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Picture Dictionary Replaces Definitions With the First Image Returned From a Google Search [Video]

It won't help you improve your vocabulary, but Ben West and Felix Heyes' Google dictionary will keep you up to speed on internet fads and memes. That's because instead of definitions, the book's pages are populated with Google Image search results.More »

1-in-3 eReading Devices Is Used for What? [E-Readers]

We've heard of hate-reading—the kind of reading you do out of disgust or loathing or contempt for the author. Now, it seems that a new type of reading style has emerged: call it "shame-reading."More »

Price Drop: Grimm's Hansel and Gretel ~ 3D Interactive Pop-up Book (Books)

Grimm's Hansel and Gretel ~ 3D Interactive Pop-up Book 1.0.1Device: iOS UniversalCategory: BooksPrice: $4.99 -> Free, Version: 1.0.1 (iTunes) Description:? Escape into a rich fantasy world with Grimm's Hansel & Gretel from StoryToys ?? Featured by Apple in "New and Noteworthy" ...

Price Drop: Pocket Positions - Kamasutra Sex Positions & Modern Sex Guide (Books)

Pocket Positions - Kamasutra Sex Positions & Modern Sex Guide 5.0.1Device: iOS UniversalCategory: BooksPrice: $.99 -> Free, Version: 5.0.1 (iTunes) Description:Do you like sex? Do you want to be better at it? Then you've come to the right place! Pocket Positions is the App Stores definitive s...

Ugh, The New Yorker Is Going to Tweet An Entire 8,500-Word Story [The Worst]

Because it apparently has nothing better to do, the New Yorker will tweet the entirety of an 8,500-word short story from the @NYerFiction account. Written by Jennifer Egan, the author of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner, A Visit From the Goon Squad, the piece will be posted over the span of 10 nigh...

Timeless Classics of Literature Upgraded With Already-Dated Augmented Reality [Video]

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Price Drop: Blighty: Cinderella (Books)

Blighty: Cinderella 1.2Device: iOS UniversalCategory: BooksPrice: $.99 -> Free, Version: 1.2 (iTunes) Description:????? A Totally New Learning Experience. This Application is packed with Beautiful Illustrations and Narrations of a Classic Children's story.????? ?This application NOW has ENGLISH &...

Study Confirms Amazon Reviews Are as Reliable as Media Critics [Amazon]

While there are some dubious reviews floating around on Amazon, the system has one thing going for it: power in numbers. In fact, a new study from Harvard suggests that Amazon reviews are, taken together, just as trustworthy as those from professional critics.More »

Price Drop: Kung Fu Panda 2 Storybook (Books)

Kung Fu Panda 2 Storybook 1.1Device: iOS UniversalCategory: BooksPrice: $2.99 -> Free, Version: 1.1 (iTunes) Description:? #1 in Books (iPhone) - May 2011 ? #2 in Books (iPad) - May 2011 ? Featured in What's Hot by Apple ? Featured in New & Noteworthy by Apple iStoryTime brings the fun and a...

Review: A Fact Every Day - 365 Fun Facts for Kids, for iPad

A Fact Every Day - 365 Fun Facts for Kids is a simple and entertaining iPad app. As the name suggests, it offers up an interesting fact for each day of the year - and every day a new fact page is unveiled in the app.The topics covered by the daily facts include animals, nature, people, history, a...