Posted by Rob LeFebvre on August 15th, 2012 iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
Work or play around a lot of noise? This may be the app for you.
Hearcules measures the noise, counts down the permissible exposure time and notifies you when you should move away from the noise. These times are determined in accordance with the American “National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health” standards. The iPhone version is being introduced first on the App Store with the Android version coming up in the following months.
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Bluetooth speakers rock my world. I love being able to run music from my iPhone to a nearby speaker without having to tether it with a cable. While the BT connection does not keep my iPhone charged, the payoff in mobility is worth it.
Logitech’s newest addition to the device genre is by far the best I’ve played with. The sound is amazing for such a small footprint; the lows are deep and rich, the highs successfully bright without becoming too brittle.
The hardware itself is smooth, sleek and rounded. The dip in the middle, where an old school boombox would have held a tape deck, is just right for a hand to grasp it, obviating the need for an extruded handle. The unit feels solid, like it would hold up to some roughness in handling. The plug and line-in jacks are thoughtfully covered with a rubber flap, protecting from dust or mist. In the back of the unit sits a flip out stand, one that folds flat against the boombox for easy travel.
What’s brilliant about a bluetooth speaker system is the ability to play music from any source. I was able to send streams of music to the Logitech device from a Macbook Air, a Mac Mini, an iPhone and an iPad. Pairing is simple and consistent with other bluetooth devices; hold the button for pairing, marked by a big Bluetooth logo, until it flashes blue. Open the preferences on the sound source and choose the Logitech Boombox, already named and ready in the list of devices available.
The only small issues I noticed? The boombox did not wake from sleep when I used my iPhone to start playing again, even when plugged into a wall. It would be nice if, when connected to power, the boombox would wake and connect to the last connected source device. It was only a simple matter of pressing the power button on the Logitech device, though, and the music was restored.
The second issue? Battery life seems a bit short. The length of time the boombox lasts seems limited to one or two albums at a time when not connected to a plug. Enough for a short time out of doors, perhaps, but nothing to rely on for longer periods. The unit does, however, lower the folume and flash a yellow light when the battery life is low–a handy visual feature.
As of now, this is my favorite external speaker for all the Bluetooth capable gadgets around the house. I’ve been using it for gaming, playing music, and watching netflix on my iPad. The Logitech Wireless Boombox for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch got it right with its rich spectrum of sound response, great industrial design curves, and easy pairing of Bluetooth devices.
Ridiculous and physically impossible musical instruments, with equally ridiculous and physically impossible names, can only mean one thing: Dr. Seuss. Or in this case, a Dr. Seuss Band.
Players can choose from a set of five different horns, then decide whether they’d like to mess around making their own music or try to go for the high score while recreating tunes from one of ten original songs from Hop on Pop to The Cat in the Hat. The sounds each horn makes can be tweaked by adding bizarre attechments such as fishbowls and train whistles, which fits right in, honestly. It’s even possible to exchange various horn parts to create some truly weird… things that make noise.
This suitable-for-all-ages piece of musically interactive childhood has just recently seen a price drop, so now anyone can compose their own Seussian melodies on their iOS device for free. Sounds awfully tempting…
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Posted January 4th, 2011 by Chris Hall Our Rating: :: SO SCARY
Papa Sangre puts you in a world of darkness on a mission to save a lost soul. There are no graphics at all, only horrifying sounds to guide you. Play in the dark.
Posted July 29th, 2010 by Chris Kirby Our Rating: :: AURALLY INTRIGUING
It's not the most sophisticated beat-creation app in the app store, but its interface encourages a pick-up-and-play experimentation that's good to see (and hear).
The developer calls it musical geometry, and that’s a great description. The idea behind the app is that you have a faucet dropping out balls at a particular tempo. You draw lines for the balls to bounce off of. The faster they are going when they bounce, the higher the pitch of the sound they make.
As you can imagine, if you get enough lines to restrict the balls and direct them in the right direction, you can get quite a sound going. The app is at it’s most musical when you have just a few lines. The sounds it can make in these cases is pretty interesting.
Soundrop is free, and it’s very fun. I’ve found myself more than once wrapped up in Soundrop for more time than I want to admit. Give it a shot, it’s a Universal app that works on both the iPad and iPhone. Though the app really shines on the iPads larger screen.
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Posted March 21st, 2010 by Jeff Scott Our Rating: :: SUPER SPEEDY
SoundHound easily beats out Shazam for music recognition. But if you already have another music recognition app, there may not be enough new here to justify the purchase for casual users.
