iPhone Cruncher

People who always want to have a keen update on the weather are in for a treat. Outside, Robocat’s fantastic iPhone weather app is the new app that provides visual experience in which it updates that added Retina graphics that is important.

Outside is a visually cool weather application that allows viewing of the current local weather conditions and as well as the upcoming conditions making you never left out in the cold. The app features a gesture-based interface that allows you to glide through animated tiles in which it shows highs and lows of the current weather conditions.

Weather conditions can be accessed by swiping all the way to the left to  view a five-day outlook and swipe down to reveal days detailed weather statistics that includes  UV index, humidity, dew point, wind speed, direction, and as well as cloud cover.

The app also allows you to receive push notifications based on certain conditions, take for example you want to be alerted when it’s going to rain, you can easily set a reminder under the notification and set an alert to be sent along with a custom sound. The same feature can be done for UV levels when certain low temperatures dropped or have reached snow and more.

The recent update has brought the app to success unlike its former predecessor in which you have to pay to receive handy push notifications. Push notifications are now included in the cost making it a lifesaver compared to the former older version.

Have you ever wondered how people change their voices most especially in the movies? Or are you interested in a voice changing application for your iPhone? Well fear not, all those cravings have been made possible with Voice Changer by Hurryforwatd Ltd retailing at only .99.

The application features 18 different sounds that include effects like speed up, mouse, drugged, alien, sci-fi, helium, starwars and reverse. Voice changer also utilizes basic recording function and the ability to edit sounds by adjusting rate, tempo, and pitch and as well as apply echo and chorus effect.

Sound effects applied to recording can be saved via shared email as sound file or ringtone.  It may be entertaining to hear your voice to be funny at some point but it does get a bit complicated on how to configure Voice Changer.

A few downsides of Voice Changer effects are that it doesn’t feel that your voice has actually change from one another. Take for example, a cave and canyon effect, the sound is almost identical and the human effects man to woman are also pretty much the same. The few features like the helium, mouse and reverse do make an impression making it funny to hear.

If you’re a creative type of person you might find Voice Changer an amazing app for changing voices. The only cons of the voice changer are the limited selection of voice effects but the bargain price does make the app shine from the rest.  There is also a downloadable version that you can try.

Having a shopping list on your hand when you’re out on a shopping spree doesn’t ensure you that you get everything that you need but also encourages you to stay strictly on buying the things that are found on the list. Conveniently, an app called ShoppingList is here not only to eliminate unwanted items on your shopping list but also get rids of the old traditional paper shopping list.

ShoppingList from Werner Freytag can start out with a collection of individual lists to ensure that everything you need can be bought in a single trip. Users begin with a blank screen resembling a graphing paper; this sample will serve as the basis for starting your list. There’s a plus icon on the bottom to start on adding items on the starter list. On this main page users can create more lists, allowing them to sort out the things they want and categorize them.

There are many interesting features like a database that is connected via email to another device like a Bluetooth makes things handy enough to go around with the application. The app is simple to use with users just add items, costs, appearance, and other unique functions to make shopping such an easy task. ShoppingList provides the typical tools available with every application of any sort and the layout makes it easier to use for any person who is not fond of using utility application such as these. Overall, the app itself is useful in keeping track of your groceries and as well as you’re spending.

So for many people out there who loves to send mail or even packages the old traditional way, fret no further, with the official USPS Mobile app for the iPhone and iPod touch.  The old USPS mobile app recently received an official update with an oft-request potage price calculator.

USPS mobile price calculator can easily be found under the “Prices” tab at the bottom of the screen. This add on features allows you to view prices for flat rate products as well as other prices based on specific attributes.

Calculation for the prices of the package is a breeze with you entering some basic information like zip codes, the type of package you want to send and also the weight of the package. Once you finished polishing the details, the app will display the prices of your package based on the mailing date. Prices are listed based on the shipping time of the package and can be save for a later viewing.

The price calculator offers helpful features like being able to find a zip code based on the address and weight comparisons using household items in case you can’t find any scale to weigh in your package. The only downside of this app is that it doesn’t show any piece of information regarding first class shipping prices.

For no known reasons the app fails to display first class shipping prices that results to under 13 ounces packages that can be shipped. Anything higher than that the app fails to meet the requirements.

With so many eReader’s in the App Store, most of you will be confused on the number of competitors competing in the market.  Apple, Amazon, Google and Barnes & Noble have made it to the eReader scene with their own set of arsenals but certainly a new eReader app has joined the scene with a unique proposition for veteran eBook readers.

Introducing Kobo, a more social and interesting approach to eReader experience. Reading and sharing will never be the same. Whenever you read, stat tab tracks your reading tendencies and progress it with some nifty statistics and charts that give specific information on your reading habits. The activity tab is more like a Facebook-like stream with new books you started and awards you’ve already won. Some books also have a feature “Faces and Places” that automatically highlights key target locations and characters of the story. Tapping the icon brings up additional information about that specific place of in the book.

One great advantage that Kobo holds over its rivals is like an iBooks that is used for shopping books done from inside the application. Kobo has come strong with fantastic features that are not commonly found on many eReader apps. The only thing it needs is a little bit of polishing to clear out bugs and fixes. Sometime the Kobo store within the app is bugs and slow with users have to wait just to access necessary content. Overall, Kobo is great eReader App and may soon top other rivals once the bugs are fixed.

