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Uniquely · 12-23-2008, 08:41 PM

Today I picked up an iPhone 3G for my wife for Christmas. I'm planning to go ahead and load some music and photos and what not on there so there will be things to play with already when she opens it. What are some of the most essential or fun iPhone apps? Any other iPhone tips? I'm not much of a cell phone person myself.

BIGMERF · 12-23-2008, 09:05 PM

feel free to go through the app store.. i like the games, they actually have games you can play against others via the internet. i use the facebook, myspace, weather channel, and loopt

QwikSand · 12-23-2008, 09:10 PM

Welcome to our enormous iphone/App playground

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=32127

I like Shazam which listens to any song you hear and identifies it. Last.fm for music (add your faves and it plays just them), Stanza ebook reader, ESPN Cameraman match game, Lux Touch (like Risk), Amazon, Ambiance (nature sounds), Yellow Pages (very useful), EVernote (organizer), The Weather Channel.

Uniquely · 12-23-2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BIGMERF

feel free to go through the app store.. i like the games, they actually have games you can play against others via the internet. i use the facebook, myspace, weather channel, and loopt

Thanks.... I know the app store is probably pretty huge... and I will have a limited time to be able to play with it in secret before I wrap it up for her.... so I wanted to see what some others have really enjoyed.

Uniquely · 12-23-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by QwikSand

Welcome to our enormous iphone/App playground

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=32127

I like Shazam which listens to any song you hear and identifies it. Last.fm for music (add your faves and it plays just them), Stanza ebook reader, ESPN Cameraman match game, Lux Touch (like Risk), Amazon, Ambiance (nature sounds), Yellow Pages (very useful), EVernote (organizer), The Weather Channel.

Thanks...... I knew there was a thread already but I could not find it. The music one looks awesome in the commercial.. and I am tempted just by the novelty of it... but I'm not sure how much practical use it would get.

BIGMERF · 12-23-2008, 09:18 PM

i have that espn match game as well. its tons of fun..till you start getting the same images over and over

DaMexiRican · 12-23-2008, 09:19 PM

Yeah, I would go through the app store. You can read about what the program is and read reviews. But I take reviews on there lightly. Some people give it a bad rep just because of one reason or they say it crashes. Your supposed to restart the phone when you install a new app to prevent it from crashing. I've never had a problem. There are plenty of free ones and some you pay for that range from $0.99 to $9.99 etc. Just depends what games/time killing things your wife likes. I've gone through many apps cause I get bored of them easily LOL I've currently got "isports", "fring", "now playing", "drinks free", "live poker", "enigmo", and "fieldrunners". Just the last two I paid for. The others were free. The isports is of course a sports ticker app. Fring is for using IM like msn messenger, yahoo, etc, and you could use it for skype and stuff. Now playing is for movies. It can find your current location and list theatres near you. The movies have reviews and you can even play the movie preview. Some theatres have support where you can buy tix from the app also and pick them up at the theatre. Drinks free is a cool app that has over 5k different drink mixtures. Always helpful LOL Live poker is obviously a poker app, but it's online only. You don't play against the AI, but against real people who are playing it on their phone, facebook, or myspace. Enigmo is a challenging puzzle type of game. You got water that drips out of a container and you have to get it into a different container using certain tools or objects and such. Users can create and upload levels too. Sorry, it's not a good description but it's hard to explain LOL Fieldrunners is basically a tower game where you try to prevent enemies coming from a fortress to yours. They have a free app of the same principal, but I bought this one because I like it better. It's also supposed to have an update later for more levels and different towers.

QwikSand · 12-23-2008, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by robinandtami

Thanks...... I knew there was a thread already but I could not find it. The music one looks awesome in the commercial.. and I am tempted just by the novelty of it... but I'm not sure how much practical use it would get.

I hadn't used it until last week when a song on the radio was bothering me that I didn't know who it was. The Yellow Pages app I use a few times a week, finding the store and dialing it right from the app.

