Reviews

Smart Converter

Smart Converter by ShedWorx is a video converter that produces quick and very high quality output, far superior to other video converters for the Mac. Aside from being fast, the application has support for literally hundreds of file types and can convert them into various formats so you can play them in different devices.

Stray Dogg: Fires Never Wrong

Hang out by the pool and strut those tan lines while listening to Stray Dogg‘s Fire’s Never Wrong. This 2012 release from the band features nine tracks that jumps over fences of indie folk and Americana.

War of Dragons

War of Dragons from game developer FireMocha is a puzzle RPG that requires tactics and skills to win. You have to swap and match magical rune stones in order to save mankind. The game, which requires an Internet connection to play, takes components from the classic match 3 puzzle and adds a layer of RPG, so it’s a unique playing experience.

Stacy Barthe: P.S. I Love You

Sometimes, the cure to a seemingly banal existence is a quick dose of infectious pop. This is exactly what newcomer Stacy Barthe [if you still count 2011 as new] is offering us. With her 2013 EP, P.S. I Love You, Barthe presents eight tunes of love — diversely presented for last year’s Valentines celebration — greatly puzzling us why we’ve never heard this promising talent before.

Split Pic Photo Editor

Split Pic Photo Editor from Easy Tiger Apps is a cloning app for the iOS that makes it easy to split your camera into numerous sections, and with multiple layouts to choose from. Basically what this does is allow you to snap pictures and then come up with some very neat effects and combinations.

Eliot Wilder: Manual of Errors

A Manual of Errors is an intriguing album of Eliot Wilder. Its funky beats fused with alternative country folk makes up this exciting album. It has twelve tracks, with two of these purely instrumentals. Funky raps and beats, and definitely a fun, fun song, A Manual of Errors has more than the usual “interesting” tag. Its creative interlude, sudden silences in between the verses and the chorus creates anticipation. This track is a paradox of good old fun and dark humor.

Bub – Wider

Bub or Bub Wider is a free puzzle adventure game that will have you playing constantly with your iPad. The objective is to protect a bubble that creates seed crackers. Made by ablemagic The action takes place in lush dreamy, surreal forests. The lush graphics is definitely one of the most striking features of the game. Players also have to avoid Suggerbabies, Thurns and Zanpets. Each Bublevel (as they are called) is linked with a specific forest. You can play in Classic or Action mode. Each scenario is full of the art-like graphics. The sounds and music are also pretty good. At only 9 MB, the game is a quick download.

Clare Costello: Halloween EP

Ambient blues rock has a leg up with other genres when it comes to writing reflective lyricism that punches the heart. This intent to hone clear stories into a relaxing yet entertaining fashion is clearly shown in Clare Costello‘s Halloween EP.

wordBrush

WordBrush is an application for Windows 8 that allows you to draw text on the screen any way you like. Developed by Pointy Stick Apps, this app takes full advantage of Windows 8’s touchscreen capability as it will follow the movement of your finger, so it is like you are painting the words on the screen.