iPhone Apps Entertainment

NFL.com Game Center 2010 iPhone app Review

Description:

This app is the official mobile app for NFL.com.  The NFL.com Game Center 2010 iPhone app is the best way for you to stay up to date on all of your favorite football teams from around the league.  NFL Football is one of the most exciting sports in the entire world and now you can be right in the midst of it.  You will be able to get play-by-play information as well as audio highlights from every single game.  You will never have to wonder scores or standings because that will all be posted on the app for you to be able to look at.  The NFL.com staff has created a pretty cool little app for all of the football lovers out there who just can’t seem to get enough.  This is your mobile way to stay on top of everything NFL.

Features:

• One of the really cool parts about this app is your ability to be able to get the Big Play audio highlights from your favorite games.  All of these audio highlights come from in-game and you can get them for every single game that is played
• The app also has a pretty neat and unique game alert system where you can actually customize the “my Team” game alerts so that you know when stuff is going on with all of your favorite teams in the NFL
• You will also be able to get audio highlights that come every quarter.  This is great so that you can find out the big plays of each quarter throughout the game.  You can get these highlights for every game that is on schedule
• You will also be able to feel like you are a part of the post-game press conferences because you will be able to watch these videos after every game that’s played in the league.
• You can also access all of the other super cool features that are located on NFL.com.  For instance you will be able to get all of the news about all of your favorite teams as well as the live scoreboards.  You can also get the game recaps, see who has been injured, and also you can see rosters of the teams and even get the play-by-play information for most games

Conclusion:

This app has just barely been released today, so there isn’t a lot of feedback on customer reviews.  Overall, it has been given a rating of 4+ out of 5 stars and you can download it onto your iPhone for only $4.99.

Spawn Illuminati HD iPhone app Review

Description:

The Spawn Illuminati HD iPhone app is a great way for you to be able to make some dazzling light shows on your little mobile phone whenever you get bored.

Features:

• In the Spawn Illuminati HD iPhone app you will be able to see some pretty awesome light creations and fireworks all by simply pressing you fingers down on the screen
• The way you use the app is very simple.  All you need to do is just select either a play mode or a pinch and spread mode from the initial options that are presented to you on the app
• Once you decide which one you want you only have to press the ok button which will be located at the very center of the screen and menu
• Once you have gotten rid of the menu that was formerly on the screen then all you have to do is just go and spread your fingers our across the screen and it will affect the light show that comes up.  Depending on how far away your fingers are from each other you will see different effects
• You can also mess with the mic input on the app and go in there and enable it.  Once you do the particles that you have will actually move a lot slower and the screen will begin to pulsate
• You can manage this pulsing and toggle it on and off and that will make the little particles on the screen start to move very quickly.  The particles on the screen will also start to react to different sounds and make them move differently
• If you have messed with the settings so much that you want to just get back to normal then all you need to do is just reset them by tapping on the circle that has the x that is inside of it.  Then press the ok button
• If you have a really cool light show going on and you want to take a snapshot then all you need to do is just click on the button for home as well as the button for lock at the exact same time
• If you want to make the particles actually explode into fireworks then all you need to do is just double tap on them at the same time and they will start to burst into all kinds of explosions
• You can use your HD creations and upload them onto social networking sites like Facebook and let your friends see them

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars by iPhone app users and can currently be downloaded onto your iPhone for a price of $0.99.

Pro HDR iPhone app Review

Description:

The Pro HDR iPhone app allows you to make a photo into a high dynamic range picture in no time.

Features:

• One of the really cool features that you will find located within this app is that it has an automatic HDR capture that is right inside of the app.  All you have to do is just tap on it to start it and then you are good to go
• There is also a manual mode as well as an automatic mode to give you some variety.  You will be able to do the manual photo capture and when you do this you can actually pick which exposure you would like for each of the HDR images that are taken
• There is also support for your photo library so that you can actually make an HDR from any of your saved images that are located in your photo library so you don’t even have to take any new photos
• One of the other things that you will be able to mess with is the proprietary image alignment algorithm that is included inside of the app which will automatically align the full size images in a matter of a few seconds
• There are a lot of other customization features that you can use to mess with your pictures including the seamless image blending so that you can put a couple of different pictures together and create a beautiful output image instead
• There is also a live-updating feature on the camera app which will let you adjust the image with the use of some sliders.  The will allow you to perfect your HDR.  You can also use the option for auto adjustment if you would like
• Once you have gotten done messing around with the image you can then use the full screen image preview to be able to see the photo in both the landscape and the portrait orientation on your phone
• You can also save these HDR’s that you have created in a few different megapixels.  You can save it in a 3 or a 5 megapixel format and then save it in your photo gallery for future use
• You can also take these images and then share them with friends and family if you would like.  You can use the built in email support to be able to email them to every contact in your list if you so desire

Conclusion:

This app has been rated by multiple iPhone app users and has garnered a rating of 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars by critics and reviewers.  You can also download this app onto your iPhone for only $1.99.

