Filed under: Utilities, Productivity, iPhone
Articles for iPhone makes the case for buying a dedicated Wikipedia app
Articles, designed by the talented Sophia Teutschler (aka Sophiestication), looks great and features an intuitive, very iPhone-friendly interface. Even the name of the app makes it sound like something Apple would release. Do you really need a Wikipedia app, though, when the website loads quickly and costs nothing?
Articles provides several tempting arguments that you do. Check out, for example, the maps feature: you can quickly pull up nearby locations that have associated Wikipedia entries. It's a tourist's info-laden dream. Articles also provides a multiple-page browsing system, like the one in Safari, so you don't have to hit your back and forward buttons all the time. There are custom views for images and info boxes, and a chapter browser for longer articles.
If you're a serious Wikipedia junkie, you'll probably want to check this out. For casual users, it may be better to hold onto your $3 and use the website instead. The price tag, by the way, is imminently reasonable, considering the amount of well-thought-out design work Sophia has done here.
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Sushi Cat is one of the cutest Flash games I've ever run across. You play a blue cat with a major talent for eating and, fortunately for you, every level is filled with delicious sushi! The controls are simple: you aim and drop from the top of the screen using the mouse, trying to hit as much sushi as you can on the way down. Eat enough sushi, and you can go on to the next level.
Your score depends on how much sushi you eat, and which bucket the cat lands in when it finally reaches the bottom of the screen. The more ...
