Sonos Releases iPad App

Sonos Releases iPad App – A Convenient Music Remote System

By Roberto | September 29, 2010 | no comments

Sonos has released their much awaited iPad app onto the App Store. Sonos’ app will turn your iPad into a very convenient mobile music controller for connected WiFi Sonos players around your house. You will be able to play your own music and stream music from a variety of online services. Stay tuned for our upcoming App Review later this week.

In case you’re not familiar with Sonos systems, the company provides a modular set of digital appliances that work with end-user supplied or built-in speakers to form a zoned audio system. You can basically have different music zones around your house that may play the same or different audio.

I downloaded the app last night and started playing with it along with the two S5 systems that Sonos sent us for review. The Sonos iPad app features a very slick design, which makes the whole experience very easy to manage your music library as well as manage popular online music services like Rhapsody, Pandora, Last.fm and others. Via the Sonos app you can basically play your iTunes music library or any other music library you may have created, as well as play music from online radio stations and satellite radio subscriptions.

The Sonos iPad app is available now on the App Store for FREE. Keep in mind that you will need a Sonos music ZonePlayer in order to try all the features associated with this app. Stay tuned for our upcoming in-depth review, which will include the Sonos app and the S5 ZonePlayer.

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Does Your Doctor Use an iPad?

Apple’s iPad is popping up in different industries across the country and the medical industry is no exception.  ClearPractice, a provider of innovative software solutions for physicians and medical groups, announced its Nimble app for the iPad.  Designed specifically for the iPad, this comprehensive electronic medical record (EMR) application has the potential to transform the use of technology in the doctor’s office.

Nimble was designed to be a robust EMR solution for physicians regardless of their location.  According to Joel Andersen, President and CEO of ClearPractice, “We didn’t just replicate our existing EMR system on iPad, we took the opportunity to rethink the EMR experience and do all the things we could never do via other devices or platforms.  Nimble provides doctors instant access to the critical information and patient care tools they need regardless of where or when that care takes place – the point of care is now everywhere.”

Strong features provide doctors and their staff with the ability to do patient scheduling, lab order/reviewing, electronic prescribing, messaging and much more.  Nimble also seamlessly integrates with ClearPractice’s billing system and practice management software solution.  Connecting through Wi-Fi or 3G to the ClearPractice cloud eliminates the need for data storage on the device, making it both secure and HIPAA compliant.

Medical software companies have quickly realized the iPad’s potential and like ClearPractice have started integrating iPad support into their products.  Another medical software developer, MacPractice, recently updated their medical practice management and clinical software to support the new iPad as well.  Its software offers doctors assistance with patient registration, clinical recordkeeping, scheduling, ePrescribing, patient medical history and more. “We’ve been overwhelmed with requests from doctors who want to use MacPractice on an iPad,” said Mark Hollis, president of MacPractice.

With the popularity of iPads sure to continue, there’s no doubt major medical software developers will evolve their products to support the device and who knows, the next time you enter your doctor’s office, you just might find everyone using iPads.

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Movie Collector User? Collectorz.com just released Movies HD for iPad | PadGadget

If you happen to be a Movie Collector Pro user, Collectorz.com just released CLZ Movies HD for iPad, the perfect companion to browse, sort and search your movie collection. If you have never heard about Collectorz.com’s Movie Collector, the service is a great way to keep track of your collection of DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs, especially if you own hundreds of them.

The app is easy to use: simply fire up Movie Collector Pro on your Mac or PC, and export your existing database and images to the iPad version of the app (the app supports direct import via WiFi, or you can also transfer your collection through iTunes)

Like its Mac/PC siblings, CLZ Movies HD allows you to browse your movies collection, and allows you to refine your searches by cover, title, year, format, length, year, index number, ratings… The app also supports cover flows, so you can browse your entire collection by simply swiping left or right.

Note that CLZ Movies HD is not a stand-alone app, as the app is an add-on for Movie Collector Pro for Mac or PC. The app was released yesterday, and costs $9.99.

