Cold Open
Today on This Week in iPad, Hipsters!(and fixies)
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Planet of the Apps

NBC Nightly News
Michelle’s first app this week is NBC Nightly News. This app lets users view the news content right on their iPad.

Calc Bot
Jacob’s first app this week is Calc Bot from Tapbots. It’s a calculator that really improves the native one on the iPad. Jacob thinks it’s probably not worth the price. He recommends PCalc Lite instead.

MyPad 2
Michelle’s next app is MyPad 2. The wonderful people at Facebook have decided that they don’t want to develop a native app for the iPad so there are lots of developers who have taken up the cause. Michelle likes this one, but it’s far from perfect. She gives it 3.5/5.

Hipster City Cycle
Jacob’s last app this week is Hipster City Cycle. It’s an iPhone game, but because it’s already intentionally pixelated, it looks ok blown up. Jacob likes it.

We reviewed Hipster City based on a viewer suggestion. If you have an app you’d like us to review, or a comment about the show you can email us at iPad@ThisWeekin.com, or you can find us on Twitter @TWiiPad.

See you next week!

Cold Open
Coming up on This Week in iPad: maps for bikes, and ideas.

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Planet of the Apps

SnagFilms
Michelle’s first app this week is SnagFilms. This app takes documentaries from the website, SnagFilms.com and ports it to the iPad with a great user interface.

Catch Notes
Jacob’s first app this week, Catch Notes is described by the producers of the show as a “poor man’s Evernote but this doesn’t do the app justice. Jacob doesn’t agree with that, he thinks the simplicity of the app is a good thing. That said, it is buggy for now. Overall, the app is a good effort, and the price is right, but this app does need polishing. It’ll be good in a month or so.

Idea Sketch
Michelle’s next app is Idea Sketch. This app is going along the same lines of a Catch Notes, or Evernote, but it creates flow charts. It’s designed as an alternative to loading Word or Pages.

Bike Maps
Jacob’s final app this week is Bike Maps. This app helps you find out the best path to take while on a bike ride. Some streets aren’t exactly bike friendly and it’s much better to avoid them if at all possible. The only sticking point is that most cities Jacob checked were great, your city might be different.

Thanks for watching, and see you next week!

Cold Open
Coming up on This Week in iPad, Frisbees and getting a pharmacy on the iPad.

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Planet of the Apps

Penultimate
Jacob’s first app this week is Penultimate for iPad. Many moons ago, Jacob and Lon reviewed note taking apps and the majority of them sucked. Not so with this app. It isn’t chocked full of features but it does take notes very well. Also, the app features a tutorial that uses the app itself, rather than videos or animation. Jacob recommends this one.

Squarespace
Michelle’s first app this week is the free Squarespace for iPad app. You can edit your website, moderate comments, and check your website’s stats all from your iPad.

Set in style
Next, Jacob looks at Set in Style. This app, like the Martha Stewart cookie app is a great example of content being displayed on the iPad in an innovative way. It’s not prefect, but it’s very good and it’s free.

Groupon
Michelle’s next app is Groupon HD. You can buy groupon deals right from the iPad and take them with you.

Frisbee Forever
Jacob’s final app this week is Frisbee Forever. Although it is a fun game, Jacob isn’t really in to casual gaming. Having said that he did enjoy it and it is free.

Walgreens
Michelle’s final app this week is the Walgreens for iPad app. It’s a good way to manage prescriptions and locate stores and shop. Plus you can order photo prints and pick them up in the store.

See you next week!

Cold Open:
Today on This Week in iPad, HBO and Sony share the love, and Jacob Burch goes missing.

Planet of the Apps

HBO
Michelle’s first app this week is HBO. This app does require you to be an HBO subscriber but when you log in, you can access shows and clips from the network. And the app is free.

Crackle
Next, Michelle looks at Crackle. With this app you can watch TV shows and movies from Sony.

Bit of a shortened show this week, but hopefully Jacob will be back next week. See you then!

Cold Open
Today on This Week in iPad, we talk killing horses, and onions…

Planet of the Apps

Unpleasant Horse
Jacob’s first app this week is Unpleasant Horse, a game where you jump through the clouds, and drag adorable white ponies to a comically gruesome end. The game was the result of a 24 hour hackathon by Pop Cap games, and it’s free.

The Onion
Michelle’s first app this week is from the fine folks at The Onion and is called The Onion Tablet. It features all the content of the website, and is a great example of how media can be displayed on the iPad.

CNBC Real Time
Jacob’s next app is CNBC Real Time. It’s a vast improvement over the Stocks app on the iPhone, and while it does have banner ads, it’s very well designed, and it’s free.

Hitpad
Michelle’s next app this week is Hitpad. This app takes content from social media sites and aggregates it for you. It has a great interface and it’s free.

News.Me
Michelle’s final app this week is News.me. This app takes the links that are being shared on twitter and uses them to find trending stories.

See you next week!

Cold Open
Today on This Week in iPad, we have an all app show, featuring NBA Jam, and Moviefone.

New host!
We have a new host. Her name is Michelle Hummel. Please take a moment and follow her on Twitter. She’ll love you forever.

