Posts Tagged ‘iPod Touch’
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Toy Story 3 App Surpasses 1.7 Million Downloads
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Coming off the announcement of the company’s acquisition of Tapulous––a Palo Alto-based leading developer of music games for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch––Disney announces that the Toy Story 3 app for the iPhone and iPod touch has surpassed 1.7 million downloads in less than one month after launching on June 15, timed with the movie’s opening weekend.
A franchise portal on the iPhone, the Toy Story 3 app lets fans play, personalize, and stay connected to their favorite Toy Story characters, stories, and happenings through both free and premium content. For more information about this app, visit www.itunes.com/waltdisney.
Tags: app, Disney, ipad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Tapulous, Toy Story 3
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This post was written by Christina Edwards
Scholastic Media develops iPad apps
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Scholastic Media is bringing its children’s apps for the iPhone and the iPod Touch to the iPad. The apps are based on Scholastic brands Clifford the Big Red Dog and ISpy and launched June 16 for $3.99.
Clifford’s Be Big with Words, based on the Scholastic and PBS KIDS series, encourages the development of spelling, phonics, and vocabulary skills in young readers. Users spell words and are rewarded with pictures depicting the word’s meaning.
I SPY Spooky Mansion takes users on a hidden object adventure through a mansion, where they will escape by collecting keys through solving ISpy riddles.
Both apps were launched on the iPhone last fall. ISpy Spooky Mansion has ranked among the Top 10 Paid Kids Games and the Top 20 Paid Puzzle Games categories. CLIFFORD’S BE BIG With Words has been ranked among the Top 10 Paid Educational Games as well as the Top 25 Paid Kids Games since release.
Tags: Clifford, ipad, iPhone, iPod Touch, ISpy, Scholastic Media
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This post was written by Justin McCraw
Get Fit With EA SPORTS Active 2, Microsoft Kinect
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
EA SPORTS, a division of Electronic Arts, Inc., announced its latest product, EA SPORTS Active 2 at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, Calif., yesterday.
The game utilizes the full-body motion capturing features of Microsoft’s upcoming Kinect peripheral (formerly dubbed Project Natal) to provide 1:1 movement recognition and voice commands. EA SPORTS Active 2 tracks user’s fitness progress and includes a wearable heart monitor.
PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii version have accessories that attach to various points on the body, while iPhone and iPod Touch versions are also in the works.
EA SPORTS Active 2 will be available in the U.S. on Nov. 16.
Photo Credit: MTV Multiplayer
Tags: Active 2, EA, EA Sports, Electronic Arts, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kinect, Microsoft, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3
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