Although the introduction of apps such as Garage Band, iMovie & iWork have helped to turn the iPad into a content creation device, I tend to use mine more for content consumption. Besides adding my existing content I also use the apps featured in this post to discover new music, art, design & technology.
Hot on the heels of a press release revealing what would be up for discussion at next Monday’s WWDC keynote, Apple have also announced that its iWork suite of apps are now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
I’ve been thinking of adding a new category to macsessed for all the slightly unusual or quirky news & apps I discover, and HumanClock is the kind of app that would fit perfectly in such a category. Available for the iPad and iPhone, it’s a clock that shows you the time via a random selection of people holding up numbers.
I love using my iPad to surf the web, and while I’m fairly happy with Safari, sometimes I miss the advanced features and options that you find on most desktop browsers. Thankfully there are a number of excellent third-party browsers available for the iPad that have those features, and I’ve picked out five of the best.
Fantastical for Mac is a tool from Flexibits that promises to be “the calendar you’ll actually enjoy using.” It isn’t designed to take over your existing calendar application, but rather works alongside it in your menu bar to make calendaring quick and simple.
Imagine taking the classic video game Pong, combining it with elements from rhythm music games like Guitar Hero and Tap Tap Revenge, and then adding buckets of style. Although it doesn’t do the game justice, that’s the best description of Bit.Trip Beat I can come up with.
On the back of rolling out the second generation of their retail stores yesterday, Apple have released an updated version of their Apple Store App, and made it available in the UK and other European countries.
Over the years I’ve owned numerous Apple laptops, including an iBook Clamshell, PowerBook G4, MacBook Pro and more recently a MacBook Air. Without exception, SuperCal is one of the first apps I install and use. And that’s because it allows me to get the screen looking exactly how I want it.
Earlier today Adobe released three Photoshop Touch Applications for the iPad. Developed using their Photoshop Touch SDK, they demonstrate how touchscreen devices like the iPad can be used in conjunction with the latest desktop version of Photoshop.