WIRED magazine has collaborated with Gizmodo to release the “Wired App Guide” iPad application in the App Store. The app provides 400 detailed reviews of “essential tools for every type of smartphone user.”
With categorized app reviews and an index of the hottest apps in the App Store, WIRED’s new App Guide is a must-download for any Apple enthusiast.
“From Angry Birds to Zite, mobile apps are redefining how we experience the world, whether we’re at work or play. But with hundreds of thousands of apps available, choosing the right software is becoming increasingly complicated. That’s where we come in. Our experts braved the app stores to search, download, test, crash, complain, and update—all so you don’t have to. Organized into seven categories—social, games, lifestyle, news, arts & entertainment, photography, and productivity—these are the apps worth knowing about.”
The app includes the WIRED essentials bundle, which includes 18 “must-have” apps for any new iOS device user. There’s also Editor’s Picks, and specialized apps for physicists, entrepreneurs, celebrities, etc. There’s also some editorial content that’s definitely worth checking out.
The Wired App Guide is beautifully designed for the iPad. It’s like perusing an interactive magazine full of awesome app reviews. The app takes advantage of iOS gestures and lets you launch the App Store from inside the app when you find something you want to buy.
There’s a ton of great apps in the Wired App Guide. Whether you’re an Apple aficionado or someone totally new to the App Store, the Wired App Guide is a recommended download. This app would also be a great thing to gift a friend that’s looking for some cool apps to download.
Get it now in the App Store for $5.99.
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9 responses to “Wired Launches App Guide Magazine With 400 App Store Reviews”
Maybe this is already addressed somewhere in the article, but is this an app Wired will be updating from time to time or a one-off purchase that will be dated within a few months?
Why would I want to pay money for a magazine that has reviews for Android and Windows 7 phones?? Not interested. Oh, it’s from Gizmodo, that explains it.
Fail.
That’s about $5.99 too much.
I’m supposed to buy an app to know which apps to buy? Did I all of a sudden fall asleep and wake up and it’s April 1?
We read the app reviews at http://www.ipadinstructionsguide.com” rel=”nofollow”> iPad Instructions
Guide before purchasing anything new for our iPad 2. There are tips and
tricks for the iPad in their video download sections that work pretty
well. I’m not sure if all of these have been
reviewed there however.