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Continuing our series on iPad apps for work, today we'll look at presentation tools. Presentations seem like the killer use case for business travelers that need to give presentations but don't need a full-powered laptop. Not every iPad app is capable of outputting to a projector, so even if you want to present just Web pages, you're probably going to need to download an app. Let's take a look at what's available. Many of you won't want to look much further than Keynote, especially if you already use it on your Mac. The iPad version allows you to not only display Keynote and Microsoft PowerPoint files, but to create and edit presentations. It features built-in templates, animated slide transitions and the ability to export in PDF format. It costs $9.99. But what if you want to present something from the Web? Or if you want to do some live white boarding? Or you need to display something that's already in PDF format? Read on. Power Presenter lets you display local PDFs, websites or draw on the screen for live white boarding. Through the Web, you can display not just HTML but PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, RTF files and iWork files. Of course, this requires an Internet connection, so if you'll want to use a local PDF if you're not sure about connectivity. It costs $1.99. 2Screens offers all the features of Power Presenter, plus a couple of extras: the ability to use an iPhone as a remote, and it can the ability to open local Keynote and PowerPoint files. It costs $4.99. Quickoffice is a full mobile office suite, complete with a presentation app. It now also features the ability to present presentations using the VGA output, making it suitable for giving presentations and not just editing them. It costs $14.99. Box is a file storage and collaboration Web and mobile application. In addition to storage space, Box lets you edit documents. The latest version of the iPad app added support for VGA out. One caveat: the presentation will need to be in PDF format to view it from the iPad version. Box is free, but storing more than 5GB will cost you. SlideRocket, the presentation Web application recently acquired by VMware, has an HTML5 player for the iPad. You'll want to combine it with Power Presenter, 2Screens or one of the applications listed below if you want to actually Read More

by This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Meetings and presentations are a way of life in the business world. That said, there’s nothing worse than dragging around a bunch of files and equipment to meetings. It would be so nice to have everything that’s necessary for a presentation or meeting stores in one place. And if that one place was a thin and lightweight piece of technology — like an iPad — it would be even better. Every organization has its own definition of formal and informal meetings and presentations, depending upon its corporate culture, clients and individual responsibilities. Whether it’s a structured sales presentation or a casual brainstorming session, here are some iPad apps that help you do everything for a presentation, from creating slides to taking minutes. Keep in mind that many of these apps allow you to transmit what is displayed on the iPad screen to a TV or projector — all you need are the appropriate cables, which are available in the Apple Store. And, pairing these apps up with your favorite file storage app such as Box.net or Dropbox will only add to your productivity. What iPad apps are you currently using during meetings? Leave us your suggestions in the comments. 1 of 12 Keynote is part of the Apple iWork suite. The app offers a tutorial to explain how to create a presentation file, but Keynote is very intuitive and user-friendly. There are only a handful of themes to choose from, but they are all classic and aesthetically pleasing. Keynote offers standard editing capabilities, including animation. It is also compatible with PowerPoint, so you can open and edit PowerPoint files -- and the presentation can be emailed in Keynote, PDF or PowerPoint formats. If you need to include charts or tables, you can purchase Numbers and Pages, the other productivity apps in the iWork suite. Cost: $9.99 1 Power Presenter lets you display a presentation (Keynote and PowerPoint included) that's been converted to a PDF file. There are two ways to open the PDF file on your iPad -- you can upload it via the file sharing function in iTunes or you can upload it from an email by holding down the attachment icon. Once the file is uploaded, you can present it, mark on slides using Read More

