M5859 Studios has released Inside the World of Dinosaurs, an interactive dinosaur encyclopedia for the iPad. Narrated by Stephen Fry, the app provides a comprehensive multimedia encyclopedia that features the entire catalogue of dinosaurs from Archeopteryx to Zuniceratops, including a library of 60 fully animated and interactive dinosaurs displayed in three-dimensional models that users can spin around and view at any angle. Users can zoom in to closely…

Cygnett has released its take on Speck's classic CandyShell plastic-and-rubber hybrid case for the iPhone 4 and 4S, calling the new design Apollo ($30). The body of the case is made up of sturdy, fingerprint-proof plastic while the inside is lined with silicone rubber that sticks out at the edges, providing button coverage; they're permanently attached so that you can install them together. Apollo may be rather plain looking, but the combination of…

We're generally wary of metal iPhone cases, as they can impair wireless reception, but they can also look really nice -- maybe even nice enough to justify a lost bar of signal strength. Cygnett's Metalicus for iPhone 4/4S ($40) is an example of what can be done with metal and plastic: split into front and rear frames, the aluminum components are lined with hard plastic to protect the phone and also to hold the halves together. Once installed,…

Shell style cases don't get us especially excited, but sometimes they at least have unique designs, as is the case with Cygnett's Icon Art Series cases for iPhone 4/4S ($40). The plastic cases snap onto the back of the glass phone, protecting the sides but leaving the top and bottom fully exposed. A screen protector, along with a cloth and card for applying it, does provide some extra protection for the display. What's neat about the cases is…

Sprite Labs has released an update to Paint FX, its photo effects editor for iOS, adding native iPad support and several new filters and effects. Paint FX is a photo effects editor for iOS that provides the ability to apply filters and effects to an entire photo or only specific areas of a photo as well as the ability to layer multiple effects on top of each other. The app provides a large number of pre-defined filters and effects that can be further…

When closed, the top flap is secured in place using a manila envelope-style leather string closure. Inside you’ll find a compartment for the tablet, embedded with magnets to activate the automatic sleep/wake feature when it slides in and out. We really like how well this feature works; it’s completely smooth and very reliable. There are four business card slots and a longer opening the company says is for use as a passport pocket on…

AT&T has started to throttle—or downgrade the data speeds of—customers on unlimited data plans that go over 2GB in data usage for the month. As AT&T customer John Cozen wrote on his blog, “I received a message during my last billing cycle, warning I was in the top 5% of my region and would experience reduced data speeds next time I reach that level of data use. I immediately checked my data usage on the AT&T iOS app.…

Capable of shifting into three different angles for "typing," "viewing," and "presentation," Cygnett's FlexiView ($30) is a matte plastic stand for iPads. Two separate legs fold out of the main frame, one thin metal, the other larger plastic, in order to achieve the different angles; the rubberized soft touch finish prevents FlexiView from scratching even an uncased iPad. Of note is the stand's relatively tall design, which gives it a bigger footprint…

As Cygnett's take on the metal and rubber fixed-position tablet stand design we saw a lot of in 2010, Platform ($40) doesn't bring much new to the table: made from silver aluminum, Platform features two wide L-shaped grips to hold an iPad in place, with a gap in the middle for charging access, and rubber on all the points that might rub against the device. A hole in the back provides cable pass-through access. Because of its shape and size, Platform…

This week's Ask iLounge topics: Deleting pictures from Photo Stream, Transferring Apps to a new iTunes library, Apple Universal Dock and iPhone 4S, Getting Track Names after CD Import, Video Playlists on the iPad

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Prizm may be valuable to those who need to carry around a stand, but don’t have a lot of room to pack it. The two flat pieces take up very little space when disassembled and are quite light, making it convenient to throw them in a bag or even some sleeves. While none of the points are sharp, some users will find the metal-on-metal sound that occurs pretty much whenever the halves are in contact grating, and we’d be careful about using…

The NFL has released three official iOS apps for this year’s Super Bowl XLVI. Super Bowl XLVI Official NFL Game Program (free) for iPad has been updated for this year’s event packing over 400MB of exclusive NFL video and other multimedia content plus additional interactive content chronicling the Giants’ and Patriots’ road to the championship, along with memories of past Super Bowls and key moments from the 2011 season. This…

iLounge is pleased to announce the iBattz Mojo Power Card Giveaway. In our Giveaway of the Month for February, iLounge and iBattz are giving away one of ten iBattz Mojo Removable Power Card battery packs. To enter, simply fill out and submit the form on the giveaway page—the giveaway will end on Febraury 29, 2012 at 11:59PM Pacific Time. Good luck! ...

Readdle has released Remarks, a new note-taking and PDF annotating app for the iPad. Remarks provides the ability to create text notes and freehand sketches that are saved as PDF files that can be easily viewed, printed and edited on the desktop or shared via e-mail. In addition, Remarks provides the ability to quickly and easily annotate existing PDF files, providing tools to highlight, underline, and strikeout text or simply draw predefined shapes…

Apple has released a minor maintenance update to iBooks, addressing an issue where iBooks textbooks may not open under certain circumstances. An update to iBooks Author has also been released on the Mac App Store expressly to provide an updated version of the End User License Agreement. The original iBooks Author EULA drew criticism for a clause suggesting that Apple was potentially claiming exclusive distribution rights for any commercial work produced…

Crux360 has a hinged folio-style setup: the left side is a somewhat thick and very sturdy keyboard, while the right is composed of a two-piece frame to hold the tablet. Although it’s mounted a bit differently—built into the plastic rather than surrounded by leather or fully removable—the keyboard is a variant of the OEM model we’ve previously seen from Wekreat, GreatShield, and Nuu. We have noted that this keyboard is good…

As a brief primer on the v-JAYS family, it suffices to say that Swedish designers JAYS came up with the original version as a lightweight, foldable headphone with an unusually slender headband and flexible, foam-padded square earpieces—an attractive enough design, saddled with less than stellar sound quality. As we said at the time, those extra dollars bought iPod and iPhone users roughly the same sonics as they’d get for free with Apple’s…

Flos is now offering its new D’E-Light lamp for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Designed by Philippe Starck and made from chrome-plated aluminum, the lamp features a striking design, a 2700K flat panel LED light capable of producing 299 Lumens, and a top-mounted dock capable of recharging an iPhone, iPad, or iPod. Flos’ D’E-Light is available now and sells for $396. ...

6 Wunderkinder has released an iPhone app for Wunderkit, its new cloud-based project management service. Wunderkit is designed to help users organize their tasks and projects collaboratively with friends, family and colleagues by providing a social layer. The iPhone and iPod touch application supports all of the main features of the web app including the ability to create and organize workspaces for individual projects and areas of responsibility,…