2011 iLounge iPod/iPhone/iPad Buyers' Guide

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2011 Buyers’ Guide
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Life Wonders of the World (iPad)
Based upon a year-old coffee table edition, Life’s
Wonders of the World Photography Book for the
iPad sells for much less and features the same
impressive photos of 50 different natural and
man-made sites, arranged here as horizontallyscrolling
images with vertically-accessible text.
Unfortunately restricted solely to landscape mode
viewing without the ability to zoom in on images,
the app nonetheless provides an informative and
visually engaging experience, allowing you to gawk
or learn as you prefer. It’s a good stab at transferring
an existing photo book to iPad format, though an
interactive sequel’s easy to imagine. $10
IMDb Movies & TV
A simplified iOS interface
for the movie, TV, and
industry database of
record, providing easier
access than the popular
web site. FREE
NY Times
Offers most of the better
New York Times web
site with formatting that
more closely resembles
the venerable paper; not
flashy, but classy. FREE
Osfoora HD
Frills galore are what this
paid Twitter client offers
over the new official one
for the iPad, plus a dark
UI that focuses on clean
access to key features. $4
Perfect Web Browser
Tabs, privacy settings,
and VGA output are just
a few of the features this
offers over Safari on the
iPad; saves pages and
flips much faster. $3
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Phototrip
Automatic recording of
your GPS location for the
purpose of geotagging
photos; just create a “trip,”
set an update interval
and go. $1
Placetagger
More expensive than the
other photo geotagger
Phototrip, Placetagger
has been updated more
often, has smart options,
and multitasks, too. $10
Popular Mechanics+
As a demo of what this
print magazine could do
with an iPad app, offers
neat interactive graphics
that bring still images to
life, and more. $2
Popular Science+
Early to the iPad
magazine party and now
cheaper, PopSci has some
great page designs with
scrolling parallax artwork
and buttons. $3