

Sure, the cut scene does nothing to enhance the gameplay, but if you really want to stick it to your UMD toting, PSP playing friend, just show them that your iDevice can roll with a game complete with full motion video. Most would probably say that Real Racing is the way to go here, but as a show-off piece, it falls in one crucial area. To show off the full graphics capabilities of the iDevice, I would go with a full speed racer. Personally, I would go with a tower defense game, but there is nothing sexy about tower defense. Remember, this is the game that people are going to show of to their buds and say, "Pshh, eat that PSP". You could certainly take a gamble and buy an RPG like SEED, Zenonia, or Inotia 2, but RPG's really don't show off the system like other games do. otherwise they would probably just go buy their own games. If you are pre-loading a game for this iDevice, I'm assuming that the person is somewhere between the ages of 13-18, and that they like games. I know I'm going to get flack for this, but here is my rationale. Watching the slot machine selection process is great though. If you need a bit more excitement in your life, I'd go with the even older UrbanSpoon, which does the same thing but leaves the selection process to the phone itself. Just select 'near me', choose 'restaurant', and then pick. Sure, it's an old, no-fun app, but it is an app that I use on almost every vacation I take. If you are entirely tone deaf, this really won't do you much good. Tambourine Man" stuck in your head, but you can't think of The Byrds? Pull out Midomi and start humming. Like Shazam, Midomi can tag a song out of midair, but it goes one step further and pulls songs that you sing or hum into the mic. It used to just be called Midomi, and it used to be absolutely free, but given the fact that Shazam charges too, I figured I'd go with Midomi for my recommendation. Being the best of its kind, Tweetie 2 is the way to go for all of your narcissistic Twitter needs. They may scoff at the idea now, but the ability to Tweet about your surroundings with text message ease makes the idea far more attractive. Whether or not the person you are buying your iDevice for uses Twitter or not. Sure, you could give a plain ol' iPod Touch or iPhone, but wouldn't he/she be so much happier with an iDevice loaded up with a few apps? Here's 4 that I think everyone should have.


Christmas is in just four days, and the best gift of all is definitely a new iDevice for your loved one.
