The New Swivl

Turn your iOS device, Android or DSLR into a motion tracking personal cameraman

After a successful run at crowdsourcing in late 2010, the Swivl was brought to market completely funded through Kickstarter. While the iPhone dock was met with much praise, the question of compatibility has driven the product’s designers to develop the new Swivl. The second iteration—launching today on Kickstarter—builds on the 360-degree panning ability by adding a 20-degree lateral tilt and near-comprehensive mount to turn your …

CH Gift Guide: iPhone and iPad

Our massive gift guide elegantly translated for iOS devices

Now available on the iPhone and iPad, our gift guide is full of ideas for everyone on your holiday shopping list. You can browse by category and/or price to help cull through the nearly 1,000 items we feature. To help stay organized you can save items to a wishlist and then mail those items off to yourself or a loved one, depending on who you’re …

This Is Not an App

Spark your imagination or just kill time

Turn your iPhone or iPad into a journal, a dream catcher, a sketchpad or even a thought recorder with This Is Not an App. Designed as an interactive adaptation of Keri Smith’s thought-provoking “This Is Not a Book,” the imagination-driving mobile app from Penguin Group for Apple and Android devices proclaims to be whatever the user makes it. With 50 varied prompts, the exhaustive app …