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7 apps that fully explore multi-touch capabilities of iPad

Posted By: Gaurav Sood | Aug 2 2010

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iPad boasts-off a multi-touch display that is sensitive for up to eleven fingers at a single instance of time. Many of you might be using a variety of simple apps that run well on the iPad; but don’t ignore the multi-touch capabilities of your Apple tablet. To do this you can check-out these apps (including games) that fully justify multi-touch capabilities of the Apple tablet and these apps are highly addictive I must warn you!

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multi touch

# X-Plane

x plane
x plane

Behold this app that comes modeled on one of the most powerful, versatile and accurate flight simulators in the world. X-Plane gives you the feeling of gliding over a virtual terrain in an airplane, Glider or helicopter. iPad’s 11 point multi-touch interface gives you complete freedom to toggle in-flight options in X-Plane flight sim app

# Layers-Pro edition

layer ipad app
layer ipad app

Specially re-designed for the iPad’s large screen, Layers is a sketching app that has high-quality brushes and other standard tools to paint the screen. This multi-touch support app lets you create amazing drawing in no time.

# Wings Earth

wings earth
wings earth

Wings Earth app is not for hardcore gamers, rather for ones who love to fly and don't want the hassle of a complex simulator that can get mind numbing at times. The speed & terrain realism is excellent, which is much more fun than full sims that fly at glacial speed.

# Sketchbook Pro

sketchbook pro
sketchbook pro

Autodesk SketchBook Pro for iPad is a professional-grade drawing application that has sketching and painting tools in an intuitive interface. If you have got the mildest of hand for sketching, Autodesk SketchBook Pro is the best thing you can ask for.

# Multipong

multipong app for ipad
multipong app for ipad

The fact that it is a multiplayer game bundled with the highest addictive factor that one could long for, makes Multipong the best multi-touch game for the iPad. With up to 4 players multi-play at a time, you have to catch the maximum number of bonuses while you are using the bumpers to beat your opponents.

# Flight Control HD

flight control
flight control

I can’t forget the innumerable hours spend on my iPhone playing the classic Flight Control game, landing airplanes on their designated airstrips without crashing them into each other. Now that Flight Control app is available for the iPad, I can’t wait to experience the same on iPad’s large screen. Many new gameplay elements have been added to the iPad version of the game with multitouch support.

# Brushes

portrait art on ipad using brushes app rnhix 25552
portrait art on ipad using brushes app rnhix 25552

The application has high-quality brushes with multiple layers that lend it copy and paste functionality (merge, rearrange, transparency) between paintings. Click here for more on Brushes app for iPad.