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swackett Named Finalist for the 2013 Design, Art and Technology Awards...

Forbes: Or even more sophisticated ones like Swackett that skip the weather step and just tell you what to wear. ...

New York Times: swackett's main feature is a cute infographic display of a stick person wearing clothing appropriate for the current weather. It also contains amusing weather trivia (as in, one inch of rain is equivalent to 15 inches of powdery snow)....

Review: Swackett for iPad is the best version of Swackett yet, that delivers a wealth of weather that you can dive into or just glance at....

A special shout-out to our friends at Apple for selecting the new swackett for iPad as their #1 New and Noteworthy weather app today. Apple is also featuring our retro 1950′s weather app on the same screen: Peepometer We’re always grateful for this type of publicity — and we’re honored to be in such good company....

swackett peeps traveled to New York City recently to appear on NBC’s TODAY Show (July 17th) in a special Summer Tech segment by Digitwirl guru Carley Knobloch and TODAY Show hosts Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Ktob. With Digitwirl, Carley takes aim at the headaches of modern women, arming them with tech tools to lead a simpler, more Continue Reading...

Many iOS users complain that Apple’s weather app is lacking in accuracy. We like using Swackett for its forecast reliability. As the number-one weather app in 67 countries, Swackett even helps you choose an appropriate outfit for the day. (Bonus: If you have a pet, it will even suggest doggie sunglasses.) Full Story Here...

Peepometer is an app to be admired— even if you don’t care for its unique interface— because it successfully reimagines the presentation of weather information on the iPad. The app’s star is its retro-inspired layout that arranges weather information around porthole-inspired windows with graphical, weather-related information. Like its iPhone cousin Swackett, Peepometer illustrates the weather via Continue Reading...

Most weather apps stop at giving a forecast. This one visually suggests the right apparel for the day. Rain coming? It’ll show an avatar with rain jackets and an umbrella. Sunny? He’ll be wearing sunglasses. It’s an at-a-glance application that gives you just a little bit of your time back — and was named by Continue Reading...

swackett is delighted to announce that CNN has named swackett as one of “50 new tech tools you should know about”. The article was written by Victor Hernandez and the link to the full article can be found here. “We’re always delighted to see a mention of swackett on CNN.com…” says swackett creator C. Scott Gilbert. Continue Reading...