Apps can now control your dreams. At least that’s the contention of a new iPhone app developed at none other than Harvard and M.I.T., which is where you would look if you wanted to find people capable of remote brain control. The app is called Sigmund, and it costs $1. Whether it’s worth that kind of cash is a very good question. I tried it out a couple of times this week, after noting that I’ve not had a euphoric flying dream in years. (Freudians, please keep your comments to yourselves.) I opened the app and entered the likely starting time of that night’s slumber and the next morning’s awakening. I then chose four words — flying, beach, mountains and eagle — from Sigmund’s long list of suggestions. Per the app’s instructions, I placed my iPhone four feet from my bedside with the volume on high. The app is designed to Read More

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Ho ho ho. The latest and greatest in silly phone apps have arrived just in time for the holidays. This one is probably the most fun: Take short videos and overlay explosions and other disastrous effects with the new Action Movie FX app for iOS from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Interactive. Action Movie FX is missing a few features I’d like, such as sharing on Twitter and YouTube, and also the ability to add effects on videos taken outside the app. But it’s free (extra effects like a tornado and an airstrike cost $0.99 for a pack of two) and destructive, and only slightly likely to bring out the sociopathic tendencies in your little ones. Next, Jimmy Fallon will wake you up with a variety of silly alarms, each featuring a wacky ringtone and the voice of the late night host cracking jokes told directly to you. Keep in mind, it’s Read More

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Are you the kind of person who is constantly asking for advice? Do you need a little reinforcement before that big decision? The wonderful satirists at The Onion have just the app for you. It's called the Magic Answer Ball. I'd call it a parody of the old round balls you'd find at the gag store that you shake and an answer to your question pops up floating in the liquid goo that is inside. This US$0.99 app dispenses with the gooey liquid and uses your iPhone instead. Ask your question (no voice recognition here), shake your iPhone and a highly irrelevant answer will come up. Just like Siri. Sometimes. You can share it all on Facebook. If you're so indecisive that you can't think of a question, the app generates some new ones every day, like "Should I buy a riverboat?" and "Do my victims ever think about me?" The Read More