Craig Fitzgerald
App Review
Tiny Wings
This is one of the simplest games you can get for your tablet or mobile device. The only control in the game is when you must click the screen to start your decent from flight. By using the hills as ramps and jumps you must help your tiny bird character fly from island to island. Your mission is to collect as many coins as possible, fly as far as possible, and stay in fever mode as long as possible. Fever mode is acquired by doing three perfect jumps in a row.
The graphics in the game are very artistic. On top of that, they change the colors of the hills every twenty-four hours to keep users from getting bored. In addition, they change the sizes, shapes and the dimensions of the hills to keep the player on their toes. With these switches, players cannot just memorize the track and win that way, but it takes pure skill to get a high score.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Dragonvale By John Costello
John Costello
App Review
March 6, 2012
Dragonvale
Dragonvale is a mobile application for iPones and Androids. This game may be misconstrued as a game for little children and youngsters, but if you had played the game you would know that is fun for everyone. This game is entertaining for all levels even if older people might not consider it ‘cool’. But, at my high school it is cool and the only people that think it is not are those without the iPhone who cannot play it, and thus they are just jealous.
In Dragonvale, you have an island and on this island you raise a colony of dragons. It is considered your ‘park’ and visitors come to check it out. In your park you can buy eggs and habitats and decorate your park. You buy these eggs with the coins you earn from your dragons, because as your dragons just sit there, they collect revenue for your park. You can buy the six basic dragons; earth, plant, fire, cold, water, and air. To get the more exotic and rare hybrid dragons, you can put two of your dragons into the breeding cave and wait for the magic to happen.
The amount of visitors in your park increases depending on how your park is doing. One way to increase your amount of visitors is to put decorations and paths around your park because visitors enjoy a beautiful looking park. Another way to increase the amount of visitors is to get more dragons. The more dragons you have, the more visitors you will have. Also, if you have more rare dragons that will attract more visitors. The last way is having high level dragons, to increase the level of your dragons you must feed them and you get the food by planting it on your island.
Another fun feature about this game is that you can visit your friends islands. To find their dragonvale, all you have to do is be friends with them on facebook and dragonvale will automatically make a list of your friends on facebook that also play dragonvale... it will be more than you think. You can visit their islands and send each other gems (which is another form of currency). Overall this game is very fun and people should definitely check it out, weather it be you like to play with cute animals or want to pretend you are starting a business with this park or you just want to fit in and hang with your peeps on you dragonvale, all are reasons to go check this game out.
App Review
March 6, 2012
Dragonvale
Dragonvale is a mobile application for iPones and Androids. This game may be misconstrued as a game for little children and youngsters, but if you had played the game you would know that is fun for everyone. This game is entertaining for all levels even if older people might not consider it ‘cool’. But, at my high school it is cool and the only people that think it is not are those without the iPhone who cannot play it, and thus they are just jealous.
In Dragonvale, you have an island and on this island you raise a colony of dragons. It is considered your ‘park’ and visitors come to check it out. In your park you can buy eggs and habitats and decorate your park. You buy these eggs with the coins you earn from your dragons, because as your dragons just sit there, they collect revenue for your park. You can buy the six basic dragons; earth, plant, fire, cold, water, and air. To get the more exotic and rare hybrid dragons, you can put two of your dragons into the breeding cave and wait for the magic to happen.
The amount of visitors in your park increases depending on how your park is doing. One way to increase your amount of visitors is to put decorations and paths around your park because visitors enjoy a beautiful looking park. Another way to increase the amount of visitors is to get more dragons. The more dragons you have, the more visitors you will have. Also, if you have more rare dragons that will attract more visitors. The last way is having high level dragons, to increase the level of your dragons you must feed them and you get the food by planting it on your island.
