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Barbra for Your Smart Phone? App-solutely! |
Feature/July 2010 |
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More than just a passing fad, smart
phone use has become an essential part of daily life.
There are a few apps all Barbra fans may want to install on
their mobile devices, including iPads. |
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There's a "Barbra App" for That
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July 13, 2010
If
you're like a lot of people, you are the owner of an iPhone, or
perhaps an Android or one of a countless variety of other smart
phones that are available out there. And like those same people, you've probably
loaded your device with dozens of innovative apps that you carry
with you 24/7.
As a Barbra
fan, there are
a few apps that you might want to consider installing. We
downloaded these apps and can tell you that each is first
rate. All of these Barbra-friendly
apps are available at the iTunes App Store and are compatible with
Apple's iPhone. For other smart phones users, check to see if
these same applications are available for download to your
specific device.
Keep an eye out on
...
Paramount-100
 January
15, 2012 - To
celebrate their 100th anniversary, Paramount
Pictures has just released a
pretty nifty iPhone/iPad app containing information and photos from hundreds of their films. Movie buffs will enjoy combing the app's extensive data base.
But if you're a Barbra fan, forget it. Paramount has chosen
not to include On A Clear Day You Can See Forever among the many films featured in their app. Perhaps the oversight will be corrected once someone remembers that Barbra is back on Paramount's payroll.
For now, we recommend
keeping this app on
your future download
list. Paramount is
sure to add a fairly
decent feature on
My Mother's Curse
at some point in the
coming months.
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The Apps |
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 V
Magazine
Here's a solution for those who can't find the print edition
of V magazine's Spring 2012 edition. Just go to the
'Newsstand' on your Apple device to install the app.
Two previously
unpublished photos of Barbra (circa 1969, by Lawrence
Schiller) accompany the brief article.
The stunning photos were taken in 1969 while Barbra was on
location in London/Brighton for Clear Day.
(note: The app is free, but the magazine download costs
$3.99.) |
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 Elle
Magazine for iPad
Here's a cyber-solution for those who can't find an actual
print edition of Barbra's Elle
magazine cover.
Install the Elle app on your iPad and download the
November 2011 edition. There you'll get the complete issue,
including both Streisand and Jennifer Aniston
versions of the cover along with the complete article.
(note: The app is free, but the magazine download costs
$3.99. The Streisand cover is not available on the iPhone
version of the app). |
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 Video Time
Machine
This app ($.99) offers a friendly interface which allows
users to search movie trailers, TV, news, music (and much
more) just by scrolling through any year in the last
century.
There's no "search for" box, but
if you know your Barbra history,
you'll also know which years to
begin combing through to find
interesting Streisand clips.
Within five minutes, we found
video from "The Judy Garland
Show" (1963), "My Name Is
Barbra" (1964), "Up the Sandbox"
(1972), "A Star Is Born" (1976),
"The Prince of Tides" (1991) and
"Meet the Fockers" (2004). |
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 HER
Heart Health
As part of their continuing efforts to support research and
education on the issue of women's cardiovascular health,
Barbra Streisand
and
the
Cedars-Sinai
Heart
Institute
have
released
a
brand
new
app.
The app is free and is worth sharing.
The
app
is
by
no
means
sophisticated,
but
its
message
is
crucial
and
deserves
notice.
And
of
course,
if
you
download
the
app,
you'll
receive
Barbra's
public
service
video. |
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 Sound
Hound
Launch this clever app and hold your device
next to any radio or music source. It will immediately
recognize the song title and artist.
You can also manually search by song or artist to retrieve
lyrics and videos. It works when you sing a few bars into
your iPhone mic, too.
The app will even bring up all songs in your iPod that are a
match. I never realized that there are some 28 tracks for
"Evergreen" on my iPod. Cool. |
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 Little
Fockers
This is delightful little app
is officially being offered by
Universal Pictures to promote
the film.
The app offers quite a few
goodies for you to play with on
your phone.
You can watch trailers, ask Roz
Focker for advice, and even set
Roz as one of your personal ring
tones.
And the best thing is the price.
Free.
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 AFI
The new
American Film Institute app (free) offers a a series of video
clips from their awards shows.
There's no search feature, but
scrolling through the clips will reveal at least two Streisand
moments.
You'll find Barbra's AFI acceptance speech along with
another, perhaps more interesting clip: her video tribute to Warren
Beatty and discussion about the McGovern concert.
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 Vevo Video
This is a great new app with
loads of potential. Vevo Video (free) offers a dynamic
catalogue of official music videos provided by all the top
record labels, including Sony Music.
Our search for Streisand brought up two videos:
"Somewhere" and "Evergreen" (from the Vanguard performance).
Our hope is that Sony will eventually provide more, if not
all of Barbra's official videos. For now, it's a nice start.
You can also access the complete Vevo library on your
desktop at
vevo.com.
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 Lyrics Studio
The Lyrics Studio app ($.99) comes in
handy for those of us who insist on knowing each word Barbra sings.
Let's face it. Sometimes we miss a line here and there when listening
to our Barbra CDs. With this app, the problem is solved.
The app offers an extensive database with words to hundreds
of songs recorded by Barbra. Not every song is
included (and there are a few errors), but users may note
mistakes and suggest omitted songs. The app also provides a
convenient link to corresponding YouTube videos. |
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 Tunein Radio
The "Tunein Radio" app ($1.99)
offers the ability to click and tune to
several live radio stations throughout the U.S. & Canada
(and some around the globe)
whenever a Streisand song is being played.
You can also hear many Streisand related pod-casts, including
discussions with Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Gordon, and
others.
Finally, the app works just like a DVR. It has FF and
REW features, and can record any live radio broadcast. It's
a first for any radio app we've seen.
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 Life Mobile
The
Life Magazine app (free) offers a treasure trove of iconic images
from their archives.
Dozens of Barbra's images can
be accessed and downloaded to your phone. They make great
wallpaper images, too.
Some of the many categories to search for Barbra include:
- Grammys '70s & '80
- A Starlet is Born
- Oscars Star Couples |
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 Glee (on AOL Radio)
If
you're a fan of the television show "Glee" here's an app you
will definitely want to carry with you. Glee Radio is one of the many stations carried on the on AOL Radio app
(free).
With limited commercials, Glee Radio plays all the familiar
tracks from the show, interspersed with those same tracks as
recorded by the original artists.
As you might expect, Barbra Streisand's versions of those
same "Glee" performances are often played.
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 Pandora
The
Pandora radio app (free) is perhaps
the best for music if you want to hear Barbra Streisand
while on the go.
The app
allows you to create a personalized "Streisand Radio
Station" that will not only stream Barbra to your phone, but
also several other artists of a similar genre.
The best feature of Pandora is the ability to multi-task if
you have the iPhone.
While you are using other applications or your e-mail, the
Pandora app continues to play in the background.
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 iBooks
The iBooks
app (app is free - individual book costs vary) is a
convenient way to read books on your device.
The books available
on the app are limited, but they do have Tom Santopietro's recent Streisand bio,
"The Importance of Being Barbra" ($9.99).
The novel, "The Prince of Tides" is there, too ($9.99).
Included are several video's by author Pat Conroy who speaks about
the autobiographical nature of his bestseller. Great stuff. |
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 iTunes
Movies
At iTunes and you can download a number of Barbra's movies for
play on your iPhone. We recently downloaded Clear Day for the bargain basement price of $4.99.
Other
Streisand titles ($4.99 - $12.99) include: Funny Girl, Hello, Dolly, What's Up, Doc?, The Way We Were, A Star Is Born, The Main Event, Yentl ... and many more.
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