Apple’s recent iPad 2 commercial displays many great uses for the iPad other than games and web browsing. The iPad can be a great learning tool for both kids and adults. With my oldest son just beginning homeschooling, we plan to use the iPad along with other teaching tools. There are many apps other than the ones shown in this commercial that can be used for learning. Do you have a favorite that’s not listed here? Please share in the comments!
Apps from the commercial:
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Do you know the name of the chess game in the iPad2 commercial? There are a lot of them in the App Store, but that one looks good. Thanks.
Yes, the name is tChess. The link is in the article above.
If the chess app is tchess, how do I get the chess piece option that shows where the piece can move?
That was very nice the illustration that it shows.
Thanks
What is the name of the song being played in the commercial??
Usually apple pays more attention to detail and I’m surprised that someone hasn’t posted this sooner, but the commercial has white to move and the person makes a absolutely horrible move when they have mate in one if they just took the bishop on the last row beside the king instead of taking the rook! Even taking the queen with the white bishop would be way better than that crap move!
The instructional material in tChess is called “Learn Chess” and is found towards the bottom of the Actions menu.
This applies to tChess Pro. It is not found in tChess Lite. Although it is available for free as a standalone app called “Learn Chess.”
Hope this helps!