Before last week's Apple event introducing iBooks 2, there were interactive books for children that were apps. We have reviewed several here on Justanothergeeksite. Today we are looking at Porkchop and Mouse by Fiona Roberton. Porkchop and Mouse is a delightful story with beautiful pictures. You (or your child) can turn the pages forwards or backwards to move through the story just like a paper bound book. The story moves you through Porchop's hunt for the poor mouse who took up residency in his house. They go through a range of beautifully illustrated landscapes before landing back at home....


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Convertcast Episode 101 Sunday, January 15, 2012 MISC ICANN new domains - wtf?! Wasn't .xxx bad enough? thick whois system ICANN wants to indroduce - so no private whois and one needs to identify to registrars etc. the US embassy and terror alerts in Bangkok Was yours one of the disappearing 4Square accounts this week? SOPA samsung’s bada OS to merge with intel tizen OS (samsung is biggest maker of smarpthones globally!) http://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethwoyke/2012/01/13/samsung-merging-its-bada-os-with-intel-backed-tizen-project/ Android CM lets you put ICS on HP Touchpad....


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I recently went to an appointment where the woman whose office we were in was a new iPad owner. For Christmas, her mother had gotten her a stand for her iPad, and after one look, I knew I had to have it, too.       The XStand from Brookstone holds your iPad either without a case, or with some cases. (Large cases like the Otterbox, or those with flip covers do not fit.) My iPad is currently in the XStand with no case, although the one I first saw was in a case. The stand itself is beautiful, and worthy of holding an iPad. The base comes in black or red (I couldn't resist the red), the arm is chrome,...


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Since getting my iPad and discovering CaptureNotes 2, I have been looking for a really good stylus. It's a shame to have to write with your finger in big block letters like a pre-schooler when you have an app as great as CaptureNotes on which to write. My friend Leanna over at TiPb recommended the Wacom stylus, but I just couldn't bring myself to spend $30 for what looked exactly like every other stylus out there. So I kept looking until I stumbled upon the Jot stylus from Adonit. While they have both a Jot and Jot Pro model, I figured I could get away without the rubber grip on the pro model,...


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  When you study languages in school, a popular method is through "thematic units." With this method, we pick a theme, and then study vocabulary and culture that fit within the theme. This can be particularly challenging at the intermediate levels, where students have the basic skills, but need to build their vocabulary. Using the app "7 Jours" can build on existing skills, improve vocabulary skills, and keep students "au courant" while having fun. Both vocabulary and listening skills are emphasized by using short news stories. Depending on your preference, you can begin by simply...


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The iPad has opened a whole new world of entertainment for children. But entertainment shouldn't be restricted to games. It's a well known fact that children whose parents read to them are far more likely to succeed in school, than those who miss out on this early boost. Additionally, children who are exposed to reading, begin to read on their own at an earlier age than those who are not read to. Obviously the best of all possible worlds is a children's book on an iPad. Most children still view the iPad as a toy - a way to play games. What's wrong with them thinking that reading a book is a game?...


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Convertcast Episode 98 Dec. 14, 2011 Welcome back to the newest iPad convert - Diana NTSB wants to ban use of ALL electronic devices in cars. WTF?!?!?! American Airline pilots using iPads - passengers to use Galaxy Tab 10.2 (and if they're safe for pilots with WiFi off, then why can't the passengers use them?) Invasion of the iPhone News Readers - Flipboard, Zite come to the iPhone, Google Currents for iOS. Invasion of iOS from Microsoft - OneNote for iPad, Kinectimals, Skydrive (Yay!) come to iOS. Remember the days of paying 700 bucks for an unlocked devices?  - Galaxy Nexus Windows...


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This app at first glance is just another sound board but actually it can sample your voice/sound and you can adjust playback so it may be fun. You vary the sound by moving the finger on the board. And then the board lights up in the place where you touch it. You produces laughing sounds that you can record and share. You can record your own samples (for "Custom" type of laughing synth) and it's easy to crop the sound recording. It is also possible to adjust the effect of laugh synth. The info screen of this app has funny text about controlling universe. While...


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Having recently purchased a refurbished iPad (1st generation), I naturally went hunting for a case to keep my device looking spiffy.  I found the SwitchEasy Reptile case.  The case comes in black, white, green, brown and purple.  Being a purple kind of gal, that’s the color I got.   The case has 2 pieces: a back that has semi-flexible edges that wrap around the front of the iPad, and a plastic frame that snaps over the edges of the back.  This provides protection for your entire device.  The case is lightweight, and adds minimal bulk – no small factor considering that the original...


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I hate this app deeply and I have deleted it already. However, it has some interesting and innovative features, so if you need an alarm clock app, e.g. in iPad (that doesn't have alarm clock from Apple) or if you have problems waking up with standard apps, then this app may come in handy. The general idea of this app is to give you some puzzle/problem/game to solve in orde to stop the alarm sound. In this way you may be more certain that you have woken up. Over all this app isn't primitive and offers many options and customizations. Unfortunately, it has many annoying things too,...


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