Another fun feature about this game is that you can visit your friends islands. To find their dragonvale, all you have to do is be friends with them on facebook and dragonvale will automatically make a list of your friends on facebook that also play dragonvale... it will be more than you think. You can visit their islands and send each other gems (which is another form of currency). Overall this game is very fun and people should definitely check it out, weather it be you like to play with cute animals or want to pretend you are starting a business with this park or you just want to fit in and hang with your peeps on you dragonvale, all are reasons to go check this game out.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Guitar Toolkit-Diran Dermarderosian
GuitarToolkit
For iPhone
The Guitar Toolkit by Agile Partners is a very useful application for anyone who plays guitar. The app consists of five different pages which each have their own unique function; they are Tuner, Scales, Metronome, Chords and Six String. The tuner function is the most useful part by far because it is a fully functional chromatic tuner that can pick up the pitch of a note that is being played and can tell you to tune accordingly. The next page is titled “Scales” which demonstrates various scales spanning all genres from blues to jazz; you can also adjust the settings of the virtual fretboard to change which key the scale is in.
Then we have the metronome page which is for anyone who has trouble keeping time with what they’re playing it allows you to go from 20 BPM to 300 BPM which is a broad range. Next there is the Chord section which shows chord diagrams of pretty much every chord that has ever existed; it makes it easier to see how the chord should be played since it gives you a picture of the fretboard with dots on the frets that should be played and what finger you should have on that fret. Last but not least we have the Instrument page which is pretty much the settings page where you can change the standard tuning of the chromatic tuner.
All in all I would give the app a favorable review but it is ten dollars so unless you have the money to burn you should look elsewhere.
For iPhone
The Guitar Toolkit by Agile Partners is a very useful application for anyone who plays guitar. The app consists of five different pages which each have their own unique function; they are Tuner, Scales, Metronome, Chords and Six String. The tuner function is the most useful part by far because it is a fully functional chromatic tuner that can pick up the pitch of a note that is being played and can tell you to tune accordingly. The next page is titled “Scales” which demonstrates various scales spanning all genres from blues to jazz; you can also adjust the settings of the virtual fretboard to change which key the scale is in.
Then we have the metronome page which is for anyone who has trouble keeping time with what they’re playing it allows you to go from 20 BPM to 300 BPM which is a broad range. Next there is the Chord section which shows chord diagrams of pretty much every chord that has ever existed; it makes it easier to see how the chord should be played since it gives you a picture of the fretboard with dots on the frets that should be played and what finger you should have on that fret. Last but not least we have the Instrument page which is pretty much the settings page where you can change the standard tuning of the chromatic tuner.
All in all I would give the app a favorable review but it is ten dollars so unless you have the money to burn you should look elsewhere.
Temple Run App Review By: Rameel Rana
Rameel Rana
Temple Run App Review
Temple Run is a mobile application that is available for download on Apple Devices. Temple run is a game that is designed for people all ages; kids aged 5 to adults aged 20 love playing it. Imangi Studios released Temple Run on August 4, 2011 and it has been a success since. It is a free app so more people give it a try without hesitating. The app is currently on #1 on the TOP Grossing & Top Free downloads in the Apple App Store, which means it has the greatest number of total downloads. The app has 5 stars and has been rated by over 400,000 people.
At this moment Temple Run is only available on the Apple App Store, but will be available on Android very soon. The game is very fun and challenging to play. No skill is required it’s just something you download and start playing. There is a character that is escaping from evil demon monkeys from a temple and you have to control him so he gets as far as possible. Every high school is talking about this app, kids are playing in study halls or whenever they have a second. The features of the game are simple swipe and tilt controls that are easy to use and feel right. Temple Run is built in with a twitter feature and a game center access path so you can compete with your friends. Another pro of the app is that it barely uses battery. Reviews are “Best endless running game in the App Store…. You’ll love every minute”
Temple Run App Review
Temple Run is a mobile application that is available for download on Apple Devices. Temple run is a game that is designed for people all ages; kids aged 5 to adults aged 20 love playing it. Imangi Studios released Temple Run on August 4, 2011 and it has been a success since. It is a free app so more people give it a try without hesitating. The app is currently on #1 on the TOP Grossing & Top Free downloads in the Apple App Store, which means it has the greatest number of total downloads. The app has 5 stars and has been rated by over 400,000 people.
