Zen Apps
Animatorsoft's Mini-Keyboard
Last night, I was amazed after trying Animatorsoft's Mini-Keyboard for the frist time (using my Palm TX). Here's what I was typing using the app:
This is so great! Wow! It feels so great that it gets me typing away in seconds. Its quite awesome! Even in landscape mode, it feels comfy and it has a virtual tactile feel to it. Its really not that bad.
The trial version of the app can be downloaded here.
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REVIEW: Astraware Sudoku 1.40
The last time I've reviewed this outstanding game (same time last year) from Astraware these were the highlights:
"It has a clean and intuitive interface... makes Astraware Sudoku so addictive that I've been playing it non-stop for several months now. Its clearly a winner!"
Recently, they've just released a revision to a game that I've considered perfect in my books. I can't help but ask, what's left to add to a game that can already stand by itself?
The Changes
Hold and Highlight – players can tap and hold a specific number or pencil mark number to highlight all instances of that number on the board. Devices with a QWERTY keyboard can use the shortcut P and then number to display pencilmarks, and O and then number to display numbers.
Full Hi-Res+ Support - This is a welcome addition for people who have upgraded to a Palm handheld with a 320 x 480 screen (Palm TX, Tungsten T5, T3, etc.). Not only the game feels solid in both portrait and landscape mode, it also has some widget-like components in it (clock and battery indicator).
Puzzle Manager - allowing players to select a specific puzzle to play, or to delete puzzles which they’ve already completed.
What's best about this revision? It's a free upgrade for those who already have the previous version of the game. This is indeed a wonderful update to the game that swept the puzzle gaming genre.
You can download a free trial over at Astraware's website.
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Astraware Releases Bejeweled Valentine Edition
Everyone seems to be busy planning dinner dates and other romantic activities for this Valentines Day. Usual suspect of gifts include the usual flowers and chocolates. Are there better things to give than the regular stuff?
This year its going to be different. Astraware® and PopCap Games® has just released the Bejewelled Valentines Edition. Aside from the familiar Bejewelled game play (enjoyed by geeks and non-geeks across the globe), they've added some romantic touch for lovers to enjoy.
Bejeweled Valentine's Day Edition features all the gem-swapping fun of the original, but with some loved-up extra features. The game board is enhanced with sparkly red heart-shaped jewels and the game includes a 'Valentines' Special' option to help shy romantics get the message across to their Bejeweled-addicted sweetheart. Its not only limited to the heart gem used in addition to the regular gems, but there some extra romantic features into the game as well. Yes, Bejewelled can even help you pop the magic question. The 'Valentines' Special' has two preset questions, or the user can create a personal message in their own unique way.
This year the game has been updated to add compatibility for some new devices, so Windows Mobile® users with 240x240 square screen devices can display their inner-romantic. We're also excited to announce the first ever release of Bejeweled Valentine's Day Edition for Windows Mobile® for Smartphone devices, including those with landscape screens. You can't go wrong giving this as a Valentines gift for Palm or Windows Mobile users.
Bejeweled Valentine's Day Edition is available for only a couple of weeks, so don't miss it! Owners of a registered copy of Bejeweled (original version) can download the Valentine's Day Edition for free, and registration codes for the Valentine's Day Edition will also work for the classic version of Bejeweled®. For more information on Bejeweled Valentine's Day Edition for Palm OS® and Windows Mobile® visit http://www.astraware.com/bejeweledve.
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REVIEW: Gaining Productivity with TMP
Happy New Year to everyone! Its that time again when we change our daily planners and organize our event schedules / appointments for the rest of the year. For people who owns a PDA, there's no need to buy one. But are you happy with what you currently have? Does it help you be more productive? What do people get from paper-based planners that you won't get on a regular Palm Calendar / Datebook application? The cleaner look and feel and the ease of using any writing instrument to pen down a schedule or task. We all know that we won't see the latter happening anytime soon, but there's a replacement app that will answer what the default Calendar cannot. Its called TMP (short for Time Manager Pad).
For years that I've owned a Palm, all of the datebook replacement app that I've used didn't bring something new in terms of look and feel. They all look thesame! You name it, every replacement tries to mimic the look and feel of the built-in Calendar. I'm not saying that the layout are no good - its just not easy to the eyes. For the rest of us who thinks differently, we prefer the clean look that the Apple iCal gives to the Mac. And TMP is by far the iCal for the Palm platform. TMP gives you the clean look and feel of a paper planner and integrates itself nicely with the built-in Calendar and Tasks. It enables you to modify existing color schemes and add icons to a schedule or task according to your preference. At a glance, you'll never have to worry on missing out a single appointment or task.
