Another five must-have freebies for iPhone, iPod Touch

The free Graphing Calculator app for iPhone/iPod Touch.

(Credit: Gabor Nagy)

Tuesday's roundup of killer freebies for Windows reminded me that I haven't covered iPhone/iPod Touch freeware in awhile, so here's another list of must-have apps that won't cost you a penny:

• Air Sharing Turns your device into a portable, wireless hard drive and document viewer. Note: this jewel will eventually be priced at $6.99, but for the next few days you can snag it free.
• Graphing Calculator Why spend big bucks on a graphing calculator when your iPhone/touch can do the job for nada? This uber-handy tool offers functions ranging from absolute value to tangent.
• Hanoi A beautiful rendition of the classic Towers of Hanoi game. The object is simple: move a stack of disks from one side of the board to the other. I couldn't put it down.
• Instapaper Free When you're browsing on your PC and come across a Web site (cough *Cheapskate* cough), blog post, news item, feature, or whatever that you want to read later, just click the Instapaper bookmarklet. Then fire up the Instapaper app on your iPhone, and presto: there's the Web page. Genius!
• White Noise Having trouble getting to sleep? White Noise offers an assortment of ambient sounds--waves, rain, wind chimes, etc.--to help you drift off. And there's a shut-off timer so you don't wake up to a dead battery.

If you like this list, be sure to check out my original roundup of iPhone freebies and the sequel. In the meantime, hit the comments and vote for your favorite no-cost iPhone apps.

[Jaqenn]

If you couldn't put down the Towers of Hanoi, then you are certifiably insane.

[rickbroida]

Well, there's no denying that, but I don't see what one has to do with the other. You no like?

[Dalkorian]

You say "insane" like it's a bad thing. ;)

[ywkhgqo]

enough with the iphone stuff. please. not all of us can afford to even get these devices. The sheer amount of other sites that do the same thing with the apps is staggering

[benjaminstraight]

Neat stuff. But iphones gadgets are now an oversaturation.

[cardfan1212]

Still no useful apps though. I'm not sure why cnet keeps hyping junk.

[rnaoncfixd]

Air Sharing isn't useful? I guess it all depends on what you deem useful.

[ougrad1]

Hey, I appreciate it. I just downloaded the air share app...the fact that I can access it from the web is pretty cool. Thanks!!

[ifij775]

The calculator is a good start. Although, I always thought the Towers of Hanoi was kind of lame.

Chris
http://worstiphoneapp.blogspot.com/

[Leighow]

You know the problem for some of us ... i.e ME ...is that we/I need simple explanations. You see, I have read the AirSharing blub (App store and Developer) an d your Wiki links. I am still not 100% clear:

* If Air Sharing is an iDisk that requires wi-fi to reach online resources -- albeit saving space on my iTouch -- then I am not interested. I have Google Docs.

* If it is a way of loading stuff an on MY-OWNTouch folder that would be great. You see, I like the car routing info that Google Maps provides. Especially Google's desktop pull-down that lets you twaek any route. However, as things are today, I have to print the routing instructions list . IN contrast, what I would really like to do is store the route on my iTouch.

All GPS's are great .. but any iPod Touch is the greatest!


"Notwithstanding the above !" .... anmd in the meantime ... I can always practice my eye-ball lineups thanks to Vegas Pool. Now theres an appfor shooters!!