iPad Free App of the Week: Politico

The new Politico app for the iPad brings the world of politics to your iPad in a beautiful, polished application without all the noise you might expect from a political news app.

What you get is a front page that is cleanly presented, with the featured story taking up the most space. The other stories surround it, just as you would see in a newspaper. Most articles have at least one photo, but not all the photos are displayed on the main page. Photos and video really aren't a major focus in this app. It's all about the articles, as it should be. POLITICO is a major source for many breaking political stories.  It reads like a newspaper, but it is easy go in and out of articles.

There are still a few bugs in the app, but it is free so you can't complain about that right now.

It's free and the price is right for an app that offers the user a great experience while reading about the day's political stories.

iPad Free App of the Week: Santa GPS for iPad

Find your location in relation to Santa’s workshop! Get up-to-date North Pole news and toy production information from Santa’s head elf publicist! Send Santa your Christmas wish list, or rate yourself or be rated on the naughty or nice meters. Know exactly how many days, hours, minutes and seconds remain before he arrives with all the toys and presents.

This all-in-one Santa tracking tool is great for kids and even some adults who act like kids.

When the bearded man in the red suit leaves the North Pole on Christmas Eve, Santa GPS provides minute-by-minute detailed location information, including when he’ll be in your area. Santa GPS will help you take the guesswork out of one of the most magical seasons of the year.

A great free app from the folks at Fission Media.

iPad free App of the Week: Nightstand Central

Nightstand Central is an app that turns your iPad into a beautiful alarm clock.  Nightstand Central combines all the functionality that you need in an alarm clock into one intuitive app (and it works on both the iPhone and the iPhone). It's also the perfect use for an older iPhone or iPod touch that doesn't see as much use as it used to.  It really looks great on the iPad.

The free version features include:

-Automatic Vertical and Horizontal modes
-Customizable auto-lock time. If your device is running on battery, you can set it to sleep earlier than if it is plugged in, or not.
-Adjustable brightness: Slide your finger up or down to change.
-12 or 24 hour time format
-Show / Hide seconds
-Current and accurate weather conditions, updated however often you'd like, for almost anywhere in the world.

- Alarm choices

Don't rely on hotel alarm clocks or a wake-up call when you are on the road.  Try this app, you'll love it.

iPad Free Pick App of the Week: Virtual Table Tennis

Free table tennis on your iPad. It's action packed and fast paced.  Three different levels are available to challenge even the best player, and it's easy to learn for the novice in the family.

You can put spins and speed on your shots just like the real game.

A fun free pick.