Entertainment

Bjork To Release Next Album Biophilia As 10 iPad Apps

Anything Bjork ever does is noteworthy, musically speaking, and now that she’s decided to release her next album Biophilia, as a multimedia project comprised of 10 iPad apps, she’s also become noteworthy in a technological sense.


February 13, 2011
Software

This Week’s Best Apps

In this week’s roundup: neon asteroids, demolished; ancient Rome, explored; free kicks, taken; ropes, cut; languages, translated; Boomshakalaka!, revisited; and much, much more.


December 28, 2010
Gadgets

Download The Gorillaz New IPad-Only Album

Remember how the Gorillaz were recording their new album almost entirely on an iPad? Now you can download it for free! It sounds…somewhere between “good” and “like it was recorded on an iPad.” And here are the apps they used:


September 10, 2010
Software

Send Auto-Tuned Voice Mails With The New I Am T-Pain App Update

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/0b_Dva-KBls&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":400,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); It’s a fact: everyone sounds better Autotuned. Smule’s I Am T-Pain app now lets you send autotuned voicemails to friends and family for a small fee. Because there’s no better time than the present to start calling your Aunt “shawty.”


August 24, 2010
Uncategorized

The Art Of Japanese Manhole Covers

Your current favourite manhole fact: they’re round so that they can’t fall in the manhole, even when they’re turned sideways. Your new favourite manhole fact: in Japan, they serve as canvasses for hundreds of beautiful, vibrant artworks:


June 28, 2010
Online

Apple Easing Up On Book App Censorship?

In 2008, the App Store rejected the app for Knife Music, a novel penned by Giz friend and CNet editor Dave Carnoy, for “objectionable” content, and he was forced to censor his book to gain admittance. Now, backed by a major publisher, a new Knife Music app has been accepted to the App Store, naughty language and all.


May 23, 2010
Software

Introduce Some Koi To Your iPad’s App Ecosystem

Koi Pond, an iPhone favourite, is now available for the iPad as Koi Pond HD. Even if you couldn’t care less about real fish, the app’s stunning graphics and crazy level of customisation will convert any koi-skeptic. $US2. [iTunes]


March 28, 2010

Multitouch Mixr iPad App Lets You Mash Up "A Kind Of Magic" And "Revolution #9"

So, sure, the iPad may just be an overgrown iPhone. But this teaser shot of Mixr, a fully-featured, multitouch DJ app, should give you a sense of just how awesome apps designed for an overgrown iPhone can be.