Apple has announced that it’s getting involved in the free app game as part of its ongoing “app of the week” campaign. First up is Cut the Rope: Experiments, which is currently available as a free download — making it the first paid app to be discounted to free by Apple.
We were hoping that Petros Vrellis could turn his mesmerising touchscreen rendition of Van Gogh’s Starry Night into an iPad app and now he did. Not only do you see Van Gogh’s famous painting come to life but you can interact, play around and change it if you like too. $1.99.
iTether lasted all of five seconds on the App Store before Apple pulled it for some silly reason like it being designed for the singular purpose of bypassing an iPhone’s hotspot limitations. But iTether is back and there is nothing Apple can do about it.
Lose your ticket stub? Can’t find that old shoebox with your concert mementos? Documenting concerts you’ve attended is now possible with just a few smartphone swipes, so you can relive your favourite moments and keep track of who you saw, what they played and what you thought about it.
If flying around as a kitten with a jetpack, a “butterfly” kitten, or even a kitten wrapped with bacon as techno music plays is your idea of a good time, then Techno Kitten Adventure (for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Facebook) is the app you’ve been waiting for. This music game mashes the popular lolcats internet meme with techno music, creating one of the most addictive tap-rhythm games for techno fans looking for something a little… different.
Here’s one for the “How on Earth did nobody think of this before?” files.
Companies make a lot of claims about their products to help sell them, but this new app from a Japanese ad agency goes to the extreme, promising wealth, travel, love and even the ability to fly, at least while you sleep.
Pixound brings an intriguing approach to the music app: letting you play any photo as if it were a musical instrument. That was enough to get our attention, and when we first started playing around with the Pixound app for iOS ($0.99), we thought it was a neat gimmick, but probably not worth a buck.
A new hack by iOS app developer and Apple TV tinkerer Steve Troughton-Smith allows you to run iOS apps using a big screen on a jailbroken Apple TV.