Best iPad Apps: Awesome New Apps For Apple's Tablet (PHOTOS)

While Steve Jobs has touted the iPad as a 'magical and revolutionary' device, consumers have had mixed feelings on what they'll actually do with the thing.

Play games? Read books? Watch movies?

Like the iPhone, the iPad's value is likely to be defined to a considerable extent by the apps developers create for the device.

In advance of the iPad's official release, we've put together a guide to the best forthcoming iPad apps. From racing games to DJ tools, you'll want to give these a try.

Are there other terrific iPad apps you're excited about? Send them to us!

Wondering whether to spring for the iPad? The Huffington Post has a guide to '13 Things You Need To Know About The iPad,' as well as rundown of the '9 Worst Things About The iPad.' See some 'iPad killers'--nine alternatives to the iPad--on HuffPost here.

 

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The Elements iPad app, which presents the periodic table of elements in stunning detail, claims to offer 'the most beautiful, the most interactive, the most magical ebook ever created.' USA Today raves, 'The iPad's splendor and power may be best shown by The Elements: A Visual Exploration The $13.99 program is more electronic book than traditional app, but it's not like any e-book you've seen. The periodic table of elements comes to life when you touch your finger against any element. Handsome photographs of objects spin around so you can observe them from all vantage points.'

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The Elements iPad app, which presents the periodic table of elements in stunning detail, claims to offer 'the most beautiful, the most interactive, the most magical ebook ever created.' USA Today raves, 'The iPad's splendor and power may be best shown by The Elements: A Visual Exploration The $13.99 program is more electronic book than traditional app, but it's not like any e-book you've seen. The periodic table of elements comes to life when you touch your finger against any element. Handsome photographs of objects spin around so you can observe them from all vantage points.'

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[meekasop]

12:16 AM on 05/14/2010

I am hoping they end up fairly distanced from the iPhone counter parts. RTS/Board Games would be so fun on that screen. If this is the case id pay anywhere from free - $30.00 possibly more if the experiences were exceptionally better than similar on iphone.

Anyway here are the best ipad apps today: http://2su.de/oAy

[scottgale]

12:59 PM on 05/08/2010

Here is my list of the iPad apps I'm really enjoying: http://scottgale.com/blog/best-ipad-apps-roundup/2010/05/08/

[buzenteam]

09:32 PM on 04/10/2010

Play games? Of course, Huffingtonpost! I am addicted to StarFaces. It's better than all the other puzzle games I have tried using my shiny iPad.

[jwlynch]

08:30 AM on 04/05/2010

The 25 Best Free iPad Apps
http://jimlynch.com/index.php/2010/04/03/the-25-best-free-ipad-apps/

[techgeeze]

09:39 PM on 04/05/2010

I have tried it out and men this was a friendly app for chemistry, anyways I also love to have play with the iPad , which comes free or not. I find the scrabble and NOVA rocks, any ways if you want to see here is the best and coolest game app for the iPad.

[techgeeze]

09:41 PM on 04/05/2010

Here is the link: http://www.techgeeze.com/2010/04/best-and-coolest-ipad-game-apps.html

[SteepleAston]

06:33 PM on 04/04/2010

The Pages, Keynote, and Numbers applications work great and have a built-in feature that moves documents from the iPad to your laptop and vice versa.
I am particularly impressed with the Reuters News, and Bloomberg apps for news.
Also, was very impressed with the Netflix app that let's you watch streaming movies on demand.

[debu]

03:13 PM on 04/04/2010

Jobs, or Jesus, who will be your savior today?

[Cheesedog]

11:01 PM on 05/18/2010

That's easy.

[Brian Ross]

08:13 AM on 04/04/2010

I hear that Apple will have killer iPad apps that allow you to ride a bike, or swim, or play tennis...
Stay Free is suing. Details later.

[Jen Beaven]

05:51 PM on 04/03/2010

My husband and I are both geeks. We've been married 20 years (as of Thursday) and we've probably written several miles of code between us. But we never collaborated on a project till now. Yeah, the iPad is that cool.

