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The Best Apps and Gear of 2012 (Part 8)

11/20/2012 8:52:41 AM

Epicurious

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/2637

Description: Description: Description: Epicurious

Epicurious

Featuring over 30,000 recipes from notable chefs, food magazines, and cookbooks, Epicurious offers a great selection of culinary de­lights for established foodies and beginner cooks. Save your favorite recipes, create shopping lists, and share recipes or lists with friends via email, Facebook, or Twitter.

foodgawker

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/4947

Description: Description: Description: foodgawker

foodgawker

Call it food porn, call it drool-worthy, call it whatever you want - this guilty-pleasure app is a brilliant fix for visually inspired foodies. This mobile companion to foodgawker.com features photos and recipes from the best food bloggers around the world.

Hello Vino

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/4917

Description: Description: Description: Hello Vino

Hello Vino

It's like having a sommelier in your pocket! Hello Vino offers wine recommendations, reviews, pairings, and more, helping wine beginners and oenophiles alike keep track of their favorite bottles.

Veg Travel Guide

Price: $2.99

Website: app2.me/5195

Description: Description: Description: Veg Travel Guide

Veg Travel Guide

Veg­etarians and vegans, rejoice! This handy app points you to the best veg-friendly dining spots around the world, so that you can enjoy explor­ing new cities without having to compromise your dietary preferences.

Food Network In the Kitchen

Price: $1.99

Website: app2.me/4249

Description: Description: Description: Food Network In the Kitchen

Food Network In the Kitchen

For Food Network fans, this cooking app is a super-fun way to expand your culinary horizons. Search thousands of recipes by ingre­dient or chef - Giada De Laurentiis, Guy Fieri, and Bobby Flay are just a few - then save your favorites, create shopping lists, watch how-to videos, and peruse user reviews.

Open Table

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/2737

Description: Description: Description: Open Table

Open Table

Make reser­vations right from your iDevice at over 20,000 Open Table-enabled restaurants in the U.S. and Canada with this essential app for diners. Specify date, time, and party size, and Open Table will show you available tables at nearby restaurants - priceless for travelers!

Mixologist Drink Recipes

Price: $0.99

Website: app2.me/2648

Description: Description: Description: Mixologist Drink Recipes

Mixologist Drink Recipes

Play bartender at your next soiree with the help of Mixologist, a comprehensive drink-recipe app. Try the "Liquor Cabinet” fea­ture, wherein you enter all the liquor and mixers you have on hand to find out which cocktails you can make. Bottoms up!

Local Eats

Price: $0.99

Website: app2.me/242

Description: Description: Description: Local Eats

Local Eats

Looking for the real-deal favorites, the local (or perhaps super-secret) spots - anything but your typical chain restaurant? Try this dining guide, featuring curated lists of the best U.S. and international restaurants based on reviews by magazines, newspapers, and food bloggers.

Arts & Culture

Classical Music I

Price: Free with $4.99 in-app purchase for full songs

Website: app2.me/5198

Description: Description: Description: Classical Music I

Classical Music I

Clas­sical Music II

Price: $4.99

Website: app2.me/5199

Description: Description: Description: Clas¬sical Music II

Clas­sical Music II

Treat yourself to an aural extravaganza by downloading w the full version of Classical Music I, featuring 120 classical masterpieces from the world's most famous composers, then double the en­joyment by adding Volume II. Both apps work offline without Wi-Fi, and feature stunning mu­sic visualizations.

American Ballet Theatre

Price: $1.99

Website: app2.me/5197

Description: Description: Description: American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre

Balletomanes from NYC and around the world will find something to twirl about with this well- designed app, featuring the latest company news, dancer bios, casting schedules, and more.

Smithsonian Mobile

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/5196

Description: Description: Description: Smithsonian Mobile

Smithsonian Mobile

Whether planning a trip to D.C. or just jonesing for your next museum fix, the Smithsonian app will provide you with all the info you need. Find out about current exhibitions, go on audio tours, listen to podcasts, and more with this handy mobile guide.

Art

Price: $0.99

Website: app2.me/5092

Description: Description: Description: Art

Art

A portable collection of over 200 famous artists' major works, the Art app lets you learn about and enjoy visual mas­terpieces, whether at home or on the road. You can take quizzes, watch slideshows, and save your favorite paintings in a personal gallery.

Business & Finance

Mint.com

Price: $3.99

Website: app2.me/2711

Mint is the ultimate personal finance tool. It syncs with investment and bank accounts, and lets you track your balances and transac­tions, check your personal budgets, and receive bill payment reminders.

PayPal

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/2401

Description: Description: Description: PayPal

PayPal

PayPal is perfect for sending and receiving payments. Take a pic­ture of a check to deposit money to your PayPal account for free. It also features a "local" fea­ture, where you can see merchants that accept PayPal payments.

Square Card Reader

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/3735

Description: Description: Description: Square Card Reader

Square Card Reader

Paired with the Square Card Reader (available at Square.com), this app is a fantastic way to accept credit card payments on your iPhone or iPad. Customers can sign by using their finger, and receive receipts via email.

My Weekly Budget

Price: $0.99

Website: app2.me/5175

Description: Description: Description: My Weekly Budget

My Weekly Budget

My Weekly Budget is a simple and powerful app with one goal: to keep you below your weekly spending target. Set a weekly budget, and eas­ily update the app as the week passes. The app also compiles weekly spending summaries.

GoToMeeting

Price: Free

Website: app2.me/5176

Description: Description: Description: GoToMeeting

GoToMeeting

Attend GoToMeetings and GoToWebinars on the go. Join and view presentations with one tap, and see who else is present at the meeting. Works over Wi-Fi and 3G connections, and now allows live questions.

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