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iPad: Bringing Comics To Life Again

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During my childhood and teenage years comics were a big thing for me and if the truth were to be told it is still a big thing today. Just as my wife who constantly complains about the boxes of old comics in the garage.

Even though comic book publishers have been trying to enter the digital market for some time the bloated technology options made it almost impossible. Today, with the iPad and other tablet devices comic fans like me can once again relive the joy of reading comics.

I know I’m not alone because the sales of iPad apps for comic books reveal that thousands plan to enjoy their comics on their iPad too. Developer comiXology developed and Comics app which comes preloaded in the Kindle Fire. Readers can easily scroll from panel to panel if there are viewing from a smaller screen. You can also purchase new issues with the app. From sappy back in the day favorite, Archie, to detective Chew the titles over a wide range that will make it easy to find something you’ll love.

Comic developers believe that the majority of the app’s users are “old timers” like me who are looking to experience the comics we love in a new way but new comers and getting on board too. As the sales continue to increase more and more titles are being added and publishers are trying to make the issues available for every platform.

Marvel, a publisher of Spider-Man, X-Men and others are taking a leap in the right direction by printing codes in the physical copies so that purchasers can download a digital copy for free. The plan to do the reverse – when you purchase a digital copy you’ll get a coupon for the physical copy – in the near future.

What’s left for the future of comics? It seems that some multimedia effects like video may be something we’ll see sometime soon. Digital comics have been welcomed with open arms and that is a plus especially to publishers old and new. They can test out new titles and see how well they’re accepted before taking to publishing.

I have embraced digital and I hope that I never have to go back but many still prefer leafing through their paper comics. I can back this statement. Just ask the teens down the road who were only too happy to take ownership of the boxes of comics in my garage.

Here is a list of top comic apps:

Comics by comiXology

They offer a good selection which includes some of the biggest and best in addition to exclusive DC releases. The panel to panel display makes viewing convenient for smaller screens.

Graphic.ly

They offer titles from smaller publishers with innovative titles. Although it takes some work to navigate through the storefront the community which provides a lot of reviews will point you in the right direction. Content: Look for lots of small publishers with edgy titles.

Comics+ by iVerse

They provide a much, much smaller selection of titles when compared to other apps. They do not provide panel to panel viewing so viewing is a bit backward.

 

Pulse: The Official News App of Amazon’s Kindle Fire

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Pulse is the news aggregation app most used on the iPad looks like it’s the official app for the Kindle Fire. If you own or plan to purchase the Kindle Fire you won’t need to download the app from a marketplace since it comes preloaded on the Kindle.

This is all available due to a deal that Amazon made with Pulse. I am in wholehearted agreement with Amazon’s bold move because right out of the box you will have access to the Pulse app via the logo on the main screen.

Pulse was launched by Stanford grads Ankit Gupta and Akshay Kothari last year and it provides RSS news feeds in a touch enabled manner for tablets. The fact that Amazon decided to include Pulse on its startup screen says a lot. For one, subscribers to Amazon’s paid newsstand now have a free option to get the news and for Pulse, well it means that they are and up and coming company that seems to have made it to the big time.

Free iPad App Download: RadBox App For iPad and iPad 2

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Radbox is an app that provides a smart way to organize or keep track of videos that you want to watch later. It’s super easy and convenient. Whenever you encounter a video that you cannot view right now just send it to your iPad with Radbox so that you can watch it later. You can add videos quickly using the browser toolbar button. Radbox also does a lot more. You can email links which will save videos from Google Reader and other apps.

Here is a breakdown of the key features of Radbox App:

  • Play videos hands-free in autoplay mode.
  • Use Airplay to stream videos to your Apple TV.
  • Supports HTML5-friendly video solutions such as TED, YouTube and others. The developers are updating often add more services.
  • Organize and play your videos based on categories. Want comedy? Then set up to play your comedy videos one after another.
  • Time-based sessions allows you to play back videos without interruptions until you decide it time to stop.

Radbox is a fantastic app but you should note that you won’t be able to view your videos when offline and it won’t play flash videos.

Keep Your Notes Private with Private Writer For iPad

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Developers in the past have created apps which will blur the screen on your iPad or Android tablet to keep your content private. Although they work to some extent they’ve had their shortcomings.

Today there’s an app that takes privacy to another level. With this app no one will be able to read what you’re writing including you! Thanks to the work of Private Writer for iPad your words will be completely invisible when you’re writing. It’s available as a free download from the Apple iTunes App Store and it could freak you out because you won’t see a single word when you write but then again the same is true for anyone else. When you’re done copy the note to a clipboard and do what you will, send it as an email, post to social media sites and send an iMessage. It will only be visible after you copy and paste it to the program in which you intend to use it.

I am sure you can already see the downside to this app. As much as privacy will be appreciate if you frequently type with errors then lack of visibility will make it hard to see and correct those errors straight away. However, the developer thought if this and including an option to show your written content so you can easily check for errors and hide it again when you’re done checking.

The app is available for free download but ads are included. Should you feel the need to have the ads removed just pay 99 cents for the Pro version and the ads will be removed.