If you are an amature or professional astronomer, take a look at Starmap, an astronomy app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This is a very cool app that shows you the stars, constellations, planets, galaxies and other deep space objects based on your current location.
Move the sky around, zoom in and out to find globular clusters, nebula and other celestial objects. You can use the directory, click on an object name and it will show up on the star map.
Find out when planets and the moon rise and set. Search the catalogue for deep space objects… and even use this app as a flashlight! Also provides current information on meteor showers. Starmap is the Swiss Army knife for the amature or professional astronomer and definitely buying.
Currently Starmap sells for $11.99 and is available in English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Swedish. Buy Starmap for the iPhone.
Looking for a nice health and fitness application, take a look at Steps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Steps is a pedometer app that keeps track of how far you walk or run. Provide Steps with your height, weight and speed & distance preferences and you’re ready to go.
You will need to keep your iPhone in your pocket or on a belt clip for best results. Once you start walking or jogging, Steps will give you the number of steps you have taken, give your average speed, total distance and calories burned.
The only thing I wish this (and every app) could do is run in the background while you are listening to MP3 music, podcasts, AOL Radio, etc. Steps uses the build int accelerometer to detect movement. The Steps pedometer app makes losing weight fun! Visit the Endovia Steps iPhone App web site.
Do you toss and turn at night and have a hard time falling asleep? Signs Studios has created an app for the iPhone that will relax you with relaxing music and sounds from nature. The latest version of aSleep has 50 high quality sounds.
Sounds include ocean wave, beach, forest, thunder, rain, waterfall, scuba breathing, shower, helicopter, keyboard typting, guitar, piano and much more. Has a volume slider and sound fade controls.
This is a perfect white noise/sound generator that is great to turn on just before you go to sleep or when you want to take a nap. If you suffer from tinnitus (ringing in the ear), this is a perfect way to drown out that annoying ringing sound in your ears. This application also has a timer that can automatically shut the sounds off after a specified amount of time.
iGolf is a free game for the iPhone that allows you to swing your iPhone like a golf club and see how far you can hit a golf ball. It tells you how far your ball went and how fast you swung your golf club. It’s a bit like having a driving range with you wherever you go!
It has a Nintendo Wii feel to the game as it uses the iPhone’s accelerometer. It is sometimes a bit difficult to control as it will mistakenly swing when you go for a back swing. iGolf shouldn’t be considered a replacement for practicing your golf swing, but a fun little golf game to help you kill some time. Be careful not to throw your iPhone against the wall! iGolf is a free download Created by SGN. Visit the iGolf home page.
Watch this video review of iGolf courtesy of AppVee.com
The iPhone may be cool, but one thing I will say about it is that it’s a little dangerous trying to dial while you drive. Now, iDialUDrive is here to make your dial while driving experience safe again! Dial anyone, hands free from your list of contacts.
iDialUDrive uses your build in contact manager and allows you to create customized lists of people you regularly call. Touch one button and this hands free app will dial the first entry in your custom call list and automatically dial the next number after your first call has been completed.
iDialUDrive is perfect for making calls while commuting or running errands. Works with any headset and time between calls is adjustable. Currently this app sells for $0.99. Visit the iDialUDrive web site.
Need to measure the width of your windows, doors or furniture? Can’t find your measuring tape? Try this handy utility for your iPhone called RulerPhone which turns your iPhone into a measuring tape!
With this application, you take a picture of a credit card sized object to use as a reference point. Once this has been done, you can measure just about anything - doors, windows, cabinets, furniture and more. Measure objects that range in size from a few inches wide to ten feet. See a video review of RulerPhone here.
Currently, you can buy RulerPhone Lite for free or RulerPhone for $2.99. The lite version allows you to measure anything up to 1.5 feet. Visit the RulerPhone iPhone App web site.
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If you are an amature or professional astronomer, take a look at Starmap, an astronomy app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This is a very cool app that shows you the stars, constellations, planets, galaxies and other deep space objects based on your current location.
Looking for a nice health and fitness application, take a look at Steps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Steps is a pedometer app that keeps track of how far you walk or run. Provide Steps with your height, weight and speed & distance preferences and you’re ready to go.
Do you toss and turn at night and have a hard time falling asleep? Signs Studios has created an app for the iPhone that will relax you with relaxing music and sounds from nature. The latest version of aSleep has 50 high quality sounds.
