App Recommendations

[Ghogs Nightmare]

Gents, ladies an everyone else...
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Just got into the smart phone world...other than "shooter" what other app's would you recommend ?
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Anything is welcome..mostly outdoors type etc ..or just in general
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Sorry for the "vagueness"....I picked up a Casio Commando, wanted the durability as opposed to the speed. So it will use android apps.

 

[KillShot]

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Okay, your post is rather vague. Which smart phone do you have?

 

[The Mechanic]

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angry birds a must have
barcode scanner
bubble (bubble level)
CamScanner
DiskUsage
Dropbox
ES File Explorer
Google Goggles
Mobile Desktop (Kelly blue book)
Ohms Law
Parcels (great program)
RealCalc (great calculator)
SpeedView
Tundra
Ultimath
Zillow
All the above are free versions

 

[Emergencynrse]

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Hungry Shark.
It's free and a laugh-riot

 

[ubet]

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gps status, it gives accurate info on distances between 2 points, speeds traveled etc.

vlingo, you can control your phone with the push of a button with your voice

 

[The Mechanic]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ubet</div><div class="ubbcode-body">gps status, it gives accurate info on distances between 2 points, speeds traveled etc.

vlingo, you can control your phone with the push of a button with your voice</div></div>
Is that the one by EclipSim?
I would like the distance between two points. Looking that one up does not show that function.

 

[ubet]

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Mechanic, yes it is, download it, turn on your gps, go into gps status, menu<radar<menu<mark, go to wherever it is you want, and in the right hand corner their will be a thing that says distance, that is giving a constant read out.

I havent used it in awhile, last time was back in Oct, I used it and verified it with a bushnell 1600 lrf, and google earth, each one of them gave me exact reading within +/-yd out to 800yds.

 

[ubet]

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Here is the page in android market for it....

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2&feature=search_result

Screen shot on the right at the bottom of the radar scree, right hand side, it says distance, thats where the read out is..... HOpe I helped

 

[The Mechanic]

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Going to check it out right now

 

[224Man]

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Download UPM Universal Password Manager. Its similar to the Blackberry password app.

 

[144:1]

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If you can pick up "Isnipe" its certainly worth it. It does a pretty decent job of doing the math for long range shooting.

 

[Guest]

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Reverse Lookup
Barcode Scanner
Bubble Level
DirecTV (if you're a subscriber with a connected DVR)
DirecTV remote control (ditto)
Maverick (GPS Navigation - off road)
RADAR Now (Current RADAR per your location)
Scanner Radio (weather police fire rescue scanner)
Sundroid (sunrise and sunset times for your location)
SpeedView (GPS based speedometer)
Vlingo (Voice to Text)
Swype Keyboard
Yelp (find nearby restaurants, shops, etc.)
Benjamin Moore ColorCapture
Schott Gun

 

[thedarkside]

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Lookout
Vaulty (for pics)
SPC

 

[hankpac]

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gotta have "Sky Map". This is a google app that shows (day or night) the stars overhead, and moves as you aim it at different areas of the sky.
Very, Very cool.
Gas Buddy, shows gas prices near you, great when traveling, and allows you to input prices you see. I use it to find lowest price close enough to drive to.

 

[jericho]

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Manual of The United States of America.

 

[Ghogs Nightmare]

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Thanks for the recommendations...added a few

 

[aubie515]

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Thanks...just got my droid and I downloaded most of the apps on your list. I really dig "angry birds"...fun game.


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: The Mechanic</div><div class="ubbcode-body">angry birds a must have
barcode scanner
bubble (bubble level)
CamScanner
DiskUsage
Dropbox
ES File Explorer
Google Goggles
Mobile Desktop (Kelly blue book)
Ohms Law
Parcels (great program)
RealCalc (great calculator)
SpeedView
Tundra
Ultimath
Zillow
All the above are free versions </div></div>

 

[sirhrmechanic]

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Having just got a smartphone as well, this is an interesting thread... thanks everyone for the recommendations.

I'd add Gasbuddy, which a friend suggested.

Here's an app I would like to find... anyone heard of something that does this?

I'd like a tachometer that will measure head speed of machine tools. Using either the camera or acoustic signature to tell how fast a lathe or mill (or even drill press) chuck is turning.

Would be a great app for gunsmiths, etc. who use older lathes that don't have digital RPM sensors, etc. Feeds and speeds can be very critical, and measuring by trial and error isn't always ideal.

There is one App out there for measuring headspeed of RC helicopters, but talked to the developer and it won't work.

Thanks and cheers,

Sirhr