prMac serves to enhance the visibility of press releases in the Mac world, offering Mac-centric news media distribution services as well as top-notch RSS feeds. © 2012 prMac http://prmac.com/ en-us http://prmac.com/release-id-40613.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-40613.htm Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:30:00 CST Entertaining for kids and parents alike, GeoFlight USA offers a fun, yet challenging environment to learn USA geography. The goal of the game is to fly a cute little airplane as quickly as possible to the right destination on the map. Offering two exciting game modes, players can choose between states, capitals or large cities in the USA. Radar hints are available, but will cost valuable time. To celebrate its launch, GeoFlight USA for iPad will be free until April 9th, 2012. http://prmac.com/release-id-40001.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-40001.htm Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:40:00 CST TopoMonkey today introduces GeoFlight USA HD 1.0, its new educational title for iPad devices. Entertaining for kids and parents alike, GeoFlight USA offers a fun, yet challenging environment to learn USA geography. The goal of the game is to fly a cute little airplane as quickly as possible to the right destination on the map. Offers two exciting game modes, players can choose between states, capitals or large cities in the USA. Radar hints are available, but will cost valuable time. http://prmac.com/release-id-39903.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39903.htm Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:30:00 CST California-based developer of family-friendly games, Selectsoft, today introduces Bible Word Search! 1.0 for iOS, an entertaining way to use and expand your Bible vocabulary with a fun word search twist. Practice your Bible knowledge with challenging puzzles in categories such as the Ten Commandments, Prophets, Beatitudes, and more. Find over 3100 words hidden in hundreds of puzzles and choose between 4 fun game modes for fast-paced action, relaxing gameplay, and a levels-based challenge. http://prmac.com/release-id-39630.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39630.htm Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:00:00 CST Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. today introduces Focus on Earthquakes 1.0, its new interactive, educational new-media textbook for the iPad. Focus on Earthquakes provides illustrations, photos, narrated animations, and slide shows that aid in understanding the concepts presented. Interactive quizzes and review questions are provided throughout the text to test and reinforce one's understanding. The Earthquake Tracker feature provides a visual display of recent earthquake activity. http://prmac.com/release-id-39620.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39620.htm Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:00:00 CST The Innocent Devils Ltd has announced the release of Travel Guru 1.3 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. This trivia game uses an extensive database of thousands of questions in five different categories to quiz users on world geography. Players can choose a specific category, or random questions from all categories. Users can download a demo of the app for free, which includes one round of the quiz, but additional free rounds are available by posting on Facebook and Twitter. http://prmac.com/release-id-38884.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-38884.htm Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:35:00 CST Where is? Game is a geography challenge. You have to find the location of countries, capitals, skyscrapers or stadiums on a map. The nearer, the better. You can read about every location via the linked wikipedia page and you can challenge your friends in a multiplayer game via Game Center with up to 4 players. There are 3 levels of difficulty from zoomed in with country borders to zoomed out without anything but land and water on the map. Additionally you can set a round timer. http://prmac.com/release-id-38811.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-38811.htm Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:00:00 CST With over 500,000 Apps now live for the iPhone, and a large chunk of those being games, the launch of a new iPhone App game is usually not that big-a-deal, especially since many of these new games are trying to replicate the success of some of the more prominent App games. One can only get so excited by the latest Miffed Moggies or Perturbed Pigs before you realise barriers are no longer being broken. Thankfully the launch of new iPhone App game TapGeoHunt is refreshingly different. http://prmac.com/release-id-38792.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-38792.htm Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:00:00 CST Net Minds today announces Pin Your World - Free 1.0.3 for iOS, their freemium Game that challenges players to correctly place a pushpin in a map, as close as possible to the city or state whose name is displayed. After inserting a pin, the app displays a red flag on the map, corresponding to the exact location in question. A green line measures the distance between the two pins, and the shorter the distance the higher the score. Rounds are 10 seconds each with 10 rounds per game. http://prmac.com/release-id-37551.