In Episode 12 at the New Haven Open, Gary Choronzy (our web guru) complained about what he perceived to be “techno bashing” in previous conversations.
Invoking the story of the Luddites, Duo Dickinson “manned up” and took responsibility.
So, in deference to our previous “Neo-Ludditeism” (Duo’s term), I pose the following question: What is your favorite smartphone app?
Sarah says
Definitely SoundHound! how many times do you hear a song (especially in a tv show/movie) and want to know what it is! Well, with SoundHound, you can just hold up the phone and KNOW! It’s fabulous.
John Broker says
Most useful: mini-flashlight. Most frequently used: tweetdeck. Coolest: pandora mobile. I may just glue my smartphone to my hand and get it over with!
Harlan Brothers says
Shazam, baby!!! Got the lifetime upgrade. A miracle of modern mathematics – hardly a song in any language that it can’t recognize. On the other hand, when it comes to electronic greetings, it can’t hold a candle to iKandl. (Full disclosure: iKandl is *my* app but, happy to say, I’m not alone in my opinion of it.)
James R. Martin, AIA says
As opposed to my Cornell Architecture studio buddy Duo … I am a heavy user of many Android apps as wonderful tools to make my social and business life easier…
Top 10 list of my most used apps (very hard to narrow down to 10 btw)
1. Google Maps
2. Google Voice
3. Facebook for Android
4. Skype
5. Pandora
6. Listen
7. Box
8. AutoCAD WS
9. Movies
10. ScanBizCards
+ many more I would share if you’re interested and why …
Bruce says
I *am* interested! Give us more…
James R. Martin, AIA says
A “Phone” is the last thing in my book that a “Smart Phone” is. There are thousands of Android apps that are making social and business life easier…
Top most useful apps that make my life easier ….
1. Google Mail … when tied to all the other Google platform apps is a dream.
2. Google Maps … gets me anywhere without question. If tied to your Google Calendar it with remind you that you have an appointment and then get you there then verify with a street view of the correct address.
3. Google Voice: Keeps track and voice mail, messages, texting, etc, + turns you computer into a phone.
4. Google Goggles … ID anything … image recognition technology at its best.
5. Facebook for Android … good for keeping up with family, friends, business contacts + photo sharing.
6. Skype … no better way that to talk to the person (or group) face to face anywhere in the world … and for free.
7. Pandora … great personalized music at any time … tied with Bluetooth in car home or office … heaven.
8. Listen … great way to stay on top of all you favorite topics
9. Box … nothing less than amazing file sharing … it is the way to a paperless office.
10. Dropbox … same as above for the non Box users
11. AutoCAD WS … Freedom to take your designs with you … wherever you go … it’s the future of Architecture (happening now).
12. Movies … View movie reviews, trailers, theaters, DVD’s, showtimes and more
13. ScanBizCards … business card reader with cloud backup & sync across devices (w/LinkIn tie)
14. Sprint Family Locator … when you have 4 kids, it become very handy.
15. Hoccer … sharing of anything between devices … incredibly handy for sharing apps, photos, sounds, music etc.
16. Navionics … the most amazing Marine navigation app, it’s better than any built-in GPS device sold.
17. Advanced Task Killer … when you run as many apps as I do, this is a great app for controlling battery use.
18. Barcode Scanner … handy to know that the same product is less expensive next door.
19. Marine Weather Pro … Critical for marine forcast, live buoy data, tides, radar, wind, sea temp.
20. Traffic Cam Viewer … Allows you to make use of all those thousands of traffic cameras mounted everywhere on our highways around the world.
To name just a few …
Oh by the way it works as a phone too …
~Jim
Bruce says
Now THAT’S a list! Thanks, Jim.
Cellular Chloe says
Well, this is right up my alley…These are my Top 10 MUST-Have Apps!
1. Google Maps-Never any question, I could not navigate my way around the world without this!
2. Evernote-File sharing app. I start writing articles on my computer, then I can pick them up on my tablet or smartphone to work on them when away from my desk. You can add pix and audio.
3. Dropbox- Another file sharing program, I use it for pix and videos that I may need to pick up from another device.
4. CamScanner- This app is just like having a scanner. You take a picture, it auto crops, enhances and saves as a pdf.
5. Lookout-scans downloaded apps for malware or spyware, scans websites for trusted sites, auto backup and lost phone app
6. QR Droid & Barcode Scanner
7. Astro-Search for files, move them to SD card, it’s essentially a File Manager
8. Magnifier-I don’t know about you but the text isn’t getting any bigger and I’m not getting any younger!
9. Tune-In Radio- I can listen to local radio or CNET’s Podcasts.
10. Pulse-agregates your favorite news sites into a handy grid of top stories.