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Sketchology Review

iPad App - Designed for iPad
By Arron Hirst on November 5th, 2013
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: VECTORIFFIC
Sketchology is about drawing without the usual digital boundaries, whilst offering artists and designers vector-quality output along the way.
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Tayasui Sketches Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Angela LaFollette on September 11th, 2013
Our rating: starstarstarstarhalfstar :: EASY AND SIMPLE
This drawing app features an assortment of artistic tools and an impressive interface that allows users to unleash their creativity effortlessly.
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DrawQuest Now Available for the Imaginative Artist

Posted by Andrew Stevens on February 13th, 2013
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad


DrawQuest is a new app exclusive to the iPad, giving artists the opportunity to put their creative skills to good use. DrawQuest features a new challenge every day and invites you to display your imagination by finishing an incomplete drawing. You'll be able to share your work, follow others, and even watch your favorite "Questers" as they draw their latest creation.

DrawQuest is now available on the App Store for free.

Apps Invade The Toy Aisle

Posted by Jennifer Allen on December 13th, 2012

In the last few weeks, I've noticed an interesting trend among my young cousins. No longer do they want cuddly toys or regular action figures from Santa. This year, it's all about iPhones and iPads--a marked change from the increasingly distant days when I was a kid. Given the importance of such devices this Christmas, we thought we'd take a look at just how apps are invading the toy aisle and offer a few ideas for festive presents.

Ideas for Babies and Toddlers



Fisher Price offer plenty of great ways of integrating iPhones or iPads with your kids' playtime. The Laugh & Learn Apptivity Case turns devices into a form of 21st century rattle. Noisy beads keep them interested, while a mirror means that baby can take a look at themselves. There's peace of mind too, as the case can withstand drool, teething and a certain amount of throwing around. It comes in iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad varieties.


The Apptivity brand continues from there, too. There's a Storybook Reader, which turns an iOS device into a book that can be turned just as easily as a conventional tome.


For the more active baby, there's the Gym, allowing babies to hone their motor skills in conventional ways, while also playing peek-a-boo with the Fisher Price app.

Finally, there's the Monkey, with its cuddly toy nature combined with the power of some fun iOS games for the youngster.


Toddlers can enjoy the fun of Dora the Explorer Let's Play Backpack, which lets kids place a toy backpack on an iPad in order to unlock new activities to learn logic, Spanish and many other important skills.

Toy Vehicles for the 21st Century



Remember as a kid how much fun it was to play with toy cars? Disney and its AppMATes toys have brought that up to date. Disney Cars2 AppMATes come in two varieties: Lightning McQueen/Holley Shiftwell and Mater/Finn McMissile. In both cases, kids place the car on the iPad screen before taking it for a spin around Radiator Springs. It's perfectly safe for the screen, too, thanks to the rubber contacts, although doesn't work through screen protectors.

For the Scientific Child



iTikes offers a great range of toys that turn iOS devices into more educational tools. The Map Explorer uses a form of Augmented Reality to help kids interact with a world map, as well as learn about the Solar System, dinosaurs and animals.


Other toys such as the Microscope, Keyboard and Canvas offer a similar mix of educational fun. It's all helped by the fact that kids don't require an iOS device at all times to enjoy the toy.

iDesk for iPad Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Kyle Flanigan on August 25th, 2010
Our rating: starstarstarblankstarblankstar :: UNFINISHED
iDesk is a drawing tool with some unique features that make it stand out against its rivals.
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