Apps for mobile devices
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Pocket
Free
Save articles to be read later on your phone, tablet, laptop or desktop. Really stylish with a great tagging system. Essential for those who don't have time to read an article but would like to later.
Zite
Free
Customise it to your interests. Like articles and it learns from your reading to tailor the news to your interest. It even allows saving to pocket and other social media networks.
Headspace
Free
Learn to meditate with an English bloke who has the most relaxing voice in the world. Especially after listening to Csaba rant on Skype
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-- 8mm vintage camera -iOS only? - 2 bucks maybe (can't remember)
shoot a lot of videos on your phone? definitely check this one out then.
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-- Instagram- iOS & android - free
my favorite social media platform as of late-- Scramble- iOS & android(?) - free - game
(not scrabble though scrabble is good too.2 intense minutes per round - word finding.. like boggle except on a mobile device.
(and I officially challenge anyone who happens to play this game
)-- Numbers- iOS only - $5
awesome spreadsheet on a mobile device. (check keynote & pages as well (iWork))-- Downloads Lite -iOS only? - free
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Camera+
0.79c
Camera app that should be the default camera.
djay
0.79c
Mix and scratch (with effects) your favourite tunes. Great automix feature for parties
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All platforms
Viber
Communications
Free
This app is up there at the top, if ya don't ave it it's time to wake up, call, text anyone completely free, no charge on your bill, iv had a hr conversation with a serving member in Lebanon as clear as day, fantastic, some claim this App screws with your phone but iv yet to see how, check it out it's a recession buster
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iOS and maybe android
Sculpt master 3D free
Modelling app
Free
For all u sketchers u might try this out, a 3D modelling app which iv yet to master, it's different but when away from your sketchup comfort zone you can try your hand at this, now I would like to see some results using this, maybe a future challenge on SCF, but if you think you can produce a model worth showing post it here for all to see, ave fun with it
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Here is one of my favorites:
- My Measures
- Productivity
- Lite Version is Free / Pro Version is $5 (I think, can't remember)
- The app allows you to take an image and add dimension annotations to it. Handy for anyone in the AEC field when they go on site or want to make annotations of things.
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iOS
Renairraces
Free
Flight game
For those who like to fly this is worth a go, play online with up to 8 others in an air race, it's extremely fun and you can customise your air craft giving it an extintive look,graphics are top notch, tilt control system which works very well with this one, iv tried many flight games on mobile devices but so far this is the best , some races must be arranged between SCF users lol
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iOS
Cartoonatic
Free
Photography app.
This is a fun app, take a pic of the real world and this app turns it into a cartoon image, make a video and it looks exactly like the movie scanner darkly staring Keano Reevees, not a great movie but great effect.
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IOS
The sketchup show
€2.39
Sketchup training app
Ok I didn't know this was an app until this morning so I'm assuming it's new to the app store all tho the tuts and instructions have being available online for quite some time, I didn't download the app so I can't review it but I have learnt from these videos when I first started using SU so I would recommend it for beginners for sure, iv typed sketchup into the app store before and this never appeared so correct me if I'm wrong that all tho the vids and tuts are old, the app is new
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IOS
360 panorama
Free
Panorama freeware
A free panorama making took for IOS devices, also app of the week, get it while it's free, easy step by step how to use, this will come in use for making your very own panoramas.
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Anybody recommend some good Android apps for tablets rather than phones?
Thanks in advance
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Do they do IOS emulators for Android?
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@rich o brien said:
Do they do IOS emulators for Android?
Yes i think you can get one called iROM, but why would I want to go and do something stupid like that
However I dont think it runs on tablets just phones around the same size as an iPhone.
EDIT: No it was an April fools day joke
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IOS + Andriod + google play
F-SIM Shuttle
Flight sim
€2,99
This app is fantastic, after watching nasa land another probe on mars I couldn't help myself becoming fascinated with rockets, shuttles etc, so I took a chance with buying this flight sim for the shuttle, Now it doesn't do launch missions but what it does is the shuttle is just after carrying out re-entry and you take over and must land the shuttle using the HUD and a voice from Huston that helps along, that's it really, but it has every scenario to throw at you, time of day or night, weather conditions, atmosphic tempeture, visability, system failures and 2 airbases to land on, you can randomise these or you can choose the settings if you want to challenge yourself, I will say its had to put down and the satisfaction you get from watching the replay of a successful landing is worth it, only issue is you can't save the replay or share it which would be a nice touch.
If you purchase this I'm sure you will enjoy it, something to do when there's nothing to do, lol, let us know what you think
Link to web page http://www.f-sim.com/
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Its really hard to do barrel rolls, the shuttle isn't very acrobatic! This is my new best friend on the bus to work.
Strange - in the game the HUD is transparent but when you take a screenshot it turns solid black?
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Glad you like it Liam, iv being challenging myself when ever i get a chance, managed a barrel roll just before landing but i didnt get extra points, like i said its a shame you cant share or save the videos of the replays, they are fantastic to watch, i downloaded the spacewalk app they have but im still not getting anywhere with it,extremely difficult getting out of a controlled spin, lol but again the graphics are amazing
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@iichiversii said:
Glad you like it Liam, iv being challenging myself when ever i get a chance, managed a barrel roll just before landing but i didnt get extra points, like i said its a shame you cant share or save the videos of the replays, they are fantastic to watch, i downloaded the spacewalk app they have but im still not getting anywhere with it,extremely difficult getting out of a controlled spin, lol but again the graphics are amazing
Yeah its great on the Tablet, K will be getting some strange looks on the way to work tomorrow!!
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Bet you tried this again as you went to bed,
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IOS + Andriod + google play
Astronaut spacewalk
Space walk sim
€2,99
Whow this guy is impressing the hell out of me, if you like landing the shuttle your really gonna love this spacewalk sim, at first it was very difficult to grasp but once you get around what the buttons actually do this game is fantastic, graphics are amazing and the concentration you put into this will ingross you into a virtual sim which you will find extremely hard to put down, the best way I can discribe this game is like an interactive puzzle, in space there is no friction so each action has an equal and opposite reaction, in a but she'll if you thrust right the astronaut will keep moving right until you counteract by thrusting left, highly frustrating at first but highly addictive, this guy should be working for NASA with these sims, iv also noticed he's working on another sim involving the ISS (international space station) I know I'll be purchasing it.
Liam try playing this on the bus, I highly recommend
Here's a link to some clips, seriously check it out, the UI isn't that difficult once you play around with it http://toucharcade.com/2012/06/27/check-it-out-astronaut-spacewalk/
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