My Favourite iPhone Apps

I have tons of Apps on my phone. Mainly categorized into folders which I rarely ever look in. These Apps are pointless, and most often end up being a waste of money. I even have a folder named "Boring Crap" filled with Apps I've bought but never once opened. Stuff like "My Net Diary" which really I should be using haha. But some apps I use on a daily basis, and never get tired of. And I'd like to share those with you so that you too can enjoy the benefits they offer. 

 Plants vs Zombies

PvZ is the most addictive game ever in my opinion. The basic idea is you use plants to defend your house from undead invaders. They fire peas (or something, I'm not entirely sure) and occasionally explode, oh and spawn sunshine. Totally normal. The levels get more complex and the zombies get more varied and harder to kill, so it keeps the game interesting. While we're talking about iPhone games, I couldn't be assed to mention them here, but also try Peggle and Bloons.

 Instagram

This app is great for sharing quick snaps. It combines taking the photo, editing and uploading in one easy process. Most of the effects are pretty naff but some can be really cool. It also displays a feed of friends pictures for you to comment on. Pretty cool stuff.

 Momento

This app blew my mind. For one reason. When I set it up to link with my Facebook it got every single status update I'd had since July 2009! Plus it did the same for Raptr, Twitter, Digg and Blogger. The combination of all these different feeds for each day of my life really gives a clear view of what I'd been doing that day. Like one day where on Facebook I was raving about having finished a game and Raptr telling me which game it was that I was talking about haha. Perhaps not so great if you don't spend that much time online, but you can type in stuff like a diary too. If you have time. :P

 Dreams

This app is pin protected, meaning my sneaky boyfriend can't read about all the other men I've been dreaming about. HAHA JOKE. ;) It uses white text on a black background to go easier on the eyes for typing dreams whilst half asleep, and the whole design of it feels really nice. Plus you can add keywords to your dreams and filter by importance. And export them. Lushhhh.

 Fat/Aging/Bald Booth

These booths are awesome used independantly, or combined. I've managed to humiliate a lot of friends and family with this app. (So it rocks if your a sadist) Perhaps I will make a blog filled with some of my best creations from this app. In the meantime I will show you what Fat Booth did to me...

 Epic Win

You don't expect this much fun from a to-do list. You choose a character and level him/her/it up by completing tasks. You can sort your tasks into Social, Strength, Stamina etc. and decide how much XP they are worth. (This makes it easy to cheat however...)

 Shazam

Where would I be without Shazam?? Well iTunes would certainly have less of my money, that's for sure. But it's so nice hearing a song on tv and thinking, I like that, I'll rewind (Sky+ FTW) and Shazam it. It always recognizes everything I've ever tried.

 Facebook/Twitter Apps

For obvious reasons...

 

 Mappiness

Ok so the novelty wore off eventually but for a long time this was an awesome way of tracking my mood. It shows your energy levels, happiness and how relaxed you're feeling, and how they change over time. It also shows how the people you're with and the time of day affects your mood. Its intriguing, IF you can withstand it frequently bugging you to input data.

Yes we are rich enough to have all of these things in our house...

I'm noticing more and more than random crap is being shoved in our face that we don't need. (well actually this has always happened, but I'm talking technology...well actually that's always happened too... let's not get too hung up on this...) So I'm going to write about the ones I've tried, and how good they have actually been...

Facetime for iPhone 4

When I first saw this it looked pretty pointless. It's basically Skype.  And the front facing camera on the iPhone is CRAP! The ad is so cheesy too, with the injured man watching his teammates as they show him a trophy they must've won without him... I always wondered why he didn't go to the game and watch from the sidelines... It's only a broken leg... Surely wheelchairs were invented for this very purpose??? But I digress, to me it seemed pointless. However I have since changed my mind. This is going to raise eyebrows and you will probably get the wrong end of the stick here, but it's really fun chatting to my boyfriend late at night on it :) NO WE HAVE NOT TRIED FACETIME SEX YOU SICK BASTARDS (we live in the same cul-de-sac, what would be the point? :L Anyway, as long as you both have Wi-Fi its a great way to communicate. Especially for me. I have a combination of both the phone AND network most notorious for poor signal, so talking over Wi-Fi handles this problem nicely. 5 stars!

XBOX Kinect

I was never excited about Kinect, because I didn't believe computers recognizing your individual limbs without some kind of green screen would be possible. I assumed Kinect was an elaborate Eyetoy. How wrong I was. Kinect does work very well. You can move your hands and legs and your avatar on screen will mimic you perfectly. (Even rather rude gestures) It really is quite cool. However the novelty wears off pretty quickly and you soon realize that they're expecting you to stand up to play a video game. And if you know me AT ALL you'll know that movement - not my cup of tea. 2 Stars...

Apple TV

We used to have a mac connected to our tv which we used to watch films and tv shows we've downloaded/ripped from the Drobo. (our hard drive) Then Paul replaced this with an Apple TV. Which does the same job but with a remote instead of a keyboard and mouse, and a simplified interface. And when it comes to computers, I HATE simplified. Computers are my thing, I'm good at them. So it's fun having things more complicated to A. Make me look like an expert more and B. confuse lesser beings. I don't like it at all. But I'd  probably still recommend it for retards. 3 Stars.

The iPad

I thought the iPad was bloody ridiculous when it was first advertised. It was just a massive iPhone!! (And at the time I didn't like those either...) And I can tell you... It pretty much IS a massive iPhone. But iPhones are great! Yeah it's oversimplified again and I'd never call it a computer in the way laptops and desktops are, but iPads have their place. I want my own one for Uni for lectures and stuff, there are some great apps for note taking. Plus playing Plants Vs Zombies on it is amazing. 5 Stars :D

The Kindle

I decided early on that the Kindle is a pointless piece of crap. And unlike the rest of the gadgets outlined here - my opinion has not changed. As far as I'm concerned, the Kindle only has 2 qualities worth mentioning:

- It's screen isn't a screen it's more like an etch-a-sketch, so the sun doesn't reflect on it.

- You can go a bazillion years without charging it.

However:

- As the screen emits no light you can't read it at night without a light. What about on a car journey? Problematic much??

- Why would you even need to go that long without charging something??? Where do you live?? The jungle???

Plus, I don't read. So totally pointless. 1 Star.