We made it into a printer: http://houseofc.com/iprinter/

Spend $2, save a bunch of trees.

[hype-free]

09:04 PM on 04/03/2010

Make it for the IPhone/IPod

[GetoffMylawn]

04:12 AM on 04/04/2010

Good for you, I'll check it out!

[MrJoyboy]

03:49 PM on 04/03/2010

Great, now the unemployed will have something to futz around with in all that spare time they have.

[storyboardguy]

02:56 PM on 04/03/2010

It's great for graphic novels and comic books. Just downloaded two Frank Millers and U.A. Morrison's ROADKILL- friggin' awesome. The old iPhone everything was too tiny

[si8bqm]

11:11 AM on 04/03/2010

What can you do on it for free ??? What is the most per month these apps could cost a not too bright person ??? Anyone got any answers ??

[grk96]

11:03 AM on 04/03/2010

The publishers, particularly news publishers, owe Steve Jobs their salvations. Now people will have reason to pay for content instead of expecting everything free on the internet.

It's early but the iPad will revolutionize education (all textbooks and notes together and easy to carry); medicine (doctors will drool over this); and can find a nitch application in almost every business in which one needs to carry data. It may not replace a laptop, but at this price range it will be an important adjunct.

On the consumer side, by the time the second or third generations come out, more and more people will turn to this kind of product. I have a bunch of apple products, and this is the most impressive concept yet and it will get better.

[slocomgp]

10:21 AM on 04/03/2010

Here is a cool app that makes it work like a teleprompter for speaking or doing presentations.
Check it out!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/orator/id364885398?mt=8

[gelb]

07:13 AM on 04/03/2010

Excited!! First time app store developers, hopefully for the developer side, the iPad represents a great market. We hope people enjoy our app - twitter, facebook, and rss on a globe - http://www.orbiipad.com - and a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oriuOnbhrl8 :) Have to plug as much as we can!!

[joetrade]

10:01 AM on 04/03/2010

Just another electronic "Hula Hoop" for the gullible!

[slocomgp]

10:17 AM on 04/03/2010

Technology is going to leave people like you behind. Have a computer yet?

[David Rozgonyi]

03:17 PM on 04/02/2010

One of the best things about having a laptop is that once you start something, say a movie or video clips, or anything really, you don't have to hold it. It stays up at a nice angle either in your lap or on the table while you sip coffee or make a note or flip the tv channels... having to hold something in my hands for even ten minutes would be a deal breaker, let alone during a movie. Because I've never heard anyone explain where they're going to prop this thing while watching a 2 hour movie. Any takers?

[bertha112]

03:36 PM on 04/02/2010

I'm thinking a lot of companies will try to ride the IHYPE coattails by making overpriced accessories. I'm not an Apple Fan, but I have a netbook (ASUS) that I absolutely love. The IHYPE could be the thing that persuades me.

Here's another question. You think one of the other companies will roll out something similar i.e. Sony (now talk about a company I really can't stand)???

[David Rozgonyi]

11:22 PM on 04/02/2010

I'm a writer by trade, who often lives out of a car (6 months on the road last year!) and drinks a lot of coffee and wine.... Motorbikes don't do them any favors either... I go through laptops like kleenex. I get cheap, decent HPs for 500 buck, get all the machine I need for typing and photoediting, plus playing DVDs on the road, and replace them once a year. I keep the old ones on my shelf as storage devices!

But back to the ipad, I have yet to hear anyone tell me why it will be good to have to hold a flat device still for a full movie!! It sounds like torture. And if you make a support accessory for it, then it's like a laptop without a nice keyboard. Sorry for the rant, but I have to also add that all of this swiping and pinching and prodding with your fingers doesn't seem like an improvement over a keyboard interface. There are certain technologies where "natural" human movement is not the best option; I prefer holding the page down to scroll, for instance instead of swipe swipe swiping... After all, the car doesn't have a set of pedals you have to work as an accelerator, right? The gas pedal isn't natural, but it works great....

[slocomgp]

10:18 AM on 04/03/2010

I believe they have a stand for it.