Most Useful iPhone Apps
Us here at The Engine Room are a mixed and odd bunch. Most of us have iPhones and use them for both work and play in mixed and odd ways. In this blog we cover a few of the more sane iPhone applications we use on a daily basis. All these applications are available to download for FREE here: http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/appstore.html at time of writing.
First up we have MyRail Lite. It’s an essential application for people living in or around London who commute into work via train. It displays an exact duplicate of the platform timetable display for any given station including departure time, arrival time, platform number and all stops and times on the way to your destination. The only time I’ve seen it misbehave is when the actual station is having trouble with it’s timetables too.
Next we have TwitterFon. It’s a neat little iPhone app for reading and updating your Twitter account if you have one. It’s nicely laid out and very simple to use. You can follow twitter links and scroll through recent friends’ twitters on the move.
One of my favorites is the apple Remote application for iTunes. It allows you to use your iPhone or iPod as a remote control for your iTunes. Provided your iPhone or iPod are on the same wireless network as your computer with iTunes on it then you can search, play, skip and adjust the volume of your music in real-time.
For those of you who are forever correcting leaning pictures on the wall or the tech savvy carpenter this little tool will come in handy. Aptly named the iHandy Level, it users the iPhone’s inbuilt motion sensors and displays a very accurate spirit level.
The last little tool is more of a toy. It’s called RJDJ and users your iPhone’s microphone to sample sounds from around you and turn them into a spacial sound-scape you can manipulate by touching the phone’s screen.
Tags: Apple, Apps, iphone battery saving tips, iTunes
March 18th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Unfortunately, Myrail Lite has not been available since early January. Apparently, they have run into legal issues… see here:
http://www.bluesnapper.com/blog/stuff/kizoom-myrail-lite-gone/
March 18th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Thanks Mike. We didn’t know about that.
The Engine Room.
July 3rd, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Great write up. The iPhone is truly revolutionary and I don’t like being without it. This time last year I had jumped in a pool with my iPhone and it was dead. I had to wait 9 days before I was able to get a new one. The phone I had was a cheap go phone. I really love all the games that can be downloaded to the iPhone. The best part about the iPhone to me is the ability to check emails on the go. Thanks for the information.