Every week the editors at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps, accessories, gadgets, and websites. This week's selections include a utility, a unique Twitter client, a classic video game, a social networking iPad app, a fun photography app for creating comics, and an addicting puzzle game.
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Every week the editors at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps, accessories, gadgets, and websites. This week’s selections include a utility, a unique Twitter client, a classic video game, a social networking iPad app, a fun photography app for creating comics, and an addicting puzzle game.
To see what we picked, and to tell us your pick, follow on after the break!
FileBrowser – Chris
This week’s pick is a little utility that helps me manage the files and folders on my NAS (Networked Attached Storage). I have just bought a D-Link NAS to store all my movies, TV shows and photographs and was looking for a way to access the content from my iPad or iPhone. FileBrowser does it all and more.
FileBrowser lets you enter the address of your NAS and then view all the files and folders right on your iPad iPhone or iPod touch. It lets you manages files, delete files, rename files and also download files and open them in apps installed on your device or even stream media in Apple approved formats.
$4.99 – Download Now
TweeTV – Chris Parsons
This week, I decided to go ahead and choose just a simple app that to me, really has no purpose yet I use it almost every day. TweeTV does nothing more than show a bunch of streaming tweets based on any number of things. It can be from a topic, a person or even just a word. I like to go ahead and airplay it to my TV while I’m working and looking for things to write. For example, set it to only pull in Apple tweets and you’ll catch headlines and tweets from all over the world about Apple. It’s not overly functional for collecting “up to date” info but it’s fun to just watch tweets from everywhere on any chosen topic just roll by. It has themes built in just in case basic black isn’t your thing but really, basic black looks the best. It’s available for free in the iTunes App Store for free right now for iPhone or iPad.
Free – Download Now
Battlelog – Simon Sage
I’m a big fan of EA’s Battlefield 3, so when they announced that their social network for virtual murderers was coming to iPhone, I was pretty excited. Through Battlelog for iOS, you can view the battle feed of your friends to see their latest achievements, launch directly into chat with friends online, drill down into player stats, and check your progress with various weapon and skill unlocks. There’s a sub-section for checking out the latest stories on the Battlefield 3 news feed, but for the most part, this is just a good way to see which of your buddies are online and ready for a few rounds. I’d love to see some more advanced stuff like what’s available in the Call of Duty: Elite app, like customizing your classes and tracking challenge progress, but this is a good start. If you’re in BF3, definitely download this freebie, and feel free to add me to your buddies list.
Free – Download Now
LinkedIn for iPad – Gary Mazo
I spend a decent amount of time on various social networking sites – using my iPad as the primary tool. It is amazing that now, two years after the iPad was introduced, one of my most used social networking sites finally has an app. LinkedIn for the iPad just launched this week and while it is a bit late to the party – I am really enjoying this app.
First off, it is optimized for the retina display on the iPad – which is great. There are some new features that are very useful – one being the calendar feature. Say you have a meeting at two with someone important and you want to be prepared. With the calendar feature, you can see his/her LinkedIn profile and get set for the big meeting.
The home screen is very clean – just three large buttons to tap on the screen; All Updates, You and Inbox. Inside the All Updates section is where you find the new calendar, updates from your contacts and key news headlines from LinkedIn today.
Inside the “You” section is where you post your own updates, see who has viewed your profile and search all your LinkedIn contacts. You can also easily email your profile to a potential connection, which can be helpful, if you are searching for a new job.
Your inbox is simply where you LinkedIn messages are stored and where you will find pending invitations to connect.
All ion all, I really like the new interface and find it very useful, easy to navigate and uncluttered. It is too bad it took them so long to get this on the iPad – but, now that it is here – it is my pick of the week.
Have you tried the new LinkedIn app? Now that there is a dedicated, usable app, will you use it instead of whichever way you now access LinkedIn? Let us know in the forums!
Free – Download Now
Halftone – Rene Ritchie
When I was a kid, I’d buy comic books and read Sunday comics printed in four colors. Not four color process, mind you, but four colors and four colors only. Everything else had to be simulated by using dots of smaller or larger sizes. Looking back, it was horrible. Looking back, it was wonderful. Halftone is the name of the process used — the smaller and bigger dots — to make those old style comic books and Sunday comics. It’s also the name of an iOS app that lets you convert photos into retro-looking comic images.
You can add filters, of course, and control the size of the dot patterns. You can also add captions, word bubbles, paper types, and special effect text.
It’s not an every day app, but it’s a fun one, especially for those of us who were once kids and deeply in love with halftone comics.
$0.99 – Download now
Polymer – Leanna Lofte
This week I’ve got yet another puzzle game! This one is called Polymer and it’s a shape-creating puzzle game that is highly addicting. The goal is to slide the rows and columns around so that you create a complete, closed shape. It’s very challenging.
Polymer also has really awesome, calming-like, music and sound effects. Be sure to check out my full review!
$0.99 – Download Now
Tell us your pick!
Those were our picks, iMore Nation, so now it’s your turn! Tell us your pick of the week below. Give us the name of your favorite app, site, or accessory, and tell us why it made your life more productive, more informed, more entertaining, or just plain more fun. Jump into the comments and let us know your pick of the week!
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