news 28 Posted November 17, 2009 Mathemagics for iPhone is an AppStore Essential for Boys - Published on 11/17/09 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Blue Lightning Labs today announced that their popular iPhone application Mathemagics has been picked as an Apps for Boys AppStore Essential. Mathemagics, an application for learning to mentally calculate math problems at phenomenal speeds, has garnered outstanding reviews and continues to amaze users. Aspiring Mathemagicians learn and then practice any of the 20 math tricks while progressively moving to higher levels of proficiency. Austin, Texas - Blue Lightning Labs today announced that their popular iPhone application Mathemagics has been picked as an Apps for Boys AppStore Essential. Mathemagics, an application for learning to mentally calculate math problems at phenomenal speeds, has garnered outstanding reviews and continues to amaze users. Aspiring Mathemagicians learn and then practice any of the 20 math tricks while progressively moving to higher levels of proficiency. "Apple has chosen Mathemagics to be a part of its Apps for Boys AppStore Essentials," said Shane Crawford of Blue Lightning Labs. "This is a great idea. Many of our users have reported that the mental math tricks have helped improve math abilities for themselves as well as those in school." Mathemagics is perfect for students, teachers, or anyone else looking to kick their brain function into high gear. The applications hand-drawn look engages the user and is well-suited for quick practice sessions. Users are challenged to achieve new levels of competence, from apprentice to mathemagician, for each trick. Mathemagics 1.1 challenges users to master 20 math tricks: * Multiply as high as 20 x 20 * Square numbers ending in 5 * Square any two digit number * Square numbers from 41 to 59 * Square numbers in the 50's * Doubling and Halving * Quickly multiply by 4 * Quickly multiply by 5 * Quickly multiply by 9 * Quickly multiply by 11 * Quickly multiply by 25 * Quickly multiply by 99 * Multiply numbers in the 90's * Round number multiplication * Quickly divide by 5 * Quickly multiply numbers differing by 2, 4 or 6 * Quickly multiply numbers whose one's place adds to 10 * Quickly multiply two close numbers * Sum the first n even numbers * Sum the first n odd numbers System Requirements: * iPhone or iPod Touch 2.1 or later Pricing and Availability: Mathemagics 1.1 is available now on the iTunes App Store for just $1.99 (USD). Blue Lightning Labs: http://www.bluelightninglabs.com/ Mathemagics 1.1: http://www.bluelightninglabs.com/mathemagics Download and Purchase: http://bit.ly/49AyH Headquartered in scenic Austin, Texas, Blue Lightning Labs is a privately funded company founded in 2008 by Alta Vida LLC. Blue Lightning Labs has a sole focus on the iPhone platform. Copyright 2008 Blue Lightning Labs. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod Touch are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. ### Shane Crawford Managing Member shanec ( -at -) bluelightninglabs.com ******* Share this post Link to post