Though TMP doesn't have the bells and whistles when compared to the rest of the competitons, however it has everything what you would expect on a digital planner. TMP is what the built-in Calendar should be in the first place.
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You can download the trial version here.
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REVIEW: Astraware Sudoku 1.30
Sudoku took the world by storm. I'm not here to talk about this number game (that originated from Japan), but it surpassed itself from being a fad thus constantly appearing side by side with the Crossword Puzzle on every single newspaper. Admittedly, I wasn't a big fan until recently. There wasn't a single bus ride without having seen anybody with a newspaper and a pencil. Indeed, Sudoku became the crossword puzzle of this generation. Honestly, number games are a bit complex than word games but the fun factor is as exciting and more rewarding.
Playing Sudoku with pen and paper is quite cumbersome and messy especially for beginners and for those who are not good in numbers. I personally think that playing it on an electronic mobile device will give the player a better experience. What could be a better device to play the game than with a Palm. Yes, I've seen and tested other iteration from other devices like the Nintendo DS and those stand-alone Sudoku gaming devices, but nothing beats the touch screen and the interface implementation of Astraware's Sudoku on the Palm. Astraware Sudoku comes with a multi-level puzzle that would give you instantly hours of Sudoku fun. If you've already finished all puzzles, there's an option to let you connect wirelessly to download the Puzzle for the Day (provided you have a wireless enabled Palm connected to the web) or create your own puzzle. Which in my case, I usually copy the puzzles from the magazine and play it with my Palm (while commuting to work).
Let's talk about how the interface became perfect for Sudoku. First, it has a clean and intuitive interface. No fuss, non complicated. The interface is very straight forward. Second, it has a pencil mode to jot down the number possibilities. Third, entering the numbers is very easy. Just tap the desired cell grid and the corresponding numbers on the right of the screen. The pencil marks could be entered by either tapping the numbers at the bottom of the screen or entering the numbers through Graffiti or the thumboard of your device. That's as easy and intuitive as it could get. No learning curve required, only skills in solving Sudoku puzzles. Challenge wise, its open ended. There's unlimited possibilities (either by solving all included puzzles, downloading puzzles or creating puzzles). This makes Astraware Sudoku so addictive that I've been playing it non-stop for several months now. Its clearly a winner!
You can download a free trial over at Astraware's website.
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REVIEW: Super Wild Wild Word
Yee-haw! Welcome to the wild west of word games. This is the game where outlaws (and anything goes) rule. It seem easy to play at one glance, but looks always get deceiving.
This could be a long overdued review, nevertheless a great game deserves some recognition. I could give a thousand and one reasons why it got delayed, but you won't even bother accepting my excuses. To cut the long epic short, this game got me hooked and forgot to write a review about it. Better late than never, let's get into the review.
Once Upon A Time In The Wild West
Super Wild Wild Words is a Western-themed combination of word search and hangman, based on the popular PC and online game from GameHouse.
Super Wild Wild Words has two modes of play: Normal mode where players race against the clock to make as many words as possible before the board fills up; and Bonus mode where extra letters fall onto the play board as you make more words.
Earn Sheriff's badges to guess letters from the hangman puzzle, or even use them to guess the entire puzzle. Additional power pieces include Free Guess Keys and First Aid blocks, which give you back a body piece if you've made a wrong guess.
Word Games On Steroids
If Hangman and Text Twist already bore you, maybe its time for a little fusion with a dash of a Tetris-like kind of fun! A very familiar appeal that tickles every Bejeweled gamer's fancies. The game play of Super Wild Wild Word is a combination of everything (like its an AstraWare Greatest Hits). I must say there's a learning curve inorder to master the tricks of the game, but once you're hooked - you are hooked! Don't just take my word, give it a try now.
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Note: You can download a free trial here.
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THOUGHT: iTunes and Podcasting
All of a sudden, podcasting became a phenomenal hit for both Mac and iPod users alike. Its not something new, but there's something iTunes users have to rejoice about - the coming of the new iTunes.
The new iTunes (4.9) has capabilities to support and manage podcasts. That's right - manage. One thing that Apple is good in doing - applications and features that simply works! The current iTunes makes managing podcasts as simple as subscribing, updating and syncing. No fuss, no worries. It makes the podcasting feature a welcome addition to the most popular music jukebox in the planet. I would dare say that this version of iTunes will get others in a not so good business.
What about putting podcasts into iPods? I mentioned previously that you cannot mix talkies with music. And that's what the genius people of Apple did, they separated podcasts from music (like what they did with audiobooks). Not only that, they added a bookmark feature for podcasts as well. You can all do this via a software update (that would enable podcasting feature over your iPod). Would I now say that podcasts fit perfectly with iPods? Partly, but I still believe podcasts belong to the Palm side of my gadgets. -.^
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