Apps Android Reviews

Qik Android App Review

Description:

Ok, this is a very cool app.  This works without an internet connection which is absolutely crazy that it does.  Qik is a video application that works with your Android phone video camera.  Well of course it takes video and everything, but the most amazing thing is that is streams the video you are taking to your web page.  I know!  Its crazy right!  this means that the second you hit record, you could have tons of people watching what is happening real time right on your Qik account web page.  This is really cool because the possibilities are endless.

Just think you can be at a concert for your little kids and hit record and whala, your wife or the grandparents can be logged in and see it happen in real time.  you could be at a church service or a funeral and hit record and family that can’t make it can feel connected and watch the video live on the web.  You could be at a sweet concert and hit record and let your friends see real time the artist rock out to their favorite jams.

I have been using Qik for a while now, and even when  i’m not on the Wifi network, the video is still high quality and smooth when it streams online off of the 3g network speed.  You can set the video quality and obviously if you set the video at high quality you will want to be on the Wifi network to handle  the high bandwidth.  The normal quality still looks great on the 3G network and is really cool!  Once again, this is for the application of one person being in a place that another person wants to see live.  This is perfect for capturing news, disasters, and covering criminal activities.  This app is completely free and that is just one of the coolest things about this app.

Features:

• streams live video from your phone to the internet
• perfect for concerts, school plays, and other functions
• allows you to change the video quality
• can work on the 3G network or on WiFi
• Must create a free Qik account to access the videos that are streaming when you hit record.

Once again, one of the coolest free aps we have seen in a while.  you should definitely give it a try.

Conclusion:

This app is free and has been given 4 out 5 stars and has been rated by other Android users.

Toss It Android App Review

Description:

Do you love  the show The office?  The reason most people love this game is because it takes place in an office setting that is kind of fun and has a very real feel to it.  The pranks and games that are played within the office are a lot of fun to watch.  Well even though at the office you work at you probably haven’t played the games shown on that show, there are still things that you do everyday to find some fun on the office setting.  If you have worked in an office, all of us have wadded up a piece of paper and tried to throw it into a garbage can.

While this can be a competitive sport against your co-worker, this can also be done all by yourself to make a fun sport of the day to take some time and give you a break from looking at your computer screen during the day.  Well now you don’t have to be in an office to throw paper into a garbage can because Toss it for Android is here.  This app allows you to throw a piece of wadded up paper into a virtual garbage can.

This app looks really pretty and has some fun features to make the game very challenging. The thing that makes it so challenging is that there are of course things that make it difficult to get the paper into the basket.  There are fans in the office that give you a wind variable that makes it hard to get the paper in the basket.  you have to aim the paper to work with the wind variable to get the paper into the basket.  This in and of itself can be very challenging and make you have to really work for the ability to get the paper in the waste basket.

Features:

• several different wind variables that make it hard to get the paper in
• easy to use interface and controls
• striking visuals and fun sounds
• very fun and keeps track of your high score

This is a great time waster game and you can actually download the lite version for free on the phone.  This is a great way to improve your paper throwing skills and vary in some crazy wind from a fan.

Conclusion:

The full version of this app costs $1.99 and has been given a 3 1/2 out of 5 star rating.

PhotoSpeak Android App Review

Description:

Once in a while we get some apps that kind of break the technology barrier and are really cool to look at and behold.  This app is definitely one of the coolest apps we have seen in a really long time.  What exactly does this app do?  Well what it does is take still images that are on your phone and allows you to record a message up to a minute long.  it then takes the photo image and makes an avatar out of them that is semi 3d and the pictures talks and forms the words that you just recorded on your message!  I know this sounds crazy but it makes it very cool to watch a person that you took a picture of say all the words that you just said.  This is fun because you can record these small video messages and send them to your friends as a joke.

This is a very impressive app for bringing photos to life!  The ability to turn a still image into a 3d avatar that can speak.  The avatar is interactive.  When we say this the 3d avatar blinks, moves and follows your screen gestures.  The thing that doesn’t work really well is that the recorded voice messages are stored in the internal memory which don’t let you record a lot of time.

Photospeak is very innovative and very impressive.  You Literally just take a photo or use one from your phone gallery to bring it to life.  The Avatars are able to blink their eyes, have some movement and they follow your screen gestures and you can make it speak a recorded message.  You can send this avatar to people which is really funny for a great joke.  Creating music videos of your avatar is quite comical and really alot of fun!

Features:

• uses still photos on your phone
• 3d avatar moves and has personality
• the mouth movement is pretty realistic
• allows you to have the avatar to speak a custom message that you make

The only thing we have to gripe about is the fact that the audio message is saved in the internal memory of the phone instead of on the SD card.  you will have to make sure you have a lot of internal space on the phone before using this app.

Conclusion:

This app costs$4.00 dollars and has been given a perfect 5 out of 5 star rating for its amazing look and style.