Wig It iPhone app Review

Description:

In the Wig It iPhone app you will be able to take any pictures that you like and then you can try on over 100 different wigs and see which ones look best on the pictures of the people that you have put up.  This allows you to have endless hours of fun as you put wigs on all of your friends and family that you have pictures of.  Some of the wigs are pink, while others might be bright orange and spiky.  You will love the variety that this app has to offer and you will find that it is hard to break away from it.  Enjoy this picture editing and play whenever you get a few minutes of spare time inbetween class or work.

Features:

• The main feature of this app is that you can pick from a ton of different wigs and hairstyles to be able to dress up your victims in your pictures.  There are over 100 different styles to choose from
• You will find that there are styles on the app that are for men, for women, and also unisex hair styles.  This way you have quite the arsenal at your disposal to really dress people up
• You can either take a picture with your camera phone right on the spot and then start adding wigs or you can use a picture that has already been downloaded onto your photo album
• While you are editing the picture you can also adjust the size of the picture and the rotation of it as well.  There are a few different customization options that you can mess with
• You can also customize and personalize how big you want the wigs to be.  You can make them larger or smaller depending on how large the image is that you are trying to dress up
• Once you have created a few different pictures you can then share them with your friends and family by emailing them the completed pictures so that they can get a laugh off of it
• You can also save the pictures so that they are always on your photo album and you can go back through all of them every time that you need a good laugh
• You can also upload your photos right onto Facebook for the whole world to see what you have created

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars by a few different users and critics that have downloaded the app and actually played it and tried it out for a little while.  This app can also be downloaded onto your mobile device for only $0.99.

iHome+Radio iPhone app Review

Description:

Do you love to listen to music while you eat, sleep, work, and play?  So do we!  With the new iHome+Radio iPhone app you will be able to listen to Internet radio no matter where you are.  You can browse through thousands of real radio stations and always make sure you are listening to a song that you enjoy.  This app will stream a variety of different radio stations all at once to your phone.  You can control the settings and the navigation menu in order to make sure that you create a music listening experience that you are sure that you are going to really enjoy.  Rather than just accepting the crap that is frequently put on the radio while you are driving around, start listening to the stations you want to.  It is simple to do and all you have to do is just download this app.  You will be glad that you did.

Features:

• The best part about this app is that you have access to so many different radio stations.  You will be able to discover tens of thousands of radio stations that are being broadcast from a ton of different places in the world
• One of the cool things that you can do with this app is that you can actually sync all of your favorite stations together onto the iHome’s free app, iHome+Sleep which actually lets you wake up and sleep to different internet radio stations
• This app has been powered by RadioTime and it will allow you to get access to different types of music, chatter, talk, sports, and any news stations that you would like from anywhere around the world
• You can also change up the product settings for the app-enhanced products that will come with the app when you downlaod it onto your phone
• You will also get a full background audio operating system as well as the multitask drawers and also controls for the headphones which comes in super handy
• The graphics have also been completely optimized so that you can use it on the iPhone 4 and use the retina display that comes along with it

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 2 out of 5 stars by iPhone app users that have tested out the app.  You can also download this little app onto your iPhone for only $1.99.  This app has gotten mixed reviews by users.  Some found it worth the two bucks, others didn’t.

Talking Larry the Bird iPhone app Review

Description:

Pick up the Talking Larry the Bird iPhone app and you won’t want to put it down anytime soon.  In this app you will have a few different actions that you can perform.  You can play on the keyboard and here Larry sing a little tune.  Not only that, you can actually talk right into the phone and have Larry repeat back everything that you have just said to him.  You can also use the little buttons on the right side of the screen to either poke him in his chest or on his head, to feed him some bird seed, or you can strike him with lightning to keep him on top of his game.  You can also applaud him and watch him bow to his fans.

