Al Gore's Our Choice
Winner of the 2011 Apple Design Award
Our Choice will change the way we read books. And quite possibly change the world. In this interactive app, Al Gore surveys the causes of global warming and presents groundbreaking insights and solutions already under study and underway that can help stop the unfolding disaster of global warming. Our Choice melds the vice president's narrative with photography, interactive graphics, animations, and more than an hour of engrossing documentary footage. A new, groundbreaking multi-touch interface allows you to experience that content seamlessly. Pick up and explore anything you see in the book; zoom out to the visual table of contents and quickly browse though the chapters; reach in and explore data-rich interactive graphics.Source: http://pushpoppress.com/ourchoice/
Kings and Queens by David Starkey
UK iPad App of the Week
Here, as never before, is a personal history class from one of the country’s greatest history teachers. Available for use on iPad, and now for iPhone, this highly interactive app transforms David Starkey’s brilliant overview of the history of Britain through her kings and queens from the printed page to the handheld device.The app' features:
- Multiple navigation pathways enabling users to browse through timelines, tap into family trees and explore maps and historical themes.
- Extensive and exclusive video, allowing users to watch and listen to David Starkey at the same time as dipping in and out of the abridged text of Crown and Country.
- A live stream of Sky TV coverage of the Royal Wedding available on the day.
- Curatorial input from historical experts and educational specialists from the British Library and the British Museum.
- Lavish illustrations, including high resolution images of monarchs and their times.
- Innovative technology that offers users a uniquely interactive multi-layered reading experience.
- Feature TV commentary on all aspects of the Royal Wedding, from why fashionistas love Kate Middleton to how to be the perfect wedding guest.
The Human Body
Dorling Kindersley
- Highly accurate and accessible information created by leading doctors and practitioners.
- Over 270 specially designed full-color and zoomable high-resolution images.
- 12 systems of the body: integrated body, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, skin, hair & nails, lymphatic & immune, digestive, urinary and reproductive, each with zoomable illustrations, text and annotations.
- 99 story pages with illustrations, explanatory text and annotations.
- Detailed and expandable annotations for every image.
- Testing tool for learning the parts of the body.
- Four stunning videos showing key processes in the body: the beating heart, inflammatory response, conception and nerve impulse, each with detailed captions.
- A 3D rotatable human body with selectable layers.
- Functions you can feel: grab your iPad and feel the lungs breathe, the heart beat and the nerve impulses race.