Comments on: Bjørn’s top 22 iPhone app picks

by: Bjørn

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:27:27 +0000

Rhythm sounds like fun, I'll try it out.

You might also want to try Sonic Vox, a real-time voice shifter.

by: @ibz

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:00:02 +0000

Hey, I found two cool apps in the games / “fun” area.

Rhythm: a game where you are given a rhythm (you get the partition and you can also listen to it) and then you are required to tap it with your finger. You are scored based on how well you tap it.
Feedback: basically the mic input is amplified and sent directly to the speaker. An oscilloscope of the sound is shown on the screen. Why this is cool: 1) you can place your hand in such a way that you obtain that annoying sound which happens when the speaker output gets back in the mic recursively. 2) you can amplify lots of sounds you can’t normally hear and see how they actually sound like: like hitting the mic, scratching it, etc. 3) you can watch cool oscilloscopes of your whistling, etc.

by: @ibz

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:28:28 +0000

KTdict C-E: awesome Chinese dictionary.
ShinKanJi Lite: pretty good Japanese dictionary. I use it to learn stroke order for Hanzi.
Chinese Word Search Lite: kind of puzzle with Chinese characters. Pretty good way to practice characters.
TwitterFon: Best Twitter client out there. And it’s open source!
GPSLite: coordinates, speed, compass and more
YouNote: for notes: text, pictures, audio…
Show24: public transport for a couple of dozen of Chinese cities (can even search for way between two locations and it will tell you what buses / subway to take), train and airplane timetable and much more. UI is in Chinese.
Facebook and LinkedIn, Currency: name says it all
Gazette: awesome RSS reader. Uses your Google Reader account.
Siphon (via Cydia): SIP client. You use this to make PC 2 Phone calls directly from the iPhone thus saving money on international calls.
Backgrounder (via Cydia): switch apps without killing them completely (they will run in background).

Note that I don’t use any games / “show off” apps, so I can’t say anything for that area.