Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

Review: SonicsPic a great iPhone app for personal, business purposes

By Harinder S. Bawa

Do you return from vacation and end up showing folks the pictures on your iPhone? You end up tell the same stories, the same amusing anecdotes to each person. Well, if you don’t like repeating yourself, there’s an app for that, and it’s called SonicPics. It’s available for US$2.99 at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

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Review: Omniverse iPad case is rugged, good-looking

The Omniverse case from Uniea (http://www.uniea.com) is a classy, durable case for the Apple tablet. And, at least in this case, class doesn’t come at a price as the case is reasonably priced at US$39.95.

The Omniverse packs pretty much every feature you could want in a streamlined design. It sports an interior memory foam for protection, corner flaps that keep the iPad in place, a stowable tote handle, rugged zippers, and silk or nylon material. According to the folks at Uniea, the memory foam also disperses what little heat the tablet generates.

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Category Review: interdisciplinary apps for Mac OS X, part one

This MacNews Category Review is the first of our multi-part look at interdisciplinary apps for the Mac. Products covered include Aabel, ActivStats, AdaptX, Advanced Numerical Methods, Aerospace Blockset, AgentSheets, amira, Astro IICD, Atom in a Box, BioAssistant, boujou bullet, Cactus Code, CEI Ensight, CFD Analyser, CharlieBot, Clean, Communications Blockset, Communications Toolgox, ConceptDraw MindMap and ConceptDraw Standard.

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Hard Candy Bubble Sleeve provides outstanding iPad protection

By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum

Hard Candy seem to always be first to market lately with protective cases for Apple’s latest accessories. First impressions mean a lot and Hard Candy doesn’t disappoint. Their Bubble Sleeve (http://www.hardcandycases.com/ipad-bubblesleeve.html) is the case I currently rely on for my iPad when I want to make sure it’s gong to arrive at my destination intact.

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Review: Lay your iPad in the lap of luxury

By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum 

As the market matures for iPad products, the choices for a good stand have become overwhelming. Some people have made a cheap stand from a few parts found at an office supply store, while others have a rudimentary stand built right into an iPad protective sleeve.

Lapworks focuses on style and function rather than portability and cost with the Lapworks iPad and E-Reader Recliner
(http://www.laptopdesk.net/ipad-ereader-recliner1.html). Although US$44.95 is not cheap, neither was your iPad.

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