Top 10 Iphone Apps You Must Have For 2010

An Iphone is a popular cell phone which will most likely continue triumphing through the year 2010. The best way to get the most out of your Iphone would be to get the most out of the applications for your Iphone. But when looking for applications for a cell phone which are highly reputable and will not damage your cell phone in any way can be a bit of a hardship. Especially when looking online. Here we will be providing the top 10 list for popular Iphone applications and exactly what they do, and where you can locate them.

Why is it so important to use reputable applications for a cell phone off of the internet?

When looking for online applications, typically these apps need to be directly downloaded into cell phones memory storage. This creates risks of malicious content also being straight downloaded onto your cell phone such as spy-ware and viruses which could cause your cell phone to not function correctly. This is why it is vital to use popular massively used applications from reputable companies to really be sure nothing will happen negatively to your cell phone.

What are the top 10 applications on the internet for the Iphone?

• iTranslate – This is a free application which allows anyone to easily translate a text into another countries language. This is helpful when traveling or attempting to communicate with someone who does not speak your language. All you do is select the language you wish to translate your words into, type in what you want to say and it is easily translated right then and there for you. The application translates too many different common and uncommon languages, anything from German and French, all the way to Catalan and Lavitan.
The application iTranslate can be found on a website entitled Sonic Mobile.

• Doom Resurrection – This is a video game application, it is not free but neither is it expensive. The application costs 6.99 from the original maker. It is based off of the actual Doom video games produced by id software. This game gives you the same graphic experience as you would encounter on a top of the line computer or play station game. Unlike the actual game this is a “rail shooter” meaning you cannot control the actual character in the game. You just shoot and kill everything you encounter.
This application can be found on id software’s websites.

• TV.Com – This is a website application built for the Iphone, the application is totally free to install and utilize. Through tv.com you can watch just about any streaming television program filled with all the classics which play on cable and basic TV today straight on your Iphone.
The application can be found on TV.com’s website.

• The Weather Channel – This is a very useful application for the Iphone, it allows you to check on all updates for weather while you are on the go, or traveling and need to know what to expect. The application provides current weather, along with future weather ranging as far as 10 days into the future. The application utilizes Google maps to show you exactly where the weather reports location is currently being discussed so you not only get a general idea of the weather, but also a general idea of the location along with what is around it. The map allows you to zoom far in and out of given areas to get a better look at what you should be expecting.

• Yelp – This is an Iphone application which utilizes millions of personal reviews worldwide to help you find good products, locations, restaurants, and outdoor activities by user reviews right off your cell phone while on the go.

• All Recipes Dinner Spinner – This is a application useful to everyone who likes to cook, has problems thinking of what to cook, or finding the next best recipe to try something a little different. This application not only makes it easy for you to access cooking instructions while running around the kitchen and not able to focus on a big computer or book. But also provides you with lists for everything you will need for cooking the recipes while shopping at places such as food markets on the go.
This application can be found at all recipes personal website.

• Mixologist – This is a program which auto spins different alcoholic drink mixes by having a series of default liquors and juices, then randomly rotating them into an auto generated mix. Great for use in parties and events when trying to add a little spice and game into a drinking party.
This application can be found at Digital Outcrop for only .99 cents.

• Fandango – On the go and need to know what new release movies are in the theaters so you can decide what you want to watch and what time it plays when you do not have access to a guide or internet. Fandango provides you with just that while on the go.
You can find this application at fandango’s website.

• Sonar Ruler – This is a very fascinating application, it actually sends out wavelengths and measures the distance between your Iphone and the walls around you. A useless application but a very fascinating novelty and a high performance and valuable application. The application only costs .99 cents at Laan Labs website.
• Brushes – This is a professional application for the iphone which imitates the art of painting. Make beautiful digital art straight off of your cell phone. Application can be found at Brushes mobile painting website for only $4.99.

What Windows should I have, Windows 7, XP, or Vista?

XP, Vista, Or 7?

Microsoft has come out with many operating systems over the years starting with Windows for Work groups and with the latest Windows 7. Many improvements have been made to the last three Operating Systems – XP, Vista, and OS 7- to increase speed, liability, and user friendliness. Since the three operating systems have their differences, here’s some pros and cons about the three.

