Author: Chaitanya Adgaonkar

Barcodes are everywhere. There is a barcode on the Coke can that’s on your table, there is one on the book in your bag probably. You never notice them, because they are really not very interesting. Well, Leo van der Veen didn’t think so. Leo has created Barcodas, an app for iPhone that actually converts barcodes into music. The app is really simple. You tap on the scan button, and point the camera towards a bar code. The app captures the image and converts the barcode to a melody. You have options to change the scale and BPM. The BPM…

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Coffee lovers have always had their share of great looking apps on App Store thanks to apps like Barista and Spro while the Tea loving population was ignored. Not anymore. Tea, an app made by Samuel Iglesias and Mac Tyler gives you all that you need to brew that perfect cup of tea. The best software is created when you are trying to satisfy a personal need. Samuel, an avid tea drinker himself needed an way to organize his tinkering and that’s how Tea was born. Tea has one of the most beautiful icons I have ever seen. The icon,…

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