Archive for the ‘WWW & Apps’ Category
CATIA Natural Sketch gives digital sketching a whole new dimension
They say many of the cutting edge products we use today began as simple sketches or doodles on a pad. Just ask any automotive designer about it and the first thing they’ll tell you is they always sketch out an idea first. So, it makes sense in our digital world, to utilise the power of computers to replicate sketching doesn’t it? Up to now though there has been a distinct…
myTwonky and Twonky Video for Android.
PacketVideo announced recently the release of myTwonky (beta) and Twonky Video for Android. These free products provide the user with easy access to an existing library of music, photos and videos, as well as new content from the Web, whenever and wherever on your Smartphone, PC or Mac. Aww, how thoughtful. Let’s deal with the video app at first then, eh? So this Twonky Video (bit of a weird name,…
iBike Coach. More power to your pedals.
There’s one thing you can honestly say about pedal bikers, they’re a hardy lot. What with having to put up with dodging unobservant car drivers, dealing with bad weather, punctures, the odd tumble and a sore rear not to mention the expense of buying a bike in the first place. You have to ask yourself, is it all really worth it? Clearly it is, if you believe the ever increasing…
Eye Check by Boots Opticians app
Poor eyesight is a leading cause of car accidents and, according to Boots Opticians, 65% of the one in three people who fail a basic eye chart test are drivers. Determined to thwart the problems associated with poor eyesight, such as being a prominent source of road accidents, Boots Opticians has launched the ‘Eye Check by Boots Opticians’ app. The app is the first of its kind to be released…
MAGIX Music Maker MX software: Sweet beats on the cheap
As a brand, MAGIX is famous for putting out music creation software that can be messed about with by beginners (for a laugh, this writer tried to make a electro-rap-rock crossover track to help the review, and it sucked) as well as those more advanced musicians. If you’ve always dreamed of making your own sounds, but have no freakin’ idea where to start, or don’t have access to a massive…
myTREK Pulse Monitor: A heartbeat away from fitness.
Let’s face it; your pulse is a very important part of your daily body function. After all, without one we wouldn’t be very alive would we? Whilst your heart and pulse are doing their things correctly, you tend to forget about them and concentrate on other pressing matters in your life, but when it comes to exercise and in particular gym work or outdoor activity like mountain walking or trekking,…
Black Cat Fireworks ‘Pyro Pete’ app: Designed to deter accidents this bonfire night
Bonfire night is almost here and alongside it the launch of numerous safety campaigns designed to bring awareness on how to have a safe and happy bonfire night. Black Cat Fireworks, known primarily for selling top of the range, ultra-spectacular fireworks, has moved into the apps market, releasing its first ever app game for iPhones and iPads. Intriguingly titled ‘Pyro Pete’, Black Cat Firework’s game is designed to raise awareness…
Big Lens: DSLR effects on your iPhone?
Claim. There. That’s pretty bold claim isn’t it? But it still doesn’t come close to the new iPhone app Big Lens’ claim to turn your iPhone into a professtional SLR camera. There are some professional SLR cameras that can’t make that claim. So I had to give Big Lens a try. Big Lens (and everytime I say that in my head it comes out at Big Len’s) comes from Reallusion,…
Blurb: Self publishing to the iPad made easy
The creative publishing platform, Blurb, has announced its first step into the ebook market with publications ready for Apple’s iPad and iPhone. It’s pretty fancy stuff; the ebooks are optimised fully to display images and text clearly, they are created using Blurb’s established (and easy to manage) book-making tools, Bookify and BookSmart. So, for authors wanting to create their own ebook, the file conversion happens swiftly; the cost is a…
iMaschine: A pocket MPC
It’s an MPC in your pocket! If that sentence doesn’t excite you then I’m guessing you’ve not had to lug one of Akai’s legendary beatmaking devices across town in a backpack. We’ve already mentioned Native Instruments’ impressive feat of cramming years of beat-making goodness into the now classic Maschine, then squeezing things even further into the recently released and positively dinky Maschine Mikro. Taking things that one step further however,…
