December 4, 2008 5:00 AM PST
Seven awesome iPhone freebies
(Credit: Joost)As a mostly ecstatic new iPhone owner, I've spent considerable time checking out--you guessed it--the hundreds of freebie apps available from iTunes. Here's a list of seven I'm loving right now. (Note: all links are for iTunes.)
- AroundMe Instantly find nearby banks, gas stations, coffee shops, and other businesses and services.
- Dashbuster Manage your Blockbuster or Netflix queue anytime, anywhere. Great for those times when a friend recommends a movie and you think, "Yeah, I gotta rent that."
- Movies This Flixster-powered app finds cineplexes near you, then serves up show times, trailers, and even upcoming theater and DVD releases.
- Google Earth Like the desktop version? The iPhone app is even cooler because it can pinpoint your current location and "tilt" your view as your tilt your phone.
- Joost Though buggy and crash-prone in its first release, Joost brings a boatload of free streaming TV shows and movies to your iPhone. Just one catch: it requires a Wi-Fi connection.
- Melodis Voice Dialer No voice dialing on the iPhone? No problem. Just press and hold a button to voice-search for contacts, or say "call" and then a name to auto-dial. Best freebie dialer I've seen (or spoken to) yet.
- TapDefense It's an iPhone version of the mega-popular Tower Defense game. Need I say more? (Productivity be damned!)
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"Remote" - From Apple but it doesn't come pre-installed on the iPhone. It lets you control your computer's iTunes and/or your Apple TV
A Free Level - Like a carpenter's spirit level. I use to it check the level or plumb of stuff, when I don't have access to my tools
Shakespeare - All of the Bard's plays, sonnets, the complete works.
NYTimes - A New York TImes reader
What's On? - A TV listing.
MyLite - A flashlight and flashing light app, there a number of such apps.
Easy Wi-Fi - Well it is free for another day or so. It makes it super easy to use the free Wi-Fi at AT&T hotspots. Just configure it with your iPhone's phone number and the app takes care of sending the info and receiving the SMS from AT&T
There a are some free apps i use less often, but I find real handy
all that matters for me :)
A couple other free games I've enjoyed: Zynga's Live Poker, which lets me play Texas Hold 'em with friends or strangers anytime.
And in a similar vein, Chess With Friends - I can have multiple chess games with friends going on at once. Plus, it's turn-based, so I don't have to wait for them to be available for live play.
Top 3 other fun free game apps: Aurora Feint, LuxTouch (Risk), & WordWarp.
So, don't assume everyone who carries an iPhone is paying out the wazoo for it.
Sportacular - Excellent for sports scores
i.TV - TV, Netflix and movies rolled into one.
Shazam
Amazon.com app
And finally Drinks - Simply the best drink database.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=285035416&mt=8
Urbanspoon
Shazam - music reader
Airsharing - turns your iphone in memory stick
Aurora Feint - one of the best games
Box.net - free 1G external storage space
Bloomberg
Linkedin
Facebook
Evernote - voice recording tool
iTV
Movies
Pandora - internet radio
Nibuzz - Skipe phone
Stanza - Iphone ebook reader
Wikipanion
WhitePages
Facebook
Twitterific
LinkedIn
Palringo
Stanza
iEphemeris Lite
Units (yellow icon)
AirSharing
Network Speed Test
Shazam
Pandora
The Weather Channel
PhoneFlix
Last.fm
Amazon
Joost
Evernote
1Password
PanoLab
Other apps I use regularly that are not free:
FourTrack
GuitarToolkit
Metronome (both versions)
Decibel
AtomicClock
City Transit
Clinometer
Snap
Net Utility
CameraBag
Photogene
Photobard
myConvert
Shazam
Pandora
Wikipanion
Facebook
Bloomberg
Movies
LinkedIn
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by adrianj
December 25, 2008 3:40 AM PST
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(35 Comments)it's impossible to mention a game and not mention Rolando. That game is the standard.
Dr Awesome is also excellent.