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Travel Interpreter an Excellent Translation Tool is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Travel Interpreter adds to the arsenal of apps for international travel with access to many of the key phrases one may need.

Most likely the language you are looking for will be here, as choices include Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Italian and Hebrew (23 in total). After selecting a language the categories are then divided by specific topics; such as hotel, shopping or beauty care. There is even a section detailing how to call the police and describe particular crimes.

After picking a category there are sub-categories that get a bit more specific. After selecting one of these, tap on a phrase. Travel Interpreter includes audio of the phrase, an illustration of its meaning and the text (for some languages, such as Arabic, it is also written in phonetic English). (…)
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ROK Lingo Translation – iPhone App Review is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

ROK Lingo Translation

App developer: Rok Media
Website: http://www.rokent.com/

ROK Media has created a simple but very useful App that translates any text into several languages and recites them aloud on your iPhone for traveling, communication, business – you name it.

This App could not be simpler. Insert your text on top, select which language to translate it into and the text appears below, with the option to hear the App speak it to you. The languages included in version 2 are English, French, Spanish, German, Turkish and Catalan.

From what I could tell each Language had its own built-in female voice that read the translated text, however because I’m not as fluent in French or Spanish as I’d like to be, I couldn’t really tell if the pronunciations were correct or not. It’s probably safe to assume that a native speaker would be able to figure out what you are saying by you mimicking the voice – or you could always play the audio for whomever you’re trying to communicate with. Although, you could always show them the translated text as well. So there’s a multitude of uses for this program.

An addition use that I didn’t realize until much later was that English is one of the included Languages that you can Translate to. Meaning, that if you find some street sign, instructions, or information in one of the supported languages you can translate it back to English with this App too.

Also, fantastic news for speakers of the other languages, because this is the perfect App for traveling to English Speaking countries – the audio speaking voice of the English Speaker is crystal clear – as good as any Text to Audio I’ve ever heard.

Right now Rok has the Lingo Translation App on sale for 1/2 off – only $0.99 so you should pick it up while now, while it’s still cheap. You never know when you’ll need it, especially if you travel often!

~ChantelleJoy
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Condé Nast Offers Traveller City Guide Apps is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Price: $9.99     Score: 6/10   By M. Schusterman

Travel guide apps are one of the most exciting developments in the world of iPhone apps. Condé Nast Traveller City Guides, a series of apps designed by Condé Nast, utilize a range of capabilities from GPS to augmented reality.

The first few minutes of browsing the app – in my case, the Barcelona guide – brought one word to mind: Sexy. The format is fantastic, with obviously a great deal of thought and care having gone into the way the app reacts, the intuitiveness of the design. In addition to Barcelona, these city guides are also available:.

• New York
• Paris
• Rome

There are several ways to search for what you want to do or see in the city. On the “Guide” screen, you can select categories like neighborhoods, places to stay, shopping, or nightlife, then filter them further by price, mood or attraction type. You can search by keyword as well. While viewing each point of interest, you get a great picture, along with the address, phone number, website, and in most cases, hours and transport advice. Add the item to your to-do list with a tap, or email it to a friend. The “AR View” and “Map View” are always available at the top. The map works great, and while I couldn’t technically use the augmented reality feature (not being in Barcelona, sadly), it does seem like a very slick feature.

The biggest problem I ran into was with the “More” icon, which brings you to a menu that allows you to view your journal, do the walking tours, view the photos you’ve taken, and other cool stuff. Each time I entered one – I tried the journal first – I couldn’t get back to that particular menu. I moved back over to “Guides”, to “Search,” to the main menu, then tapped “More” again, and it just brought me straight to the journal. So I removed the app from my phone then reloaded, and went to “More.” This time I chose the photo album – great feature, but again, I couldn’t return to to the main “More” menu to choose another feature. Because so many of the apps coolest features – namely the walking tours and your photo album, but also “Settings” – are located here, it’s a pretty big inconvenience to have to delete and reload the app every time.

I also had a problem with getting a blank page on some of the other sections the first time I ran into the issue with the “More” section. Again, deleting and reloading the app solved it and it didn’t happen again – however, that won’t do anyone any good when they’re wandering the streets of Barcelona without their laptop.

From my experience, this guide has a few kinks to be worked out that would make me hesitate on the $10 price tag, but with a great layout and exciting features, I’d keep my eye on it for the future.

Condé Nast City Traveller Guide requires iPhone OS 3.1 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

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Messagey! ($0.99)

Version – 2.2

Review – “Text for free from your iDevice!”

One of my favorite things about my iPhone is the texting application. It makes it extremely easy to keep track of your conversations with individuals, and with iOS4 it’s very quick to switch to it and then back to whatever you were doing before. With that said the cost of texting can add up quickly, and is not even available if you just have an iPod Touch. Whatever your situation Messagey! is coming to your rescue!

! is an app that will allow you to send and receive text messages on any device running iOS. It offers a variety of features, including push notifications and a unique interface that makes switching between conversations even faster!

When you open up Messagey! for the first time you’ll be asked if you want to use it in “Messagey!” mode or in “Classic” mode. I would recommend that you at least try the Messagey! mode. Classic mode will basically behave like the built-in Messages app, while Messagey! mode will allow you to switch between conversations by swiping side to side!

Once you decide what mode to use you’ll also need to sign up for a messagey account. This will allow you to both send messages and also receive them on your device. The process for signing up is fairly quick, and I didn’t have any problems with it myself.

Once you get everything set up you’ll be greeted by the main screen. To add a new conversation all you have to do is touch the “+” button at the top of the screen. This will bring up a pop-up window with a list of all your contacts to choose from.

