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If you are on the road a lot, Fastfood is cool.

You can find the type of food you want with directions from your location.

You can even click on the name to phone for takeout.

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Ok I have downloaded some more apps and will give them a try. I think I have solved the sync problem from outlook to iphone. I was trying to sync from my laptop to my iphone to get my calendar and my contacts. Kept getting duplicate contacts and then some of the contacts would lose one phone number (usually the mobile) in outlook. I already use gmail for my mail and google calendar (so I can sync them between laptop and desktop using google calendar sync). Went online and did some research and found a sync deal called Nuevasync that uses microsoft exchange server (so if you use an exchange server already this wont work cause the iphone only lets you have one exchange account on the phone) and set it to sync my contacts and calendar and it worked like a charm. But if you do this the best way is to upload your contacts to gmail contacts and make sure they are right. Cause when you set up the account for nuevasync it is best if you let it erase all the contacts and calendar events on the phone and then sync them from google. If anyone needs more info PM me and I will try to help you.

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Oh yeah I forgot to mention that you can use nuevasync to get push email too, but since I don't care for push (battery drain) I set it to off in the phone.

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There's been a lot of problems with the os 3.1 and a recent upgrade fixes the bug.

It was causing all kinds of problems.

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Pretty sure I upgraded to that as soon as I hooked it up to Itunes when I got it home from the store. I just got mine a few days ago.:tu

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Just downloaded an app called ping. It's sposed to work like the blackberry messenger except for the iphone. It's 99 cents. I got it cause I only have the 200 a month text plan, cause I don't text a lot. Anyone who gets ping pm me and I will send you my ID and we can test it out.:tu

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I pinged gainey. I am sooooo cool now. 
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Woohoo, I realized if you have the person in your contacts you can link it to ping.

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yeah ping is kinda cool..

other aps to look at beer pong, Face Melter (pro version is well worth it) shazam, cartoon wars is a great lil game but it gets old, paper toss is fun, espn score center, ithesaurus.

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Very basic app, but flashlight came in handy for me last weekend.

I was in a crowd and my wife was looking for me and I turned on flashlight to the neon green and waved my phone in the air, like I just didn't care, and my wife found me in seconds.

Upon reuiniting I broke out into the chorus of "reunited and it feels so good..."

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Brainexercise

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Everybody needs to get this app, it's so cool........


http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4580433








































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I have been using Ping for 4 or 5 days and I like it.

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Ok here are some of the apps I have found and kept.

CardStar-lets you enter your savings cards from places like CVS and grocery stores. Pretty cool since the card is now on my iphone and they can scan the iphone instead of the card.

Skype- since i pay for an annual subscription ( I use it at home for long distance calls) I can use this on my phone whenever I have wifi access and not use my cell minutes.

AT&T my wireless- lets you check out your account.

AP mobile- for news

Epocrates- for the pillheads on my job, it lets me identify different kinds of pills and lots of other things.

Geico- pay my insurance and view cards

Aroundme

Pocket Bible

Stickam- so i can watch all the herfs I can't be at.

******

Cheapgas

and Accuweather

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For those of us that have Navigon, they just added Traffic capability. It's an extra $20 in app purchase for the first 4 weeks, then goes to $25. One time fee.

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Just got my Iphone. Have been downloading all the apps listed. Can't actually use the phone yet, have to wait for the port crew to come in tomorrow.

But, been downloading and playing enough, I'll be charging it tonight...:r

Thanks for all the suggestions, keep them coming. Got 4 pages already.

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What's traffic capability do, Adrian?
I tried to look at it and came up empty in every direction.

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It's strange that it no longer shows on Navigon's website. I saw it there the day I posted.
Basically it is supposed to help to find alternate routes if there is traffic congestion on the route that it would normally find. I haven't purchased the add-on yet, so I am not sure how well it works. I never bought it for my TomTom because it was an annual fee and I don't use my gps that often.

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/11/12/a-tri...-from-navigon/

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just downloaded an app called "whatsapp" that is supposed to be better than ping. It's free right now.

It uses your phone number just like texting so you don't have to do separate contacts like you do in ping.

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Coolest app yet:

Ustream Broadcaster. FREE. If you have an Iphone 3G or 3GS, you can broadcast a live videostream from your phone onto your own channel you set up on the net.

Works over both WiFi AND 3G, I've already checked it out this is way cool.

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That sounds incredibly cool, Vic.
I don't think anyone really wants to watch me lying on the couch or sitting in my chair, but I can definately see where it'd be cool.

Yesterday I bought the Traffic Live update for my Navigon GPS app.
It saved me a solid hour by taking me around airport traffic in Pittsburgh yesterday.
Worked flawlessly, and makes the Navigon app that much more incredible.
Lisa and I both raved about how awesome it is and how much we love it the entire trip.
If there's one app that's completely and totally blown me away value-wise and by the way it works, it's been Navigon.

