Tag Archives: iPhone Apps
Cogs Will Spin Your Gears
I’ve always loved sliding tile puzzles, from the simple number kind to distant relatives such as the Rush Hour Traffic Jam puzzles. There’s just something appealing about putting things back in order with only the one open square to work with. Cogs adds a new dimension to the idea.
Created by Lazy 8 Studios, Cogs was […] Continue reading
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Tagged Electronic Geek, iPhone Apps, review, sliding puzzles, Steampunk, Toys and Technology, Videogames
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Perform Engineering Calculations in the Palm of Your Hand
Are you an engineer who wishes they had access to some work-related calculations out in the field? A series of handy new apps may offer what you need. The Formulator Series by MultiEducator, Inc. is a series of iPhone/iPod Touch apps designed and packaged for a variety of engineering and other professionals. Depending on the […] Continue reading
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Tagged Civil engineer, Electronic Geek, Engineering, iPhone Apps, iPod Touch apps, Science and Education
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Slugging It Out: Slug Wars for iPhone
Down in the garden there is a war being fought … slowly. Two armies of slugs face each other across the battlefield, each determined to break into the opponent’s base. Armed with acorn guns and salt shakers, they race—er, trudge—into the fray.
Slug Wars is a new real-time strategy game for the iPhone and iPod touch, […] Continue reading
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Jump Into the Arena: Battle Blasters for the iPhone
The year is 3042, which of course means that there are death match tournaments. Fighters across the world strap blasters to their arms and shoot it out for fame and glory—or at least a high score on the Facebook Leaderboards.
Battle Blasters for the iPhone and iPod Touch is an arcade-style one-on-one shoot-out. There are six […] Continue reading
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Robot 13 Comes to the iPhone
Robot 13, a comic about a skull-headed robot who fights ginormous monsters, is now available for the iPhone. This is Robot Comics’ first adaptation that incorporates transition effects and simple animation, making the mobile version more than just a cut-to-size version of the original.
As always, the first episode is free, so if you didn’t check […] Continue reading
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Erfworld: Geekiest Comic Ever
Okay, I know, “Geekiest Comic Ever” is a big claim to make, considering there are other comics like “When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth.” But I had to get your attention somehow, right? And Erfworld is incredibly geeky in a fantastic way. (As opposed to geeky in a sci-fi way.) Here’s the plot: in the magical […] Continue reading
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Tagged Android apps, Armchair Geek, Comics, Fantasy, iPhone Apps, IPod Touch, kindle, Nintendo DSi, RPG games, Strategy games, The Internet
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Build Your Own Dinosaurs With DinoMixer
Don’t you ever wish you could combine the head of a Triceratops, the body of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the spiky tail of a Stegosaurus? (No? Okay, maybe it’s just me.) Now you can, without all the cutting and stitching or DNA manipulation! All you need is an iPhone or iPod touch. DinoMixer is a […] Continue reading
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The One Time When Bricking Your iPhone Is A Good Thing
There’s a great little app that’s just made its way to the iTunes store. It’s called LEGO Photo (links to iTunes), and it allows you to take any photo from your camera lens or your existing library and turn the pixels into LEGO bricks. It’s simple to use – just take or pick out a […] Continue reading
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