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How to install and test your new App 

How to market your App 

Discovering Ancient Pompeii with iPad

The Project

The Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia (PARP:PS) is bringing to light a largely forgotten corner of ancient Pompeii that has great potential for enlightening Pompeian and Roman history. Through the full range of archaeological inquiry – archaeological excavations, structural and artefactual analyses, and geophysical surveys – we are revealing the dynamic structural and social history of an entire Pompeian neighborhood. The research area covers a working-class district (modest houses, shops, workshops, and hospitality outlets) that sat in the shadow of to the so-called 'entertainment district' - an area comprised of two theatres, a large public colonnaded courtyard (Quadriporticus), three temples, and a forum. Here was the social and cultural centre of Pompeii. This project thus presents a unique opportunity to examine the complex decisions involved in the planning, integration, and use of public and private space in the ancient city. The results are contributing to a more detailed and reasoned understanding of the roles that non-elites played in the shaping of an ancient city, and how these families responded to various Mediterranean-wide socio-economic developments.

In Pompeii — the longest continuously excavated archaeological site in the world — iPad is revolutionizing how scientists work in the field. Rather than recording notes and sketches on paper, researchers at the site use iPad and apps to capture invaluable historical data faster, more easily, and with far better accuracy.

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Salsa Fresca – First Look - Great App For Cooking Freaks

My family loves all different kinds of salsa we’re having a little get together this afternoon so I decided to give Salsa Fresca HD for the iPad a try.  This mouth watering new app by Technical Made Easy includes recipes, tips and even a little music to get you in the mood.

Salsa Fresca’s Main Menu includes five choices.  Select “Salsa Recipes” and a kitchen countertop appears with three different ways to access the 30 recipe selections.  Move around on the countertop by sliding your finger.  Tap the notebook paper and you’ll see a scrolling list of salsas together with a small picture of each one.  Tap the one you’re interested in making and you’re ready for some salsa goodness.

Do you prefer the more traditional cookbook?  Slide to the far right side of the countertop and you’ll see an open cookbook with a 30 recipe selection.  Cooks then get preparation instructions, a picture and the option to share your favorites via email.  Are you more of a visual person?  Browse the recipe selection by photo.  Scroll through the pictures, pick the one you want to make and proceed from there.

“Tips and Tricks” is the second choice on the Main Menu.  Here you’ll receive advice on how to roast tomatoes and chiles, information about tomatillos and more.  Next on the list is the “Scoville Scale,” a measurement of the spicy heat of a chile pepper.  Check out the intensity of your peppers using this scale and get ready to knock your socks off!

You’ll receive warnings about handling peppers and safe food preparation in “Precautions.”  Finally and admittedly my favorite part of the app (although I haven’t actually tested any of the recipes), “Music” gives you a little Latin beat to get in the salsa making mood.

Salsa Fresca HD is a nice app with easy-to-follow recipes and a good presentation.  If you like ethnic cooking and you’re looking for a new app, download Salsa Fresca HD and give it a try.  It’s available in the App Store now for $2.99.

 

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123 Color HD App Contest

By Cristi | September 25, 2010 | no comments

Today’s App Contest features 123 Color HD from developer Steve Glinberg. Our post on 123 Color HD the beginning of September reported a major update that included many items requested by kids, parents and teachers.  Stickers, new coloring pages and finger style painting will keep your kids busy.

We have 10 copies of 123 Color HD to give out and entering the contest is easy!

PadGadget has partnered with top iPad app developers to bring you some of the latest iPad apps for free. We hold regular contests that allow PadGadget readers to win popular iPad apps. Be sure to check back on a regular basis so you don’t miss out!

Enter via Twitter in two easy steps:

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Ten lucky winners will be selected at random to receive a copy of 123 Color HD. You can enter as many times as you like.  The contest ends Sunday, September 26th @ 11:59pm Central Time.

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Learning Animal Sounds is Fun HD – First Look | PadGadget

Moo!  Buzz!  Oink!  New to the App Store is Learning Animal Sounds is Fun HD for the iPad by developer Alexandre Minard.  Toddlers and preschoolers love to show off their animal sound making skills and the three different game modes in this cute little app will amuse them.

Begin the animal kingdom adventure in Free Mode where kids get to choose from 20 brightly colored animal cards.  They simply tap a card and listen to the sound from each animal.

Next, Recognition Mode lets kids match the sound of an animal to the appropriate card. Listen to a sound and then drag the matching animal card to the “?” spot on the screen. There are three different levels for kids to choose from and the higher the level, the more sounds and cards kids have to match.

