I've just released my newest app that allows for easy searching of Metacritic via a barcode: Metacritic Searcher
Metacritic (www.metacritic.com) is a site that aggregates reviews of different media product. This is an unofficial app that allows you to easily view some of the information.
After scanning the barcode it searches Google for that UPC and extracts the product name. It then searches for that product name in Metacritic. The results are displayed in a list with the score, release date, and platform (ie, Game [PC], Movie..). Clicking on a row will show more details about that product, including the summary, a thumbnail, user score and then links to the reviews. Clicking on the title will direct you to the Metacritics site and clicking on either of the reviews will bring you to the review pages.
It utilizes a third party barcode scanning app that uses zxing (ie. Barcode Scanner, Google Goggles..) but with it you can easily search for reviews and scores on music, movies, books and games.
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Now we see the TV, we listen to the radio, we read the newspaper and we read the web, but from now this will change... listen to your favorite websites on your mobile
WebTalks is an application that allows us to listen our favorite sites, as if it were a radio.
Their usage mode is as simple as opening the application, dictate the title of the web to listen (eg "Play NBA.com"), or selecting it from our list of favorite websites, and the application will begin to dictate the latest posts published in this web.
How many times have you desired, for example, hear "New York Times" while driving, or listen on your headphones "NBA.com" way at the University, or just listen to your Google Reader's subscriptions while travelling by metro or by bus?
WebTalks uses advanced technology that enables synchronization with "Google Reader". Thus, you can listen to your Google Reader subscriptions, and will be marking as read the posts that you are listening. The application also implements offline mode so that the webs are loaded when there is mobile coverage, and you can enjoy them even when travelling by Metro.
The application can be used with the headset button for your convenience:
Single click: Pause/Play
Double click: Next post
In addition, we have been very aware of people with vision problems, which find it hard to use his smartphone due to size limitations screen.
To do this, WebTalks implements voice recognition technology to launch the web you want to listen, and also implements voice synthesis technology to listen to the news contained in that website.
Benefits of the FULL version:
- Ad-free version, with more space for reading
- In addition to portrait orientation, you can enjoy landscape orientation, useful for Tablets
FULL version download QR Code
If you are interested you can search "WebTalks" in the Android Market or use this QR Code
LITE version download QR Code
And here's the QR Code for the LITE version
A rich selection of quality book news, blogs, reviews, podcasts and more.
This is the only app on the Android Market that presents book lovers with professional book reviews and information rather than peer and social book reviews.
The Best Book Reviews brings you a rich selection of quality book news, blogs, reviews, podcasts and best seller lists from around the web. The app has been developed with automatically updating feeds from the top sites for book news and reviews, but it can also be customized to your own tastes .
Podcatcher Deluxe is a full-featured audio podcast app designed to manage your podcast content easily while on the go.
Along with basic playback functionality, Podcatcher Deluxe features a sophisticated three column layout. One contains the list of podcast subscriptions, another displays episodes currently available (for the selected subscription) and the third column clearly displays detailed podcast episode descriptions. This layout works especially well on tablets and big-screen phones. Multiple feeds are supported with this elegant design and can conveniently be searched while playing. The integrated podcast finder gets you going quickly.
In addition, this premium version allows downloading of episodes, resumes to the last play position on restart and adds support for episode filters (new/old episodes). It also provides a playlist option for uninterrupted back-to-back playback.
Visit podcatcher-deluxe.com for more information.
Requires Android 4.0 and up, available in three version (Simple, Deluxe, and Video Deluxe) from Google Play
LinKero is an all-in-one app enabling a user to run 1000+ categorized web apps in a built-in browser.
So, how do I install this app?
You can enjoy the convenience of including everything in one place without having to use as much memory on the phone and speeding-up your phone.
Main features:
- save it for later: every time you find an article or video and you want to read or watch them later, just add to your favorites
- password manager: lock your passwords and personal information in a secure vault
- additional web applications: add and organize them according to your preferences
- custom search: execute Google categories niche research in a few selected web apps
- to-do list and project management tool: organize your tasks and optimize your time
- daily deal and coupon: discover available discounts at your favorite store
- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube categories integration in a single page
- latest music news, videos and listen your preferred artist or band
- City Life: dedicated page with 35+ contents to organize and live your metropolis
- speech recognition: navigate between tabs or launch automatically web apps using your voice
- nearby places: explore local activities along with review and travel distance
- 100+ instant games
- movie review and show timing: check movie timings and book your ticket online
- photo editor: edit photo and add effects or frames
- news and magazine
- and much more…
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Download at Google Play
The Freda ebook reader, which has been popular on various Windows platforms since 2009, is now also available for Android. That means that you can enjoy the same reading experience across your Windows and Android devices, using the app’s features to sync between the two platforms. The Android app is on Google Play (still in beta-testing right now, so please feel free to offer feedback). You can get the latest version of the app for Windows from the Microsoft Store.
Freda is a free (advertising supported) app which gives you easy access to over 50,000 public domain classic books, free of charge, from Feedbooks, Gutenberg and other on-line catalogs. Or read your own (DRM-free) books in the supported formats: EPUB, FB2, HTML and TXT. App features include:
Customisable controls, fonts and colours
Highlighting and bookmarks/annotations
Integration with on-line catalogs – Feedbooks, Smashwords, Gutenberg …
Connection to your OneDrive and DropBox accounts for downloading book files
Linkage to your Calibre book library
Opening books from websites and email attachments, and from files anywhere on your device
Ability to tag books by subject, and sort/filter your bookshelf by tag, author, title, and series
Text-to-speech, speedread and auto-scroll
Automatic synchronisation of your reading position across all the devices you are using
A save/restore feature that allows you to copy all books and settings from one device to another
The OpenDyslexic font and a range of dyslexic-friendly settings, for use by readers who are affected by dyslexia
For further details, take a look at the intro video, the manual, or the support forums, and if you have any questions or ideas about the app, I would be glad to hear from you, in this thread, by PM, or by email ([email protected])