Interesting enough, hooking up your iPhone on a projector sounds like a crazy idea? Well, ideas just came to a reality with the Optoma Neo-i. Pico projectors haven’t really taken off like some people would but a projector from Optoma seriously looks interesting for buyers to have glimpse of real life viewing experience. The reason why Optoma’s Neo-I projector has become the talk of the town, it’s because they have combined an iPod/iPhone sound dock with a “tabletop” projector that fits perfectly on the iPhone.

The Neo-I was supposed to ship last mid-December for a whooping price tag of $449. The machine packs a punch and it is not your ordinary typical pico projector. Optoma says that the Neo-I comes with a 50 ANSI lumen DLP projector that caters WVGA (854x480pixel) resolution in a neat 16:9 format. It also comes with a “full bodies” 16-watt Stereo system.  The Neo-I can also run on a optional battery pack that is rated at 20,000 hours.

The docking station can accommodate both iPods and iPhones and gives users three options to accessing and controlling your media selections from your iPod/iPhone screen that includes an IR remote or the backlit control panel on the Neo-I.

The projector has HDMI and VGA ports that allow you to connect laptops, Blu-ray players and other digital media boxes such as an Apple TV. It also has an optional accessory kit for connecting the iPad. At first glance the Optoma Neo-I is superb sleek device but well have to wait to see for ourselves the final verdict.

For text savvy people out there who have limited texting plans will love the new application that is waiting for them. RingJam, is a free multi-media texting app from Emotive Communications that lets users send pictures, audio, music previews to their friends and contacts. There are also other options like sending invites, create polls or ask quick responses like “call me” or yes/no answers to quick questions.

Luckily for text savvy people out there RingJam is a free app to download and use. Using the Ringjam allows you the ability to send and receive media messages all in one place and over a Wi-Fi connection. Options in RingJam are pretty much varied. Text can be customize by changing color, font size, and alignment with the use of several other backgrounds. Sharing pictures is simple and you can caption them personally or individually. If you want to share music from iTunes, RingJam automatically regenerates a link preview with a buy button for the recipients who want to try it out.

RingJam is fun for text enthusiasts, but it is important to note that recipients without an iPhone receive a link that directs them to the RingJam website to retrieve the message. The same story goes with recipients without web access on their phone won’t be able to see messages that you send to them. RingJam is a wonderful app considering it is free to download and use, it is more fun when the app is utilized with other RingJam users. RIngjam is compatible with other Mac products like the iPod Touch.

If your that type of guy who constantly keeps track to what is happening over Bloomberg then this app is definitely for you. Bloomberg for the iPhone is an app that gives user with critical and vital information regarding the current status of the global financial data market.

The information from Bloomberg can be directly access straight to your iPhone. The good thing about it is that an array full of information is now available at the palm of your hand without that navigational difficulty that has not been true for the iPhone lately.

Bloomberg by far is the most trusted names when it comes to financial news and data when it comes to the stock market. It is definitely a must for people who are looking for an iPhone app that can give this kind of information.

What really makes Bloomberg a really good application is that it is a trusted name in finances trusted by hundreds of thousands of people making their living in the industry. If you’re a person that is looking for financial news then Bloomberg is your vital source of information for market conditions, projections, company profiles or anything business related, Bloomberg has it all. Although there is the option of many online sites that claim that they can have the same data but nothing can beat the Bloomberg iPhone mobile application.

Bloomberg is a great for comprehensive and authoritative source of financial information. As it gives you all the information that you need all at the palm of your hands.

They say that ideas can easily sprout in your head like mushrooms. Most of the time weird ideas come in a form of tissue paper. But now Adobe has a real treat in store for iPhone users in the form of the Adobe Ideas. Steve Jobs and Apple may not be on the same page when it comes to allowing Adobe’s Flash technology on their iPhone line of products but that doesn’t mean Adobe is not interested in pursuing opportunities on the platform.

The company has already introduced a great number of applications like the iPhone imaging tool in the Photoshop.com app, and now it has come to this with the new Adobe Ideas delivers more creative goodness to your device.

Adobe Ideas is a brand new app for both the iPhone and iPad. They are intended to do their job as a general purpose creative notebook, integrating fine sketches and images with a whole array of vibrant images. They also have an amazing set of color scheming tools that can be used to take photos from the iPhone’s camera and add images in your library as its source.

The app is great for drawing out those ideas that pops in your head. The functions are great with brush, sizes and opacity. The features are great and there are also color schemes generators in which graphic designers will be drooling for more.  The app is especially handy to take a photo of anything and quickly edit. It is like paint but with more features that comes in handy.

For those of you who love relaxing soothing music then you’ll love Silent Island Relaxation. The app simply functions as a compilation of relaxing music combined with the sounds of nature. It is a great app for relaxing at home and feeling conjure with nature right at your own room.

It is a wonderful app for you to relax and the music are professionally composed and recorded by German artist Hauke Nissen. There are wide selections of music great for every time of day from morning till night. There are also a few tracks made just especially for kids.

Simply dock your device and fall asleep to the soothing medleys or get your day started fresh filled with fun moments of natural bird song. Most of the tracks are good accompaniments for meditation, exercise or just simply unwinding in the sun. When we speak of professionally composed the tracks are awesome with good original compositions by many artists. The app has a wide array of songs from crashing waves to thunderstorm winter chills and as well as the sound of animals singing in the wild.

You have to try Silent Island Relaxation to believe how this soothing sounds and relaxation techniques is for real. But for those of you who haven’t tried it yet check out Apple’s store it only cost $1.99, far cheaper than a regular CD that you have to buy. It includes over two hours of relaxing melodies and you can also take advantage of the built in timer wheel that pre-sets time to play the tracks for an hour or two.