Watch Telenovelas - Much like how we only get older as time passes and how everything that goes up must come down, it is necessary to come to terms with another fundamental axiom of life: That whether we like it or not, there will be more apps tomorrow than there were today. Aside from the philosophical life implications, it’s hard to disagree with the fact that apps, whether they be mobile or online in form, are proliferating at an incredible rate.
Just remember one thing – there are a lot of cool apps out there, and you probably have never heard of them. If you’d like to show your friends what a precocious app user you are, or if you’d like to convincingly pretend so, talk about these under-the-radar apps:
FanPulse (iPhone – Free) – Sure you can get sports scores and alerts on your mobile phone. Old news. FanPulse, a recently released iPhone app, let’s you track all major games by getting alerts, but more importantly it’s a social forum where users can tell friends what games they’re currently keeping tabs on. And with that comes the ability to heckle your friends in real-time as you watch the game. Covering most major sports, it provides an excellent way to keep on top of the game and let your friends know why their team is losing so badly. Finally, a mobile app to bring your trash-talking capabilities to the Web 2.0 level.
GyPSii (Android, iPhone, Nokia, BB – Free) – Described as “the mobile social network that connects the real world with the virtual world”, GyPSii, lets users make location based updates. Users can geotag photos, texts, and videos, as well as push updates directly to Facebook and Twitter. It’s a cool way to share places with friends and explore new locales wherever you may be, and importantly, it’s free.
Blastination (iPhone, $0.99) – If visual excitement is high on your list for what makes a proper game, this is a must see. Simple in premise an addictive in execution, the goal is to collect all the shapes on the screen as quickly as possible by drawing barriers to coax it in the right direction. Flashing colors and sounds to match make for an eye-popping experience.
Softrace (Android, Free) – Every outdoor athlete’s dream: Softrace allows you to plot out checkpoints, whether for running, biking, hiking, or anything else, and then lets you track your progress with a host of statistics. Upload your times and routes, challenge your own times, other user times, and AI “opponents” all while discovering new places to get in that workout you’ve been waiting for all day. This well-executed app is all about the challenge of making the best time.
FanFinder (iPhone, Free) – Anyone can appreciate this app, particularly those in a sprawling metropolis or recent transplants to a new town. FanFinder’s mission is to help you locate all sports bars within your area, with the ability to sort by their team allegiance. Now discover where you can cheer for the Red Sox in Manhattan, and send an invite to all your friends in one app. This is quite possibly the easiest way to prevent bar-room brawls (unless you’re looking for a good fight, that is).
Roomster (Facebook, Free) – So you’re looking for a place to rent or sublet, but need a roommate? Finding one can be hard, particularly one that is easy to get along with and who won’t be watching you while you sleep. The Roomster application on Facebook lets you search by location those who are seeking a roommate or sublet, and users can filter by age, sex, and even zodiac signs of potential roommates. This is a novel solution to the poverty-inducing alternative of paying all the rent yourself.
Travel Brain (Facebook – Free) – The only thing better than traveling is bragging to everyone else about your traveling, like where you’ve been and all your crazy stories you have (or helpful advice, whichever you deem to be more useful). The Travel Brain application on Facebook does precisely that. Check off all the places you’ve been to around the globe, get input from those who have been to your next destination, and check out where you friends have been and who has similar travel plans. The application will even give you a “personality analysis” based on where you’ve been. Time to book your next trip.
Mobile Defense (Android, Free) – Anyone who has lost their phone certainly knows a special kind of pain. Losing an expensive device, along with lots of personal data, is a frightening thought. Mobile Defense is an app for Android that runs incognito, allowing you to track down your phone at any given moment (from a computer), and even send alerts to your phone, like threatening messages to cell phone thieves to scare the hell out of them. Additional tools like the ability to remotely lock your phone as well as remotely back-up or wipe data makes Mobile Defense a must have utility.
AirVue Golf (iPhone – $9.99) – Traditional golf rangefinders (which tell the golfer how far they are from the green, or anywhere) can easily cost upwards of $100. This relatively cheap app, using satellite imagery of over 10,000 courses, lets golfers measure any shot distance and gives them the upper hand in planning out their way to the green with a slick interface. Better yet, you can keep track of all of your shots and break your statistics down with enough graphs and charts to satiate even the most seasoned data geek. All host of other useful features means that golfing has never been so good.
Twilert (Online Service, Free) – This aptly named app allows anyone, even those without Twitter accounts, to get free customizable alerts based on keyword searches in Twitter feeds. So if you want to follow the buzz on a certain company or brand, or any topic really, you can easily set-up alerts to your e-mail account filling you in on everything coming from the Twitter universe. A useful tool for those wanting the latest info on the topics they care about.
