Reviews

Ninja Dash

Here is something for all those who just cannot get enough of casual gaming titles on their smartphones. Ninja Dash will be one game that every gamer at heart will love and adore to the fullest, all owing to the sweet graphics and intuitive gameplay style integrated within the game ecosystem. Created by Mouse Games, this developer has produced some rather sad titles in the past, but things seem to have taken a turn with their Ninja Dash offering.

Kimiko Ishizaka: The Open Goldberg Variations

Occasionally, it's good to get away from all the trappings of pop and modern music to indulge yourself in some good old classical tunes. Luckily, there's not a shortage of talented musicians and instrumentalist willing to take on the work of the masters. Kimiko Ishizaka is breathing a new life to some of Bach's greatest work in this great instrumental compilation. The Goldberg Variations is a Kickstarter funded work, which aims to record and recapture the Bach's famous 1741 composition. The album is produced by Anne-Marie Sylvestre and licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Format Factory

Format Factory converts your videos, audios, and pictures to a variety of handy file formats. It can work with files from your mobile devices, MP3, AVI, #GP, RMVB and GIFFs, as well as other audio, picture files, DVDs and more. Hook your camera up and download your files immediately in a format that you want.

Shaking Through: Selected Tracks Vol 1 & 2

When emerging indie artists collaborate into a pristine musical project, you can only expect nothing but the best. Produced by Weathervane Music and WXPN in Philadephia, Shaking Through: Selected Tracks Volumes 1 & 2 is part of a documentary series that shows the birth song of 10 indie bands each year. This particular album is a selection from well loved tracks from the first two installments.

Waltz for One

Get ready for some mind games in Waltz For One. This a short film released last June 19 to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the longest solo space flight in history by Valey Bykovsky with a total flight time of four days and 23 hours. The short is directed by John Merizalde and cinematography by David Torcivia. It's produced by Takashi Doscher with a budget of only $700. Set during the space race of the 1960s, the film follows the journey of Arthur Whitman, an eccentric rich man who sets out to a self-financed voyage to break the longest single-manned space to orbit for one week.

I Used To Be A Sparrow: Luke

There's actually two people behind this dreamy electro indie pop number; I Used To Be A Sparrow is composed of Dick Pettersson and Andrea Caccese. Luke is an 11-track compilation that combines pop, alternative and a bit of indie all into one enjoyable fusion of sound. Even though "dreamy indie pop" tags are a dime a dozen these days, there are the occasional exceptions. This album is one of them. Released just last February 2012, this one is a great keeper, whether you love all out dance pop or slow acoustic tracks.

Scrabble Free

We have had an overdose of HD games, Casual games, arcade-action and the works. So now it's time to feature America's favorite word game and yes it is Scrabble. This game has taken the world by storm and has made spelling fanatics go weak in the knee. Scrabble is available in the iOS version and will surely make nostalgia creep-in for the hardcore fans around the world. Created by EA Inc., they are one of the finest game developers present on any platform; coming out with some of the most amazing titles for the iOS platform, such as, Dead Space, Monopoly, and SIM CITY. Scrabble takes cue from the best and does not disappoint at all.

Black Mask: Us and Them

It's rare to find good quality music being offered for free online but when you do find them, you're rewarded with a new artist to love and great new music to enjoy. Us and Them is an indie hip hop album that's a good find. It was recorded and released by a group of friends who call themselves Black Mask. Originally made up of Maulskull, America Smith, B-Nuggs, INfluence, Noby One, Joe Kirschner, Dean Wakerlin, Dustin Thompkins and Milton Minasko; the crew has downsized to a six piece from a nine. Despite the dwindling number, they still churn out music that's worth grazing your ears.

Focal Filter

Are you always distracted by your favorite social-networking site or game sites while working on some of the most important projects? Well, don't worry because there are always tools to help you get focused - and here is a great example of one of such tools, Focal Filter. Created by a group of indie developers (David Gelbart, Shan Naziripour and David Gong) the software is really well thought out and certainly needed by the present-generation computer wizards.