Kinect has only been available for a year now and to celebrate Microsoft has been…well bragging a bit about the success. Well it did get the Guinness record for the fastest selling consumer device and the number of Kinect titles is going to hit 70 by the holidays but the real effect is beyond the … Read more
Herm has done it again with another classic game for Windows Phones that’s beautifully executed. Skee Ball 7 is a classic skee ball game but what makes it fun is that you can redeem tickets for prizes. The prizes are essentially each a mini-app. The ‘helium’ for example is a voice recorder and then you … Read more
It’s a game with no levels. You create a board that’s interactive and choose what happens on the board…and that’s the game. When I first saw it I looked past it until I saw the ratings and reviews it has and took a second look. Here’s a video of it in action so you can … Read more
By now you should know that I’m an advocate of using technology to teach kids. I think it’s a way to disguise learning as a game and those little kids fall for it all day long and end up the wiser for it. Once of my son’s favorite games for Windows Phone comes from Wimzoo … Read more
Renowned developer Jake Poznanski has released his latest (free) Windows Phone app: Crazy Casino. And it’s already getting solid ratings so it looks like it will live up to his legacy. Here’s the description: Play Slots and Video Poker when you enter Crazy Casino! Win coins and tickets to build your bankroll and unlock new … Read more
Ok so making the Office Hub watchable isn’t the easiest thing in the world. I guess comedy helps. And in steps Jim Gaffigan. Still think they miss the mark a bit since OneNote (and it’s cloud syncing) aren’t mentioned and quite frankly there’s nothing in the ad that weren’t possible on Windows Mobile (yeah I’m … Read more
Date and amount are now confirmed. So, anyone out there getting in line?
OK how about this one? Three screens, humor and a plot. It’s getting there. I still think it needs to be more explicit like explaining that there’s Messenger integration in the phone. What do you think?
ImageWind was approved and then pulled from the Windows Phone Marketplace because you couldn’t filter out content (uhm nudy pics). Well it’s back again and this time for good. The developer added a safe mode that stream images from Flickr instead of Twitter to get approval. It’s still free and an update is already in … Read more
Colorize was one of the first apps to do colorizing (you know where it turns it black and white but keeps some things in color) and was initially demoed by Microsoft. Well now it’s free: Get creative. Make your pictures unique by colorizing them! Convert an image to black and white and then bring back … Read more