Byte The App: Must See Apps Of The Week

The app stores are teeming with new releases, but who has time to go through them all? We do. Bringing you a selection of the most interesting, creative, and innovative apps each week. Submit your suggestions for next week in the comments below.

Word Lens [iPhone]
Word Lens, from Quest Visual, has created a huge online buzz with its release of the first real-time text translation app. Using augmented reality, the app instantly translates signs written in a foreign language, reformatting all text that passes before its camera lens. And the best part is, you don’t even have to be connected to the internet or your network to do it. You can download the app for free but that doesn’t include a language, which you’ll need to purchase, but it does include a “reverse words” and “erase words” demo to show off the technology. At the moment, it only does Spanish to English and vice versa, but versions for other languages are in development. There is also an Android version expected to come out next year.

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Noises Entertainment System [iPhone, iPad]
This is a chiptunes music player from Shaun Inman which allows you to play all your 8-bit faves from the Nintendo Entertainment System, along with contemporary tracks. Fans will rejoice because it plays the original audio NSF and NSFe (NES Sound Format and its extended version) files meaning you get flawless playback. You can also add new music using iTunes File Sharing, and browse by different categories like year, company, artist, album, and song.

Strange Rain [iPhone, iPad] Opertoon Eric Loyer