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[iPhone] 5-0 Radio Police Scanner helps you keep tabs on emergencies in your city
One of the strongest memories I have of my grandfather is watching him sit down in the afternoons with a glass of iced tea and listening to the police scanner. As a kid, I never really got the appeal. But today, just hearing a police scanner in the background makes [...]
[iPhone] Uber is an app for requesting private car service in major cities
One of my all-time favorite Eddie Izzard bits comes from his classic “Dress to Kill” recording at San Francisco. He’s talking with the audience about their fair city, and transitions to a bit about the fog to a bit about taxi cabs.
“[The fog] runs down the road, doesn’t it? [...]
Read More »[iPhone] CalcMoolator PRO is a personal finance tool that supports a staggering number of finance calculations
I have a friend who just got a promotion at work, and was trying to calculate how much his pay bump would end up netting him in terms of his annual pay. As someone who’s not exactly good at math, I’m always looking for ways to do these simple calculations [...]
[iPhone] Buy and sell clothes with Threadflip, a gorgeously designed mobile app
I’ll admit, I’m not entirely sure how our site’s viewership breaks down by gender. But if I had to hazard a guess, I’d say we have more male readers than female ones. But no matter what your gender is, everyone loves to save money. If you have a pile of [...]
[iPhone] Read free eBooks with Wattpad, an archive of 10 million tales
Every bookworm is doubtlessly familiar with this famous quote, attributed to Erasmus: “When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.” If Erasmus was around today, he would almost certainly be better clothed than he was in his time, thanks [...]
[iPhone] Dblcam allows you to take photos with both the front and back cameras at the same time
Photography apps are a dime a dozen, and it’s pretty rare that a new photo app does anything more revolutionary than add extra filters. However, Dblcam is worth sitting up and taking notice of. This new photo app is fun, artistic, and makes a clever use of both cameras on [...]
[iOS] MyPrice helps freelancers know how much to charge their clients for any job
My mom recently retired, but she wants to keep busy with some freelance consulting work on the side. We were chatting the other day about how the hardest part of both of our jobs is knowing what to charge our clients. Whether you’re a freelance consultant, writer, designer, or in [...]
[iOS] File Converter Free lets you convert 100 file types to other formats
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been collaborating with people at work or at play on some project, and things have come to a grinding halt because we’re all using different file formats and someone’s files just aren’t compatible. This can be especially annoying if you’re on the [...]
[iOS] Kinoni Barcode Reader: Send barcode info from your iPhone to your Mac [Mac OS X]
There are tons of barcode scanners on the App Store, but not many that will beam info from your iPhone to your Mac. If you have need of such an app, check out Kinoni Barcode Reader, a Mac app that works with a corresponding iOS app.[...]
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Read More »[Windows] TunnelBear is an excellent VPN — fast, easy-to-use, secure, and private [Android, iOS, Mac OS X]
Maybe you are on a public network and want to protect your privacy. Maybe you are at work and want to access blocked websites. Maybe you live in a country where the government takes part in active Internet censorship. Maybe you just want to stay anonymous while surfing the web. [...]
[iOS] Pay with your phone at restaurants and get discounts with LevelUp
I have a friend who lives in San Francisco. He’s been regaling me with tales of how the local coffee shops and pizza joints are starting to accept payment in Bitcoins, as well as more “traditional” forms of payment. It just shows how far the alternative payment movement has come. [...]
[iOS] CamMe: Take self-portraits from a distance with gesture-based controls
Gesture-based controls are all the rage right now. In recent weeks, we’ve talked about apps like Flutter (a “Kinect for OS X” tool for controlling music and videos) and the Leap Motion Controller. Today, we’re taking a look at a photography app called CamMe. This clever app lets you [...]
[iOS] Boost your brainpower with Trivium, a trivia game with 10,000 questions
Some people get text anxiety and freeze up, while other people actually sharpen their focus under pressure. If you like your time wasters to be peppered with a dash of time constraint, then the wide-ranging trivia game Trivium is sure to get your blood pumping. Plus, it’s the kind of [...]
[iOS] Dinosaurs is a disappointing app from the American Museum of Natural History
I don’t know a single person who hates dinosaurs. How can you not love something that big, and that old? They’re just plain cool. If you’re a dino-lover, then you should check out Dinosaurs: The American Museum of Natural History Collections. If you can’t get to the American Museum [...]
[iOS] Cloak is “the easiest VPN you’ve ever used”, aims to keep you safe on unsecure public WiFi [Mac OS X]
Public Wi-Fi…it’s a bit like a public toilet, really. You never know what you’re gonna walk in on. Some public Wi-Fi is wonderful…but other spots are a bit questionable. If you spend a lot of time in coffee shops, restaurants, libraries, or other public Wi-Fi areas, you need to make [...]
[iOS] Immerse yourself in Juniper’s Knot, a haunting visual novel
If you love Japanese RPGs, you’ve probably stumbled across a few visual novels in your time. In case you aren’t familiar with the term, a visual novel is a genre of game that is fairly unique to Japan. “Players” often do little more than read dialogue on the screen, and [...]
[iOS] VegScan takes the guesswork out of shopping vegan… kind of
We are currently living in a world where meat pies don’t necessarily contain any meat, and “beef” burgers might contain horse. In other words, it’s a good time for an app that helps you to analyze the foods you’re about to buy and eat. If you are a vegan or [...]
[iOS] Timehop is your personal time capsule and a cool way to remember the past
Regular readers may recall that last month, I reviewed a iOS app called HiFutureSelf. The idea was that you could set up reminders to build new habits, or send notes of encouragement to your “future self” for when you know you’re gonna have a rough week at the office.
