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The Best Apps and Gear of 2012 (Part 6)

11/20/2012 8:52:07 AM

KAYAK

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/285

Description: Description: Description: KAYAK

KAYAK

From com­paring prices to making reservations and everything in between, the KAYAK app handles all your travel needs. This essen­tial app makes it a breeze to search for flight, hotel, and car rental deals; book hotel rooms; and much more.

FlightTrack

Price: $4.99

Website: app2.me/4092

Pro version

Price: $9.99

Website: app2.me/288

Description: Description: Description: Flight¬Track

Flight­Track

Stay on top of every aspect of air travel with Flight­Track. Features include real-time arrival and departure statuses, live flight maps with weather radar overlay, and more. Upgrade to the Pro version for push alerts, airport terminal maps, and weather forecasts.

MotionX-GPS Drive

Price: $0.99

Website: app2.me/249

Description: Description: Description: MotionX-GPS Drive

MotionX-GPS Drive

This consistently top-ranked navigation app will get you to your destination without a hitch. It's packed with great features, including live traf­fic maps and speed limit display.

TripAdvisor

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/4098

Description: Description: Description: TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor

Featuring over 60 million user reviews of hotels, restau­rants, and attractions, TripAdvisor is a must- check before making reservations or taking a trip.

GateGuru

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/290

Description: Description: Description: GateGuru

GateGuru

While GateGuru offers up-to-date flight status info and a place to view your TripIt and KAYAK itineraries, where it truly shines is as a resource for airport ameni­ties. Check out terminal maps and over 30,000 reviews, photos, and tips from other travelers to find the perfect restaurant or shop to visit on your layover.

Packing Pro

Price: $2.99

Website: app2.me/2955

Description: Description: Description: Packing Pro

Packing Pro

Ever gotten to your destination and realized you'd forgotten to pack a swimsuit? This handy app keeps emer­gency trips to the store to a minimum. Create customizable packing lists from a catalog of over 800 items and enjoy stress-free travel ahead.

RoadAhead Highway Exit Finder

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/5214

Description: Description: Description: RoadAhead Highway Exit Finder

RoadAhead Highway Exit Finder

This awesome app takes the guess­work out of road-trip pit stops. Automatically lo­cating you on the highway, RoadAhead displays upcoming exits by distance, listing rest areas, gas stations, restaurants, and more.

In the wild

Oh, Ranger! Park Finder

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/5216

Description: Description: Description: Oh, Ranger! Park Finder

Oh, Ranger! Park Finder

The most comprehensive database of US parks and forests (national, state and local.) Oh, Ranger! is an indispensable resource for lovers of the outdoors. Choose from 30 activity categories to find the perfect locale, then check out the in-app maps, park overviews, and more.

Army Survival for iPad/iPhone

Price: $1.99

Website: app2.me/2327

Description: Description: Description: Army Survival for iPad/iPhone

Army Survival for iPad/iPhone

For outdoor adventurers, preparation and safety is key. This field manual by the U.S. Army is an authoritative reference guide on survival in every type of climate. It includes invaluable info on tools, shelters, poisonous plants, and much more.

MotionX-GPS

Price: $0.99

Website: app2.me/2821

Description: Description: Description: MotionX-GPS

MotionX-GPS

Over 10 million users can't be wrong. For cyclists, hik­ers, runners, and other outdoor sports enthusi­asts, this GPS app - featuring nine map choices, track recording, waypoints, location sharing, and more - is unmatched in its genre.

Audubon Guides

Price: $19.99

Website: app2.me/5217

Description: Description: Description: Audubon Guides

Audubon Guides

This beautiful nature app combines four of Audubon's popular field guides by including information and photos on over 3,000 species of North American birds, mammals, trees, and wildflowers.

Entertainment

Akinator the Genie

Price: $1.99

Website: app2.me/5156

Description: Description: Description: Akinator the Genie

Akinator the Genie

Akinator is a genie who can guess what real or fictional character you're thinking of with unnerving accuracy after asking a set of questions. The app lets you add names and pictures of people you know, and sup­ports several languages.

Pocket God

Price: $0.99

Website: app2.me/100

Description: Description: Description: Pocket God

Pocket God

In this epi­sodic microgame, you're a god who controls every living aspect of primitive islanders stuck on a remote island. You can hit them with light­ning, create life, alter gravity, and more. Playing god is always a fun way to pass the time.

Moron Test

Price: $0.99

Website: app2.me/2755

Description: Description: Description: Moron Test

Moron Test

These seemingly simple puzzles will make your brain do acrobatics. This patience-testing app features five puzzle sections and global leaderboards and achievements to track your progress.

Tom Loves Angela

Price: $0.99

Website: app2.me/5157

Description: Description: Description: Tom Loves Angela

Tom Loves Angela

Back-talking character apps grew in popularity last year. In this app, TalkingTom, one of the most popular characters, has found a new friend. Tell Tom what to tell Angela to woo her - but choose your words carefully, because she talks back.

Palm Reading Booth

Price: $0.99

Website: app2.me/5158

Description: Description: Description: Palm Reading Booth

Palm Reading Booth

I see this app in your future... Palm Reading Booth takes a picture of your palm, and reveals your personal traits. Are you a leader? How many kids will you have? and so forth. It's a fun pastime, especially when you try it with friends to see what comes up.

Someecards

Price: $0.99

Website: app2.me/5159

Description: Description: Description: Someecards

Someecards

If you spend any amount of time on Facebook, you've probably seen these old-style postcards with funny (if sometimes crass) captions. Browse through popular categories, and send and re­ceive postcards through the app.

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