Features:

• The basic jist of this app is really very simple.  You just have to play on the piano keyboard and you can hear Larry the Bird whistle along with you as you play
• The other part of the app is that you just have to talk into the phone and Larry will repeat back everything that you have already said.  It is pretty funny to hear him repeat your words in his comical little voice
• You can also poke Larry as many times as you would like and you can poke him in his head or his body and make him squirm. Watch how he reacts as you pull stunts like these
• If you are feeling charitable and nice then you can also feed Larry occasionally.  Give him some seeds to eat and he will love you and show some real affection for his iPhone friend
• If he makes you mad with things that he says or even if he just looks at you the wrong way then you can actually strike him with lightning.  That is sure to teach him to mess with you
• There is also a button on the screen that you can press that will allow you to make applause happen.  Watch him as he bows to his audience because they appreciate his tricks and his sweet voice
• You can even record videos that you take of Larry the bird and then you can take those funny little videos and just upload them right onto either YouTube or Facebook.  You can also send them to friends and family over email
• Talking Larry is actually the third character in a set of the Talking Friends series.  He is by far the funniest and the most clever.

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars and you can download it onto your iPhone for only $1.99.  A little more expensive than other simple apps like this, but the graphics and entertainment value of this app is a lot higher than others are.

AutoStitch Panorama iPhone app Review

Description:

In the AutoStitch Panorama iPhone app you will be able to take a variety of pictures that are related to a single location and you can then stitch them together to create a large panoramic view.  You can have as little as two picture and as high as thirty pictures all strung together.  You can have picture arrangements in vertical, horizontal, or any other mixed arrangement.  This will also produce some very high quality images that are up to five mega pixels.

Features:

• The user interface on this app is pretty incredible.  You will love how easy it is to use and how smooth it functions.  All you have to do is just select the images you wand and then press the stitch button
• All you need to do is to take overlapping pictures of a single location and the app will do the rest for you.  It will work with all different kinds of arrangements as well
• The other really cool thing about the app is that it can handle quite a bit.  You can stitch anywhere from 2 to over 30 images together using the app
• Once you have used the app on multiple pictures to create a panoramic scene you can then crop the result with either the automatic cropping tool of the manual cropping tool
• There are a few new features that have just been added to this edition of the app including the option to do some high quality blending so that there isn’t any blur as the photos are overlapping
• Another one of the brand new features is that you can use the auto exposure to help with the brightness variation and reduce it.  You simply need to go to options and turn it on
• Lastly of the new features is that you can now share all of your wonderful panoramic pictures with anyone you would like.  You can either email them to friends of you can upload them onto social networking sites like Facebook
• This app will also work with any apple product including the iPhone and also the iPod touch

Conclusion:

One of the great things about this photography app is that the user interface is very friendly to use.  You won’t have any problems navigating around the pages and using the tools that are inside.   You will be able to create high quality panoramic pictures in just minutes and then you can share them with all of your friends and family.

This app has been given ratings of 4 out of 5 stars  by iPhone app users that are into picture editing apps.  You will be able to download this app onto your iPhone for only $2.99.

iCup Live Scores iPhone app Review

Description:

In the iCup Live Scores iPhone app you will be able to get all of the latest news and scores straight from South Africa.  The World Cup only happens every four years, so you will want to stay up to date on each and every match in order to watch your favorite teams and players advance.

Features:

• This World Cup app has a ton of features that you can take advantage of.  They are all pretty sweet and they will help you to stay on top of the latest happenings in the soccer world
• There is an option for a live radio.  You can either get the app to give you an English Radio or a Spanish radio.  If you get some kind of pop up then just close the app and then open it again
• There are also a bunch of live scores that you can look at as well as commentaries on the games.  You can get updates every 5 seconds and you will be able to see if it was a goal, a corner, substitution, yellow card, foul, pass, and much more
• You will get push notifications so that you can get updates at halftime, at the end of the match, or even a reminder to let you know the match is about to start.  You will also get reminders for goals that are scored
• You can get the fixtures as well as the standings for each of the teams in the different groups.  You will be able to get stats on each of the players as well as their teams.  You can also get info on matches
• You will get extra information on all of the different venues in South Africa.  This includes historic info as well as the city and stadium name.  You can find out how many people each stadium holds as well as the year they were built
• You can get profiles on all of the players and their respective teams.  Get biographies and career highlights from your favorite scorers and defenders as well as photos and videos of them in action
• You will get World Cup News as it happens.  Get the latest on everything that has to do with World Cup Soccer
• You will get reports and alerts as well as odds on which teams are expected to win.  This can help you when you are filling out your brackets
• There is also an extensive amount of support and feedback supplied with this app.  You will be able to email suggestions and questions and get answers back to help you enjoy the app even more

Conclusion:

With all of the hype that comes along with the World Cup it is no wonder that there would be a lot of apps like this that are coming out to help you keep track of your favorite teams and games while you go about your daily lives.  While not everyone can be in South Africa, you can carry around a small piece of South Africa by downloading this app onto your iPhone.