Once you choose a contact to start a conversation with you’ll notice that the name of that contact will show up in the bar at the top of the screen. This is the bar that you will use to switch between conversations. To switch conversations all you have to do is drag that same bar to the left or the right.

While the core of this app is nice, what really sets it off is the customization of it. If you touch the settings button in the lower left corner of the screen you’ll have the ability to do all kinds of things. One really nice feature is the ability to have messages from others with Messagey! automatically forwarded to the app when it recognizes your email address or phone number.

Another cool feature is the ability to turn the background of the app into whatever your camera sees. This makes it possible for you to type text messages or emails while you’re still paying attention to what’s in front of you!

There are two ways to go with this app, free and paid. The free version of the app has a limit of 30 text messages a day and is ad-supported. If you want to get rid of these limitations you can do so by paying either $0.99 a year or $1.99 for a lifetime subscription!

While this obviously isn’t as deeply integrated into the iPhone as the Messages app it can be a great way to save some money!  The texts do go through through fairly quickly as well, but there is a little bit of a delay occasionally.  With that said, this is still really a must have though app for iPod Touch users as it can add texting to your device for free! Whether you own an iPhone, an iPod touch, or even an iPad you should at least give this app a look because it is hard to beat free!  You may find that you like it even more than you thought you would!

- David H.

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MyWorld – iPhone App Review is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

App developer: TamDev Productions
Website: http://tamdev.net/

MyWorld is an App which allows you to store and share your Photos by location. Using integrated GPS location you can set an album to a particular destination and upload photos directly to your Facebook or Flickr account albums.

It sounds pretty simple, and it is, but this App is a phenomenal convenience for organizing photos from any special occasion by location. You start by opening a new Album – you can either select a location on the Map or have the App find your location directly. Within your Album you can add photos, audio or video (depending on your device) and have all of the media in one simple folder for that particular location or event.

Where this App really shines in the integration with Sharing and Social Media. Firstly, Bump is integrated into both the Map view as well as the album sharing page – so you can easily Bump your albums to another MyWorld iPhone user. Couldn’t be easier. However, if you want to simply post your pics via Facebook, Twitter or Flickr – that’s available too. You add the authorizations within each album and every time you update your album, it’ll update the social media site of your choice, or you can send specific media items individually! I tried my own with Flickr and was impressed that it uploaded quickly, creating a specific set within my photofeed for this Album.

Something else you might not expect but is a very smart inclusion is the ability to Email the media directly or also including a KML (Google Earth) File. Or, if you want to keep it simple you can copy and send the Google Maps shortcut URL created for your album, also listed on the sharing screen.

Finally you can maintain a list of the people who are either in the photos, or were with you at the time by including them directly from your iPhone Contact List or manually entering them.

The only drawback I could find while I was testing out the App is that to add the media to each album you have to add one photo at a time – which can be bothersome if you’re create the album after the event. I was trying to group together a bunch of photos I had taken about a year ago but gave up after the fifth or sixth because it was taking so long. If there is an option to import many photos into the album at once, I did not find it, and hopefully if this isn’t an feature now, it will be included soon.

This App could have many uses – not only as an organization for events and places. If you’re interested in keeping track of the location of where your photos were taken for whatever reason, you should seriously consider getting MyWorld. It’s well designed and full of sharing features that you might not find on other Photo Album Apps.

~ChantelleJoy
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IK Multimedia has come up with a great solution for mobile guitarists. They have released an app called “AmpliTube,” and they are preparing to start shipping an accessory to allow you to plug your guitar into your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.

The iRig hardware will cost $39.99 and is scheduled to start shipping the first week of July.   The accompanying AmpliTube app comes in 3 different versions which vary from Free to $19.99. The more you pay the more effects and amp models you will get in the app. If you don’t want to pay the full $19.99 but have a couple of pedals you’d like you can also buy them individually via in-app purchases!

IK Multimedia was kind enough to send me a unit before they actually start shipping them at the beginning of next month, and I was blown away! If you’re as excited as I was hearing this news you’ll want to check out my full review and thoughts at http://www.appshouter.com/amplitube-iphone-and-ipad-app-review!

- David H.
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mTrip Offers A Fresh Take On The Traditional Travel App is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

While there are hundreds of travel and city guide apps for iPhone, it looks like mTrip will blow them away with its unique spin on the traditional tour guide app.

While mTrip offers users the default sightseeing tips and direction tools for a location, it goes one step further helping users plan their trip itinerary. Better than that, the app can even create an itinerary for you based on your preferences, trip duration and accommodations. Daily schedules can be edited at the user’s discretion and the app is even intelligent enough to list attractions based on their opening hours and proximity to the user.

Once you arrive at your destination you can make use of augmented reality to see where sites are in relation to your current location as well as point out restaurants, bars, hotels and other points of interest. Travelers can also swap tips on locations via the app by adding notes and viewing those of others.

All of these features make mTrip a very useful and fully featured tool but its ability to function offline is the real jewel in its crown. Your itinerary can be customized and reworked without an internet connection and augmented reality also functions in the absence of a network. Pretty much the only feature that requires the internet is the fun little postcard tool that allows users to send messages to friends from their vacation via email or Facebook.

mTrip travel guides are currently available for London, Paris, Amsterdan, Berlin, Rome, Barcelona, New York, San Francisco and Chicago in a choice of five languages. Many more locations are also planned with more information available here.

If you’re heading to one of the above locations, tack another $5.99 on to the cost of your trip for the ultimate travel experience and do it quickly before the app returns to its regular price of $9.99

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Barcelona Guide – mTrip

iPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2010-06-21 :: Category: Travel

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