Stories by Kris Meador

Big Lens: Blur Out Your Backgrounds To Make Your Pictures Pop [Video]

Mastering depth-of-field can really make your photos stand out. You can blur out the background of your pictures by changing the aperture. However, when using your iPhone's camera, there is no way to set or change the aperture. The Big Lens app helps solve this problem. You can blur out the background in any picture...

Time Waster of the Month – WrestleFest [Video Review]

If you're a profesional wrestling fan, tonight the WWE presents its biggest PPV of the year - WrestleMania 28. So what better time for April's Time Waster of the Month - WrestleFest for your iOS devices. This is a port over of the hugely popular arcade game WrestleFest back in the early 90's. Of course...

How to Get the New Harry Potter eBooks into iBooks [Video]

The Harry Potter series is finally available on digital format. No longer will you or your kids have to break your back carrying the books around. However, and maybe not surprisingly, you can't get the eBooks through Apple's iBooks. Others such as Amazon have struck deals with J.K. Rowling to have the books on their...

Temple Run for iOS: Get Your Indiana Jones On [Video Review]

It's a common theme for treasure hunting adventures--find the treasure, then make a mad dash all while trying to not only stay alive, but get out with the prize. Imangi Studios brings this scene to life with Temple Run for your iOS devices. However, it's not just one of those endless running games, it's the...

Galileo: 360 Degrees of Control With Your iPhone [Kickstarter]

There are a lot of hits and misses on Kickstarter - but this one from Motrr has already surpassed its funding goal with several more weeks to go. It's called the Galileo. It's a robotic platform and charging dock for your iPhone or iPod Touch. It's a device that allows for infinite 360 degrees panning...

Time To Flip Out With Zen Pinball [Video Review]

Zen Studios is known for its pinball games for console gamers. So I was very excited to find out the company now has an app for your iOS devices. What makes Zen Pinball so popular is its realism. From the ball movement to the sounds and control, you feel like you're playing an actual pinball...

Time Waster of the Month – Age of Curling [Video Review]

One of my favourite sports is curling. While I'm not very good at it, pretty much because I have such terrible balance on the ice, I love watching it - especially the Canadian men's championship, the Brier, which is on right now. So I've spent a while playing all the curling games I can get...

WorldDictionary Review: Instant Translation via the iPhone Camera [Video]

When visiting a different country it can be frustrating and at times intimidating if you aren't familiar with the language. But as Apple claims, there's an app for that. WorldDictionary is your perfect travel companion. Quite simply, you point your iPhone's camera at any word, and the app automatically translates it for you into a...

Top 5 Notification Center Jailbreak Tweaks [Video]

One of my favourite changes when iOS 5 came along was Notification Center. But with most Apple implementations, it's fairly locked down. Enter the Jailbreak community. Some developers have added many more functions to Notification Center, making it more useful and powerful. So in this video I go over my Top 5 Notification Center Jailbreak...