UPDATE: The contest has ended. Twitter winners @sunian314 @hasama36 @matt1888a and @tsclausing. Facebook winner was Jacob Petefish. You will need to follow me on Twitter or friend me on Facebook to receive your prize code via private message. I recently reviewed AbleMath, a new graphing calculator for the iPhone/iPod touch. The creators of AbleMath…
Category Archives: Apps
AbleMath Graphing Calculator App Review
Device: iPhone Function: Graphing Calculator Cost: $1.99 Ages: High school and up I haven’t taken a look at a graphing calculator app since my old review of the top 6 calculator apps for the iPhone. However, at the request of the developers at AbleMath, I hopped on over the App Store to see what their new AbleMath Graphing Calculator…
TI-Nspire Riemann Sums
In preparation for AP Calculus the other day, I was struggling with how to get the TI-Nspire to work Riemann sums as easily as the TI-84 does, since we typically use a program on the 84. After some time, I had come to the conclusion I’d either have to write a program myself or just…
Big Kid Life Fire Fighter App Review
Devices: iPad, iPhone Topics covered: Numbers, letters, shapes, and basic spelling and arithmetic Cost: $2.99 (but free for a limited time) Ages: 4-7 Big Kid Life Fire Fighter is the second app I’ve had a chance to look at by Fingerprint Digital, a new educational app company. Previously, I looked at Fingerprint Play Maker. Big Kid Fire Fighter…
Fingerprint Play Maker App Review
Devices: iPad Topics covered: Numbers, letters, shapes, and basic spelling and arithmetic Cost: $2.99 (but free for a limited time) Ages: 4-8 A brand new app in the iOS Appstore that I’ve had the opportunity to take a look at over the last week is Play Maker, by Fingerprint. Fingerprint is a new player in the…
Q & A With Fingerprint Digital Founder Nancy MacIntyre
This week a new app company, Fingerprint Digital, has gone public with a series of educational apps targeted towards children between the ages of 3 and 8. The company was founded by Nancy MacIntyre, a former Leapfrog executive who saw the opportunity to create a platform for a network of edutainment apps within iOS….
Wolfram Alpha Adds Flight Data
Have you ever looked for a simple way to track a flight someone you know is on? It’s not always as to find that in-flight data as you might think, particularly if you are looking for a way to do so on the go. The ever popular Wolfram Alpha has added flight data. With roughly…
TI-Nspire Algebra Formulas Document
This TI-Nspire document has a number of formulas that are useful for algebra. In it you will find formulas for exponents, factoring, the equation of a line, and general formulas such as midpoint, distance, and slope. As with all TI-Nspire documents, it will work on any version of the calculator including TI-Nspire grayscale or CX…
Motorola Xoom Family Edition Released
With cost and kids in mind, Motorola has released the Motorola Xoom Family Edition.
iOS 5 Review
After struggling with it for a few hours, I was able to make the upgrade work, and it is a nice improvement.