Winter sport lovers out there are going to be quite pleased with Powderful, by Less Code. Powderful is skiers’ and snowboarders’ best companion when they’re out on the slopes. It keeps the sportsmen up to date with any useful information about their current run using GPS. With embedded maps, speed detection and voice alerts you never get too fast and rush against trees [Ed: none of which has been tested by the author]. Presented in a bright, white and effective UI that motivates to go out and track some ski runs. $0.99 on the App Store. This is an introductory…
Author: Lukas Hermann
When the subject of VNC comes to my mind the first app I always think of is JollyFastVNC for Mac and how nerdy all this stuff is. Most of the time, the second thought coming to mind contains the phrase: “And the design of these apps suck as well.” But now this suffering has ended with the app Screens by edovia. Screens is a great example of how good design can make a complex process easy to understand. Instead of pursuing a standard list for registered clients, Screens shows you a giant screen that includes a screenshot of that desktop…
Christmas usually is not a good time to live your nerdy life as an Apple geek and iPhone-lover. Traditions are held high, sitting around analogue christmas trees, talking to each other in real life and so on… eCards might be the only exception. Sending christmas wishes digitally via mail or social networks has become quite popular. So why not creating such cards on the go with your iPhone? The developers of facecard obviously thought about this as well and submitted a nice, nifty app to let the geek in you coming to life and get love back from people you…
The first thing I thought of Lab, the new software highlight from LateNiteSoft was: “Why isn’t name already been assigned to another app.” Because it’s also the perfect name for this app. Lab is not, as you might have expected from the lovely screenshots above, just another photo effects software or (even more evil) another camera app.It really is something new. It is a software displaying the metadata of the pictures taken with the iPhone camera. Despite the fact that such functionality may not be relevant to many users, this app is designed to pixel perfection. Which is not surprising,…
Are there better ways to chill out in the evening than sitting in a bar with friends? Non-drinkers please don’t answer. Philosophical questions aside, there is always one big question you have to answer to make the sit-in perfect: What Cocktail? Now you can easily find the perfect cocktail optimized for your current mood on your iPhone. The app “What Cocktail?”, developed by flightless productions, helps you to find your perfect liquid companion within seconds, in a simple, mouth-watering interface and beautiful design. Tell it your mood, and give the phone a good shake: the recommended drink is presented to…
At the beginning I would like to quote Michael: Something that started out as a doodle on my iPad grew into a cascade of late nights studying compass concepts and exchanging ideas with designers and good-folk alike. Sometimes you just stumble upon a fun notion and you gotta run with it, in this case it was as simple as the idea of why the Safari icon always had to depict that one type of Compass. A few months later, and I’m finally wrapping up 10 fun new compass icons for you guys to put in your docks. And boy they…