The Best Men's Gear
Developers at Ink Hunter could have just changed the way we think about getting tattoos with their new Ink Hunter App ($FREE). Getting a tattoo is something that many people jump into without really thinking about the long-term consequences. But now with the Ink Hunter App, you can see what your tattoo of choice will look like on your body, this will make the decision-making process much easier … [Read more...]
Unless you've been living under a rock, you're starting to see the start of the virtual reality phenomenon. We've mostly seen it used for gaming. But google wants to change that. The Google Tilt Brush ($TBA) gives you the ability to paint in 3D. Google's tagline for Tilt is," Your room is your canvas. Your palette is your imagination. The possibilities are endless." The program will be released … [Read more...]
Fancy starting every morning with a smile on your face? Well, thanks to Wakie ($FREE) you can and the best part is it's completely free! Wakie is a friendly community of people who wake each other up in a rather novel way. If you're sick of the sound of a shrieking alarm clock, then maybe a one minute call from someone would be more preferable. Simply set your alarm and another member of Wakie … [Read more...]
Create beautiful and professional looking flow charts, diagrams and reports quickly, completely freehand! Simply draw a circle, square, rectangle or one of the other 30 compatible shapes and the Think Kit by Paper ($FREE) will instantly recreate it in front of your eyes, perfectly. Referred to by its creator as 'auto-tuning for whiteboards' this fantastic productivity tool can also export data … [Read more...]
If you've been fretting the fact that you lack control over your camera settings on your iPhone then you're going to love the new iPhone App, Manual ($2). It allows you full independent control of the shutter speed, ISO, white balance, focus, and exposure bracketing. So if you have a shot where you want to blow out the background and capture your subject perfectly, you can. No more tapping and … [Read more...]
Using just an iPad and The Procreate Drawing App ($6) digital artist Kyle Lambert created a 4K resolution portrait of Morgan Freeman that blew us away. The idea the above image is not a photograph is mind blowing. The drawing took approximately 200 hours and over 285,000 brush strokes to complete. Lambert siad, "I recently discovered that it was possible to create incredibly high-resolution … [Read more...]
I had never really thought that Google Glass was going to be something I would use. I just got the feeling that wearing them was some what voyeuristic. But after seeing the new app, from GlassFit, Race Yourself ($TBA) I'm starting to see the light. … [Read more...]
If you're not in the know, Paper is the award winning paper app by Fifty Three. The program gets the tech out of the way and allows artists and regular folks to use it as they would a regular pad of paper. The new Paper Book ($40) functionality in the app now lets you have your drawings and ideas printed on stunning, custom-printed books. The Moleskine journals match the 4:3 ratio of the iPad … [Read more...]
We're reaching the point in history where if you can dream it you can make it. The Appseed ($8+) is just another step in that evolution. Simply put, the program turns sketches of apps into working prototypes. It works by capturing the sketched design, and identifying enclosed areas. Those areas can then be assigned a UI property such as buttons, maps, text inputs, etc. This would be great for … [Read more...]
The Loop Animation App ($1) lets you do quick and dirty frame based animation from you iPad. You not only have the ability to do free hand drawings but you can download video frames that you can trace over for cool animated effects. The resulting animations are 320px x 180px gifs that can be shared on Tumblr or Loops own gallery. I haven't had this much fun for less that $1 in a long time. Check … [Read more...]
What's that I hear? Is it the death rattle for Vine? It just might be. Instagram ($FREE) has just add video to their extremely popular photo sharing app. Inside the app you will find a new movie camera icon. When you tap it you'll enter video mode which will allow you to take up to 15 seconds of video. In addition to the new video functionality you'll find thirteen new filters built just for … [Read more...]
The season of the festival is upon us, and if you're anything like me keeping tracking of everything you need or where its located can be difficult during the day let alone at night. But never fear Victorinox has created the Swiss Army Knife of festival apps with the introduction of Festival Ready ($FREE). Festival Ready has a number of tools to make everything run smoothly. It marks your … [Read more...]
Of course you can take black and white photos with your iPhone but the app, Camera Noir ($2) takes that to a whole new level. Camera Noir will give your B&W photos that perfect look and feel. The app is extremely simple to use, while providing you with a bevy of features. It has a horizon line that turns green to show that you're level, three brightness adjustments, and square crop marks for … [Read more...]
Of all of the weather apps available, the Blue Weather Forecast App ($1) is the most intuitive of the bunch. The Blue provides a 36-hour weather report. By swiping your finger up or down the bars you change the time of day at the top of the screen, which provides you the time, temp, and forecast for your area. The color of the bars represents changes in temperature, humidity, and sunrise or … [Read more...]
This may go down in history as probably the greatest Facebook app ever invented. Bang With Friends works like this, you go to their site and sign in using facebook. Pick the friends you want to bang. It is completely discreet. If any of your choices also choose you then you are both sent an email and notified of your mutual interest. The rest is up to you. Needless to say I wish I came up with … [Read more...]
