Travis Allen's Blog

Today, I have two new apps for you that allow you to do just that! You can explore the galaxy, or, if you think you might feel homesick, your own home planet!

I can't exactly take credit for finding this one. It was, in fact, my girlfriend, Hannah Mitchell. Hannah is a bit...lost when it comes to geography. So, in order to avoid my constant jabs at her lack of geographical know-how, she turned to her iPod Touch.

Via the App Store, she found GeoMaster, which makes learning geography into a timed, competitive game. GeoMaster calculates your time. The more accurate you are, the better your time will be.

Before long, she was flying through the game and could locate more countries, cities and states than I could! Me being a competitive soul, this didn't sit well, so I set about using GeoMaster to sharpen my map skills as well.

This app is for those of us that feel the need to travel a bit beyond our atmosphere. With the touch of a finger, you can be zooming your way through the galaxy in an instant. The intuitive controls and awesome sound effects make this app a must have.

When you click on a planet, you have a wealth of information at your fingertips, ranging from surface temperature to the planet's radius compared to the Earth's.

And for some of our even more adventurous travelers, you can even travel through time. Star Walk allows you to see the position of the planets and phases of the moon at any point of time in the past, as well as hundreds of years in the future.

Happy travels!