This time our favourite app is a research tool that collects data on a topic and puts it under various heads. We also found an amazing alarm app, a cloud-based writing app, another that sets deadlines for you to follow and one that measures anything seen on camera.
Dunno (Free)
By spacestation6 Inc.
This app can be your personal researcher once you download it on your tablet. In fact, this is an advanced search engine that collects information on any topic. So if you do a search about any topic, the app will, in some time, tell you what it is, show images, also list webposts, news items and video on the subject. It even shows Twitter posts and related items on sale. Old searches get updated if you leave them on the app. Now, who needs Google?
30/30, (Free)
By Binary Hammer
If you have a task to be done at a certain time, then you better get 30/30 ticking. With this app you can create a specific task and set a timeline in which to complete it. The tasks don't have to be all work. You can even set 60 minutes for a writing job with a 10-minute break in between. And the tasks are very specific, from answering emails to taking a nap. Most of the controls are gesture based.
Nebulous Notes Lite (Free)
By Nuclear Elements
As the name suggests, this note-taking app is linked to the cloud in a big way. So while you can use the app to take notes with the font size, colour and background of your preference, you can also save your works at one touch on Dropbox or Evernote.
iHome+Sleep (Free)
By iHome
It is called the "alarm clock from the experts" and it won't take you long to see why. The app first logs into your location and then you can set a bedtime as well as well wake-up alert. You can add music for both ends of your sleep-maybe a lullaby at one and a Freddy Mercury at the other. You can also add different alarms for specific days, say for a whole week. This will make the app very popular among frequent travellers. It also records the hours you slept, if you were thoughtful enough.
EasyMeasure (Free)
Caramba App Development
This app uses your camera and a whole lot of trigonometry mumbo-jumbo to make simple measurements. The app has to be calibrated first and then you have to key in the height at which the device will be held (four inches less than your height). Then focus on what you want to measure-it could be the height of one the towers of the Taj Mahal or the distance to your office loo.
