Posts tagged with ‘apple’

Television, drug of the nation. Control your habit with Rowmote [iPhone/iPad]

For anyone that uses a mac/PC for their TV needs, here are two things well worth checking out.

Firstly a great tip (lifted from Lifehacker) on how you can use your mac as a PVR… ‘How to Automatically Download TV Shows as Soon as They’ve Aired (or Turn Your Mac/PC into a TiVo)’ - full info here.

Secondly - if like me you’re on the eternal quest to minimise the need for physical movement - then you need to check out Rowmote.

Rowmote is a simple app that allows you to use your iPhone as a remote control giving you control over a massive range of apps on your mac. Plus, with the upgrade to Rowmote Pro you get full trackpad and keyboard control too.

Works really well, reduces the need to move off the sofa, what’s not to like?

Rowmote for iPhone and iPad is 59p, Rowmote Pro for iPhone and iPad is £2.99 from app store.

Read it Later (iPhone/iPad)

Read it Later is, err, very much like Instapaper. You can save stuff to read later… hence the name.

Read it Later has a free version and also a pro version for £2.99. Available for both iPhone and iPad on App Store.

Instapaper (iPhone/iPad)

Instapaper lets you save ‘stuff’ so that you can read them later, offline. Stuff generally being web pages, interesting blog posts, articles, etc that you really want to read, just not right now.

It’s also being incorporated into a lot of websites/mobile apps too as a useful feature.

The Instapaper mobile app lets you read the stuff that you’ve saved on your phone - and once your stuff is downloaded you can read it offline (underground, on a plane, etc, etc).

Trainyard (iPhone)

To get the trains to the right stations you’ll need to master timing, colour blending, switching of tracks and more.

This has a bit of a slow start, but really needs to in order to teach the different fundamentals you’ll need to complete the more advanced stages. Keep with it as it soon starts to become quite addictive.

Trainyard Express for iPhone is free.
Trainyard for iPhone is £1.79.

ASOS.com is now mobile!

Online fashion store ASOS.com has just launched its mobile site, so now you can browse and order direct from your iPhone. The mobile site gives you access to all the mens and womens products that you’ll find on the main website (+35,000 products!) and works pretty well.

It’s a mobile site (not an app) so works across all mobile platforms (iPhone, Blackberry, Android, etc) - but you can easily add ASOS.com to your iPhone home screen giving you a handy icon for instant access, just like an app.

To check out the ASOS.com mobile site simply point your mobile browser to asos.com

Dunk against the best in the world with StarDunk (iPhone)

A simple ball and hoop game that is made brilliant by its massive multiplayer online capability. Get a few practise rounds under your belt, then get yourself online and see how you measure up against other players all around the world.

StarDunk for iPhone is free on App Store.