Oneupweb Reviews : iPhone Apps

Posted by chip on December 29, 2008 at 04:37 PM

As another year of mobile updates draws to a close and there's so much innovation to reflect on, I can't think of a better way to wrap up the year than by highlighting the undeniable leader in mobile applications, the iPhone.

With countless iPhone apps hitting the market there's no shortage of things to talk about. So let's just get right into a sampling of some of my personal favorites.

Midomi
You've certainly heard of the Shazam app by now, well Midomi takes this idea a step further by allowing you to identify songs by singing or even humming them yourself. It still works from the radio like Shazam but it will also help when you're wondering "what's that song that goes like..."?

Remote
More than just fun, Remote is a very useful app that allows you to use your iPhone as a remote for iTunes, Apple TV and AirTunes. A good friend of mine has his computer hooked up through his home stereo which suddenly makes this app very cool.

SaveBenjis
An app designed to help with comparison shopping, SaveBenjis allows you to search many ecommerce sites for the best price on the product of your desire.

Pandora Radio
Since Pandora Radio is one of my favorites things on my laptop, I'd be remiss not to mention the Pandora app which allows you to use the music service from your iPhone.

ShoZu
ShoZu connects your iPhone (as well as other mobile devices) to several online services allowing you to take photos with the built in camera and easily upload them directly to Facebook, your blog, Flickr and more.

Jott
As someone that quickly fell in love with the convenience of the voice recording feature of my first cell phone, I couldn't overlook Jott. Since this is the iPhone that we're talking about, the Jott app takes this idea a step further by transcribing your voice memos into text for future reference.

Native Podcast
Despite the fact that Apple has barred Native Podcast from its App Store, stating that it duplicated the functionality of iTunes, I feel that it deserves mention here. This app allows you to subscribe, manage, stream and download podcasts directly to your iPhone. However you will need to jailbreak your device and purchase the app directly from creator in order to start enjoying this service.

Instapaper
Have you ever run across an article or a blog that interested you but you just didn't have the time to read it right them? Do you typically bookmark these and hope that you remember to come back and read them when you have time? But when you finally have the time it seems like you're not in a place to conveniently access it, or you don't remember it at all.

Enter Instapaper. This app lets you send articles that you find online directly to your iPhone so you can access them whenever you find yourself with a little time and your iPhone.

Fliq
Talk about social networking made easy, Fliq allows you to quickly send photos or contacts to friends, family or colleagues on the same Wi-Fi network with practically the flick of a finger.

iBeer
Let's not make all of these apps useful. Among the host of optical illusion related apps coming out for the iPhone, my personal favorite has to be iBeer. Working with the sensors on the iPhone, this app looks and acts like a real glass of beer. And best of all, its sole purpose is to entertain.

Of course I can't touch on every cool iPhone app so if I've left out one of your favorites feel free to give it some props in a comment.

Editor's Note: You can read more Oneupweb Reviews on StraightUpSearch, social media-related reviews on our sister blog StraightUpSocial, and product-focused Oneupweb Reviews on Epinions.