A little over 60 years after the Computer was allegedly invented here in the form of '
the Baby', most of us now carry around something profoundly more powerful - shallower than a fag packet but with a similar sized Perimeter. Key to this Pandora's Box's myriad capabilities are Apps. Those not endemic to any given device are predominantly pointless, and this one is barely any different depending on your perspective. While nicely put together, and seemingly free of the bugs that louse-up most others, the Manchester Time Machine app is little more than a glorified collection of looping snippets of History to haunt your pocket. But as far as apps go, that's no bad thing. While the Map Function gives the impression that you'll be able to summon-up archive footage of your immediate vicinity, it is in fact largely redundant unless you happen to be on our City's most often-trod streets. In spite of this, this free mini archive of 77 clips spanning from 1911 to 1974 is likely to provide you with more profound hours than catapulting cartoon birds.
Of particular interest: A luminescent tram, careering through the night like the glowing of so many lost souls through a V-Day crowd in Albert Square.
A Bobby giving directions in front of a crazily-laden horse-drawn wagon, towering almost as high as a nearby tram.
The impeccable looking 1960s Piccadilly Gardens, when it was actually a Garden.
The old Orange & White SELNEC buses in St Peter's Square.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.Requires iOS 4.2 or later
Download the FREE app here
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