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July 14, 2008 7:46 AM PDT
Five great free apps for the iPhone and iPod touch
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The New York Times Company)
Over the weekend I updated my iPod touch to the 2.0 software, and I consider that $10 well-spent. Now I can access all the same great apps as iPhone 3G owners. Thankfully, many of them are free; I've rounded up five I really like. (Note that all links require iTunes.)
- AOL Radio Stream radio from over 200 stations spanning 25 music genres. It can even round up local stations. Who needs an FM tuner now?
- eReader As a longtime fan of reading e-books on my PDA, I'm overjoyed I can now do the same on my touch. This app lets you download books purchased at the eponymous site, and flip pages just by swiping your finger. Two public-domain books are included free so you can try it out.
- NYTimes Read the latest news, business stories, editorials, and more. It's a little slow right now, probably due to huge amounts of traffic, but talk about an incredible app: the entire New York Times in the palm of your hand!
- PhoneSaber Quite arguably the best use of the iPhone/touch tilt sensor ever, this clever bit of fluff is guaranteed to elicit a smile.
- Tap Tap Revenge Think 'Guitar Hero' for iPhone. You can download new tracks (a few are included) and even play head-to-head in the ridiculously sweet two-player mode.
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This version includes pill pictures, which the Palm/Windows Mobile versions don't, and the interface feels "cleaner", as one would expect on the iPhone UI. Still needs a bit of work as well as features from the premium version, but I expect this will come along fairly soon.
I realize most people aren't looking for a prescribing reference, but I have many colleagues who I have been promising that this would occur this July...and hence they've been waiting on considering the jump to the iPhone. (And it's a heck of a lot faster than the NYT application!)
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by gycafesor
November 4, 2008 11:05 PM PST
- And the free video to audio converter which can convert video to mp3 audio for iphone, ipod and other players http://www.convert-video-dvd.com/tutorial/free-video-to-audio-converter-software-review.html#115
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