TC-11 for iPad
TC-11 is a trippy, fully programmable, multitouch synthesizer app for iPad. Rather than fiddling with a bunch of knobs, you interact with the app by tapping and dragging your fingers around the screen. The sounds produced by the synthesizer depend … (More)
Pixelmator 2.2 and Vectormator
About a week ago, the guys at Pixelmator released version 2.2 of their popular image editing app, code-named “Blueberry”. It was packed with new features, such as smarter shape-selection tools, a palette with drag-and-drop shapes, a new light-leak effect, and … (More)
ScoreCleaner Notes
This one’s for the musicians out there. ScoreCleaner Notes allows you to play, hum, or even whistle a tune, and it will write out the musical notation for you, including the correct time signatures. It can even pick apart multiple … (More)
Hueless 2.5
Yesterday, the developers of the Hueless photography app released an update that added the ability to save photos in Lossless TIFF format and max-quality JPEG, as well as improved shutter response. After seeing this update and running a quick search … (More)
Star Command for iOS
I must be on a gaming kick this week, because I’ve got another one to talk about. This one is called Star Command, and it’s essentially a Star Trek-influenced RPG simulator for iPhone and iPad. You start off by designing … (More)
Bastion for iOS
Most gamers need no introduction to Bastion, being one of the most critically-acclaimed games of the last few years and all. In case you haven’t heard of it though, it’s an adventure game where you play as The Kid, who … (More)
Mini Display
The developers of the popular Screens VNC client for iOS recently released another great utility called Mini Display. The two apps are similar in that they both require a free Mac app to be running, but what Mini Display does … (More)
Feed Wrangler
With Google Reader being shuttered on July 1, many, many people are scrambling to find an alternative. Feed Wrangler is the most recent service to surface, and so far, its my favorite. The service is very basic at this point, … (More)
Instacast for Mac Beta
I listen to a lot of podcasts, but as my commute to work isn’t very long, I often find myself listening to shows at my desk. As I use Instacast 3 on my iPhone, listening at my desk involves headphones … (More)
Currency for iPhone
WWDC is right around the corner, which likely means San Francisco will soon be seeing a sudden influx of international tech enthusiasts. Many of them will be buying drinks for one another, and they might want to keep track of … (More)
Acorn 4 for Mac
Today, app shop Flying Meat released Acorn 4, a Mountain Lion-only Mac image editing program that actually makes sense. Unlike Photoshop, which is so packed with features it can be hard to use, Acorn comes with the features real humans … (More)
Briefs for Mac and iOS
Remember back in 2009 when designer Rob Rhyne unveiled an ambitious UI prototyping toolkit for iPhone called Briefs? After several years of waiting, and a couple of rejections by Apple, Briefs has (*finally*) made its introduction to the public. Briefs … (More)
Metropolis – WordPress Client for Mac
If you’re a Mac-owning WordPress user, there’s a good chance you’re also a MarsEdit user. If so, I doubt you’re in the market for any other blogging software, but if you are (or if you’re looking for a cheaper option), … (More)
The Animator’s Survival Kit for iPad
For the last decade or so, the Animator’s Survival Kit (written by Richard Williams, the man behind “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?”) has proven to be one of the best resources around of knowledge and know-how for budding animators. A few … (More)
Adobe Lightroom 5 Beta
Adobe Lightroom is the go-to app for many professional photographers, and it’s about to get a big update. The new version boasts better healing tools, more powerful vignette options, off-line editing and more. The beta is free, and you check … (More)
Status Board for iPad
While I love my iPad, during the work day, it often sits on my desk, off. The guys over at Panic Software are trying to change that, with their new app for Apple’s tablet. Status Board for iPad is a … (More)
Reminder+ for iPhone
I use the built-in Reminders app in iOS all the time, but unfortunately it doesn’t like to save locations for later use. Reminder+ is an app that aims to remedy this problem by letting you save as many locations as … (More)
Daedalus Touch
There is certainly no shortage of beautiful iOS text editors, but maybe you’re like me and you have a problem. An addiction, really. This urge to try all the text editors, even though you’ve already found ten of them that … (More)
Flipboard 2.0
Flipboard is ubiquitous enough that it needs no introduction, so I’ll get straight to the point. They released version 2.0 of the app a couple days ago, and it comes with several neat new features, the biggest of which is … (More)
Gramatica for Instagram
The fact that Instagram doesn’t have an iPad app is a first-world problem that annoys a lot of nerds I know. Gramatica is a new iOS app that not only brings Instagram to the iPad, but offers powerful tools for … (More)