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HippoDict Chinese Dictionary for iPhone
When I was considering retiring my Palm TX in exchange for an iPod touch (no AT&T service in the rural area where I live, so no iPhone), one of my essential applications was a good Chinese dictionary. I speak Chinese fairly fluently but I’m not very literate; although I know how to use a dead-tree […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Chinese, dictionary, Electronic Geek, iPhone App, IPod Touch, Language, Science and Education
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Whimsy Animals for the iPhone Has Puzzles for Your Little Ones
My three-year-old daughter loves puzzles, particularly the chunky wooden puzzles with pieces shaped like parts of the picture (as opposed to jigsaw pieces, which she has more difficulty with). So it’s no surprise that one of her favorite iPhone games is a puzzle game. Whimsy Animals has sixty simple puzzles which then reveal photographs of […] Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Electronic Geek, Games, iPhone App, preschool, puzzles, Toys and Technology
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Touch Pets Dogs for the iPhone: No Mess, No Fuss
My daughters (and my wife) really want a dog, despite the fact that my six-year-old is allergic and breaks out in a rash whenever a dog licks her face. But I’m not really a dog person, and I know that as the stay-at-home parent I’d end up doing most of the chores myself. But then […] Continue reading
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Orbital: All You Need Is One Thumb
I’m a sucker for “casual games,” the sort of thing that runs in your browser or on your iPhone. Of course, the reason I play these instead of my old Xbox is because, theoretically, I can play for just a few minutes rather than investing several hours. In practice, however, I sometimes end up playing […] Continue reading
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Tagged arcade, Electronic Geek, Games, iPhone App, physics-based, Toys and Technology, Videogames
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Ninja Versus OMG! Pirates! on the iPhone
“Ha! Foolish Ninja! Behold the power of rum-powered technology!”
So says one of the pirate bosses in Mika Mobile’s newest game for the iPhone (and iPod touch). OMG! Pirates! is a heaping serving of awesome. Unless, of course, you side with the pirates, in which case you are a fool. In this game, you take the […] Continue reading
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