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Today we look at the music apps of iPad. These are some great ways for you to get music to your iPad other than iTunes.

iheartradio for iPad

iHeartRadio

iHeartRadio is a great way to get your radio stations when you are not in the vicinity of the signal. iHeartRadio connects to your Facebook, and you can program your own radio station, so you get exactly what you want for music. iHeartRadio is a Clear Channel company, with over 800 stations coast to coast. So if you are in Houston, you can still listen to your home station in Wisconsin.

iHeartRadio is an app for iPhone and iPad. You can also get the app for Android, Blackberry, XBox, and Windows phone.

Stitcher

Stitcher for iPad

Stitcher Internet Radio is an app for not only podcasters, but also live radio stations. Stitcher just upgraded their app to bring a social aspect to their site. You can connect to Facebook and find out what your friends are listening to. Of course, you can also set your favorite shows, so you can go from one show to the next.

Stitcher is available for iPad, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and WebOS.

Spotify

The hit music service that came from the UK this last year finally gets an iPad app. Spotify is a music service that works on PC, iPhone, or iPad. You can listen for free (limited), or with a subscription. Connect up to Facebook so everyone knows what you are listening to.

Shazam

You might not think of this as a music service, but with Shazam, you can not only find out who the artist is, you can get their music for your collection. Watch the tag stream to find out what songs are popular. Or just see who is tagging what.

With recommendations, you could find some new music by your favorite artists. Shazam is also available for Android, Nokia, Blackberry, and Windows Phone 7.

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123d sculpt for ipad

It’s amazing what we can do with the iPad. Not only can we look at 3D models, but we can also make changes, and create new items.

123D Sculpt is one of those programs. It’s an iPad app by Autodesk – a company that focuses on 3D modeling projects. We talked about another product a while back in Sketchbook Pro.

In Sculpt, you get a 3D model. Put that into the work area, and you can pinch, smooth, widen, and even paint your model. You can zoom in, spin around, and get your creation in the right position to make the crucial adjustment.

When you are done, simply copy the work to your photo library. You can also send off your creations for others to enjoy.

123D Sculpt is free, with in-app purchases of different sculpting shapes.

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OnLive Desktop for ipad

Dipping back in the mailbag - This week, we learned a little more about OnLive Desktop. This is a service that loads up a virtual windows box for you. Complete with Office 2010, and a couple other Windows programs.

OnLive Desktop is a service you sign up for. There is a free service, with 2 GB to use, then plans starting at $4.99 a month. Best part about this – you can use this on iPad or Android.

You can sign in on your computer to upload files to be used. For instance, I could upload power point presentations, then use the iPad to present. All you need is an internet connection.

You might wonder how OnLive can do this. There was a licensing issue with Windows 7, so to keep in compliance, it has switched to Windows Server 2008 R2. It takes a little bit of getting used to, but add a Bluetooth keyboard, and you could really get some Word documents written.

Goto www.onlive.com to find out more.

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We look in the mail bag today and talk about the things you’ve been emailing on. First, the rumor of the 7 inch iPad has been resurfacing. There are a lot of people thinking this will become reality soon.

There seems to be a want for this version of tablet. The real question is – how much will it cost for 3 inches less real estate?

Another reader wanted to find out about the WiFi issues on the 3rd Generation iPad. Right now, Apple is looking into the issues (as source 9to5Mac stated), but no recall is made. It could just be a software update that fixes the problem.

SCOtutor for iPad

Don McAllister writes in to let me know about a new series of iPad apps he has made. Don is part of ScreenCastsOnline - an online tutorial of Mac, iPad and other Apple – related software. Their new app series – SCOTutor - gives you screencasts of iOS, Mac, Lion and iPad. They walk you through the software and how to best use it.

Mad Magazine now on iPad

Finally, I was really excited to find out that MAD Magazine is not making a online subscription to their popular periodical. However, this is not like the normal magazine; It has a series of interactive pages where you can choose what to do. For example – the last page of MAD always had a fold-in. Not only do you get that, but you also get a SECOND fold-in from a classic issue!

MAD Magazine costs $4.99 an issue, or $9.99 for the year’s subscription.

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On viewer Friday, we have an email from Josh. He is wondering what some of the weirdest apps I’ve come across are. It’s a great question – with hundreds of thousands of apps approved in the Apple app store, finding the weirdest app can be a tall order.

There have been some apps in the past that have not really been weird, but definitely had strange properties. Some of them have disappeared, others have stayed as iPhone and iPod apps. But how many strange or weird apps for iPad are there?

In this iPad video, that is what we are going to answer.

GEICO Brostache for iPhone on iPad

GEICO Brostache

First of all, the GEICO Brostache is NOT an iPad app. It’s an iPhone app. However, this is the first iPhone app I’ve seen that scales really well. Most other iPhone apps look pixelated. But Brostache actually impressed me as an iPhone app for iPad.

Of course, the Brostache was highlighted in a GEICO commercial when a bunch of workers were celebrating the upcomming weekend. One of the workers put this app up against his mouth to give him a virtual mustache. When he talked, the microphone picked it up, and therefore, moved the mouth.

Brostache has 7 different faces you can choose from. The app is free, and is in a series of apps by GEICO. Best part, it worked well in the video, as I put the ipad right up to my face.

Mr. Chiizu for iPad

Mr. Chiizu Postcard Maker for iPad

There are a lot of photo booth apps that call themselves “weird”, but this one actually had a name that was just as weird as the app. Developed by Tree-Axis, Mr. Chiizu follows “purikura” – which is a Japanese photo booth. You take a picture of yourself, then cover it in stickers, speech balloons, frames and more. You can even draw on your picture. See how much flair you can put on.

You can download themes for your photo, to give you more options of frames, stickers, and more.

This app is free for a limited time, so you might want to download it quick.

Get a Roku – Prices start at $49 

Geekazine’s Choice – Weirdest iPad App: Shave Me!

Shave Me! iPad Shaving App

I have looked at a good amount of apps available on iPad. This one is our choice for weirdest iPad app out there. It’s called Shave Me! At first, I didn’t get why this app was around. However, after playing with the app, I realized, this is more than just shaving skin. It’s also a Tattoo designer.

So a Tattoo artist can use this app to draw a rough diagram on the iPad, then see what it would look like when hair grew back. The artist could actually save, and send that picture to someone that is looking to get a tattoo.

You can also have a lot of fun with this app. You can shave with razor, electric razor, barber blade, or wax the skin. You can choose to change the type of skin – human or other, the color of hair, and more.

There is a blood option, too. Nothing gory, but just like if you got a nick for shaving too hard, you get a little blood. The blood option can be turned off, but the settings can also change the color of the blood. Therefore, you can see what it’s like to shave an alien’s skin.

This app is brought to you by Metaversal Studios. The Shave Me! app has in-app upgrades, and refills (like ink for tattoos and waxing strips). With an upgrade, you can import a picture, and start growing hair to shave. Just shake the iPad to make the hair grow.

You might think this is a disgusting app, or you may love it. Either way, it is one of the weirdest apps out there.

Demotivational Pics +

Finally, we look at an app that shows demotivational pictures. This app mocks the motivational posters that were very popular in the 80′s. You might have seen them more on Facebook and Google+ as posts – someone finds a picture, then puts a comment on it – most likely joking on the picture.

This app puts all the Demotivational pictures into an easy to flip through app. If you see one you like, you can save it to your camera roll, or send it to a friend.

So here are some weird apps for you to download to your iPad. What apps have you found? Twitter iPad365 – www.twitter.com/ipad365 to let me know!

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