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Daily iPad App: Weird but True!

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 15th, 2011)

While geared toward kids, National Geographic's Weird but True! is a treat for anyone with an iPad who enjoys perusing random trivia. Shake or swipe the iPad within the app to get a random interesting fact, then rate it based on how weird you think the fact is. You can bookmark facts you ...

Ultimate Dinopedia brings dinosaurs to life on your iPad

by David Winograd (Mar 8th, 2011)

The Ultimate Dinopedia (US$5.99) from National Geographic is a wonderful reference app that will quickly become the go-to source for kids who want to find out everything about dinosaurs. There are other dinosaur apps in the store, but this is by far the most complete and expansive. It started as a ...

Where's the iMag store?

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 1st, 2010)

You know, at first I wasn't so impressed with the iPad, but the more I thought about the ways in which you can use it, the more excited I got. As a piece of leisure technology - something you just have laying around your living room like a newspaper - it's a lot more user friendly than a laptop ...

National Geographic Adventure's Top 20 iPhone Travel Apps

by Steven Sande (Jun 30th, 2009)

When it comes to adventure and travel, who could possibly know more than National Geographic Adventure magazine? The magazine's website has regular features about techie toys and tools, so it was no surprise that blogger Steve Casimiro would write a post featuring his choices for the top twenty ...

National Geographic: Tips for iPod-toting travelers

by Dave Caolo (Apr 11th, 2006)

The National Geographic website has posted nine great tips for travelers with iPods. Some of their tips are pretty obvious, like creating playlists and purchasing audio books that reflect your destination. Others are more clever, like downloading audio travel guides from the likes of iJourneys.com, ...

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