This Week in iPad Episode 40

Cold Open
Coming up, Andrea has a review of Deadspace for iOS, plus Jacob likes BOTH of his apps in Planet of the Apps, on This Week in iPad.

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iPad Game of the Week

(Before we get into this week's game, Andrea featured the Fling game controller.)

This week's game of the week is Dead Space. The best way to experience this game is to use a set of headphones. The game's sound effects really immerse you in the universe. The game is $9.99 so you can get a sample of Dead Space without committing $60 for the console game.

News

No News
Last thursday marked the one year anniversary of the iPad's initial announcement by Apple and as of yet, there's no date set for the release of iPad 2.

News Corp Sets Date for the Daily
"The Daily", an iPad only news app will premiere on February 2 according to PCMAG. The announcement will also herald official iOS support for subscriptions, something the publishing industry has wanted since the iPad was introduced last year.

Adobe to Update Packager with iPad Support
Adobe has released an update to it's Packager software to give Flash developers access to several iOS gestures, most notably the "pinch". Jacob has no idea why any Flash developer would need that feature. If you know of a Flash app using pinch, tweet us @TWiiPad.

Planet of the Apps!

Lifestyle apps

Van Gogh HD
Andrea's first app this week is Van Gogh HD. This is a virtual gallery of the painter's most famous works. The app is currently on sale for $1.99. The developer also has several other artists available as well.

AppStart
Jacob's first app this week is AppStart. Jacob wanted to hate this app but once he got it, he was impressed. The app allows users to find the apps(insert Xzibit joke here). It's a beautiful app and well worth the $0.99.

Find A Pint
Andrea's next app is Find A Pint. This app allows users to find bars in their local area. The only downside to the app is that the library is being generated by users so the app is a bit lean on info for now.

CraigsPro
Jaco's final app this week is CraigsPro. This app takes the Craigslist database and makes it easy to search. The functionality of the app is very good but the integration is a bit off. The price ranking could be better and the app goes against the simplicity inherent in the design of the site.

Winner: This week the hosts are split. Andrea thinks that CraigsPro won while Jacob thinks that AppStart was the best this week.

We leave you with this great video of a guy playing the theme from Zelda on his iPad. See you next week!