian this morning launched its iPhone app.
And wow, it’s pretty damn good.
Here are some things I like about it, in no particular order:
the app does the Right Thing about updating itself with new content. It updates when launched, or every 15 minutes if you’re...Just Released: Tinderbox 5
Eastgate Systems has just announced Tinderbox 5, a major update to its venerable note-taking application.
“Note-taking” hardly covers it, though. Tinderbox is uniquely flexible and adaptable, in a league of its own when compared with all the other OS X notebooks.
This flexibility comes at a price, however: there’s...Pricing Confirmed For Tesco iPhone In UK
UK supermarket giant Tesco has just announced tariffs for iPhone, which will go on sale from the company next Monday (December 14th).
The headline they’ll be using in adverts is that this iPhone is available for as little as £20 per month. Whether you go for a contract...iVictrola Amplifies Your iPhone Without Electronics (And Costs Only $425)
Meet the iVictrola, the weirdest and possibly the coolest iPhone dock you’re likely to see this Christmastime.
Or should I say not likely to see, as it appears that the limited stock at Design Within Reach has already sold out. Oh well.
That’s not the end of the world, though. Consider it a...Review: Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera
As Christmas approaches, you might be thinking of buying a pocket sized video recorder for your loved one. But which one should you get? A Flip? An iPod Nano?
How about none of the above? When I asked my Twitter followers the same question, they were unanimous: “Get a Kodak Zi8“,...How To Make Christmas Snowflake Decorations On Your Mac
The festive season is so close you can almost taste it. The kids are pestering to put up Christmas decorations; so why not give them something fun to do this year?
SymmetriSketch is a great free vector drawing application (also available for Windows and Linux users) that lets you play around with...Launchball Puts A New Spin On Physics Games
Quite new on the App Store is Launchball, a physics game that might look familiar to you if you’ve ever played the London Science Museum’s online version.
The Museum has ported the web-based Flash game to the iPhone, with some help from Bright AI, and the result is lots of fun.
Like a...Review: Lo-mob Photo Effects App Puts 28 Retro Cameras In Your Pocket
Today’s Best Thing Ever is Lo-mob, a gorgeous new photo effects app for iPhone.
The emphasis is on decidedly retro-looking shots. There are 28 (count ‘em) different effects on offer, ranging from 35mm format film to a variety of instant camera prints.
Lo-mob will take photos from your Camera Roll or...
