Tag Archives: iPhone applications

Mplayit: Friend-tested apps

December 23, 2009 – 10:12 am

by Abby Shannon WHAT’S HAPPENING Mobile-app fatigue, begone. With a little help from friends, Facebook directory Mplayit brings some sense of order to the 100,000-strong App Store (TheAppleBlog.com 11.19.09). Using an intelligent-browsing system, Mplayit allows users to preview and research app functionality via videos, detailed descriptions and reviews. Ready to buy? A click-thru option is […]

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iCurfew helps parents track their kids

December 18, 2009 – 6:46 am

by Reed Robinson WHAT’S HAPPENING Helicopter parents, start your engines! With the release of their first iPhone application — iCurfew — Radical Parenting offers Mom and Dad a real-time mobile platform to track their child’s location. For 99 cents, iCurfew seamlessly connects guardians with their brood via a combination of GPS and Google maps. The […]

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Calculating wind energy is a breeze with new Mariah Power iPhone app

December 3, 2009 – 5:29 am

by Sarah Fazio WHAT’S HAPPENING Consumers wondering how much power is blowing in the wind now have an iPhone app from Mariah Power, maker of the Windspire turbine. Users simply hold the phone skyward and the app measures wind speed and calculates how much CO2 could be offset if a small wind turbine were installed […]

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Cellphones emerge as mother’s (and father’s) little helper

June 10, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Baby getting fidgety? Hand him Mommy’s iPhone and let him play with Baby Rattle Bab Bab or listen to the soothing sounds of White Noise Lite. A plethora of new mobile apps help consumers distract and amuse the kids. Some parents use souped-up phones to play learning games with their […]

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