I've also gone through a few cases recently.
Bought the Noel and Eternity series from morething. Gorgeous cases.
The metallic paint completely defeats the phone's GPS reception and cell signal. Screwed up Lisa's phone and my phone both. Made them pretty much worthless.
Good news is that I wrote morething yesterday and they immediately wrote me back with an admission and offer to send me some different cases. All I gotta do is send the cases to them in Hong Kong, which I will eventually do.
I just traded beads for an Otterbox Defender case for my phone and an Incase Bamboo Slider in eggplant color for Lisa's iphone.
I'm hoping those two work as well as the reviews suggest, and don't ruin my reception.
Thanks for resurrecting the thread, Vic. :tu
Keep us on top of any more cool stuff you find, please.

Oh, last thing...
For anyone who has been using the God-awful ESPN sports app for their scores and so forth. Sportacular is awesome. It works infinately better, and when you close out the app it returns right to where you left off, unlike ESPN's crappy app.
I'd think ESPN would really try to do better. Everything ESPN is really awful. It's a shame, cause I love my ESPN. :)

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Adrian,
Like I just said, I bought it yesterday.
I played hell trying to find out how to buy it. Turned out I had to buy it from inside the Navigon app in my iphone.
I found it amond "more options", then clicked on it, paid for it through itunes (on the fly) and it was immediately activated.
Totally cool, and it worked great. Was well worth the $29.99. I wish I'd have bought it when it was 20 bucks. I just never thought I'd use it.
Go figure? :)

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Textfree us it's a free text service for 5 a year you can use it instead of at&t's txt plan it'll save you a few hundred A year if ure paying for unlimited txt messaging

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Scott, I'm psyched about this one, keeping in touch with family and friends far away while on the road, going to herfs, all sorts of cool stuff. Imagine being at the beach on vacation and being able to stream all the hotties back over the net:dr:dr

Imagine having 3-4 guys at a big herf all sending different streams over the net so that those not in attendance can watch the festivities, to me that would nice!

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I'm not sure if his was previously mentioned, but I downloaded Mobile Air Mouse the other day.
Sometimes I hook my computer up to the TV to watch something. Only problem was I had to get up to play/pause. With this, I can do it from across the room.
Made my wife laugh at the nerd that I am, but that is ok.



I haven't bought it yet. I always seem to have some trouble with Navigon. Really slow. It's much faster for me to use google maps and then just find where I am going. I wonder if it just works better on a 3GS than a 3G.
Sorry that I didn't mention it was an in-app purchase.

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I don't think you'll have reception problems with either.
My Brother-in-law has the Otter case and loves it. He dropped his 3G and the screen turned white. Had to buy a new phone (Apple store claimed the water sensor was pink)
I have an Incase Slider (not bamboo) and it does a good job of protecting. It fits really snug and is a little difficult to get off.

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sneak peak at what is supposed to announced on the 27th.

If the Iphone gets multitasking as rumored, I'll be very happy!

http://gizmodo.com/5451876/rumor-app...tures-detailed

I've heard from some pretty reliable sources that 4.0 will have multi-tasking.
That would be pretty damned cool..... but, having two of the wrong app open may bring most non-S devices to their knees... maybe even some of the Ss.
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Man I am hooked on Madden 10.
What great entertainment.

Paper toss is also one of my current favorites.
The world tour version is a pisser.

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That would be odd seeing as how Palms WebOS has had multitasking for a year now and 2 apps wont do that. Hell the verizon version can have 50 apps open at once. Sprints only handles 13apps at once which apparently is a memory issue.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/p...i-plus-review/

From what I understand the harware on the device as in processor and memory is similar.
Here is a video of a Pre Providing a mobile hotspot for an Iphone. Kind of cool
http://www.viddler.com/explore/engad...eos/1048/5.466

Still waiting to see who will have the first true Flash supported browser which will allow streaming sites like Justin.tv to work over the network not wifi. Winmo has skyfire but that is handled by proxy server. I think the first phone that has true flash browser will be a media geeks dream, or at least mine.

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Streaming is just too much geek for the tube to handle right now.
The infrastructure only exists for just so much data transfer.
It's not the device that's holding back the flash, it's the infrastructure.
I would think it'd be a race between carriers to get the infrastructure in place to support streaming, because like you said, media geeks would RUN to that provider overnight.
You could tether and run your whole home off of one cellphone.
No more cable bill, no more internet bill, just a cell phone bill.
I don't ever see the cell carriers giving us that kind of pipe. It'd put them out of their own business, being that most cell places sell cable and tv, too.
A monster would have to step up and do this.
It's what Google has been positioning themselves to do for the last five years. Ad driven free cellphones with media galore.
They'll own it all, and it'll be the end of paying three or four bills as we know it.
Thats gonna create a big, big mess.

