App of My Eye » NBA http://appofmyeye.com The Best iPhone Apps You'd Never See Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:56:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Nice Kicks http://appofmyeye.com/2009/10/10/nice-kicks/ http://appofmyeye.com/2009/10/10/nice-kicks/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:58:15 +0000 Art http://appofmyeye.com/?p=1446 Nice Kicks iTunes PageIn honor of the NBA season starting in a couple of weeks, I’m gonna take a short break from Games and talk about Great Big Apps’ free informational Lifestyle app, Nice Kicks, which gives readers updates on sneaker previews, reviews, and stories from avid fans.  Pulling from their website, not only to get info on your fave kicks, but also new releases with hands-on details, which may entice you to go on your own adventure in search of high quality and/or limited availability product.  Furthermore, see photos of soon-to-be-released shoes as well as specific details as they become available.  But most entertaining are the stories you’ll read of people just like us and their experiences looking for specific kicks.  Covering most of the major brands, such as Air Jordan, Nike, adidas, New Balance, Puma, Converse (now owned by Nike), Reebok, Supra and Vans, Nice Kicks is an exhaustive resource for consumer information, which should help you make a more conscientious purchase in the future, especially given the economy and the likelihood that manufacturers are tighening up their lineups and production runs.  While it is a bit heavy on the Nike side of things, the app is nevertheless presented with crisp, clean graphics and content, all for free.  Overall, very handy and informative.  Price: Free.

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]]> http://appofmyeye.com/2009/10/10/nice-kicks/feed/ 0 blastination http://appofmyeye.com/2009/10/07/blastination/ http://appofmyeye.com/2009/10/07/blastination/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:05:14 +0000 Art http://appofmyeye.com/?p=1426 blastination iTunes PageI’d apologize if it wasn’t for the fact that I couldn’t really be sincere about it.  Yes, I’ve been away from the site working hard at my day job, but that wasn’t the reason.  The absolute truth?  Okay, well, honestly, it’s football season.  There, I said it.  I’ve been watching college and pro football every opportunity I get and if you add the end of the regular baseball season, preseason NBA hoops, and the start of the NHL season, you’ll understand why I’ve been away for quite awhile.  Yet, I’ve re-committed myself, especially after seeing a slew of great games being released, such as blastination by bithoard games.  Start off with a simple premise: collect all objects in each level using a ball, which you must direct by creating temporary barriers with swipes of your finger.  Basically, the barriers act a bit like stationary paddles and platforms which you use to bounce the ball off of at angles to get all objects.  The faster you are, the more points you get as well as the treat of a frenetic pace, which gets your heart pumping.  Great graphics, especially the visual effects, just adds to a player’s drive to play even more.  An exceptional game through and through for such a low price.  Price: 99¢.

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]]> http://appofmyeye.com/2009/10/07/blastination/feed/ 0 Sportacular http://appofmyeye.com/2009/05/11/sportacular/ http://appofmyeye.com/2009/05/11/sportacular/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 01:39:57 +0000 Art http://appofmyeye.com/?p=168 sportacularLooking for a mobile sports app with updated scores, detailed stats, and a means to follow your favorite teams and players across various sports and leagues?  That sweet mana from heaven is here… with a side of fries and large soda to boot!  Not only do you get all that, but you also get betting lines, including the over/under of the combined score (where applicable), polling, standings, schedules, and news.  Sportacular is a must-have for loyal fans, obsessive fantasy players, and the sportsbook enthusiast.  Price: Free.

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