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Review and Giveaway: MotionX-Sleep App – 500 winners!

Posted by Ken on May 15, 2012 2 comments

Fullpower Technologies sent me a code to review their MotionX-Sleep app on my geek dad blog. It’s an app that tracks sleep and daily activities without any wire attachments. I’ve been playing with the app for about two weeks now. I love the MotionX-Sleep app and found it very useful. I think other people will find the app useful too. That’s why I’m giving 500 promo codes to my readers (thank you Fullpower Technologies!) MotionX-Sleep [Facebook | Twitter] is compatible with the Apple iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices (iOS 4.2 or later). Head over to my MotionX-Sleep giveaway page to get a free code for the app (first 500 people). Continue on to read my app review.

Review: Tango Chase App – it’s fun and challenging

Posted by Ken on May 9, 2012 No comments

I received a promo code to review the Tango Chase app on my geek dad blog. In Tango Chase (by Herotainment), you swipe and tilt your device to help Tango collect items as he moves down the scene. Tango Chase [Facebook | Twitter] is a free app and is available now. The app works on the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad (requires iOS 3.1.3 or later). Bottom line: Tango Chase is fun and easy to play, but some levels are very challenging.

Review: Peakour App – it’s fun and addictive

Posted by Ken on May 7, 2012 No comments

Gotta Pea [Facebook | Twitter] sent me a code to review their Peakour app on my geek dad blog. In the game, you have to help PeaG maneuver through puzzles. There are two versions of the app. There’s a lite version that is free, and a full version for 99 cents. Peakour works on the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad (requires iOS 4.3 or later). Bottom line: the app is fun, addictive, and requires you to think.

Giveway: PearlMountain Image Converter Software – 20 winners

Posted by Ken on April 30, 2012 27 comments

PearlMountain Technology sent me 20 licenses for a giveaway on my geek dad blog. The software I’m giving away is PearlMountain Image Converter. As you can probably tell by the name, the software converts photos from one format to another. In addition, you can also use the software to add watermarks, resize, rotate, crop, apply effects, and add borders. In my opinion, PearlMountain Image Converter’s best feature is the ability to convert and process images in batch mode. Why edit each graphics manually when you can automate the process? To win a license for the software, just leave a comment by May 10th.

Review: Shape Pals! App – it’s free for a limited time

Posted by Ken on April 18, 2012 No comments

Crumpeta sent me a promo code to review their new Shape Pals! app on my geek dad blog. Turns out I didn’t actually need the code because the app is currently free. Shape Pals! is an educational app that will help your children learn about shapes. It works on the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad (requires iOS 3.1 or later). The app normally costs $1.99, but you can download it for free until the promotion ends (no idea when that is). Bottom line: children will have fun learning about shapes with this app.

Review: Bean Bag Kids Present Pinocchio App

Posted by Ken on April 12, 2012 No comments

Bean Bag Kids recently sent me a promo code to review the Pinocchio app on my geek dad blog. As the name suggests, the app is an interactive story app about Pinocchio. The app sticks to the traditional fairy tale, but features some interactivity. The official name of the app is Bean Bag Kids Present Pinocchio. It supports the Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch devices (iOS 3.2 or later). The app is intended for children ages one to six. It is available now for only 99 cents. Bottom line: it’s not the most exciting app, but my kids and I love it.

Review: MP4 To MP3 Converter – it’s free this week

Posted by Ken on April 9, 2012 No comments

I just downloaded and installed a program called MP4 To MP3 Converter. The software is a Windows utility that quickly converts MP4 videos to MP3 audio files. MP4 To MP3 Converter also converts AVI, MPG, FLV, WMV, MOV and other video formats to MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC audio formats. MP4 To MP3 Converter enables you to extracts audio (like songs) from movie files. Right now the company is giving away 50,000 copies of their software. However, the promotion ends on Friday, April 13, 2012.

Google glasses connects you to the Internet (links)

Posted by Ken on April 5, 2012 3 comments

You know how some people can text and walk at the same time. And then they walk right into a water fountain. Well, the problem is going to get worst thanks to Google. The company is targeting the wearable computing market with their new Internet-connected glasses. According to several articles (links and video below), Google’s Internet glasses features a small see-through display screen that shows text messages, appointments, weather data, maps and other information. The glasses also supports voice commands so you don’t need a touchscreen, keyboard or mouse to text or perform other tasks. With the cool Internet glasses, you can even video chat with someone. The Google glasses are currently in the prototype stage.

Review: dealBoard App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted by Ken on April 4, 2012 No comments

I’m a frugal dad so I’m always happy to find good deals. That’s one of the reasons I downloaded a free app called dealBoard (nFluence media). It’s an app for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch (requires iOS 4.3 or later). The app recommends deals you might like from thousands of daily offers.

dealBoard App Pro’s

It’s free
Doesn’t require registering for an account
Doesn’t send out emails or ask you to give out your email address
App searches through thousands of offers from the top deal sites in the country (like Groupon, Living Social, Yelp, FamilyFinds, etc)

dealBoard App Con’s

I only found one deal I like
It recommends deals similar to ones I have already rejected

Review: ConsumerSearch App for iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted by Ken on March 19, 2012 No comments

Over the weekend, I played with the new ConsumerSearch app for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch devices. The free app provides information about products. You can search for a product you are interested in or browse through categories. In addition, you can also scan in a barcode to find information about the product. The most useful feature of the app is the product reviews. However, I didn’t find the pricing information or barcode scanning useful.

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