We haven’t seen anything else this feature-rich. AmpliTube is like a private playground for guitar geeks, and the iRig is the key that opens it.
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It's an impressive set of features built around identifying and discovering new artists and songs, though the free version comes with an unfortunate caveat -- a limit of just five song IDs per month. But for $5, the premium release offers more than enough functionality for music junkies to find a spot for SoundHound in the home screen dock.
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Twitterrific is a free, ad-supported download, but a $4.99 in-app purchase is available to strip away the ads and unlock the ability to save multiple Twitter accounts. The free version should be fine for most folks, but if you're a power user or have multiple Twitter users in the house -- or simply want to support a well-produced app -- it's worth dropping a few bucks to upgrade.
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The Early Edition’s newspaper format is more than just a gimmick; it’s an attractive and effective way to navigate heaps of feeds.
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Some articles save oddly, with sidebars and lists of links appearing before the body text, but it's worth weathering some wonky pages to make the most of this very useful and otherwise well-designed universal app.
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BBC News still has a handful of minor bugs to knock out, but for an authoritative and comprehensive look at the stories that matter to readers all across the world, it's hard to think of a better option for the iPad.
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The Squeezebox Touch makes a great network music player. It’s occasionally more complicated than necessary, such as when swapping audio libraries, but its many benefits compensate for its shortcomings. We only wish that the great touchscreen was detachable, so that you could use it to control songs from anywhere.
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If you need to store large amounts of data without worrying about drive failures, the Drobo S is a pricey--but great--addition to the home office or small business. If you’re looking for an external RAID-type device for HD video editing, you should look elsewhere.
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For readers on the go, it's a great way to survey the day's top stories, and we can only hope that the promised updates deliver greater features and customization options in the future.
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The multiplayer board game, Carcassonne, deftly balances strategy and luck, making it one of our favorites. The iPhone edition thoughtfully retains this appeal, copying the simple, layered rules while adding online modes.
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