Windows XP was a great upgrade from windows 2000 that added a lot of security to the previous OS. XP is still widely in use in the home and business environment. The reason for which is that it’s a very secure, very device friendly operating system. XP is also the default operating system on net books because of the low system requirements. Windows XP has a long list of device drivers that work, unlike the newer Windows Vista or OS 7. And it has 16-Bit application support. The other major factor of windows XP is that it has very little hardware requirements. For example XP only requires a 300MHz processor and 128MB of RAM. The downside is that it only sees up to four gigabytes of RAM and has little 64-Bit support.

In the respects of Windows Vista, there are many people who say it has problems. Which, I cannot argue against. Truth is, the only real good things about Vista are the great looking User Interface and is easy to network. And you can’t complain about the 64-Bit support and large amounts of RAM you can install on a 64-Bit Vista system. The cons are that vista has a very limited list of device drivers vs. windows XP. So if you want to connect a lot of peripheral devices, you will most likely have some issues. Windows Vista has a minimum recommend requirement of two gigabytes of RAM to install and run, which can be a little expensive. There is no 16-Bit support whatsoever and has compatibility issues universally.

Now for the newly out Windows 7, commonly referred to as OS 7. Since this operating system is new, there are not a lot of user reviews on the product, not even the highly known site CNET has a lot of knowledge about it. Windows 7 is about the same as Vista when it comes to hardware requirements; the only difference is it requires less hard drive space to install. But on that note, OS 7 uses the system resources much better than Vista; if you have 4 gigs of ram OS 7 only uses 384MB of RAM to idle, versus Vistas 500MB+. Unlike Windows Vista, OS 7 has built in virtualization for running your system in XP mode. This allows you to install device drivers in XP so you can use older devices on your Windows 7 system. So now you have a 64-Bit system using small amounts of RAM, Supports many drivers, looks good, and is stable. With Windows 7 you’re getting only the best features of XP, and Vista in one.
One of the other great things about Windows 7 is its price compared to vistas high price. For the Upgrade to OS 7 home premium, the price is only $79. The clean install only costs $199. Vista to date is still $169, and only a month ago was selling for $199-$299 depending on the retailer or website. The only downside to Windows 7 that I can see is that it just came out. So we don’t know as much about it as previous operating systems.

Welcome to the top 20 Gadgets for 2010

Here are the top 20 personal electronics that you must have!

1. Xbox Project Natal – This is hands down the best of the new gadgets coming out. Interactive game play without controllers. There is a motion sensor camera built in that reads body positioning, body type and can assign gender to your avatar. The camera can detect even subtle movements replicating the movement on screen.
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2. Ford’s MyKey – This is the bane of all teenagers! A parental safety control allows parents to set speed limits, audio limits, and sound an alert if the seatbelt is not engaged. Cool idea, glad my dad didn’t have one.
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3. 4G phones – These have data transfer speeds of 100 Mbps with 1G when static. Sprint, Comcast, Verizon, Clearwire, and Time Warner Cable are all releasing 4G phones, so the prices are going to be competitive. Good news for the consumer.
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4. Hydrogen powered phones –French researchers are slated to announce a hydrogen fuel source for mobile communications next year. While this may not be in production in 2010, it is newsworthy enough to be included in the cool gadgets list.
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5. Bond gadgets: These are not new ideas, but they are new applications.

Spy button camera –Good for surveillance (or stalking), this camera is available in the form of a button.

