OK, now that you've had a chance to use em, what are your favorite Mobile Apps (1 Viewer)

[ErichH]

It should play at all times when the phone's on - whether you like it or not

 

[TonyD]

you know after goofing with that cowbell and the stapler too, whats the point.
it's funny for 3 seconds.

 

[DavidJ]

That's the point. I'll grant you not much of one. Today waiting for our movie to start a kid in front of me trotted out the phaser app for his friends. I was going to fire mine up to be funny, but then I decided it wasn't worth the effort. Which is the conclusion that I will eventually come to for most of these joke apps, but they are occasionally fun to show to friends. I'm sure the novelty will wear off quickly.

 

[Ted Todorov]

I've trying various eBook readers and the best so far is Stanza. Has a big well organized catalog of available (free) books which you can download over the air.

What makes it better than eReader and Shakespeare is that both of those are buggy, slow, etc. Stanza works fine in horizontal mode, text size adjustment works fine, page flipping is quick and intuitive.

PocketPedia A must for any DVDPedia, CDPedia, BookPedia, etc. user. You can download your entire *Pedia collection, it includes cover art and full info. Fast, well designed. It also allows you to do Amazon searches on the iPhone. Just beware that having a very large Pedia collection will cause the iPhone/iTubes synch (backup phase) to take HOURS. This would seem to be an iPhone 2.0/iTunes 7.7 bug and will presumably bite any app that has a lot of data.

BoxOffice Super useful movie listings/showtimes app.

Epocrates Rx Want to make sure your MD prescribed the right dosage or otherwise check out prescription drugs -- its like having the Physicians Desk Reference in your pocket.

WeatherBug Much better than the original iPhone Weather widget.

Twitterrific Indispensable for Twitter users.

 

[DavidJ]

This looks interesting:

SoundMeter for iPhone - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

I'm curious to know how accurate it will be.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I wanted to revitalize this thread as I just downloaded a few
new apps....

SHAZAM (Free): My favorite, most amazing app. This is the one
currently being advertised on the latest iPhone commercial. I thought
it was a hoax, but this app is amazingly accurate. Simply put your
iPhone next to any music source and SHAZAM will accurately tell you
the name of the song based on just a few seconds of picking up the
audio. Will supposedly even pick up music in a crowded restaurant
and tell you the name of the song playing.

Palringo (Free): Great Instant Messenger program taps into all
your accounts on AIM, ICQ, MSN, etc.

Pocket Aid (Paid): Nice little first aid tutorial for just about any
injury that may happen while you are out and about.

iHangman (Paid): Terrific Hangman game. Thousands of words
are available and it's not as easy as you may think. Once you
complete (or don't) a word, you shake the iPhone and the definition
appears.

Flight Update (Paid): Elaborate flight tracking information complete
with seating charts. Great for frequent fliers who want the status of
their flights.

Flight Status (Paid): Similar to above, less elaborate, but has some
extra information on it. Reviews advised this should be downloaded
as well.

Softick Solitaire (Paid): Was highly recommended in reviews for
ease of play, and I have to say, it is very easy to navigate cards
and make for an enjoyable solitaire experience.


Since there have been hundreds of more apps made available since
the start of this thread, I would love to read what stuff you guys are
recommending as it certainly helps everyone in the selection of their next app.

 

[KeithAP]

There is a new app that I have yet to try but it sounds like a great idea. It is called "Numberkey" and it turns your iPhone into a wireless numeric keypad.

-Keith

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Just bought The Price Is Right for $5.

I must say, very impressive game graphics wise and the fact
it plays exactly like the TV show.

I would highly recommend this for fans of the show, and hey,
who isn't.