The Apple iPad is popular not just because of its cutting-edge hardware, but also because of the wealth of excellent third-party applications that can be downloaded in order to extend its functionality.

You can use the iPad’s web browser to compare credit cards at MoneySupermarket update your Facebook status and stream video, but it is within dedicated apps that the best features can be experienced.

If you are finding it tough to keep on top of your personal finances, you might find the following collection of applications useful because each is designed to help you tackle this area of your life in a different way.
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Available from the App Store, the Cookineo app allows anyone who love cooking to get a new “cooking experience”. Should we thank to the revolutionary and magical device? On the Cookineo App, recipes illustrated step by step with a very few words, and you can navigate through the steps of the recipe is done by clapping hands and without touching the screen. The iPad version of Cookineo is free (25 recipes), but the iPhone version is priced at $0.99 with 120 recipes.

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The AUTOMOBILE Magazine app for iPad is already available to download for ($3.99) from the App Store. The app provides readers an enhanced AUTOMOBILE Magazine experience, complete with interactive content, stunning photo galleries, integrated video and audio commentary, as well as in-depth automobile news and reviews not found in the print edition.

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PumpOne announced that the FitnessClass App is available exclusively for iPad. The app is a marketplace for on-demand, streaming fitness video workouts. Users can preview workouts for free, and then have the option to purchase an on-going subscription to a series or to purchase individual workouts. Available for free from the App Store on iPad, the FitnessClass App also features a calorie estimator based on the user’s profile, allowing them to monitor their workouts and success over time.

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Disney announced its Princess Dress-Up: My Sticker Book App is available for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The app allows girls of all ages to dress up their favorite Disney Princesses and snap a photo using the app’s camera feature (iPhone and iPod touch only) or upload a photo, and see themselves transform into Cinderella, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Jasmine or Belle, and can then be shared with family, friends and fellow princesses. Price: $1.99.

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Splashtop Remote Desktop for iPhone and iPod touch is available in the Apple App Store. It requires iOS3.2 or later, and will work on the iPhone 4 and 3GS and 3rd generation iPod touch or later. The application connects your iPhone or iPod touch to your Windows PC for a seamless remote desktop experience. Splashtop Remote Desktop for iPhone and iPod touch lets users watch movies, listen to music, or access any other Windows files and programs, including full web browsers with Flash, right from the mobile device. The new application works over a Wi-Fi network, giving users easy access to PC content from any room of the house or office.

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Comcast unveiled its new Xfinity TV™ app for iPad that enables Xfinity TV digital customers to watch TV shows and movies directly on their lovely iPad. The app also allows customers to change TV channels from the iPad and helps them to find what to watch easily on TV, On Demand, online or on the iPad.

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StarNet‘s iLIVEx Pro is a powerful X11 client for the iPad. Priced at $24.99, the iLIVEx Pro developed for business professionals and engineers who need to make presentations, collaborate with distant colleagues, or perform remote diagnostics and support services. The iLIVEx Pro also allows users to create new sessions on remote Unix and Linux servers.

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