• One Star – one sound with three cards to choose from
• Two Stars – two sounds with four cards to choose from
• Three Stars – three sounds with five cards to choose from

If multiple sounds and cards come into play, kids must place the cards into the spots in the correct order. For example, if you hear a lion, elephant and dog in level three, you must place the cards into the spots in that order. There are five games in each session and players receive a round of applause if they pick the correct card.  Then at the end of each session, they’re also told how many answers were correct.

Finally, Memory Mode lets kids test their sound recognition and memory as well.  Just like the traditional memory style card game, this mode has a number of cards face down on the screen.  Kids must tap cards, listen to the animal sound and try to find a match.  When sound matches are discovered, the cards flip over to reveal a picture of the animal.  Like Recognition Mode, Memory Mode also has three different star levels. The higher the level, the more cards to match on the screen.  Kids receive a score once they’ve matched all the cards and can also race against the clock while testing their memory.

This brightly-colored, kid-friendly game will both entertain and challenge toddlers and preschoolers with varying skill levels. Learning Animal Sounds is Fun HD is available in the App Store now for $1.99.

 

We City for iPad – First Look & Review

If you thought well known game developer ngmoco was going to stop by simply offering you We Rule and We Farm, well, I guess we were all wrong. They’ve released a new social networking game as part of their “We” series called We City.

We City features the same flavor as the previous two games, but instead of challenging you to take control of a medieval town or a farm, the game allows you to create and manage a modern city. The city is populated with over 100 buildings and decorations like cafes, salons, apartments, hospitals, and even hot dog stands.

As with ngmoco’s other social games, We City is supported by the plus+ network, which allows you to play with your friends and speed up your progress through the game. Get ready to lay roads, build numerous structures (houses, buildings, colleges), and plant trees.

In order to make progress you will need to earn money for all the projects you engage on. For example, you will collect rent and manufacture products like food and action figures. Don’t worry, the game comes with a tutorial that will explain the basics before you enter this social adventure. Make sure you expand the borders of your city, and engage in good projects so that you can keep unlocking new things to build.

In We Farm you develop farms, but in We City factories will drive your city’s economic situation. You can setup production lines to produce various goods ranging from action figures to video games to potato chips. Similar to the We Rule game where you have a crop’s grow time, in We City a manufacturing time exists for each product. At that time your finished goods will be ready for sale with a tap. If you don’t manage to sell finished products within a specified time, you run the risk of spoiled products.

As with any FREE social game experience, the developer has added a way for you to spend real-life dollars to obtain virtual goods so that you can speed up production. Developer ngmoco provides several in-app purchases of “Zap”, which is a form of currency that speeds up production. If you want to expand your city quickly, you can apply “Zap” to manufacture products immediately.

We’ll have to see if ngmoco actually lures We Rule fans into playing We City. Based on our quick experience with this game, there’s not much difference on the gameplay from their previous “We” series titles. We would like to see better urban planning techniques and clear objectives added to this game.

We City is available now on the App Store for FREE. If you download this game, let us know what you think. Is it better than We Rule and We Farm?

 

Reviews - Dropbox for iPad Updated, Includes New App Directory

The Dropbox app has been updated. For iPhone users, there is a UI redesign that takes full advantage of the Retina Display. The iPad version has added full screen landscape document viewing and the support for multitasking to allow files to upload or download in the background.

The new version was designed with the new iOS in mind. It brings automatic offline caching for recently accessed files, several user interface enhancements including a new home screen and progress display, support for HD video and high-resolution photo capture.

In addition to the iPad and iPhone app updates, Dropbox has released a service called App Directory. This online database will keep a list of Dropbox compatible iPad and iPhone apps. You can visit the App Directory anytime you want to browse and review any Dropbox compatible apps. The App Directory is a central place for you to find out new apps that will work in conjunction with Dropbox capabilities. The Dropbox update is available for FREE via Apple’s App Store.

 

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App Store Infographic

App Store Infographic

By Bill | September 24, 2010 | no comments

Executive business website, MeetTheBoss.tv, has delved into the Apple App Store eco-system to take a look at the metrics behind the “stratospheric” rise of the apps market.  The company’s new infographic shows off key App Store metrics like top apps categories (#1 books), app submission over time (669 per day) and app store price distribution (most common price is 99¢).

Apple’s Applications eco-system is the largest mobile apps ecosystem and started shortly after the introduction of the iPhone back in May of 2008. The App Store has grown to over 260,000 iOS apps in a little more than two years and there have been nearly 30,000 iPad apps submitted in only six months.

