iPhone Cruncher

For mom’s and dad’s out there, you might want to check the new iPad application for your kids. Apple recently released it’s iBooks 1.1 for Iphone. Actually, this can be really fun for bookworms. It easy to carry and you can bring it anywhere. Apple has released iBooks 1.1 for iPhone (iOS 4 required) and iPad. Shown off during WWDC 2010, it adds some oft-demanded features such as notes, bookmarks, and the syncing of both of those and highlights — including between devices. Features include a complimentary copy of a beautiful illustrated classic , Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne..

You can also download many of your favorite books from the included iBookstore. The application also has a free sample of a different book on the iBookstore before making it as a part of your collection. The screen brightness can be easily adjusted to fingd the perfect lighting for any environment. Changing of font size and pick from five included type faces to make your books more comfortable to read. You can also highlight your favorite passages with the built-in bookmarking feature. Add books in the industry-standard ePub electronic book format to iTunes and sync them to iPad. iBooks supports amazing accessibility features in iPad, such as speaking the words on a given page.

The application is very creative for me since it does not waste your time and money for unwanted list of books. I also like the idea of having the control over the application and reading the book in any way I can.

The challenge to find interesting children’s e-books is easier now that Santa has arrived at the Apple App store. When Santa Turned Green – the story of how Santa Claus discovers that the North Pole is melting due to global warming, and turns to the world’s children for help – is now an interactive book App.

Produced by the wizards at ScrollMotion, this App allows users of any age to explore the images with a pinch of their fingers and listen to a loving narrative from Santa himself. The App also offers an intuitive interface that enables users to record their own voice-over of the book.

The When Santa Turned Green App is available in the Apple App store for $1.99.

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