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.@MyWebDaily reviews: Khan Academy

They say you don’t get something for nothing, but in the case of non-profit website, khanacademy.org they are wrong, because here you’ll find a wealth of knowledge parcelled up in easily digestible videos & exercises completely free of charge. The library has over 2,600 videos covering everything from algebra to venture capital, plus more than 200 practise exercises to help it sink in. As well as the videos there are practise exercises and resources for educators to help them inspire their students. You’ll need to log in with either a Google or Facebook account, and then you can save and track any progress made as well. You can watch the videos without logging in, but students who do can also save their completed activities and post questions & comments against the articles. Most of the content is aimed at middle or upper school students, with a spattering of subjects, such as adding and subtracting, geared towards younger children too.

.@MyWebDaily reviews: Wikitude

If Wikipedia where a book it would take over a century for one person to read it. Luckily it’s been wrapped up onto a location aware augmented reality app instead. Wikitude is free to download for android, blackberry & idevices. Just look through your camera view and anything local with a Wikipedia entry will be flagged on the screen. Think Layar with the might of Wikipedia’s information database behind it – and remember to sit down if your head starts spinning. As well as flagging up restaurants & night life hotspots, there’s information about local services, such as police stations & cash machines. It’s also the first AR app to integrate with Blackberry Messenger 6, helping you locate nearby contacts. Use the route feature to switch to google maps for turn by turn directions to get where you want to go. 

UPDATE: I recieved this email from the Wikitude team after they saw my review here & it details some great developments for the company.

Thanks for your recent review of Wikitude!

With our launch of Wikitude 7.0 in conjunction with launch partners like TripAdvisor, Hotels.com and Yelp last week we have been transitioning from our previous focus on location based services to a broader proposition of AR content. Wikitude ARchitect, our new technology platform, allows us to open up to a much bigger developer audience, now also including game developers. Working with former Rockstar staff at Team Vienna Game Studios (MMO 7million, Facebook Zombiees!), we have already 3 great AR games launched today! 

We have just put our blogpost on our Augmented Reality Games Release live here: http://www.wikitude.com/games-release

 

.@MyWebDaily reviews: Aviary

When creativity strikes you need the right tools to take advantage of it – and at aviary.com you’ll find a whole flock of artistic apps to bring creativity to the cloud. This suite provides tools for working with photos, graphics & sound – all named after different types of bird.

This is a great suite of tools for anyone who is in a creative business and wants to share and collaborate in the cloud. The applications look good and are easy to use, with a great range of features to help you make something beautiful. The only slight downside is the amount of time it takes to save large files – but that’s working in the cloud for you. With a range of mobile apps to boast about as well, it seems hard to believe that such powerful creative tools are offered on this website free of charge.

.@MyWebDaily reviews: Free App Magic

There are hundreds of thousands of apps for your iPhone, some are free, some you have to pay for – and some you can find under the counter for a limited time with Free App Magic. This app showcases 3 new paid apps a day that are being offered free for a limited period by the developers to help create a buzz in the app store. You have 24 hours to download each selection of 3 free apps. You might not always find something you want, but with zero outlay and the chance of coming across the odd gem offered free for a limited time, this is definitely one app I will be checking in with daily.