Our Lady of the Lake College Publishes PT Mobile Apps
21.05.46
Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge, LA has launched five mobile apps for Apple devices in the last six months for students in its Physical Therapist Assisting program. The latest app, released in late July 2011 and titled " Manual Muscle Testing of the Scapula ," provides text on what muscles are involved and what they do and provides both audio and video demonstrations and questions for self-assessment.
The apps, which publicly sell for $3.99 each, are licensed under a Creative Commons license by Eric Seneca, director of distance learning. They run on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad with iOS 4.2 or later.
The college turned to the Apple devices as part of a mobile learning initiative. According to Seneca, the focus of "m-Learning," as the program is called, is to "deliver formal instruction into informal learning opportunities."
Source: Campus Technology
Easy Gym Log - the Free Weights and Cardio Logging App for iPhone, iPad and ...
21.05.59
LONDON, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Easy Gym Log allows gym users to log weights lifted and distances run or cycled etc., so that they know what to aim for on their next visit. Keeping track of this data and trying to beat previous records is vitally important in improving strength and fitness.
Other similar apps provide long lists of exercises that many gym users are not interested in and would never actually do. Easy Gym Log provides a blank canvas for a user to input the exercises that they actually perform making the progression with each visit clear to see.
For weight training, gym users log the number of reps lifted in kgs, lbs, a gym machine level or without weight (for sit ups etc.). For cardio training, gym users log time exercised, distance completed or both. Gym users can also add notes to each exercise with any additional data such as running machine incline, calories burned or proposed weight to lift on the next visit.
Source: MarketWatch (press release)
Hands On With Sony's Android Walkman
01.09.11
Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the Walkman offers full access to the Android Market. Sony wouldn't say whether the player would run the most-recent version of Android when it actually reaches market, but Toshimichi Nagashima, general manager of Sony's Mobile Business Group, said that the company realizes that it's important for Android devices to run the latest OS version.
The integrated music player app looks a lot like Android's stock music app, but the Walkman has been enhanced with some music-specific features. The W.Music app with Sony's SenseMe technology analyzes your songs or those from the Music Unlimited service, takes the mood and the tempo, and categorizes them by channels such as Extreme, Dance, Mellow, Relax, and Lounge. Various graphic visualizers move with your music, and a dedicated W button on the side of the Walkman summons player controls (Play, Stop, Previous, Next) when you're in another application, or if the phone is locked. Also, Sony claims its S-Master MX technology clarifies low-end and improves overall audio quality. I can't verify those claims, but Dido's "Thank You" sounded great through a pair of Sony headphones. Nagashima said the player would likely be bundled with higher-quality earphones.
Source: PC Magazine