TUAW Review: Carcassonne finally, gloriously comes to the iPhone
Filed under: iPhone , App Review After from Small World , Carcassonne is one of the most anticipated designer board game apps to hit the App Store. It took a little longer than expected, but everything from the basic Carcassonne game is here. Nothing more, nothing less. There are no river tiles, no traders, no princess or dragon. It’s completely easy to play, and the plethora of options – local or online human opponents, very well-created AI players and a new solitaire version – mean this is the game to get if you know what a meeple is and enjoy sending them off to do your bidding
Hands-on with iPad VNC clients
Filed under: iPad iTeleport lets you connect to your computer remotely using free software provided by Jaadu When you look at VNC clients for the iPad , there are really two uses you have to take into account. First, can the software connect locally, allowing you to screen share your desktop computer? Second, can it connect remotely, providing off-site access to your computer? With these two issues in mind, TUAW recently took a look at several iPad VNC clients.
How to resell your iPad
Filed under: iPad Now that the 3G iPad has been released in the US, many users are looking to sell their Wi-Fi models to make room for its better-connected counterpart. Fortunately, the process of restoring an iPad to its factory settings is easy. Here’s how to sell your old (if 28 days can be considered “old”) iPad.
HoloToy: An amazing 3D app for iPhone and iPad
Filed under: App Review We’ve looked at a lot of 3D apps before, but I believe that HoloToy (US$0.99) is really something special. If you have an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, you should download it right now. I don’t think you’ll find a better 3D app in the whole store. HoloToy uses anamorphosis perspective projection to do its magic. This means that you won’t have to wear those cardboard anaglyph (usually red and cyan) glasses; aside from being annoying, they kill the brightness and reduce colors to a muddy shade of beige. All you need to do is look at it and twist and turn your device to see the effects
Doing Good Works: works, but not so good
Filed under: iPhone , App Review Of the thousands of iPhone apps available, we all know there are varying levels of usefulness, interactivity and quality. Of course, that’s why you come to sites like TUAW, to help sort through the good and the bad and hopefully make an informed decision before hitting that “Buy” button. The problem comes when we consider an app like Doing Good Works . It has a few really good things going for it: it’s free, it’s free of ads, and it’s informative
Multiball Pinball: Not your Dad’s pinball, and maybe not yours either
Filed under: App Review Multiball Pinball (US$2.99 for devices using iPhone OS 2.2 or better), is billed by Matmi , publisher of three other pinball games, as their most extreme pinball yet. If extreme , means busy, chaotic and possibly headache inducing, I’d agree with them. Let’s try a test. Look at the graphic on the right for a few seconds and try to figure out what’s going on. This is a one table pinball game with no close-ups or camera movements to direct your eyes such as found in Wild West Pinball , a cheaper, and more nicely designed app.
Multiball Pinball: Not your Dad’s pinball, and maybe not yours either
Filed under: App Review Multiball Pinball (US$2.99 for devices using iPhone OS 2.2 or better), is billed by Matmi , publisher of three other pinball games, as their most extreme pinball yet. If extreme , means busy, chaotic and possibly headache inducing, I’d agree with them. Let’s try a test. Look at the graphic on the right for a few seconds and try to figure out what’s going on. This is a one table pinball game with no close-ups or camera movements to direct your eyes such as found in Wild West Pinball , a cheaper, and more nicely designed app. You can see that the screen is very busy, and seems to use every pinball component possible
Multiball Pinball: Not your Dad’s pinball, and maybe not yours either
Filed under: App Review Multiball Pinball (US$2.99 for devices using iPhone OS 2.2 or better), is billed by Matmi , publisher of three other pinball games, as their most extreme pinball yet. If extreme , means busy, chaotic and possibly headache inducing, I’d agree with them. Let’s try a test. Look at the graphic on the right for a few seconds and try to figure out what’s going on.
Multiball Pinball: Not your Dad’s pinball, and maybe not yours either
Filed under: App Review Multiball Pinball (US$2.99 for devices using iPhone OS 2.2 or better), is billed by Matmi , publisher of three other pinball games, as their most extreme pinball yet. If extreme , means busy, chaotic and possibly headache inducing, I’d agree with them. Let’s try a test. Look at the graphic on the right for a few seconds and try to figure out what’s going on. This is a one table pinball game with no close-ups or camera movements to direct your eyes such as found in Wild West Pinball , a cheaper, and more nicely designed app.