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Posted July 22nd, 2009 by Christine Morris Our Rating: :: FABULOUS
I think we need more pinball games in the app store. When they are done right they are such a treat. WildWest has some pinball-tastic game play and at that price you have to get it, seriously - Now!
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Posted June 29th, 2009 by Kyle Flanigan Our Rating: :: A MUST
Wunder Radio is an internet radio application that gives live feeds from thousands of stations across the world. Whatever you're in the mood for - you'll find it in here. From the Bahamas to Poland, United States to United Arab Emirates .. there's no shortage of choice.
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Posted June 19th, 2009 by Christine Morris Our Rating: :: SMOOTH
Monster Pinball has a great sound and colour along with 6 tables of pinball action all in the same game. The ball shoots from table to table making you play longer than what you may have initially intended!
This is a cutely drawn game, and although it isn't as addictive as other games out there, the uniqueness factor coupled with game music that you won't be able to get enough of, make it a winner. The price really seals the deal folks!
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Posted May 19th, 2009 by Glenn Head Our Rating: :: Recommended
Galactica offers an interactive experience that will fascinate and mesmerize you, and at $0.99 is well worth the money. Who'd have thought dragging your finger on a screen could be so relaxing?
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Posted April 28th, 2009 by Christine Morris Our Rating: :: OVERPRICED
This is exactly space invaders as you remember. Many of us played the first time round (*koff*). The charm about it is that it is actually by the original folks who brought it to us in 1978. Would have been nice if they gave us the same prices! The game essentially is a small space ship along the bottom, that has to shoot at the space invaders shooting and coming down towards you.
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Posted March 27th, 2009 by Christine Morris Our Rating: :: RECOMMENDED
This is could be a good contender for a top spot Twitter client. However even with all the amazing features, there are still some factors that will stop me using it exclusively.
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Posted February 28th, 2009 by Bonnie Eisenman Our Rating: :: RECOMMENDED
Melody Match is a new twist on the classic card-matching game using—you guessed it—sound clips instead of flash cards. Some of the melodies are real treats for the ear, and the game uses a variety of themes, ranging from snippets of Bach and Mozart to upbeat Brazilian tunes to traditional songs like Yankee Doodle.
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Posted February 18th, 2009 by Christine Morris Our Rating: :: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
This application is a singing book designed to entertain a young child. However, it is much more than that. It has multiple languages, instruments and recording support, turning it into a great educational tool.
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Posted January 30th, 2009 by Christine Morris Our Rating: :: RECOMMENDED
Access information, view movie clips and trailers from movies that are released or about to be released. Ability to search through categories, dates or keywords and you can add favourites.
Apple, apparently still sore from the lashing it took over approving the I Am Rich application has started rejecting application it deems has having limited use. While this is not detailed anywhere in the developer agreements or store agreements, Apple now has the ability to do so. One of the problems with the App Store is that developers are 100% reliant on Apple for everything. They control to the keys to the store.
The app in question is a simple fart sound board application. Stupid yes, but there are hundreds of limited utility applications in the store. So this reason for rejection doesn’t make much sense. Seems as though Apple doesn’t like fart sounds as there was another application, Whoopie Cushion from developer DoApp rejected for another reason, community standards.
The real risk with this is that developers may spends hundreds of hours on an application and have it rejected for reasons not listed in the agreement — or worse yet, based on the reviewers opinion.
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Bluetooth speakers rock my world. I love being able to run music from my iPhone to a nearby speaker without having to tether it with a cable. While the BT connection does not keep my iPhone charged, the payoff in mobility is worth it.
What’s brilliant about a bluetooth speaker system is the ability to play music from any source. I was able to send streams of music to the Logitech device from a Macbook Air, a Mac Mini, an iPhone and an iPad. Pairing is simple and consistent with other bluetooth devices; hold the button for pairing, marked by a big Bluetooth logo, until it flashes blue. Open the preferences on the sound source and choose the Logitech Boombox, already named and ready in the list of devices available. 
perhaps, but nothing to rely on for longer periods. The unit does, however, lower the folume and flash a yellow light when the battery life is low–a handy visual feature.
Ridiculous and physically impossible musical instruments, with equally ridiculous and physically impossible names, can only mean one thing: Dr. Seuss. Or in this case, a Dr. Seuss Band.
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