This [...]
Read More »[iOS] HISTORY Here is an interactive guide to thousands of historic locations across the United States
Have you guys read Warren Ellis’ latest novel “Gun Machine”? It’s a wonderful little crime novel that takes place in Manhattan. One of the underlying concepts of the story is the idea that modern Manhattan has completely covered up all traces of its past, from the Lenape tribe of Native [...]
[iOS] Amount is a delightful conversion calculator that works for all types of unit conversions
The other day I entered into a petty dispute with a classmate of mine regarding whether there are 1000 or 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte. To bring the silly discussion to an end, I whipped out my phone and brought up Amount. Bringing the argument to a halt, I announced [...]
[iPhone] Bout is a social photography game to play with your friends
I never really got into the whole Draw Something craze. Frankly, I’m not super great at drawing. But one form of artistic expression that pretty much everyone can do well (at least, with an iPhone in hand) is photography. If you love sharing photos with friends, then you should check [...]
[iPhone] Flayvr is a gorgeous photo and video viewer, blows Apple’s native ‘Photos’ app and Camera Roll out of the water
It’s fair to say that what Apple does best isn’t necessarily innovation, but renovation. There were tons of mp3 players on the market before the iPod arrived and blew the competition out of the water, and the same is true for other Apple products like the iPad and the iPhone. [...]
[iPhone] Prey is an open source anti-theft app for iOS
Last March, Ashraf put together a list of the best free anti-theft apps for Android. One app that scored an “Honorable Mention” nod was Prey. Ashraf wrote, “The attraction to Prey Anti-Theft is that it is an open-source project and if you use it to keep track of your [...]
[iPhone] Fetchnotes vastly improves on Apple’s native ‘Notes’ app with clever hashtag system
Apple may design some of the best performing and best looking smartphones on the market, but even diehard Apple fans have to admit that some of the native apps on the iPhone can’t hold a candle to third party offerings. ‘Maps’ and ‘Calendar’ are two native iOS apps that people [...]
[iPhone] Train for the end of the world with Doomsday Fitness
One of the very first apps I reviewed at dotTech was Zombies, Run!, a great running app that told you a zombie apocalypse tale as you ran (and would force you to “outrun” zombies during each session.) If you’re the kind of person who needs the idea of getting fit [...]
[iPhone] Send a secret message hidden inside a boring text with Invisible Text
Maybe you’ve watched one too many Bond movies and fancy yourself a bit of a secret agent. Maybe you have a kid sister or a little cousin who is interested in cryptography. Maybe you’re dating someone, but want to keep your relationship on the down-low for whatever reason. Whatever your [...]
[iPhone] Sunrise Calendar provides a gorgeous Google Calendar app experience
For as long as I’ve had my iPhone, I’ve been looking for a Google Calendar app. No, scratch that: I’ve been looking for a GREAT GCal app. Why are they so hard to find? All of the options out there seem to be either tragically overpriced or preposterously underpowered. But [...]
[iPhone] Remotely access files on Mac, Windows, and Linux computers with FileExplorer Free
I think we’ve all been in a position where you needed to access an important file and forgot you put it on a flash drive or email it to yourself for easy access. If you don’t have time to run home and get the file off your computer, the only [...]
[iPhone] Embark on a high seas choose-your-own-adventure tale with Choice of Broadsides
Does anyone else out there feel like the “Genius” recommendations in the App Store app are totally bogus? To be fair, my recommendations are probably a little skewed because I use my phone for testing apps and games that I’m reviewing. Some of those apps and game I get to [...]
[iPhone] Hungry Shark Evolution may just be the most addictive undersea timewaster of all time
Even though I spend a good chunk of my day reviewing iPhone games and apps, at the end of my workday, I still love kicking back with a good time waster of a game. Ideally, my favorite “end of the day unwinder” games are a blend of brainless and skill. [...]
[iPhone] Catalogue your whole film collection with Movie Manager
When I was planning to move abroad, I had to pack light. But as a movie junkie, I couldn’t give up my DVD collection. My solution: throw away all the DVD packaging, and just store the discs in a CD binder. There’s just one downside now: I sometimes forget that [...]
[iPhone, Mac OS X] Easily share music, contacts, and more between your iPhone and Mac with BeamApp
After watching “The Avengers” about a bajillion times, I’m still jonesing for an app that will let me “swipe” files and images between devices with a single gesture, just like Tony Stark does with Bruce Banner in the SHEILD Helicarrier laboratory. Til I can get my hands on that futuristic [...]
[iPhone] Save tons of money on prescription drugs with GoodRx (even if you have insurance!)
According to PBS, there are 44 million people in America who have no health insurance. And even those who do have insurance still often have to make large co-pays on certain drugs. But many people don’t know that different pharmacies in the same city will have different prices for their [...]
[iPhone] Create and manage files on the go with Documents Free (Mobile Office Suite)
Looking to create or manage files on the go means finding just the right app for your iPhone. If you need to create or manage text documents, spreadsheets, or photos while on the go, you might want to check out Documents Free (Mobile Office Suite), developed by Savy Soda.[...]
[iPhone] Get your daily dose of strange facts with Weird But True
I’m a huge trivia junkie. My pub trivia team won a big regional competition a few years back, and I’m a daily visitor to the “Today I Learned” sub-Reddit. I love learning little factoids and surprising pieces of information, so it was hard for me to resist the allure of [...]