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Dont be so sure brother. I have not got this phone yet, because there are questions as to whether the browser will in fact support justin.tv or the other sites that stream live tv sports over the web. The indication and rumor is it will.
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/flash-plat...-the-palm-pre-

I dont want to get into a network debate, but I dont think ATT will allow it as the network likely couldnt take the strain of all Iphone users streaming live tv over their phones.

It appears it is comming, and my geek ass will be all over the first device that does it. Skyfire works okay for me know for watching hockey games and sports in the car while driving around, but its glitchy.

I appreciate the Iphone, and would get one if it would stream live media, I have been waiting to see who the will get the first phone to do this. Android has been promising this stuff for over a year and never delivered plus I hate android all fluff no filler. So if Palm delivers I may go back to them after a 3 year layoff.

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Scott, pretty good quality streaming is available right now on the Iphone, even as bad as ATT network is. With the Sunday Ticket I watched live NFL games all over the place this year on my iphone, that was over 3g. MLB also streamed live games during the season, and the NBA has an app for 20 bucks right now to do the same thing.

I digitize all movies at home and put them on my network, I can stream them right to my iphone over 3G with the Orb app. In addition, if I added a tv tuner to my pc, I could stream live tv shows if I wanted to. Havent' taken the time to do this, as there's plenty for me to watch on the phone without it.


Point is, it's possible to do right now even with 3G. When they 4G up and rolling it'll be even better

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Good point Vic, but we were more talking about Flash content from websites. What you are refering to is brodcasting your own feeds via orb I am guessing. Or Watching others Orb feeds? What we were talking about is going to flash based sites like Justin.tv or some of the european sites to watch streamed content by flash for free. No phone is doing this right now. When it does occur it will open up a lot of free media possibilities.

I was more refering to the free side of things that a flash browser would create. Most smart phones regardless of OS can do the Orb things. Always been to lazy to set up my own Orb feeds though. Maybe I should start doing this.

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Point taken. Mobile browsers have been slow to come to getting flash capabilities, since it's everybody I have to point the finger at Adobe.I know they have had a contentious relationship with Apple at best.

At this point I'm actually more interested in seeing support for Silverlight in mobile browsers. I know Netflix uses it for streaming movies, and I believe Hulu also does tho I'm not sure about that.

Everything I'm hearing about the apple tablet is that it's supposed to be some kind of multimedia powerhouse, so maybe it will support flash.

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I am sure it will. No way apple is going to launch that thing without flash. I always say Apple may ram you in the ass on price, but you can never say they bring a bad product or a poorly built product. They make awesome stuff. I still want to see what it will be like in terms of phone. I have read a lot of stuff back and forth on what it will do. Some are saying yes phone support some are saying no. There is always google voice to fill that void. I am wondering if the tablet will have a 3g wireless card built into it or a USB port so you can pick your carrier. I know Sprint has 4g/wimax up and running in some areas and expanding to more this year. That would be slick. I just wonder if they would be willing to install a card like that locking it in on one carrier. My wife is a teacher and a Mac whore though and is pretty geeked to see what the tablet is going to do and have.

The down side is I just dont want to carry a device that big. I like the MID(mobile internet device)/portable mini computer concept and some of the ones coming out are pretty small and double as a phone. They are still very large in comparison to most smart phones and I think it would look odd carrying a small brick in your pocket. OOO the comments. I really just want a phone no bigger then an Iphone that is a multimedia beast. Full flash, awesome browser, with awesome coverage. I guess thats why I am waiting still to get a new handset. I want to see if Palm actually comes through next month or if it ends up being only particial support and controlled by them what it will do.

I would love to see the next Iphone do full flash supported browser, but I just dont see ATT willing to let Iphone users have that seeing as how they were already threatening to charge power users more cause of the strain on the network. I wonder if the rumored ATT 4G with alleged Verizon ties will allow this? The one thing Verizon knows how to do is offer cool stuff and then rape you for using it :r

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I just found an app that's just like pcanywhere for the iPhone. I'm waiting on the 4.0 OS and the iSlate, and if all pans out like it's supposed to, my laptop is gonna be gone forever. I will be SO overjoyed. I have always hated dragging that thing around, and if I can desktop from my main rig via wifi or 3G, I have no need for a laptop ever again.
I'm not sure why I've always hated dragging my laptop around, but it's always drove me nuts. :)

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The app I mentioned is called logmein ignition. Had to go look it up. :)

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A cheaper route is RDM+ for iphone. I caught it on sale during the holidays for $1.99 and it's usually $19.99. Greg Dunn turned me on to it and it works great.