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-37551.htm Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:25:00 CST Vito Technology, an awarded developer of top education iOS apps is proud to announce that its bestsellers Star Walk, its stargazing guide, Solar Walk, 3D Solar System model, and Geo Walk, a new kind of encyclopedia, have been successfully used during classes by educators around the world. Vito Technology is delighted to share first hand testimonials from happy educators who have implemented their technology to life. The developers will visit iWorld Macworld to showcase updated apps. http://prmac.com/release-id-36170.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-36170.htm Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:50:00 CST Vito Technology, awarded developer of Star Walk and Solar Walk, is happy to announce the release of Geo Walk 2.4 - 3D World Fact Book. With this update, the app opens an In-App purchase store with high quality content from the famous publisher Dorling Kindersley. Handpicked articles on various topics are placed on an interactive globe model with respect to their location making most wonderful things of the world easy and fun to discover. Geo Walk is on sale 70% off regular price till Dec., 29th. http://prmac.com/release-id-35833.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35833.htm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:55:00 CST This year the arctic sea ice melted to it's second lowest extent in recorded human history. Unprecedented amounts of new data shows that this trend is accelerating. Arctic Watch 1.98 for iOS is an interactive map of satellite photos that highlight the seasonal ice melt of the north and south pole. It utilizes the NASA Aqua satellite system to retrieve daily updates, and incorporate them into charts and animations that allow you to see trends extending back as far as 30 years. http://prmac.com/release-id-31926.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-31926.htm Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:00:00 CST Texas based Free Range Eggheads today introduces Puzzleography 1.0, their newest iPad app. Puzzleography is a pirate themed, puzzle based geography game that can teach every continent and country the world and every state in the USA. Highly educational and surprisingly addicting, it includes 9 maps, 3 levels of difficulty, and random, organic game play. It is ideal for both home and school geography lessons and is fun and challenging for children and adults. http://prmac.com/release-id-30874.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-30874.htm Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:00:00 CST Zephyr Games today introduces Kiwi and Pear's Balloon Adventure 1.0 for iOS, their new interactive game based on the best-selling hardcover book for kids. Kiwi and Pear are two adventurous monkeys who travel and explore the world while spreading love, friendship and smiles to everyone and everything they meet. The game is a vertically scrolling joy ride through the clouds that allows players to control Kiwi and Pear's balloon as it rises through the air by tilting their device from side to side. http://prmac.com/release-id-30126.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-30126.htm Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:15:00 CST Shoppapp LLC releases Geogame World Series 1.6, their ultimate geography-based trivia game for iOS. To help test & improve knowledge, Geogame World Series gamifies learning with a multiple-choice race against the clock. It mixes straight-forward gameplay with challenging trivia making it easy to pick up yet difficult to master. The app features four trivia categories for territories, currencies, capitals and flags. The free version features every challenge for South America to try it in action. http://prmac.com/release-id-27816.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-27816.htm Sat, 09 Jul 2011 06:10:00 CST Third Chicken announces their 4th of July release, Shake the States for iPhone 1.0, has earned a place in Apple's New & Noteworthy category. Shake the States provides a fun way for children and adults to learn US geography. Level 2 challenges children as well as adults. It's a multi-generational game. State names are pronounced when the puzzle pieces are selected for placement on the game board. http://prmac.com/release-id-27118.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-27118.htm Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:00:00 CST Secure.CC Ltd, a new developer of innovative educational software, has announced the launch of its GeoWiz 2.0 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. GeoWiz, which was developed as a fund-raiser for education and charities, dedicates fifty percent of its selling price to non-profit organizations while encouraging students to learn more about our planet and sharpen their geography skills with quizzes that are interesting, fresh and fun. http://prmac.com/release-id-24518.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-24518.htm Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:32:00 CST Virginia based Vito Technology today announces an Easter update to GeoWalk - 3D World Factbook 2.2 for iOS. Explore facts about the fascinating world around us. It was developed specifically for both adults and children curious about far away places, great people, and the most amazing living creatures and plants. With this update users can enjoy a fan and educational Easter egg hunt. Geo Walk is a popular encyclopedia of fun facts recently renovated and constantly receiving new packs of items. http://prmac.com/release-id-23578.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-23578.htm Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:00:00 CST Knowledge Quest, Inc. and iHomeEducator, Inc. have released Wonders of Old Ancient Timeline 4.1, their new app in a new series of educational apps to teach and reinforce history and geography knowledge. Targeted for students 5th grade and up, Wonders of Old Ancient Timeline is a very special primary and secondary level resource and tapestry of ancient events weaved across a beautiful canvas of time which helps children and adults see history in a whole new way. http://prmac.com/release-id-21891.