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Daily iPhone App: Space Holiday asks you to connect the stars

by Mike Schramm (Sep 18th, 2012)

Space Holiday is a recently released puzzle title that definitely tries something new, with varying degrees of success. It's sort of a line-drawing puzzle game: You play for a little space traveler who needs to open up portals by connecting stars on a 2D field, and the idea is that you connect ...

OS X Lion wallpaper missing a few astronomical bodies

by Mike Schramm (Aug 12th, 2011)

Just like the default iPad wallpaper comes from a real lake called Pyramid Lake (which is supposed to be in Nevada, though I'm sure I pass signs for it every time I drive up to San Fran from here in LA), so too is the default Lion wallpaper based on a real picture of a real galaxy, specifically ...

Introducing the iPod ninja

by Mike Schramm (Sep 25th, 2010)

We here at TUAW fortunately passed on reporting the obviously fake story of Steve Jobs being denied access to Japan because of ninja stars he was reportedly carrying in his luggage. But we did like this fake Apple page from the folks at Scoopertino, featuring the iPod ninja, a brand new throwing ...

iPhone astronomy app, SkyVoyager, free today

by Mel Martin (Jul 20th, 2009)

Regular readers will know I'm hooked on astronomy programs, and we've reviewed quite a few in this International Year of Astronomy. Today only, Carina Software, one of the premier publishers in the field, is giving away Mac, PC, and iPhone versions of their software for next to nothing. It's in ...

Walking with the stars

by Mel Martin (Jan 26th, 2009)

The popular astronomy application Star Walk [App Store link] $4.99 US, has been updated with some new features. You can now see meteor showers on screen, as well as connect to Wikipedia for more information on objects you have selected on the detailed star map. Star Walk is probably the prettiest of ...

Stargazing with Starmap

by Giles Turnbull (Sep 2nd, 2008)

Starmap 1.1 (iTunes link) is a pocket-sized map of the sky that packs a great deal into a small package. One thing that strikes you immediately is the challenge of incorporating all the options available into the iPhone's limited UI space. The button panel at the bottom of the screen is a 3D object ...

Three web apps for space cadets with iPhones

by Lisa Hoover (Mar 3rd, 2008)

If you're a space freak, then you'll want to have a look at these three super-cool web apps for your iPhone or iPod Touch. iSkyGaze tells you where to find various objects in the sky, depending on your location and the time of day. Sure, it'll show you where to look to see the sun and moon, but ...