Searchgonzo is a surprisingly sophisticated free product discovery and shopping comparison application that provides a search tool to find some excellent fashion, travel, sporting or home based products online. What's more, goods on offer are thankfully not provided by advertisers, paid for with spam attached or even cookie based to get something out of you. Searchgonzo is a very clean and intuitive service with a constant stream of quality products in its database making this online shopping experience a positive one. Read more
There are two different types of apps that I love reviewing most. There's the beautiful looking, comprehensive ones like OrganiDoc HD and that are full to the brim with useful items and give you more than you think they will. Then there are apps like Websites Like that fill a gap in the market. They may only do one or two things but they provide a great service and deliver what they claim to, effortlessly and efficiently. So, what puts this search engine into the latter category? Well, it's reason for existence is to help you find similar, related or ... Read more
Streamd.in is a localized geolocation app for Android, iPad and iPhone that attempts to take your Twitter account to a different level. It focuses tweets emanating from specific places the world over and delivers them complete with location map and, as an added bonus, you can even chat and video chat with your fellow tweeters. You can browse tweets from your local neighborhood or concentrate on a specific city or any countries around the world. Streamd.in for IOS and Android is a free and easy to use browser-based and geolocation based Twitter client. The primary focus of the app ... Read more
xDownload is a document management and file download application for iPhone from the people who brought us the fabulous OrganiDoc HD and, with that sort of pedigree, you automatically know that it is going to impress. Its a very powerful and easy to use set of tools that let's you grab and download pictures as well as audio and video files - or anything else from the web - and put it into a queue on your iPhone so it is ready for downloading when you have WiFi access. If you are feeling a little hand-tied to Safari's rather ... Read more
One of the saddest things that has happened over the last few years has been the demise of the music store. Gone are the days when you could Wander down to the local record bar, have a chat to the guy behind the counter about his latest faves, listen to a few tunes and walk out with some great music. These days you have to do a lot more work to find some good new music. Sworly is a social music and video share application that could well be a way of making your music searching a little easier by ... Read more
The last couple of years has seen the social music share site SoundCloud go from strength to strength. Just released is this newly updated free app for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Touch that takes the musical community mobile and wherever you can get an Internet connection enabling you to interact, share and record music wherever and whenever you want. SoundCloud really is the easiest way to share original music with friends in your social networks. It let's music fans as well as musicians and spoken word performers easily upload and listen to music from anywhere they can get a ... Read more
Despite the fact that our computers are loaded up with heaps of services we've set up over time, the truth is, we really only use a few of them regularly. kaanzi is a search and organize application that allows us to polarize the things we view on a regular basis. It's a command shell that optimizes web time by gearing your Internet time to the things you like most whether it be email, the weather, your favorite sporting team or the latest YouTube sensation. The idea of kaanzi is to access and utilize services across the web through a ... Read more
If you've ever wanted to find a way to play the audio and video files stored on your Mac or PC when you are off on a trip you will know what a pain it can be. Airplayit is a next-generation video and audio streaming application for smartphones that solves that problem without asking you to spend ages copying them from your computer for watching and sharing. It works in two parts. One part sits on your computer sharing your files on your hard drive or iTunes library while the other sits on your iPad or iPhone and allows you ... Read more
I was watching an episode of Anthony Bourdain's excellent No Reservations show a few years ago and, whilst drinking and eating with locals in the mountains somewhere in Asia, Bourdain holds up his glass and shouts "Damn Skippy!" Why would a native New Yorker like him be uttering a phrase that is so obviously Australian and yet I'd never heard it before? Well, So Slang is a search engine where you can get that information. Its an easy to use free urban slang wiki dictionary where you can your own meaning to the millions of slang words featured. So ... Read more
Attention all you actors (and waiting staff, of course) and casting agents out there - this one is for you. Voices.com is a unique jobs and employment application for iPhone which presents a chance for voice talent to connect with casting agents and deliver audio and video representations of their work and vocal capabilities. Equally, it's a place for casting agents to listen to audio samples from all over the world to find exactly the right person for the job they have in mind. Voices.com has designed an app to cater for both those hiring talent and voice talent ... Read more