21 Dec

I Spy With My Little Eye

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You know when you are stuck with the kiddos in the house (or in traffic on the M25 like is my case most weekends) and you start running out of ideas over what to do to keep them entertained??? Yeah… that…

Thankfully THERE IS AN APP FOR THAT!!!!

Meet ABC Spy

Much like the original I Spy game ABC Spy encourages discussion and family participation as the child chooses a letter of the alphabet and then finds an object to photograph that begins with that letter and if your kiddo gets stuck he can simply ask for the help of Simon Spider, an in-app character who makes suggestions about the types of things to seek and photograph. When they’ve taken the photo they can then frame, edit and name it to create a catalogue of the images they have spied.

To test that I left the Big Monkey lose with my iPhone around the house to try and complete the whole I Spy Alphabet. After a few minutes he came back to me with all the photos taken framed and with another feature that I hadn’t seen before, a movie made on the app showing all the photos he has taking on his ABC hunt (the movie can be seen on the phone and even uploaded to youtube to share your monkey’s achievement with friends and family…)

To encourage you child to take all the challenges in the App, ABC Spy awards trophies for key achievements such as taking a picture for every letter in the alphabet and it even provides Statistics to allow parents to see how their child is progressing as well as checking on how much time they have clocked up using it.

The Big Monkey was the 1st to admit that maybe he is a little too old for the app, but he also said he had loads of fun running around the house on his treasure hunt (with Little Monkey right at his heels laughing and “helping” him take the photos) and even had a go at it on the car again… And I have to admit… I kinda have some fun trying it out too… Yeah… Yeah… I am a big kiddo… I know!

ABC Spy is available on the Apple app store, And if you ask me… it’s a £1.49 very well spent!!!

02 Feb

There’s an App for that too…

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I am not an Apple fan… Hell I am even reconsidering if the iMonster was the worst choice in phones I’ve ever done… Sure it is funky and fashionable and has that “there is an app for that” for everything really… but there are other BETTER phones on the market.

So WHY ON EARTH do I so desperately NEED to have an iPad???

The worst thing is that I don’t really need one… you see… we have a household ratio of 2 computers per person here (I’ve got 2 desktops that I use for work… yup I NEED BOTH of them… seriously… ) 2 laptops (one of which TB’s been claiming as his own since the old one he inherited from me decided it wanted to RIP… he chose the tiny one I take everywhere because it fits everywhere And apparently it is TB sized), 2 iphones (not computers… but face it… you can do all the important things with them like checking emails, blogging, watching TV… playing games… and they have infinitely more computer power than the Apollo 11, let’s not forget that!!)

There is no doubt about that… I am a gadget addict and I am trying to convince myself that I don’t need another toy… it is kinda like trying yo convince TB that he doesn’t need any more LEGO.

So what if it has a high-resolution, 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS display on iPad is remarkably crisp and vivid. Which makes it perfect for web browsing, watching movies, or viewing photos and it features a display technology called IPS (in-plane switching), it has a wide, 178° viewing angle. So you can hold it almost any way you want and still get a brilliant picture, with excellent color and contrast.

And What if it has the world famous Multi-Touch screen based on the same revolutionarytechnology on iPhone.The technology has been completely reengineered for the larger iPad surface, making it extremely precise and responsive. So whether you’re zooming in on a map, flicking through your photos, or deleting an email, iPad responds with incredible accuracy. And it does just what you want it to.

What if one of the first things you’ll notice about iPad is how thin and light it is. The screen is 9.7 inches measured diagonally. So overall, it’s slightly smaller than a magazine. At just 1.5 pounds and 0.5 inch thin, you can take it anywhere. And a slight curve to the back makes it easy to pick up and comfortable to hold.

And What about the 10 hour Battery Life and wi-fi and 3G connections or the powerful speakers and Ubber performance of the new Apple A4 processor with a choice of 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of flash storage,giving you lots of room for your photos, movies, music, apps, and more.

And what about all those funky accessories.

WHO NEEDS ALL THAT?????

I DO!!! I neeeeeed it *pouts like a toddler wanting a toy he saw on a display*

Come on people I am trying to justify why I should have an iPad…. any ideas??? HELP!!!

08 Oct

My first iphone post

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I’m Ill
Very ill
Spent the whole of last night either sitting or hugging the toilet. And that’s not all as I have ever since developed a fever and am now stuck in bed!

I think that has only one positive aspect tho… I get to pay withe my new toy!!!

Yup… I’m an iphone 3g guy now! 3years waiting!!! Hehehe! I’m happy I heard vic and didn’t get the old model!

And guess what??? All the bad things they say about it I put it down to jealousy!! :p

Of course the imonster will enslave you and take over your life, but don’t other things do the same???

It is the power of 3g babes!!!
Run while u still can!!! LOL!

Anyways…

Gotta make sum calls…

Will Marshall at mh challange in Nottingham this weekend! 10k of fun!!! Hehe… Shall post more on it later!

Zya!!!