No iPad 3 at MacWorld/iWorld: Top Five New Apps from the Show

Not only will there not be any iPad 3 announcements at the 2012 MacWorld/iWorld expo in San Francisco, Apple won't even be there at all. They abandoned the annual show long ago, so the show now features Apple accessories and apps. This year, however, the expo is bringing in more art exhibits and musical acts because, and let's be honest here, without Apple, the show just isn't as relevant. This isn't CES where every electronics maker in the world shows up to display their new gear.

MacWorld/iWorld runs Jan. 26 through Jan. 28 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood and featured musical act Modest Mouse at the venerable Warfield Theater Jan. 25 to kick off the show. While many exhibitors show up to sell their newest gear, there are also many developers there looking for exposure. That's why we put this list together, and the five apps here are debuting at MacWorld or getting new updates just in time for the show. Start the slideshow to see the best new apps. Tell us in the comments if you're going to the show for the first time or if you're an industry veteran.

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A hyper-realistic painting app, ArtRage is the closest you can get to painting on canvas as you can get on your iPad. It's $3 and super simple to use, even for novices. It's normally $7, but marked down for MacWorld. Paints react to the surface you're painting on and the app can tell how much paint in on your brush for the most realistic effects. It's for iPad only.

Just like the name implies, you can turn your videos into games with features like motion effects, audio transformations, video effects and more. It's $2 and works with iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iTouch and iPad 2 with iOS 5 and higher.

An updated version lets you play the popular train board game in local mode so you can play people on other devices. It costs $7 for the iPad only.

A GPS powered app for when you go bicycling, Cyclemeter now has support for the Wahoo Fitness Blue HR heart rate monitor for iPhone 4S. It's $5 for iPhone, Touch and iPad.

Build your own light shows that sync to music and share your creations over Facebook, Twitter or email. There's lots of in-app upgrades and you start with a magic wand to build your dances, as their called. Also included is a theater where you can watch other peoples dances and rate and loop dances. It's a free app for iPhone, Touch and iPad versions 4.3 or above.