With the popularity of apps and media companies wanting to get their content out to mobile consumers, it comes as no surprise that MeetTheBoss has also decided to join the party.  The company just released an iOS app for the iPhone which gives users access to exclusive interviews and news from the company’s site.

High Resolution graphic at MeetTheBoss.tv

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Gourmet Magazine Now Available for iPad | PadGadget

Magazine publisher Condé Naste announced in June that they planned to resurrect their defunct Gourmet magazine title as a new iPad app.  Gourmet Live for the iPad has now been released in the App Store and the iPad app incorporates many of the classic magazine features that made Gourmet so popular over the past seven decades.

Gourmet Live lets you express, share and explore your passion for every aspect of food in a brand new way and rewards you for doing it.  Cooks will have access to lots of stories, recipes, videos, slide shows, social connections and more.  Organized by hot topics and different themes, you’re just a tap away from informative topics like Holiday recipe and travel ideas.

Gourmet was always a beautiful magazine filled with delicious recipes, fantastic wines and wonderful travel destinations.  Gourmet Live incorporates all these items and more into this new multimedia presentation. Download Gourmet Live for free from the App Store today and enjoy the finer things in life.

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Keynote, Pages and Numbers for iPad Updated | PadGadget

Apple updated their office suite (Pages, Keynote and Numbers) for the iPad earlier today.  The updates include bug fixes and several new features.  The new features include better file transfer support as well as improved import and export with Apple iWork and Microsoft Office files for iPad users.

The updated Pages, Keynote and Numbers iPad apps include the following new features:

Pages

• Copy documents between Pages and your MobileMe iDisk or a WebDAV service.
• Option to display the word count for your document.
• Support for opening .txt files from Mail.
• Ability to group and ungroup objects.
• Import and export existing footnotes, endnotes, sections and tables of contents.
• Import and export Pages ’09 tables with image background fills in cells.

Keynote

• Export presentations to Microsoft PowerPoint (.PPT) format.
• Copy presentations between Keynote and your MobileMe iDisk or a WebDAV service.
• Support for audio in builds when importing Keynote ’09 presentations.
• Ability to group and ungroup objects.
• Add animated builds to grouped objects.
• Lens Flare, Spin and Wipe build animations.
• Revolving Door, Swoosh and Wipe slide transition animations.
• Improved slide size conversion when importing Keynote ’09 presentations.

Numbers

• Export spreadsheets to Microsoft Excel (.XLS) format.
• Copy spreadsheets between Numbers and your MobileMe iDisk or a WebDAV service.
• Ability to group and ungroup objects.
• Open CSV files from Mail and other apps.
• Import and export Numbers ’09 tables with image background fills in cells.

Apple’s iPad has already made inroads with the business community so improved interoperability with Microsoft Office is a smart move to garner even more enterprise support.

Apple faces increased competition in the iPad office space. Google recently announced its iPad support for Google Docs and Microsoft announced they were also busy working on iPad applications.

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Oceanhouse Media Announces Berenstain Bear iPad Apps for Kids | PadGadget

Oceanhouse Media’s Dr. Seuss iPad and iPhone apps are among our favorite kid’s eBook apps and a number of them have reached the #1 spot in the App Store.  If you share our sentiments, you’ll be as excited as we are to hear Oceanhouse Media just announced three new Berenstain Bear apps:  The Berenstain Bears Say Their Prayers, The Berenstain Bears Go To Sunday School and The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule.

Join Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Sister Bear, Brother Bear and all their Berenstain friends in these timeless children’s stories. Original artwork and text, professional narration, background audio and enlarged artwork for each scene engage young readers and appeal to kids of all ages.

Three ways for kids to read these eBbooks will help meet the needs of multiple skill levels:

• Read to Me – Kids listen to the story and words are highlighted as the story is read.
• Read it Myself – Read the book at your own pace.
• Auto Play - The story is read to you and advances automatically, more like a movie.

Parents and kids are sure to enjoy these great new Berenstain Bear apps and we look forward to many more from the Oceanhouse Media and Zondervan partnership.  The Berenstain Bears Say Their Prayers, The Berenstain Bears Go To Sunday School and The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule are currently available in the App Store for the special introductory price of $2.99 each.

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