Just remember one thing – there are a lot of cool apps out there, and you probably have never heard of them. If you’d like to show your friends what a precocious app user you are, or if you’d like to convincingly pretend so, talk about these under-the-radar apps:
FanPulse (iPhone – Free) – Sure you can get sports scores and alerts on your mobile phone. Old news. FanPulse, a recently released iPhone app, let’s you track all major games by getting alerts, but more importantly it’s a social forum where users can tell friends what games they’re currently keeping tabs on. And with that comes the ability to heckle your friends in real-time as you watch the game. Covering most major sports, it provides an excellent way to keep on top of the game and let your friends know why their team is losing so badly. Finally, a mobile app to bring your trash-talking capabilities to the Web 2.0 level.
GyPSii (Android, iPhone, Nokia, BB – Free) – Described as “the mobile social network that connects the real world with the virtual world”, GyPSii, lets users make location based updates. Users can geotag photos, texts, and videos, as well as push updates directly to Facebook and Twitter. It’s a cool way to share places with friends and explore new locales wherever you may be, and importantly, it’s free.
Blastination (iPhone, $0.99) – If visual excitement is high on your list for what makes a proper game, this is a must see. Simple in premise an addictive in execution, the goal is to collect all the shapes on the screen as quickly as possible by drawing barriers to coax it in the right direction. Flashing colors and sounds to match make for an eye-popping experience.
Softrace (Android, Free) – Every outdoor athlete’s dream: Softrace allows you to plot out checkpoints, whether for running, biking, hiking, or anything else, and then lets you track your progress with a host of statistics. Upload your times and routes, challenge your own times, other user times, and AI “opponents” all while discovering new places to get in that workout you’ve been waiting for all day. This well-executed app is all about the challenge of making the best time.
FanFinder (iPhone, Free) – Anyone can appreciate this app, particularly those in a sprawling metropolis or recent transplants to a new town. FanFinder’s mission is to help you locate all sports bars within your area, with the ability to sort by their team allegiance. Now discover where you can cheer for the Red Sox in Manhattan, and send an invite to all your friends in one app. This is quite possibly the easiest way to prevent bar-room brawls (unless you’re looking for a good fight, that is).
Roomster (Facebook, Free) – So you’re looking for a place to rent or sublet, but need a roommate? Finding one can be hard, particularly one that is easy to get along with and who won’t be watching you while you sleep. The Roomster application on Facebook lets you search by location those who are seeking a roommate or sublet, and users can filter by age, sex, and even zodiac signs of potential roommates. This is a novel solution to the poverty-inducing alternative of paying all the rent yourself.
Travel Brain (Facebook – Free) – The only thing better than traveling is bragging to everyone else about your traveling, like where you’ve been and all your crazy stories you have (or helpful advice, whichever you deem to be more useful). The Travel Brain application on Facebook does precisely that. Check off all the places you’ve been to around the globe, get input from those who have been to your next destination, and check out where you friends have been and who has similar travel plans. The application will even give you a “personality analysis” based on where you’ve been. Time to book your next trip.
Mobile Defense (Android, Free) – Anyone who has lost their phone certainly knows a special kind of pain. Losing an expensive device, along with lots of personal data, is a frightening thought. Mobile Defense is an app for Android that runs incognito, allowing you to track down your phone at any given moment (from a computer), and even send alerts to your phone, like threatening messages to cell phone thieves to scare the hell out of them. Additional tools like the ability to remotely lock your phone as well as remotely back-up or wipe data makes Mobile Defense a must have utility.
AirVue Golf (iPhone – $9.99) – Traditional golf rangefinders (which tell the golfer how far they are from the green, or anywhere) can easily cost upwards of $100. This relatively cheap app, using satellite imagery of over 10,000 courses, lets golfers measure any shot distance and gives them the upper hand in planning out their way to the green with a slick interface. Better yet, you can keep track of all of your shots and break your statistics down with enough graphs and charts to satiate even the most seasoned data geek. All host of other useful features means that golfing has never been so good.
Twilert (Online Service, Free) – This aptly named app allows anyone, even those without Twitter accounts, to get free customizable alerts based on keyword searches in Twitter feeds. So if you want to follow the buzz on a certain company or brand, or any topic really, you can easily set-up alerts to your e-mail account filling you in on everything coming from the Twitter universe. A useful tool for those wanting the latest info on the topics they care about.
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