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Daily iPhone App: Kumo Lumo combines colorful design with original gameplay

by Mike Schramm (Nov 20th, 2012)

Kumo Lumo is one of the most recent games from Chillingo, and it's a good one. The gameplay itself here is hard to describe -- it's an arcade game, maybe? Though there's a little bit of simulation in there, and some puzzle elements in terms of how you learn the game and its characters, too. ...

Parrot updates the AR.Drone for a second version

by Mike Schramm (Jan 25th, 2012)

CES 2010 was where we first heard of the Parrot AR.Drone, a radio-controlled quadricopter that hooked up via Wi-Fi to an iPhone app. And now, two years later, that product is out and successful -- and now, obsolete. Parrot used CES 2012 a few weeks ago to introduce the AR.Drone 2.0, a brand new ...

Siri / Wolfram Alpha trick lets you know what is flying overhead

by Steven Sande (Nov 26th, 2011)

I'm a bit of an airliner freak, so I love looking up at the contrails of jets flying overhead and wondering where a plane might be going. I recently found out that Wolfram Alpha has the ability to tell you what airplanes are cruising around above you based on your position and its knowledge of ...

iPads on the virtual flight deck

by Steven Sande (May 17th, 2010)

It's no secret that the iPad is popular with pilots. TUAW has provided coverage of pilot kneeboards for holding iPads in the cockpit, many iPhone apps for pilots that are now making their way to the big(ger) screen, and we've heard from commenters who fly for a living that they think the iPad may ...

Flying Magazine blogger wants an iPad in the cockpit

by Steven Sande (Feb 5th, 2010)

Here at TUAW, we've talked about some potential markets for the iPad; for example, the health care industry. Over at Flying Magazine's website, blogger Robert Goyer is lusting after the iPad as a tool in the cockpit. The iPhone has become a pilot's toolkit since the App Store opened, with apps ...

Do you fear when you fly? There's an app to help that.

by Steven Sande (Nov 3rd, 2009)

Fear of flying is nothing to laugh about. Having a panic attack while on an airplane, or not being able to even board a commercial flight because of fear, are both more common than most people would imagine. One solution is to learn how to relax, and to become knowledgeable about the sights, sounds, ...

First Look: Get airborne with Aera for iPhone

by Mel Martin (Sep 22nd, 2009)

Aera is a new flight game [iTunes store] from iChromo with beautifully rendered graphics and some challenging game-play. I wouldn't exactly call it a flight simulator, as your control of the aircraft is limited. You can't bank left or right, but you do control your up and down pitch. The game is ...

WWDC Demo (and sneak peek): SciFly 2, a dogfight app for your iPhone or iPod touch

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 14th, 2009)

I was shocked to discover the young author of SciFly (iTunes link) hadn't even graduated high school when he first started coding, and wrote the original game while in high school. Based on his success with the first version, he dropped out of high school and has dedicated himself to iPhone ...

WWDC Demo: Flogger, a flight logger for iPhone

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 13th, 2009)

We're winding down the last of our WWDC video demos this week, and today we're looking at Flogger, a simple but powerful flight logger for iPhones and iPod touch handhelds (despite a name that might make you look twice). I'm not a pilot, but some of the features sounded pretty nifty, including a ...

Steve Jobs spending less on flying

by Mike Schramm (Apr 27th, 2009)

This might be obvious to most of us, but the WSJ feels it's fit to print: while Steve Jobs' reimbursed budget for his private jet has been fairly considerable over the past year or so -- $580,000 for a six-month period a year ago and $30,000 during a quarter period, the past few reports have seen ...