Interesting apps from the iTunes App Store, Part 2
Like my previous post on this topic, here’s another batch of apps that caught my eye, but this time only focusing on free apps. (Note – links below are iTunes links, not web browser links)
- Flashlight (a free version), FlatLux and MyLite – all free
Both are trying to steal market share away from the $1.99 Flashlight app mentioned in the previous post. - SimStapler – Freeverse, Inc – Free
The first true office equipment simulator, SimStapler© brings all of the thrill and excitement of a “real” stapler right to your computer screen! Until now, the dream of stapling without a stapler remained just that, a dream. Only with the latest advances in virtual reality technologies has that dream become a true reality! Today, anyone with a multi-thousand dollar Macintosh computer, color monitor, keyboard and mouse, can enjoy the act of virtually stapling, without the expense and bother of a “real” stapler.
- Banner Free - Masayuki Akamatsu – Free
Banner is a LED-matrix-like display which you can put on any message.
- Who is Hot? – Weather Underground – Free
Discover who your fair weather friends are. Instantly check the current weather for all of your friends and family in your contacts. View a list of your contacts alongside current temperatures and general conditions for each person’s home location – whatever corner of the world they live in.
- Midomi – Melodis Corp – Free
midomi mobile – The ultimate music search and discovery. Search for music in four different ways: 1) sing or hum, 2) say the song name or artist, 3) type a song or artist, 4) grab by holding your phone to a speaker playing music.
We tried this over the weekend using music from XM satellite on DirectTV and by singing or humming. The only song it was able recognize using this method was my 3 year old grandson singing Sesame Street. Guess he has a better voice than the actual artists.
Highly Recommended by me:
- Pandora Radio – Pandora Media – Free
Pandora Radio is your own FREE personalized radio now available to stream music on your iPhone. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a “station” that plays their music and more music like it.
- Remote – Apple – Free
Be a mobile DJ. With Remote, you can control the music on your computer or Apple TV from your iPod Touch or iPhone. Play, pause, skip, shuffle. See your songs, playlists, and album art on your iPod Touch or iPhone as if you were right in front of your computer.
I set this up an was able to access and control iTunes on my iMac and Judy’s Windows XP PC. Very Cool.
Many other odd/interesting apps are currently available and popping up, so this is just a little taste. Latest app I’m playing with: AirMe (camera, with tagging, geotagging and uploader to Flickr; also free).
- Al Degutis
