Another great app for iPad and iPhones

If you are a person that enjoys what I call "ambiance sounds", this is a must!  

This app is called Sleep Pillow, and it is what people call "white noise", that is, certain sounds that make you relax and get to sleep.  Have you ever heard that the fastest way to put a baby to sleep is to turn on the vacuum?  With this app, you get a full collection of noises that will put you to sleep fast, including a vacuum noise!

Seriosly, the collection has many sounds, including:

- falling rain (big drops, small drops, rain on a tent, rain on a car)

- thunderstorms

- wind

- fireplaces

- water (drops, big and small waterfalls, crushing waves)

- birds

- forest sounds

- horses

- whale songs

- bubbles

- street noise

- cars, trains and airplanes

- clocks

- heartbeats

- windchimes
- TV and radio static

- fans

- hair dressers

- vacuums

- washers

- tracks with relaxation music

- lullabies

There is a free version with just some of these options; the paid-for version has everything that I have listed.  Here you have some info on the app.  The price tag is $1.99.

My impression?  I absolutely love it!  I used to have (still got it) a big collection of nature sounds that I would put on sleeper mode in my CD player.  The player broke long ago, but this collection makes up for the loss.  Hubby sets it on and I am sleep in less than 10 minutes.  

A great thing about this app is that you can indeed set it on sleep timer, and it will fade out when the time runs out.  Also, if your iPad has a cover, it will keep playing even if you shut the cover.  It also has an alarm set, a sliding bar for the volume, and pictures for every sound available.  The pictures are nice, crisp and very descriptive.

Listening to the whale songs as of this moment... Highly recommended!

Poe for iPad

If you are a fan of Edgar Allan Poe, chances are that you already have several editions of his work, both narrative and poetry.  But if you are also a fan of comics/illustration books, then you simple have to have this!

Art by David García Forés

There has been an apps release for iPad called The iPoe Collection, and it is beyond words.  My dear husband bought it for me, and it is incredible.

It features four stories: The oval portrait, The tell-tale heart, Annabel Lee and The Masque of the Red Death.  It also has a short biography of Poe and a sketchbook of the art included in the stories.  The best part is that every story has its own music, and it changes when you turn the pages.  The tell-tale heart even has ambience sounds added, the main one being the beating heart of the father.

Each story also is interactive; when you touch the screen... things happen.  I don't want to spoil your surprises, but be sure to touch everything you see, just in case, so you won't miss any of the details.

The illustrator of the stories is Spanish author David García Forés.  I did not know about him, but now I will certainly keep an eye open for his future projects.

There is already a Volume II, that I still not have, but most definitely will.

Also, if you do not have an iPad, you can at least download the soundtrack of the stories and some wallpapers here.  Or go directly to their Zazzle store for a gift for yourself or the Poe fan in your life.  They will sure love you for it!