Tag Archives: nostalgia
Kiwi App Review: iSupr8 adds a touch of nostalgia to your home movies
If you’ve messed around with Instagram or Hipstamatic and wished that you could apply those funky retro filters to video as well as still photos, well look no further. Kiwi devs MEA Mobile have recently launched an app that does just that – iSupr8. Keep reading for a quick look and a demo video.…
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App Store Essentials: All-in-1 Gamebox is 26 times cheaper than it should be… and counting!
All-in-1 Gamebox is one of those apps that has been hanging around the Top Ten for a while now, and currently it is sat in pride-of-place at number one. It’s an interesting concept: you buy the app for $1.29, and with every update another game is added for free, meaning your initial investment of $1.29 keeps on delivering more-and-more value.
Having started with eight games on-board back in October 2009, the app now boasts an impressive twenty-six games, so the return on investment is very good! But if you’re like me and are sceptical by nature, you’ve probably seen it and thought “26 games for a $1.29? Must be rubbish” and passed on it. Well, a couple of months back I gambled $1.29 (big risk-taker, me) and bought a copy. Read on for my review of this box of delights.…
Read MoreFound Footage: Classic Kiwi Apple II ad from 1984
OK so this has nothing to do with the iPhone, but I’m certain you’ll forgive me for the diversion. The NZ Film Archive have just launched a celebration of classic kiwi TV ads from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s which they’ve cleverly called Sellebration, and whaddya know… there’s a locally made ad for the Apple II in the line-up! It’s funny stuff that is sure to strike a chord of nostalgia with anyone who remembers this from its original run, but it’s also kind of sad to see how far we’ve come, and yet how far we are from the likelihood of this ever happening again. Hit ‘read more’ for the link, and while you’re there stick around for the rest of the collection.…
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