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"Toy Story 3 isn't just hitting movie theaters today, it's also hitting the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, with Disney/Pixar releasing apps for the iOS platforms based around Woody, Buzz Lightyear and all of the other toys.\nBecause I'm a pretty big Toy Story fan (I have tickets to a show later tonight), I volunteered to review Toy Story 3 for iPhone (free), Toy Story Mania for iPhone ($4.99) and Toy Story 3 Read-Along for iPad ($8.99).\niPhone\nAll three apps have been designed to be kid-friendly and to align with the existing Toy Story style and sensibility. The free Toy Story 3 iPhone app features information about the film and its characters as well as lots of games. Some of the games are free but others are available through in-app purchase. You can also listen to a customized greeting from Sheriff Woody himself, which is a free (and very neat) feature that should appeal to lots of kids.\nWhile Toy Story 3 for iPhone is clearly designed around the idea of the latest chapter in the film saga, the broader based Toy Story Mania covers the entire series. It's a pretty well made app and has lots of mini-games which are actually addictive \u2014 even for adults. It also has a gallery feature that can only be utilized if you're at the Toy Story Experience attraction at Walt Disney World.\niPad\nThe iPad app, Toy Story 3 Read-Along, is in some ways the most compelling app. It takes the form of a children's story book \u2014 something we've seen dozens of for the iPad. What makes the Toy Story 3 book different, however, is all the extra features that Disney has packed into the app. For instance, you can record you voice or your child's voice for the voice over.\nYou can also sing-along to two tracks from the film, color in drawings (using either a watercolor fill method or choosing your own colors) or create your own freeform designs, and play several fun games. The app is even 3D compatible, if you have a pair of compatible glasses, for certain images and for one version of the \"Flying with Style\" game.\nAfter a heavy marketing campaign targeted at college students and young adults, it's clear that Toy Story also has lots of opportunities to captivate younger fans. The film is already shaping up to be one of the biggest openings of the summer (if not the entire year) at the box office and the iPhone and iPad games are a fun addition.\nImages\n\n\ntoy-story-3-apps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToy Story 3 For iPad\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead-Along\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStory Menu\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStory Help\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSing-Along\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSing-A-long\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColoring Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPainting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPainting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCompleted Art\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGames\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlying Woody\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToy Story Mania\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToy Story Mania\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToy Story Mania Games\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToy Story 3 iPhone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToy Story 3 iPhone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWoody's Recordings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToy Story Mac Controller\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more entertainment coverage, follow Mashable Entertainment on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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