Best New iPad Widgets

Electronics & Gadgets     From Fred Zahradnik, your About Electronics & Gadgets Editor     Widgets are small applications that let you customize and add practical utility to your devices. The iPad is finally getting widgets, such as Swype, which lets you draw words, plus Evernote, 1Password, and more. Read on for more about the best iPad widgets. Also this week, best travel cameras (some have built-in WiFi), the latest game reviews, and more.   Follow us on:     Sign up for more free newsletters: About Today About Computers About Programming   Learn How Your iPad Can Do More With Widgets The lack of widgets has long been a sore spot for some iPad and iPhone users, but with iOS 8, Apple not only introduced widgets to the iPad, they knocked them out of the park. READ NOW   Best Travel Cameras You may want built-in Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities in your travel camera, allowing you to geotag your photos and then upload them automatically to a backup server, so you don't lose any of your vacation photos if your camera is lost or if the memory card fails. READ NOW   Set Up Your Emergency Medical ID in iPhone iOS One subtle, but very important, feature of Apple's Health app is Medical ID. This is the iPhone equivalent of an emergency contact form, a file in your iPhone that provides pertinent medical, pharmaceutical, contact, and personal information that first responders will need to help you if you're in an emergency situation. READ NOW   Five Tips for Buying Webcams Sure, most computers come built-in with a webcam nowadays. If you're looking for something better than what came with the computer, however, here are some product tips and information. READ NOW   ADVERTISEMENT Featured Articles Olympus SP-100 Camera Review Install New Photo Filters on Your iPad Review: iBird Pro Bird Identification App Shadow of Mordor Review (Xbox One) NHL 15 Game Review PS4 The Affordable New Sharp 660 Series HD TVs More from About.com Sign up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! Want More From About.com? Check out our social channels tailored to every interest! Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Electronics newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 Privacy Policy © 2014 About.com