iPad – Safari Books app; Hands free page turning; More foodie apps no comments
Safari Books Online has launched a free iPad app, Safari To Go, that enables subscribers of Safari Books Online to read their ebooks on the iPad. Safari Books is an on-demand digital library with both books and video specializing in technology and business topics. Safari Books already has apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry and Android.
The new app is a free download at iTunes.
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AirTurn has announced the BT-105, a new 
hands free page turning system for the iPad and Bluetooth-equipped Mac and PC computers. The system uses a foot peddle switch to turn pages and should work well for musicians who use one of the sheet music reading apps (such as forScore, MusicReader and unrealBook ) on the iPad.
The BT-105 can also be configured to work with programs such as Adobe Acrobat, MS Word, PowerPoint, Keynote and other document and presentation programs on a Mac or PC.
The BT-105 uses a rechargeable battery that has a life of up to 100 hours and is recharged via a mini USB port. Other features include automatic Bluetooth pairing with the iPad and a built-in debounce filter that prevents multiple page turns per peddle press. The BT-105 is available packaged with 2 footswitches for $124.95 or by itself for $79.
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There are a few new foodie apps for the iPad.
The Food Network has launched the In The Kitchen App that features 45,000 recipes from the Food Network, shopping lists, in-app timers, measuring unit converter and more. The In The Kitchen App costs $1.99 at iTunes and is available for the iPad or the iPhone and iPod touch.
Kraft Foods has released new content for its Big Fork Little Fork iPad app featuring recipes, tips and how-to videos from world-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. The Big Fork Little Fork app was designed to help parents engage children in the kitchen.
The Marcus Samuelsson content is $4.99 and can be purchased from within the Big Fork Little Fork app which is free at iTunes until Dec. 31, 2010.
Allrecipes.com, a Reader’s Digest company, also has a new cooking app. The Allrecipes.com Your Kitchen Inspiration app features access to the entire Allrecipes.com recipe collection and provides a lot of search options: by ingredient, cooking method, cooking time or by dietary restriction (vegan, dairy-free, low-sodium, gluten-free and more).
Allrecipes.com Your Kitchen Inspiration joins the bestselling Allrecipes.com Dinner Spinner at the iTunes app store. There is a free version and a Pro version that costs $4.99 and adds the following features:
- Browse the Inspire Me section by occasion and cuisine type.
- Sync to your online Allrecipes.com Recipe Box–save recipes and manage your Recipe Box with drag and drop organization.
- Create and share shopping lists–lists are organized by grocery aisle and automatically aggregate ingredients when recipes are added and removed.
- Recipe serving sizes can be changed within Shopping List and your shopping list will update on the fly.