Planet of the Apps

Moviefone
Michelle’s first app this week is Moviefone. It shows what’s playing, gives showtimes, and plays trailers for the movies as well.

Showyou
Jacob’s first app this week is called Showyou. Jacob thinks it’s kind of like Flip Board for videos. You get it, enter your social media info, and it aggregates videos you might be interested in, based on what your friends share. Best of all, it’s free!

Cool Hunting
Michelle’s next app is called Cool Hunting. The app syndicates the content from the website, coolhunting.com.

NFL ’11
Next up, Jacob looks at the NFL ’11 app. Unfortunately with no season to cover, and none planned so far, the app is a bit low on content.

iheartradio
Michelle’s final app this week is iheartradio. It’s a great app that streams over 750 radio stations from all over the country. It’s also free as well.

NBA Jam
Jacob’s final app is NBA Jam. This app is the classic SNES and SEGA Genesis experience on your iPad. If you grew up playing this game, it’s a great investment if only for the nostalgia aspect.

As always you can follow the show on Twitter at @TWiiPad, and you can email the show at iPad@ThisWeekIn. com. See you next week!

Cold Open
Coming up on This Week in iPad, we celebrate our 50th episode!

Matt from Atomix Magazine
Today’s show starts with Matt Chandronait from Atomix Magazine, a video game magazine created specifically for the iPad.

News

Adobe to launch new apps for content creation
Adobe INC has announced plans for 3 new apps to support it’s Photoshop platform. Color Lava, Nav, and Easel are set to be released in early May.

Next VW van will be iPad friendly
According to TUAW, the concept car, to be called the “Bulli” will be a bit smaller than it’s former model, and will feature an iPad dock in the front.

Cisco Kills the Flip
A little more than 2 years after buying the company for more than $500M, Cisco will be discontinuing the Flip Camera. RIP Flip. We hardly knew thee. 5-1-2006 4-11-11.

Top 5 Must-Have iPad Games

#5
Infinity Blade

#4
Yahtzee HD

#3
Battleheart

#2
Angry Birds

#1
Plants Vs Zombies

Best of Planet of the Apps!

Zite
Michelle’s first app is called Zite. It’s a personal news reader like flip board that uses your interests to customize your feed. And it’s free!

Instapaper
Jacob’s first app this week is one he recommends any chance he gets. Instapaper allows users to save news articles and other online content to read later.

Netflix
Andrea’s first app is Netflix. The app lets you adjust your DVD queue, and more importantly, streams any content available online from Netflix as long as you’re a subscriber.

Urbanspoon
Next, Michelle looked at Urbanspoon. While she’s not a “foodie” this app can recommend great restaurants in your area. And it’s free as well.

Kindle
The Kindle app from Amazon is one Jacob thinks everyone who has an iPad should own. The Kindle bookstore is much better stocked than the iBookstore.

eBay
Andrea’s next app is eBay for iPad. Andrea really likes the fact that the app is very easy to use. And it’s free!

Kayak
Michelle’s final app this week is Kayak. This app helps you select airfare and hotels and the interface is great.

Reeder
Jacob’s last app this week is called Reeder. It’s an amazingly well designed RSS reader. Very well worth the $4.99.

Discovr
Andrea’s final app of the week is one she reviewed a few weeks back and is still in love with. It’s called Discovr and it helps users find new music artists based on their current preferences.

Thanks for watching and here’s to the next 50 episodes. See you next week!

Cold Open
Today on This Week in iPad, we’re celebrating iPad’s first birthday, we’re talking sports apps, and we’ve got another game review. all coming up on This Week in iPad.

Twitter
As always, you can follow Andrea on Twitter @AndreaRene, Jacob @JacobBurch and you can follow Michelle @MichelleHummel.

Game of the Week
This week’s game of the week is called Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder. It’s a fun game, and it’s only $1.99.

News

iPad’s birthday!
On sunday the 3rd, the iPad celebrated it’s one year anniversary.

The Princeton Review Lauches iPad app
The Princeton Review, the company behind the SAT admission test recently released an iPad app called SAT Score Quest that helps students practice for the exam.

An iPad for the afterlife
This week, people bought paper iPads for the Qingming Festival. During the festival, people burn paper effigies of items important to them in order to give the items to their loved ones in the afterlife.

Man makes iPad case from 1945
This case was made for around $20 and looks awesome. For how to make your own, click here.

Planet of the Apps

Sports Apps

Yahoo Sportacular
Andrea’s first app this week is Yahoo! Sportacular. Until now, Andrea had always used the Scorecenter app from ESPN and after trying this app, she’ll be staying on with it instead.

MLB at bat 2011
Jacob’s first app is MLB at Bat 2011. While it’s a bit pricey, and the app does have blackout restrictions based on your location, it’s a great value.

NBA Game Time Courtside
Andrea’s next app is NBA Game Time Courtside. The app features updated team standings, play by play on live games, and it’s FREE! Highly recommended if you’re basketball fan.

Pennant for iPad
Jacob’s last app this week is Pennant. The app shows a huge amount of information, for only $4.99.

Thank you for watching, and see you next week for our 50th episode!