As a web service, Yelp is pretty good. Want to find a good thai restaurant in the mission district of San Francisco? Yelp recommends Racha Thai, with a rating of four stars and 32 reviews. How about the best burger in Boston? Yelpers would agree that Canestaro is the ticket, with 4 and a half [...]
App Reviews for iPhone and iPad Devices
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iLaugh, You Laugh, We All Laugh
- 08.21.08
- Score: 3.0/5
- 2 responses
Why is six afraid of seven? Because 7,8,9! (Cue hysterical laughter.) This might be an extreme example, but now you really can “cue the laughtrack” when telling jokes that are more “roll your eyes” than “rolling on the floor.” iLaugh Sound Machine is the most amusing 99 cents I’ve spent on an iPhone app so [...]
LinkedIn Releases App for iPhone
LinkedIn, the leader in business social networking (at least in the US), has launched an iPhone version of its popular web service. Much like Facebook, the main function of this app is to provide a quick way to contact people that you have connected with online, but you don’t have an up-to-date email address for. [...]
Going Bananas for Chimps Ahoy Lite
If you’ve ever played Arkanoid or Breakout, you’ll get the point of Chimps Ahoy right away. The main difference between those iconic games and Chimps Ahoy is that with Chimps Ahoy you’re controlling “bumpers” or chimps on both sides of the screen. In that sense, it’s Arkanoid crossed with Pong (I’m showing my age with [...]
Aye Tides Launches Overpriced Tide App
- 08.21.08
- Score: 2.0/5
- 6 responses
Based on the desktop mac application “Mr Tides“, Aye Tides is a new app for iPhone that gives you tide measurements for 7000 tide stations worldwide. The app works, but given its steep price tag ($14.99), we can’t find any reason to recommend it over the free (but somewhat buggy) “Tides” app. Quite frankly, i [...]
Koi Pond – Zen Bliss
The intrepid Blimp Pilots development shop just released Koi Pond 2.0 with a variety of new features. The 1.0 version was great; the 2.0 version adds a variety of improvements to the Zen experience that is Koi Pond – movable lily pads, 3D sound, the ability to feed your fish (try shaking the phone), and [...]