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This is my thought. I want something I can use for work, store client files, pull them from the cloud, etc, and just be able to hand the tablet to a judge or attorney like I would hand them a piece of paper. If it is what it's supposed to be, I'll be very happy. I can stop lugging around reams of paper, etc.

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That's what I'm talking about, Vic. :tu
I'm going to check out RDM+ that Gainey mentioned.
If I can access my main rig remotely, I can stream flash all I want and stream all I want and access anything I'd ever need.
If the islate is big enough and has HD resolution, it'd be incredible.
I can get rid of about all the laptops and the bags and papers and pretty much everything.
It'd be awesome. :)

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The one's I use the most is the masonic traveler, face book. But another cool one is background check.

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I like Lexi-Comp, Medical Calculator, Sol Free, Facebook and RPNCalc

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Downloaded and checked it out.... kinda cool.

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Who is geeked for tomorrow?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/m...ting-tomorrow/
I kind of wonder how they are going to tie Ebooks into the existing Iphone based UI/OS. Atleast its implied the tablet will be running a version of the Iphone OS. This part has me sad. I was really hoping the tablet would be running leopard as I was considering it. Maybe they are jazzing up the Iphone OS/UI?

I have been holding off on a new phone to see if apple was realising a new UI/OS for its Iphone or to see if a new carrier was comming. Hoping this is also announced tomorrow. Funny I am a windows mobile guy, but I am excited about tomorrow. I do still use my wifes old titanium book for making movies and screwing around.

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I'm very geeked. there's been so many rumors it's hard to say what's likely and what's not.

I heard that a Verizon Iphone was going to be announced. Then I heard that the tablet would be announced, that it would have 3G connectivity and that Verizon would be the carrier. And on and on and on.

I highly doubt that both of these are true, if the Tablet has 3G connectivity and the provider is Verizon, I don't think we'll see a Verizon Iphone announced as well. But you never know. I did hear that a 4.0 version of the iphone OS is being announced though, that is supposed to be a definite. So who knows what OS the tablet will run.

I saw a different version of that interview with McGraw Hill as well, where he was saying that the tablet will run the iphone OS and that all of the iphone apps will be transferrable to it. I don't know how this would work, if the apps were developed for a screen the size of the Iphone wouldn't they look awful on a much larger screen?

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As to the larger screen I didnt think that was a factor as much as resolution tends to be the factor. That said I am not sure.

I would really like to see a jazzed up UI for 4.0. I have this debate with my Iphone friends all the time. When Iphone OS came out it was without a doubt the sexiest UI and OS out. Since then though I really think Palm has done a great job with its WebOS and Android has basically replicated the look of the Iphone OS as has Winmo to a large extent with 6.5. I really wanted to see Apple come out with a OS that mimics the desktop experience.

I will be checking engadget all day tomorrow for the updates and breaking news.

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Vic, I read a couple pages on that. One, the current apps can run in their current format as kind of "sticky notes" on the tablet desktop. The can cascabe or be slid around and place, with multiple apps open at once.
The OS 4.0 rollup is supposed to add this functionality, among a number of other things.
The tablet will just let us use most of the updates.
Or so they say... ;)
The announcement is at 1:00 EST, I wish I could watch it live.
Anyone know how to see that?

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Vic, I have a dual tuner Hauppauge PVR 500 pci card if you wanna try it. It's brand new off RMI. I'll never use it.
It doesn't support HD, I don't believe, but it'd be a costless trial for ya.
I have the remotes and stuff somewhere, too.
I'd love to see how it works out for you.
Here's the stuff you need to stream HD.
I checked out RDM+ and talked to Gainey. It's just like Logmein Ignition.
I previewed logmein pro2. It is absolutely awesome. 30 bucks for the app, 65 bucks a year for the subscription, allows you access to one remote computer. You can add additional computers for an increased fee, like your work machine and laptop and stuff, if so desired.
It literally does everything, including file transfer and streaming sound and video.
It looks like that's the way I'll go, especially if the tablet is released.
It'd solve everything. Then if I wanted to stream my tv, I just add the tuner I linked up there.
I'm not so into tv, especially since I can get it all on the intersne, but I might do that sometime down the road.
The coolness is that I can do everything from my phone as from my desk.
I can also grab my desk here from my laptop, if I so desire. That's in with the pro2 subscription. It goes by how many computers you wish to access, but you can access that computer from anywhere, at any other computer.
That kicks ass, especially since I just use my laptop as a poor mirror extension of my main rig
One other thing...
I use three monitors on my desk. Logmein has multiple monitor support.
I could find nothing it would not do, and I beat on it like it owed me money. :D
Pro2 is free for a month (or 120 hours). Try it out. You can check the features with your laptop or any other computer. I sat here and ran my main rig with my laptop to see how it worked, that way I didn't have to pay 30 bucks for the iPhone app. :tu