Back to School: The Great iOS/OS X app roundup

 

Although popular for games, entertainment and productivity apps. Apple's app stores for iOS and OS X have a promising array of educational and back-to-school related applications that maximize the use of their mobile devices. Besides, it will be easier to buy that iPad if you can really use it for school. Read, write, dissect a virtual frog... there are apps for that and then some. Check out our list of Apple apps for back to school.

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Word Lens for iOS offers on-the-fly language translation via camera

Here's an app that seems to be really magical. Word Lens uses your iPhone or iPod Touch camera to grab words and phrases and generates a translation in similar visual context. The app is free but each language pack (i.e. English to Spanish) costs $4.99. Hit jump for more info and a demo video.

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