Galley · 12-23-2008, 09:38 PM

Free apps she will probably like are:
Amazon.com
AccuWeather.com
USA Today
iSlots
Google Mobile App (with voice search)

Grocery IQ is a steal at 99 cents.

york weir · 12-24-2008, 12:28 PM

Topple is free right now so check it out. Others I use are weatherchannel, shazam, earthscape, tap defense, dots, checkers, pandora, netshare, simplify, iNXES, lux touch, myspace, Enigmo, TicTacFree

JasonR · 12-24-2008, 12:33 PM

Shazam, FS5 Hockey, Darts, AroundMe, and Amazon.com are my favorites. Also load it up with some of your digital copies, like The Dark Knight....

mikejet · 12-24-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by robinandtami

Today I picked up an iPhone 3G for my wife for Christmas. I'm planning to go ahead and load some music and photos and what not on there so there will be things to play with already when she opens it. What are some of the most essential or fun iPhone apps? Any other iPhone tips? I'm not much of a cell phone person myself.

I always thought you were the wife. Now I'm confused? Do you both use the account? Won't she know what she got for Xmas now? Not that it matters since it's Xmas eve.

Uniquely · 12-24-2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

I always thought you were the wife. Now I'm confused? Do you both use the account? Won't she know what she got for Xmas now? Not that it matters since it's Xmas eve.

Only I use the account and I am the wife too.

mikejet · 12-24-2008, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by robinandtami

Only I use the account and I am the wife too.

That took me way to long to figure out. I'm an idiot. As stated in the thread I made a while back.

Uniquely · 12-24-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

That took me way to long to figure out. I'm an idiot. As stated in the thread I made a while back.

LOL.... you're not an idiot. Most people assume that someone in a tech forum or a gaming forum just must be a guy; I'm guilty of that myself.

12-23-2008, 08:41 PM	#1
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	Best iPhone toys Today I picked up an iPhone 3G for my wife for Christmas. I'm planning to go ahead and load some music and photos and what not on there so there will be things to play with already when she opens it. What are some of the most essential or fun iPhone apps? Any other iPhone tips? I'm not much of a cell phone person myself.

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12-23-2008, 09:18 PM	#6
BIGMERF Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:31	i have that espn match game as well. its tons of fun..till you start getting the same images over and over

12-23-2008, 09:19 PM	#7
DaMexiRican Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Tracy, CA Blu-ray collection:40	Yeah, I would go through the app store. You can read about what the program is and read reviews. But I take reviews on there lightly. Some people give it a bad rep just because of one reason or they say it crashes. Your supposed to restart the phone when you install a new app to prevent it from crashing. I've never had a problem. There are plenty of free ones and some you pay for that range from $0.99 to $9.99 etc. Just depends what games/time killing things your wife likes. I've gone through many apps cause I get bored of them easily LOL I've currently got "isports", "fring", "now playing", "drinks free", "live poker", "enigmo", and "fieldrunners". Just the last two I paid for. The others were free. The isports is of course a sports ticker app. Fring is for using IM like msn messenger, yahoo, etc, and you could use it for skype and stuff. Now playing is for movies. It can find your current location and list theatres near you. The movies have reviews and you can even play the movie preview. Some theatres have support where you can buy tix from the app also and pick them up at the theatre. Drinks free is a cool app that has over 5k different drink mixtures. Always helpful LOL Live poker is obviously a poker app, but it's online only. You don't play against the AI, but against real people who are playing it on their phone, facebook, or myspace. Enigmo is a challenging puzzle type of game. You got water that drips out of a container and you have to get it into a different container using certain tools or objects and such. Users can create and upload levels too. Sorry, it's not a good description but it's hard to explain LOL Fieldrunners is basically a tower game where you try to prevent enemies coming from a fortress to yours. They have a free app of the same principal, but I bought this one because I like it better. It's also supposed to have an update later for more levels and different towers.

12-23-2008, 09:38 PM	#9
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	Free apps she will probably like are: Amazon.com AccuWeather.com USA Today iSlots Google Mobile App (with voice search) Grocery IQ is a steal at 99 cents.

12-24-2008, 12:28 PM	#10
york weir Special Member Member since:Nov 2007	Topple is free right now so check it out. Others I use are weatherchannel, shazam, earthscape, tap defense, dots, checkers, pandora, netshare, simplify, iNXES, lux touch, myspace, Enigmo, TicTacFree

12-24-2008, 12:33 PM	#11
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	Shazam, FS5 Hockey, Darts, AroundMe, and Amazon.com are my favorites. Also load it up with some of your digital copies, like The Dark Knight....

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