1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

iPhone Apps

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by efusco, Jul 1, 2009.

Page 3 of 3
  1. apriusfan

    apriusfan New Member

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2007
    6,050
    205
    0
    Location:
    S.F. Bay Area
    Vehicle:
    2007 Prius
    #41 apriusfan, Aug 10, 2010
  2. cycle11111

    cycle11111 New Member

    Joined:
    May 6, 2010
    145
    10
    4
    Location:
    McKinney, Texas
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    We use Grocery Gadget - very nice
     
    #42 cycle11111, Aug 10, 2010
  3. priuscritter

    priuscritter I am the Stig.

    Joined:
    Aug 11, 2010
    1,525
    199
    0
    Location:
    Indiana
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    III
    Apps I use most or like the best:

    facebook
    wundermap (weather)
    glympse
    fandango
    beejive (instant messaging)
    hold em
    21 pro (blackjack)
    flight control (although this is not as good as it is on the iPad)

    I have a lot of specialized apps being a music teacher so if you're interested:

    pitch pro (tuning pitch pipe)
    metronome (keeps the tempo)
    instruments (gives me fingerings for any note on any instrument)
    more cowbell

    other things i like but don't need as often:

    Constitution (you never know when you'll need a copy in this day and age)
    Declaration
    Visible Vote
    Google Earth
    AppBox Pro (has all kinds of stuff in it)
    Car and Driver Buyers Guide
    Shazam (figure out the name of a song)
    iChuck (the best Chuck Norris musings)
     
    #43 priuscritter, Aug 23, 2010
  4. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2005
    12,544
    2,123
    1
    Location:
    SF Bay Area, CA
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    #44 cwerdna, Sep 1, 2010
  5. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2004
    44,928
    16,147
    41
    Location:
    Canada
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    Currently a lite app user but still learning and experimenting. This is what I would suggest

    Use Often:WeatherEye - Free (The Weather Network, Canada's mobile/app version)
    Automotive - Free (Good for reading up on car articles while waiting around)

    Use Sometimes:
    Rush Hour - $2.99 (Based on the real plastic puzzle game. Fun and addictive and gets your brain going esp. on the expert puzzles)

    Facebook - Free

    Skype - Free

    PowerLight - Free (quick access to the flash on the iPhone4 to use as a torch/flashlight)

    Sudoku2 - Free

    Urbanspoon - Free

    iBooks - Free (can use as a PDF reader)

    AroundMe - Free (Good for quickly checking for nearby amenities)

    Quordy - $2.99 (Basically it's Boggle)




    One interesting app...

    The PQ Test - Prius App by Toyota Malaysia. Unlocks videos and some nice Prius wallpaper
     
    #45 Tideland Prius, Sep 1, 2010
  6. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2004
    44,928
    16,147
    41
    Location:
    Canada
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    Just downloaded a new app called "Parking Mate". It's free and it allows you to do several things


    • Set your parking meter in the app so you can check how much time you have left at any time just by looking at the app as well as set it to remind you when there's X minutes left
    • Take a photo of your spot
    • Make notes if necessary (e.g. which floor you parked on)
    • Tag your location so that you can launch google maps to walk you back to your car
    • Set parking restrictions at your location so it can remind you of the No Parking restriction is approaching or if a multi-storey car park is about to close
    • Send parking restriction rules to your friends so that they can import it into the app and get notifications too
     
    #46 Tideland Prius, Sep 2, 2010
  7. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2005
    12,544
    2,123
    1
    Location:
    SF Bay Area, CA
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    incredible graphics if you have an iPhone 4

    Sorry to break the format yet again. Epic Citadel is apparently a demo of the 3D game engine shown during the Stevenote on 9/1. It looks AMAZING in the Retina Display. Wow!

    Won't work if you have an iPhone 3G or iPod Touch prior to 3rd gen.
     
    #47 cwerdna, Sep 2, 2010
    1 person likes this.
  8. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2005
    12,544
    2,123
    1
    Location:
    SF Bay Area, CA
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    #48 cwerdna, Dec 10, 2011
  9. Southern Dad

    Southern Dad Active Member

    Joined:
    Jun 21, 2011
    350
    212
    58
    Location:
    Monroe, GA
    Vehicle:
    2011 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    #49 Southern Dad, Dec 10, 2011
  10. KK6PD

    KK6PD _ . _ . / _ _ . _

    Joined:
    Mar 24, 2008
    4,003
    944
    118
    Location:
    Los Angeles Foothills
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    I just walked out of Best Buy after buying a mounting bracket for my new LCD Screen. I could not find a price in the display area where I found the mount I wanted, so I clicked the Amazon Price App, scanned the barcode, and bing $69.99. I went to the quick check out stations and asked them to scan the price, bing, $129.00.
    No I don't think so, I asked, Do you match prices?", I held up the phone, and walked out of the store with a 69.99 LCD TV mount!
    This one is a Double +1 ! :D:D
     
    #50 KK6PD, Dec 10, 2011
  11. efusco

    efusco Moderator Emeritus
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 26, 2003
    19,891
    1,192
    9
    Location:
    Nixa, MO
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    #51 efusco, Dec 11, 2011
  12. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2004
    44,928
    16,147
    41
    Location:
    Canada
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    Cardstar lets you store your reward cards so you don't have to carry them around. It works well but only without a screen protector (at least a thick one like ZAGG's invishield).

    Photosynth lets you create 360° Pano's right from your phone! Ironically, it's from microsoft.
     
    #52 Tideland Prius, Dec 12, 2011
  13. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2005
    12,544
    2,123
    1
    Location:
    SF Bay Area, CA
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    I use Key Ring for the above reward cards.

    Awhile ago, Microsoft Bing threw in 110K jobs into Gigwalk. They wanted people to use Photosynth to take panoramic pictures of the insides of businesses to improve Bing Maps listings. The ironic part is that Gigwalk and the Photosynth apps are only available on iOS. They'd gotten a lot of press about this awhile ago, you can find them by Googling for microsoft pays iphone users.

    I did over 200+ of these pano jobs + a whole bunch of more closed businesses (that don't get paid as much). Unfortunately, in most of the metro areas where Bing threw in these pano jobs, including mine, the jobs are all dried up.
     
    #53 cwerdna, Dec 12, 2011
  14. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2005
    12,544
    2,123
    1
    Location:
    SF Bay Area, CA
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    App Store - Asphalt 6: Adrenaline (a car racing game) is currently free. I tried playing a round and found it has pretty decent graphics and a decent frame rate. Techbargains says it used to be $0.99. iPad version is also free right now.

    One warning: the app is huge, occupying >900 megs.
     
    #54 cwerdna, Dec 16, 2011
  15. cproaudio

    cproaudio Speedlock Overrider

    Joined:
    Jul 7, 2010
    2,401
    759
    0
    Location:
    CA
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    V
    Tango for free video calls, Viber for free voice calls.
     
    #55 cproaudio, Dec 17, 2011
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Page 3 of 3