The Androids have landed. But fear not, Earthlings, it’s time to embrace our new rulers, not cower as they take all before them in a brutal show of mobile strength. Here are five apps which you can add to your Android phone to give yourself cyborg-style abilities, welcome our robotic overlords and show yourself as being one with the all-conquering Android invasion. Each Android app is available through the Android Market on the Android phone’s application menu. Just tap into it, search for the app, and install it with a quick press of the screen. Layar The Layar Android app lets you see just like your new Android rulers using the power of Augmented Reality. Download it free from Android Market, fire it up and point your Android phone’s camera at something. Layar works as a ‘reality browser’ working on top of your Android’s camera. Scan around and it’ll map the best restaurants, bars, places to hang out and even shops, using GPS and the digital compass inside your Android mobile. This is how Androids see the world, and now you can see like a cyborg too, just like our new extra terrestrial rulers. SpoofApp Androids can change their voices at will. Add the SpoofApp Android app and you can mimic our alien lordships in the same way. Fire it up and choose male or female voice and it’ll tweak the tone of your booming vocal chords into something wholly unrecognisable. Perfect for instilling Android-like fear in non-believers, and you can even use it while bellowing down the phone. Google Sky Map Android phones are out of this world, so get to know their neighbourhood with Google Sky Map. Load it up, point your phone’s camera at the sky and it’ll clue you in on the stars, planets and constellations wherever you are, even plotting names of the most obscure parts of the solar system. Who knows, point it in the right direction and you might be looking straight up at your Android’s home planet. Translator As well as using different voices, Androids are multilingual. Add the Translator Android app to your phone and you can be too. It’ll take text in your native language and using Google’s translation service turn it into words you can send to foreign pals. It works both ways too, so you can understand what’s going down when your buddies e-mail from overseas. Take this Android Read More

You know, in all honesty I’m not sure why I picked this app today. It’s real simple, and heck, most of you out there would probably never use this thing. But for those of you that might, hey, guess I’m doing you a favor by pointing it out, right? I have a whiteboard in my office, suppose that is what has drawn me in today. At any rate, Pocket Whiteboard allows you to use a ‘mini’ whiteboard on your iPhone’s screen. As you can see by the image above, it’s fairly clear what you’re going to be able to do here. It’s not much more than a simple ‘paint’ app, but I know there are going to be a few of you out there that give it a spin! You can save the latest drawing, save replays of the last saved drawing, or save your scribbles as an image. Now that I look at this, I have the sudden urge to download an official ‘MS Paint’ app for the iPhone. Can a developer out there hook me up with that? Please? Although, I suppose Paint (iTunes link) will do. James was born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada. Almost 15 years ago he started out in the 'real world' as a web and graphic designer. Through the years he has finely tuned his skills in SEO, internet marketing, conversion strategy, and project management. To date, he runs his own successful consulting business where he advises companies all over the globe. A co-founder of www.crackberry.com, and sole proprietor of www.mactropolis.com, James in recent years has become very active in the tech blogosphere. Online community building and strategy is fast becoming one of his passions. Watch for James' no frills attitude, unique perspective and to-the-point comments here on IntoMobile! Read More

see also:  Sure, the semester is coming to a close, and you’re probably in the midst of finals week, and you’re thinking – well, why would I read this article now? The reason is quite obvious - statistically speaking, most students don’t do nearly as well as they planned in a semester. Finals – being the last chance at improvement – typically don’t go too well for most students. So unless you’re a young Feynman, you’re probably thinking about what you did wrong, and how you can improve. While the real key to improvement lies in your approach to studying, technology must not be neglected as a means of assistance. The iPhone – your most portable computer – is an unbelievably helpful tool when it comes to educational organization, studying, note taking, staying connected with other students, data reference, and more.  Organization myHomework This application is all you need to keep track of your homework and reading assignments. Simply enter your full class schedule, along with course number, building, room number, professor, days, and start/end times. Then, when entering an assignment, choose which class the assignment applies to. Also specify the type, the due date, and add any additional notes.  The application notifies you of any late or upcoming assignments. Late assignments are red, next day upcoming assignments are orange, and all other assignments are blue. Swipe accross the assignment iPhone style to delete, and flick the screen to flip between the pages. Price: Free iHomework iHomework is essentially a more grownup version of the app above, but it costs a buck. In addition to all the features of myHomework, iHomework extends past the realm of homework, and serves as a general to-do list as well. Also, iHomework allows you to record your grade on each assignment, allowing you to keep track of how your doing in each class.  In addition, this application allows contact integration (great for professor contact info.) Price: $0.99 GPA+ This application keeps track of your grades so your GPA isn’t a mystery until the semester comes to a close. Knowing where you stand is crucial to success. While everyone is capable of doing these calculations on their own, most students aren’t organized enough to keep track of all grades.  GPA+ allows you to calculate your GPA based on your current grade, or you can input grades for every assignment to get a cumulative score. You can imput grades as Read More