10 absurd new iPhone apps
Pandora’s new iPhone application We’ve swooned over.But one thing is clear as we continue to dig deeper into the growing catalog of iPhone applications :here are some stinkers in the mix. Sure, they might we well-coded (or not), a list of 10 absolutely absurd new iPhone apps has been put together by us.
1.SEGA Columns Deluxe.he first of what will hopefully be many 16-bit ports to iPhone and iPod touch. While SEGA is giving most of its attention to Super Monkey Ball, this game puts a new twist on an old all-star classic. Columns is the arch nemesis to Tetris, and while it hasn鈥檛 fared as well through time, it鈥檚 great to see Columns make a day one launch on the AppStore. Now, where is Sonic CD.
2. NetNewsWire.The best RSS reader on Mac gets a full port to iPhone. Like all of NewsGator鈥檚 other applications for consumers, it鈥檚 free, and it syncs with all of their other clients. So, you can have RSS sync on your Mac, iPhone, and PC, without ever needing a web browser.
3.Crazy Eye. Just $.99 gets you this gem from Ezone, which questions why you would ever “waste money on an expensive facelift when you can get a crazy eye” instead. It’s a series of 10 blinking eyes ranging from monsters to robots that let you hold up your iPhone over your face to amuse children or annoy co-workers to no end. This is the equivalent of those sticker machines you see on your way out of the drug store.
4.Jott for iPhone.Jott is a great service that we haven鈥檛 mentioned on PhoneNews.com before. You call a phone number, and it transcribes whatever you tell it. But, calling a phone number is hard work. With Jott for iPhone, you now just tap and talk. You get a response back with whatever you said鈥 this time in writing.
5.Flashlight. This $.99 application charges you for the convenience of turning your screen one of many solid colors for use as a flashlight. A similar native application was offered for free for jailbroken phones late last year. There’s also a Web app called vFlashlight that does nearly the same thing for free. If you’re away from a Web connection, you can get the same effect by opening up your e-mail in-box, which is predominantly white. (See also iBlackout, which does the same thing.) If you’re intent on downloading a standalone flashlight application, there’s Light, a free installable application put together by The Unofficial Apple Weblog’s Erica Sadun.
6.Yelp.Local searches are nice, but what if you want to know something a little bit more鈥 informative, than just a phone number. Yelp gives you reviews of locations by fellow yelpers. And, with location service integration, you get both the location you鈥檙e at, combined with feedback of nearby places. It鈥檚 even more useful than local searches inside of Apple Maps.
7.Cro-Mag Rally.Pangea ports their classic racing game to the Mac. And, it鈥檚 even more fun on iPhone. $9.99 gets you a $30 game for Mac.
8.Moto Racer.Moto Racer is a heavily 3D intensive app for iPhone. Not only does it let you race around in 3D, but it relies on the accelerometer to turn. It鈥檚 fast, and the graphics keep up with the pace. For only $9.99, it鈥檚 a very well-polished game. A few things such as the inability to pause keep it from the top spots though.
9.ICE.ICE, or In Case of Emergency, is quickly becoming commonplace on all phones. Essentially, paramedics are trained to look for the ICE function on a phone, and quickly access the emergency contacts that you would want to know, should something happen that renders you unconscious. Typically, you can work around this by creating a contact named ICE, and listing relevant numbers there.
10.Sketches.This one is a cult classic of the jailbreaking movement. While it does now cost $7.99, the application has gotten a full rewrite.
