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CNET’s Crave blog compiled a great list last week of twenty great, free comic books to read on your iPad. For me, more than anything else, the iPad seems perfect for a visual, interactive medium like comics. Movies are better on my big screen, and books can be read on a Kindle (or just on paper — weird, I know), but for the iPad, having the ability to zoom in on a great piece of comic art or download new comics straight to the device to be read on that big, colorful screen seems perfect.
Enter this list, which has some great free samples from both the DC and Marvel comics apps, or a few other free Comics reader apps available on the store. There’s some really good stuff out there for the low price of absolutely nothing, from some classic books that are hard to find in print to some newer promo books for current series or comics that have been made into movies.
Man cannot live on free alone — if you’re really into comics, you’ll probably want to buy a few from their official apps (though it’s a shame that pricing and selection isn’t quite there yet, but hopefully Marvel and DC will eventually figure that out). And this article doesn’t even mention the tons of great single-app books you can find on the App Store, for both the iPhone and the iPad. The iPad was designed for consuming media, and comic books are one of my favorite media around.
The hurricane tracking app iHurricane has just been updated, and is now compatible with the iPad. Re-badged iHurricane HD, the app includes all the features of the iPhone version, and takes advantage of the added real estate offered by the iPad.
iHurricane HD offers typical hurricane tracking features, such as wind speeds, eye of the hurricane location, and forecasts, but also features nice add-ons, such as the ability to track multiple hurricanes at the same time, and the support for push notifications and email alerts in order to warn you when a hurricane is expected to get close to your location.
The app also gives you real time updates about how far/close the hurricane is from you, in order to help you monitor any potential risk, and keep track of any unexpected change of direction of a hurricane.
Best of all, the iPad app is free for a limited time, so get your copy quickly while it lasts.
The full version of Tesla Wars HD, a fast-paced tower defense game, is now free. The goal of the game is simple, prevent your numerous enemies from destroying your military post, as long as as you can.
Tesla Wars HD is one of the most challenging tower defense game out there, but features various special attacks and upgrades in order to help you survive more than 3 minutes.
The game is free for only 1 day, so get it quickly while it lasts.
I’ve been falling inexorably in awe of my iPad. In essence, it is everything I actually enjoy doing on my computer inside a much lighter, more portable and — somehow — more intimate device. As I use the iPad more I find myself less and less surprised that Apple is selling so many millions of the things. It can do anything, but some things are missing — here’s three missing features, with solutions.
Rather than launch off into some lengthy review in which I would probably reel off the spec sheet, give some glowing description of the product and its build quality (it just "oozes style", you "feel like you’ve never been without it" etc., etc.,), and then rant on knowledgeably about something I just read about on Wikipedia, I thought I’d focus on just three missing iPad features …
… and because criticism is just insanely easy and actually having ideas is pretty hard, I thought I’d do my average-intelligenced-at-best best to think of how to bring these missing features to the iPad.
First and fast: I love my iPad, but it doesn’t print…
I understand print drivers take up drive space and you don’t want to have drivers for every printer hogging that space on your iPad. But why not introduce a simple print app that speaks to your home Mac or PC over the Wi-Fi network or via the ‘Net and uses your home printer to print, running drivers on the remote machine?
You could also use this print app to print using whatever computer and printer set-up you were near and arranged access too.
This need exposes one secret to the iPad’s success. If your iPad doesn’t do something, someone somewhere is making an app which does it for you. In this case let me introduce PrintBureau, which prints email, contacts, web pages, copied "clips", email attachments, photos, text messages, shipping labels and much much more. And includes remote print.
Problem solved. A solution needs a problem first. Good lesson.
Number Two: Triple whammy
Here’s something I do. I read and research things online using my browser, email and RSS feeds. I have apps for all three on my iPad, and I also have copy and paste.
Good.
What I don’t have is the ability to run two or more apps at the same time side-by-side, for example a Web browser at the same time as a word processing utility.
Here at breakdowncover.org we’re suckers for a good racing sim (or any vehicle related video game really), so we decided to have a rummage through the growing number of iPad racing games in the iTunes store and pick out 16 of our favourites.
So here’s hour run down of the 16 best Racing Games for the Apple iPad.
Don’t agree with us? Missed out your favorite? Shout at us in the comments!
#16. Hit N’Run
Weave in and out of traffic at high speeds and hit cars of the proper color. Have fun breaking traffic regulations and following worst driving practices. Hit N’Run pushes the limits of gameplay on a handheld device. Choose your own speed and pace: from comfortable and relaxed to extreme and outright mad.
Use tilt controls to drive your car and pick up the perks on the road shoulders as you go. Boost your score by hitting cars of selected colors and completing the combo while avoiding damage from touching the wrong cars. It’s up to you to hit as many vehicles as possible without crashing your car, and collect extra points by doing cool moves on the way.
Drifting is the act of manoeuvring a vehicle through corners at speeds and angles that exceed the vehicle’s grip. A drift is when a driver performs a controlled slide through corners while adhering to the racing line. Drifting involves fast cars, super skilled drivers and hardcore fans.
Loaded with such features as:
Cutting edge control system including a variable throttle system and hydraulic handbrake
5 vehicles with unique specs (traction, horsepower, torque etc.)
3 unique race tracks
3 level of difficulties; start at easy and improve your skills while completing the normal and pro mode
3 camera configurations; select a camera that you are comfortable with
Replay system with highlights of your best combos
Soundtrack from Good Fight Music including songs from Conditions (Album: Fluorescent Youth) and I Am Abomination (Album: To Our Forefathers)
Ability to listen to your own songs from your own music library
Exclusive content including DMCC event intro video and photos
Cracked.com is a continual source for comedy relief on the Internet, boasting 5 million visitors per month. They do a pretty good job of covering the gamut of funny things found online. Now there’s an app for that.
Cracked.com released their own iPad app today, Cracked.com for iPad. The app brings everything the site contains to the user and includes articles hand picked by the editors, photoplasty contest galleries, the latest videos optimized for the iPad, and a view into the Cracked.com break room that will be updated frequently.
CNET’s Crave blog compiled a great list last week of twenty great, free comic books to read on your iPad. For me, more than anything else, the iPad seems perfect for a visual, interactive medium like comics. Movies are better on my big screen, and books can be read on a Kindle (or just on paper — weird, I know), but for the iPad, having the ability to zoom in on a great piece of comic art or download new comics straight to the device to be read on that big, colorful screen seems perfect.
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