Posts Tagged ‘song’
Review: Flick the Little Red Fire Engine for the iPad
Author: Rod Sutherland
The ongoing relationship between Kiwa Media’s Qbooks and Penguin New Zealand has produced this little “retro” number – a retelling of an old classic that I was previously unaware of called “Flick the Little Red Fire Engine“. I previously reviewed “Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy” and this title backs that one up very well.
I am a fan of what this partnership is producing. They are going for good quality stories and content. They are treating the original stories and illustrations with respect. They are getting serious voice talent for their books (this one has Sam Neill as Narrator). But, they are still making the experience an interactive one for children and making use of what the iPad has to offer.
I enjoy the use of sound effects sparingly — a bark for a dog, the wail of a fire engine — maximum two per page. The fact children can point at individual words, and have that single word read to them is an excellent device for early readers. You’ll see it demonstrated at the end of the above promo video, it even spells out the word. I guess what I am getting at is that the developers have kept the best of the book, the thing that makes children’s books so enjoyable like the actual story and illustrations and they’ve given it some extra educational value and a few nice technological tweaks. This is done with a simplicity that makes it work. It isn’t about all the bells and whistles but about the story, and that is what many creators of ebooks for children are missing. Just like the ABC apps, there are a lot of books that are missing the mark. But these ones don’t.
That said, I am not sure the song at the end of this ebook app was really required. It obviously has a history, and the crackle and hiss remind me of the old vinyl LPs I had as a kid that played stories and songs to me (“And when you hear the bell, then turn the page”). What value it really adds to this story isn’t that great.
Wired: A great story, that will capture younger readers and encourage reading.
Tired: Not sure the song was a necessary element.
Note: The author of this piece received a free review copy of the application
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why when i download music to my sd card then to my sprint samsung moment phone i only have the song for 30secs?
Author: Alexander McQueen
and on my itunes its like 5 mins long then it just converts to a 30 second song, please help. and im on a windows 7 pc
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TV Sports Show Intro Theme Song (1b) STEREO
Author: Stacey Cook
Original music © 2006 John W. Butzberger Jr. Recorded: 2006 @ Menlo Park, CA. Used: Digidesign Pro Tools LE w/ MBox 1.0, IK Multimedia SampleTank & Sonik Synth & Amplitube & T-Racks, Peavey T-30 electric guitar (circa 1982), Martin DCM acoustic guitar (circa 1998), Waves Audio plug-ins.
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LadyGagaMex Presents: – Silly Boy – (NEW SONG 2009 )”DEMO by Eva Simons”♫♫♫♫
Author: Brandon Zimmerman
www.evasimons.com Artist:Eva simons co-written by British songwriter Mike Hamilton. The track was produced by Tearce Kizzo Keaz Your callin me more than ever now that were done Two keys back to my place, we were havin no fun But your not ok, telling me you miss my face I remember…
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Vastu tahtmist (original song)
Author: Tech Blogger
Nonii, üle pika aja suutsin mingi laulu luua. Loodan, et meeldib 
Sõnad: Ava aken, ava uks. Sulge silmad, sulge suu. Vaata enda sisse, ütle, mida näed? Miks sa petad end, miks teed sa haiget nendele, kellest hoolid? Mõtle selgeks oma soovid ja ütle endale, et refr: Ei saa vastu tahtmist olla õnnelik. Ei saa vastu tahtmist olla kellegagi koos, kes sind armastab, armastab. Ei saa vastu tahtmist olla see, kes sa oled iseenda sees. Ära vihka iseend. Ära suhtle vaid vaikides. Hoia seda, mis su ümber, kõrval, sees. Kõik need vapustavad olendid me eludes on valgus. Sinu uue elu algus võib toimuda just praegu. refr: Ei saa vastu tahtmist olla õnnelik. Ei saa vastu tahtmist olla kellegagi koos, kes sind armastab, armastab. Ei saa vastu tahtmist olla see, kes sa oled iseenda sees. Lihtsalt lase vabaks end ja ära muretse. Tee, mis sa teed, sinu elu on ju see. Leia ise enda tee. Leid ise enda tee. Refr: Ei saa vastu tahtmist olla õnnelik. Ei saa vastu tahtmist olla kellegagi koos, kes sind armastab, armastab. Ei saa vastu tahtmist olla see, kes sa oled iseenda sees.
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Timbaland rips song – new information
Author: Stacey Cook
The producer Timbaland seems to have used a six year old song from a finish musician and used it for the song “Do it” by Nelly Furtado. See my first video for more details about that: www.youtube.com New information has now come up that suggests that not only did he use it for the Nelly Furtado track, but also to sell “his own original ringtones” a year earlier. Watch this video to see for yourself! For more information, check out these links: The ringtone: msntg.zingy.com Another site offering the ringtone: aimringtones.aol.com The original forum-thread at SomethingAwful: forums.somethingawful.com The Digg-thread: www.digg.com I would like to add something else too: the point of these videos was to show the similarities between the songs. For some reason that is completely foreign to me, some users feel that this is the forum to express their hateful and racist comments about other people. I WILL NOT TOLERATE SUCH BEHAVIOUR! If you want to comment the videos, that is fine, but BE ADULT ABOUT IT! If the only thing that you can think of writing is something you wouldn’t like said about yourself then don’t write it. If the hateful and racist comments continue, I will simply disable the commenting-feature. Thank you for your time.
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World of Warcraft – Beer Song
Author: Antonio Pierce
Please note, I didn’t make the video and I don’t take credit for it. I happened to find the video on FilePlanet and downloaded it to share with you all here =) Downloaded from FilePlanet at: www.fileplanet.com
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How to show song #’s on android music player?
Author: Tiffany Shoman
I can’t figure out how to show and order by song #’s on the stock android music player. If its possible can someone tell me how? If it isn’t is there a replacement app that does?
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iPhone OS 3.0 random song
Author: Tiffany Shoman
Canción aleatoria moviendo el iPhone con OS 3.0
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Alice sings the song of the day.
Author: Antonio Pierce
Starstruckmaniac’s Alice windfield sings the song of the day.
