Best Droid apps....

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02-01-2010, 17:26
funkfool

Best Droid apps....

Just got my Droid the other day and have been looking around for cool apps... just extraneous free things really...
(Pretty sure ALL were free...)

Here are some gun ones:
Mil-dot Calc: Just what it says - a Mil-dot calculator
Shooter: Havent worked with this yet - looks cool
SchottGunn: A shotgun.. that's it
AK-47: An AK to mess with
Gun Tones: A bit goofy - but hey - fun for a minute or two...
Ruger SR-9: that is all it is...

Some other good ones:
Radar Now: Current weather radar.
The Weather Channel: of course.
Akido: A book reader app.
Beer Cloud: Look up brewers, beers or scan the barcode for info on a beer!! This is cool.
Google Sky Map: Maps the constellations and stars overhead.
Nasa Wallpaper: yep.
Gstrings: instrument tuner
GPS Status: yep. with headings and accelerometer
Guitar chords1: Just chords.
Robotic Guitarist Free: Can play chords or independent strings. Coolest one yet for guitar - free.
White noise Lite: White noise generator w/ nature sounds.

Goofy stuff:
Labrynth Lite: (Wooden type - table top) Maze game.
Surveyor: looks cool - but haven't really messed wit hit...
Tricorder: Yes, tricorder.

Other cool stuff:
Warplanes: Warplanes backgrounds
United States Constitution: yeppers.
US Presidents: Just a study guide like app.

What have you found?
What do you think is cool?
02-01-2010, 17:29
Fentonite

This just might push me over the edge to get a Droid! Are you happy with it?
02-01-2010, 17:37
funkfool

Getting there - I hated it for the first hour... then I heard it's little voice cry: "Droid"
and - well - you just can't help but love the little guy!
Seriously - I am getting used to it - it is going to be a bigger change than I realized - it is more a micro-laptop than a phone...
Yeah - I'm digging it.
02-01-2010, 18:01
Fentonite

Cool - not sure if I'm tech-savvy enough, but I just might try....
02-02-2010, 02:34
bjl913

I love my droid! there are alot of great free apps out there! I havnt paid for anything yet! There is so much it can do, its crazy!
02-02-2010, 13:14
BadShot

Network Discovery = nice for finding wifi
TrixoColor = silly game
Wheres My Drio = Lets you send and SMS text to your driod and light the GPS and volume
Aldiko = Book Reader, pretty good
Andriod Zip File Manager = duh
3banana Notes = simple notes tool
Unit Converter = cause I can't always remember metric to english conversions
Google Voice = schweet
Movie Finder = Cause Fandango on the Droid sucks
CIDR = calculator
/24 = IP Calculator
Advanced Task Killer = Must have app killer
Compass = Graphical compass
Missed Call for Android = changes the LED light to indicate missed calls
Bartender = :)
Save MMS = lets you save Multimedia MMS files

There are a few others, but all of those are free.

So I left the iPhone to get a Droid, mostly because AT&T is frakking evil and should go out of business. But I digress..

iPhone = Smoother user interface and function = easier for the average user
Driod (Android) = this is the Geeks phone, deeper control of the device ect, UI is not as slick, but still pretty damn nice = not the device for the below average user
02-02-2010, 16:14
ronaldrwl

I have an iPhone (probably have equivalent apps) but would add to your list:
APMEX to check gold and silver prices (stock up).
Showtimes to check what's playing at Elvis (cheapy theater).
02-03-2010, 10:01
funkfool

I picked up these in the last few days - they are good apps...

Quote:

Network Discovery = nice for finding wifi
Wheres My Drio = Lets you send and SMS text to your driod and light the GPS and volume
3banana Notes = simple notes tool
Unit Converter = cause I can't always remember metric to english conversions
Advanced Task Killer = Must have app killer
Compass = Graphical compass

Is this just a voice dial app?

Quote:

Google Voice = schweet

I went with the "Movies" app... may have to chek the other out...

Quote:

Movie Finder = Cause Fandango on the Droid sucks

Some of the other ones you mention -
May have to try these:

Quote:

Missed Call for Android = changes the LED light to indicate missed calls
Bartender = :)
Save MMS = lets you save Multimedia MMS files

What is this one?

Quote:

/24 = IP Calculator
02-03-2010, 12:45
BadShot

Google voice does a ton of things, more like unified messaging than anything else

IP Calculator is used by geeks for subnetting and other unfun IP stuff.
02-07-2010, 12:12
MattR

BS Button, for thode pesky BSers.
02-07-2010, 13:41
sniper7

I almost got the phone last week...I am still trying to hold out for the new google phone. i asked the VW people and they said they hadn't even heard of it!!!!!!

Supposedly it is coming out this spring, if not then I can wait a bit for the droid to drop a touch in price and go from there.
02-07-2010, 14:05
Hoosier

Would be nice to have a similar list of apps for the iphone.
02-07-2010, 14:12
sniper7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoosier

Would be nice to have a similar list of apps for the iphone.

a better and quicker list would be the apps that AREN'T out for the iphone!

they have millions it seems like. every time i see one they are like hey check out my apps...30 scrolls later they find the one they are looking for
02-07-2010, 15:57
Hoosier

Yeah the number of apps for the iphone is staggering

But what I meant was, a list of useful iphone apps that other people have and are using. I'd list some that I like but my phone is upstairs atm.
02-07-2010, 19:35
BadShot

Honestly the only thing I wish I'd done was not get the Motorola Driod. I have absolutely zero use for the slide out keyboard.. might even have to see about swaping it out via Craigslist or something, yeah its that annoying.