At this moment Temple Run is only available on the Apple App Store, but will be available on Android very soon. The game is very fun and challenging to play. No skill is required it’s just something you download and start playing. There is a character that is escaping from evil demon monkeys from a temple and you have to control him so he gets as far as possible. Every high school is talking about this app, kids are playing in study halls or whenever they have a second. The features of the game are simple swipe and tilt controls that are easy to use and feel right. Temple Run is built in with a twitter feature and a game center access path so you can compete with your friends. Another pro of the app is that it barely uses battery. Reviews are “Best endless running game in the App Store…. You’ll love every minute”
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Google Goggles- App Review Nick Vallas
This app is developed by Google Inc. Goggles uses image recognition technology to recognize images and give you search results, all by taking a picture. It identifies products, famous landmarks, logos, storefronts, artwork, and popular images online. It can also translate English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian. Compatible with Android and Apple products.
`Upon first downloading, the app gives you a tutorial on how to use Goggles. You basically take a picture and it translates it into a web search. There are many things that Goggles searches for.
Text- You can take a picture of a foreign language and Goggles gives you a translation of it.
Landmarks- Take a picture of a famous landmark, and the app gives you some information about it.
Books- By taking a picture of a book, it gives you all the basic information about it (author, title, publisher, etc.). Goggles also can send you to the Google store, and gives you some reviews.
Contact Info- Goggles can take a picture of a business card or something and take that information and translate it to your contacts.
Logos- A picture of a logo will send you to the company’s site and other useful information.
Goggles can also solve Sudoku puzzles. These are the features of the app and what it does.
`Upon first downloading, the app gives you a tutorial on how to use Goggles. You basically take a picture and it translates it into a web search. There are many things that Goggles searches for.
Text- You can take a picture of a foreign language and Goggles gives you a translation of it.
Landmarks- Take a picture of a famous landmark, and the app gives you some information about it.
Books- By taking a picture of a book, it gives you all the basic information about it (author, title, publisher, etc.). Goggles also can send you to the Google store, and gives you some reviews.
Contact Info- Goggles can take a picture of a business card or something and take that information and translate it to your contacts.
Logos- A picture of a logo will send you to the company’s site and other useful information.
Goggles can also solve Sudoku puzzles. These are the features of the app and what it does.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Aroundme App Review-Brian Irish
Aroundme is an app created by Tweakersoft and can be used by both Apple and Android devices. It is a free app that can help you find many different interests close by. It is very useful if you are in an unfamiliar area and need to find something to do.
Aroundme uses the GPS feature on the device to determine your current location. It then uses the Google’s business listings to create a list of attractions that you may be interested in. One downside to this is that local businesses may not be in the database and will not show up on the app. Another problem you may experience is if you have a device with no mobile service such as an iTouch or iPad, the app will not be able to determine your location and come up with all of the listings.
There are many different options available you have to search from. There is basically any type of category you will need to find what you are looking for. Some of the categories listed on this app are hotels, parking, restaurants, supermarkets, banks, gas stations, and etc. If there is a certain place you are looking for, there is a search feature you can use to find the closest one.
A great feature on this app is that when you click on the desired place, it will give you the contact information. You can tap the number to call the business directly. This is great if you need to make reservations for a restaurant. Another good feature is that the app will give you a map of where you are and where the place is in relation to you. It will also give you directions to the destination, which are very accurate.
Aroundme uses the GPS feature on the device to determine your current location. It then uses the Google’s business listings to create a list of attractions that you may be interested in. One downside to this is that local businesses may not be in the database and will not show up on the app. Another problem you may experience is if you have a device with no mobile service such as an iTouch or iPad, the app will not be able to determine your location and come up with all of the listings.
There are many different options available you have to search from. There is basically any type of category you will need to find what you are looking for. Some of the categories listed on this app are hotels, parking, restaurants, supermarkets, banks, gas stations, and etc. If there is a certain place you are looking for, there is a search feature you can use to find the closest one.
A great feature on this app is that when you click on the desired place, it will give you the contact information. You can tap the number to call the business directly. This is great if you need to make reservations for a restaurant. Another good feature is that the app will give you a map of where you are and where the place is in relation to you. It will also give you directions to the destination, which are very accurate.
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