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-21891.htm Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:30:00 CST Charlotte-based game developer Dan Russell-Pinson today announces Stack the Countries 1.0 for iPhone and iPad devices. Stack the Countries makes learning world geography fun with a unique blend of education and casual, arcade-style gaming. Answer questions correctly and then build a stack of countries that reaches the checkered line. The game includes almost 200 country flash cards and interactive maps of the world so players can brush up on their country knowledge or use them for reference. http://prmac.com/release-id-20828.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-20828.htm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:10:00 CST OrdWiz has announced Earth Flags HD 1.70, the latest update to its world flag discovery iPad app. Developed specifically for the iPad, Earth Flags HD allows users to browse through various countries to discover their flags and learn other general information about them easily. Using in-app Google Earth and Google Maps integration, Earth Flags HD provides users with information such as any given location's flag, capitol cities, population, and total area. http://prmac.com/release-id-17991.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-17991.htm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:05:00 CST New York based Zephyr Games today introduces Kiwi and Pear's World Adventure for iOS, the eBook version of the best-selling hardcover for kids 4-8. Kiwi and Pear are two adventurous monkeys who travel and explore the world while spreading love, friendship and smiles to everyone and everything they meet. A third the cost of the hardcover, the eBook features animated story graphics, professionally produced music and voiceover, and three games based on the story: Fruit Catch, Memory, and World Map. http://prmac.com/release-id-16888.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-16888.htm Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:00:00 CST Mobwe, LLC today announces World Ahead 1.0, a new application for iPhone 3GS/4. World Ahead allows iPhone 3GS/4 owners to take a "peek" behind the horizon. By simply moving a compass equipped device, one can see the countries, oceans and seas located in the pointed direction. This makes World Ahead perfect pocket companion for learning world geography in a engaging, interactive way. http://prmac.com/release-id-13044.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-13044.htm Wed, 19 May 2010 04:10:00 CST Independent software developer Steve Glinberg today is pleased to announce the release of 123 World HD Geography Coloring Book for iPad, a talking coloring book that teaches geography using engaging artwork, sound effects, animation, live Google maps, and music from around the world. 123 World HD is a fun introduction to maps and geography for children, and a fantastic review of geography for the whole family. http://prmac.com/release-id-12263.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-12263.htm Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:30:00 CST The independent developer Thomas Busse has overworked the math game Abakus and released version 1.2 under the new name Math-Tour. Math-Tour now combines mathematical problems and geography. The user is taken on a virtual journey through different countries. As long as he can solve the arithmetic puzzles the voyage will proceed. The game includes maps of North America, Europe and Oceania. All with pictures from locations along the routes. http://prmac.com/release-id-9883.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-9883.htm Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:50:00 CST Chicago based Zidware, Inc. today announced Matheroids 1.0, their innovative educational app for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Matheroids was created by parents as an amazingly simple way for young children to learn basic number recognition and sequencing as they play their way through a hip space arcade game. It is part of their new Nanoschool Kids series of personal learning apps for children that will cover basic comprehension, math, science, geography, reading and more. http://prmac.com/release-id-9017.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-9017.htm Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:49:00 CST UK based George Burgess has released GeoRev 1.0, a Geography GCSE revision application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. GeoRev, is designed to help students revise for their Geography GCSE exam and consists of 600 multiple-choice questions. These questions are separated into 15 topic areas with both foundation and higher tier options. The topic areas aim to incorporate the majority of material required by major exam boards. http://prmac.com/release-id-8049.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-8049.htm Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:30:00 CST Paris based VisuaMobile today announces GeoMaster 1.0, their new geography based game for iPhone and iPod touch. In GeoMaster, the player has to place, in a limited time frame, cities and countries of the world on a map. From Europe to South America and from USA to Russia, discover the world the easy way with this unique educational game. WIth more than 7 maps and 8 challenges, GeoMaster will put your geography knowledge at test.