This app has been given a rating of 4 stars and only costs $1.99 to download onto your phone.

Half-Orange Optimisms iPhone app Review

Description:

If  you are single and looking for your significant other, then it can’t hurt to have a little optimism in your life.  A few suggestions here, and some ideas over there can go a long way to motivate you to go out and meet that person that you have been waiting for.  Instead of feeling discouraged about your dating life, get a hold of the Half-Orange Optimisms iPhone app and enjoy over 100 different inspirational quotes and ideas that can help you to get yourself up and going.

This can be a great tool when trying to discover who your other half might be.  You will get original quotes form Amy Spencer and you can even use the little shaking feature to just shake your phone and have a random optimism show up every time that you do it.

Features:

• This app has tons of unique optimisms for you to enjoy to help lift your spirits and get you into a positive state of mind.  There are over 100 different thoughts from Amy Spencer and the app is sure to be updated with many many more
• There is a fun little feature that you can utilize where all you have to do is just shake your iPhone and a random new optimism will come up.  This is a great way to filter through them and possibly get one that will speak to your soul
• One thing to understand about this app is that it is full of optimisms not just inspirational quotes.  They are much more than that.  An optimism actually gives you healthy suggestions to help you get ideas on how to improve your dating life
• Every time you look at an optimism you will notice that they come up with a bright orange. This little graphic will brighten your day and put a smile on your face every time you see the 3D orange appear onto the screen
• These little optimisms are for anyone that is single.  It doesn’t just mean you have to be in your late teens or early twenties, this app can be for men and women, for people who are divorced or widowed, and can apply to anyone of any age group.  Pretty much if you need advice on dating at all, then this is the app for you
• When you find optimism that really speak to you, you can actually save them and then email them to friends or family who could also benefit from them.  This is a fun way to share the little inspirations and ideas that you are receiving from the app

Conclusion:

This app has been given a 5 star rating and you can download it off of the market for only $0.99.

18,000 Cool Jokes iPhone app Review

Description:

Exactly what it says it is!  18000 cool jokes!

Features:

• There are just a ton of different jokes to sort through in this app.  You can pick from short jokes to medium jokes and even long jokes.  This way you can pick a joke depending on how much time you have available
• There is an option where you can customize and personalize the theme of the app.  You can pick between four different themes to use
• There are literally over 18,000 jokes that you can sort through and read.  Once you have downloaded the app you won’t need any sort of internet connection in order to access them.  That way whenever you get bored on a long drive and need something to brighten your day you can open up the app and start laughing
• There are over 49 different categories of jokes that you can sort through in order to find some that really appeal to you
• If you do decide to get online you can actually rate the jokes that are on there.  You can either give them a positive rating, a negative rating, or you can rate them as being adult jokes so that people know what to look for
• There is also a filter that you can turn on to ensure that your kids are safe from any adult jokes.  This is a nice feature for any parent to have so that their kids don’t get into any scandalous material
• You can also see the list for the top 50 jokes of the day as well as the best jokes of the week and of the month.  This way you don’t have to waste your time with lame jokes
• When looking for a certain joke you can actually search by keywords or you can use the joke preview feature to look at the basic jist of a joke before you read the whole thing
• You can also share your favorite jokes with your friends and family through either text message, email, or social networking sites
• You can also save a joke to your clipboard to use it later in any other application
• There is also a favorites section that you can access to put in your favorite jokes that you have already found
• There is also a random joke feature where all you need to do is just shake your phone in order to get a random joke to pop up
• The navigation of the app is super simple and you will be able to use the next and previous tabs to scroll between jokes
• You can access the settings very easily to change anything you need to in order to better use the app
• The graphics in the app are actually pretty detailed and very colorful
• There is a smart algorithm so you don’t have to worry about getting the same joke twice

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 4 stars by different users that have tried it out and it currently costs about $0.99 to download onto your iPhone.