quick reviews of ipad apps
downloaded:
tweetdeck - very nice, as expected. beejive - sucks its still iphone size. are there any other good,mutli-protocol persistent IM apps on iPad? GWars - cool graphics. find the control a bit awkward. netflix - awesome scrabble - awesome, and i wasn't even a big scrabble fan. pages - nice, but i'm still getting used to keyboard so haven't used much. ibook - selection seems so so thus far. where do i get periodicals? Flightcontrol HD - awesome! two player VC and coop particularly good! NYtimes Editors choice - beautiful! great way to read the Times! Free Books - well, you do get free books, but they kind of look like crap. RealRacing HD- really cool how you turn the ipad to turn the car.
probably worth it although i'm not a huge racing game guy. Fieldrunners - awesome on the bigger screen. Command & Conquer red alert - only played breifly but so far not impress. Weatherbug - I'm not really "into" weather but looks pretty killer for
those who are. The Elements - totally beautiful and interesting. great showpiece. Labyrinth - so far too easy, but I suspect this will get really fun later. Colorbook - pretty crappy drawing program for kids. Game Table - lets you play chess & checkers. Really basic but free. Harbor master - good flight control clone for those who can't get enough. Kindle - so far, just reminds me of how crappy the kindle is compared
to the ipad. Kayak - nice, but not sure why i want this over the web version Implode - Really fun physics games. If like me you are into physics
games, a must!
Built in apps: Maps - particularly amazing! shows off screen and speed of ipad. Mail - perfect, except I wish they supported gmail star feature!! safari, calendar, itunes, app store - great, as you'd expect.
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My #1 question: is there a way to have NYTimes (and other periodicals) downloaded and synced over night so I can read them off line in the morning???!
Update: I put most of this info into Hunch's iPad Applications topic.