Spy Tie camera – Same as button cameras, but dressed up (Kind of snobby, really, they don’t like the buttons) as a tie tac.
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6. Apple Tablet – Netbook in slate form, the size will be somewhere between the iPhone and the Apple Mac Laptop making it easily portable.
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7. Microsoft Zune phone – features include OLED (organic light emitting diode), resolution 800×480 pixels, light sensor, GPS and compass.
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8. Playstation 3 (3D) – the new release from Playstation, this is a firmware software upgrade to your existing unit. 3-D glasses have to be worn.
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9. Canova dual touch screen laptop – As the name says, it features two screens with multi touch capabilities that respond to the lightest touch, the best features by far are the sketch pad, graph page, and multimedia package. Applications can utilize both screens for better viewing. It can also be programmed to respond to voice commands.
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10. Hydrogen fuel – From France: Hydrogen fuel to be used to as a backup power source for mobile communication devices. This is slated for production in mid 2010. Say good-bye to being tied to electrical sources of power!
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11. Nuclear Batteries – The US stays in the game – The University of Missouri is working on the development of nuclear batteries to provide longer life for batteries. The applications for these types of batteries is endless.
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12. Fuji Instax mini 7S Instant Color Photo camera – the rounded design is easy on the eyes and comfortable in the hand. Great for vacations, the kids can get an immediate print to share with new friends. The refills are expensive, but worth the cost.
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13. BioLogic FreeCharge – Dynamo attached to bike wheel can produce enough electricity to charge gadgets or power a small headlight for night riding.
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14. Radioisotope battery – The size of a penny, this battery provides more power than traditional batteries. (To the 6th power higher than normal batteries )
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15. Bluelounge Refresh – This is a charging station that can charge six different devices and can accommodate 3 at one time on the station. If you want to charge all six at the same time, three of them will have to sit outside of the station.
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16. EMS e-paper music scores with a foot pedal – The flexible screen unrolls to provide viewing surface and is fed the music through a bluetooth from a computer. This is VERY cool for musicians!
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17. Glo-pillow – gradually increases LED light output to simulate a sunrise. The pillow also features memory foam for comfort, a digital display.
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18. Motion activated headphones – built-in relational motion sensors turn on of off as the headphones are removed or inserted into the ear. These headphones will allow the user to answer an incoming call from a supported cell phone. When the headphones are removed form the ear the device will be shut off.
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19. Solio Solar Charger – With an eight hour charge from the sun (to bring the device to a 100% charge), this device can recharge your cell phone battery twice or power you mp3 player for fifteen hours.
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20. Cowan A2 – This is a multimedia player that is 4 inches wide with a bright screen. It is very portable and has full playback and recording capabilities.
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I realize that this isn’t really a tekkie devise, but it IS cool so I included it.
Toyota Prius – Toyota is introducing a solar panel on their Prius hybrid car. The solar panel is to power the air conditioning and should improve overall functioning of the car.

Top Ten Weirdest Gadgets of 2010

A New Zealand inventor has created a electric bicycle that will hit the markets in 2010. This 21 pound bike easily folds into a convenient carrying size and travels at a dizzying 12 miles an hour. The large front wheel, tiny back wheel, and handle bars that wrap around your rear easily qualify this bike for the weird gadget list. If your rear happens to be larger than the seemingly microscopic three inch seat, your hands will effectively wrap under your back end to steer this bike through traffic. One can only imagine the stares from pedestrians (and police officers) this bike will elicit.
Next is the painful looking dragon controller. Realistically shaped like a dragon, the spiky wings will cut into your palms and a plastic flame will jab where your fingers should be.
Someone has created a hay-fever hat and eyedropper eyeglasses. The hat is basically a toilet paper dispenser. You place the hat on your head and you instantly have tissue available for the next allergy attack. Each lens of the eyeglasses contains a plastic funnel that opens directly over your eyeball. You simply pour your desired medicine in! If you’re anything like me, you’ll see it coming and blink. Even with the eyeglasses, the medicine will never reach my eye!
Soon to be released are anti-smell socks. These socks are guaranteed not to smell even after six months at the bottom of your gym locker. Smells fishy to me!
Three new alarm clocks will soon be available. One is an anti-bang alarm clock, complete with a set of spikes on top to wake you up the moment you hit the snooze button. Next is the digital bomb clock that makes realistic bomb sounds to wake you up each morning. (I wouldn’t recommend it to veterans.) Lastly, the gong alarm clock features a shirtless man smacking a mini-gong to wake you up. All three beg the question, “Why?”
The newest gadget in the cell phone world is a single button watch that connects to your Blackberry. No more wrestling your phone out of your pocket to check caller ID.
Finally, you can soon purchase a solar powered cooler. It contains a small solar panel to charge your MP3 player for about thirty seconds of playback time. Just plug into the cooler’s speakers and enjoy three words from your favorite song!

Top 10 Most Popular Apple sites and blogs

Apple has become the premier electronics provider in the new age of digital media and smart phones. Apple has grabbed the attention of the entire world with the amazing devices they produce. Now, the internet is swamped with sites that are dedicated to Apple and the computers they sell. Here is a list of the top 10 Apple related websites:

#1 — The top website for Apple related news and events is http://www.macworld.com/. Macworld is the moth authoritative source about events happening at Apple. This site has so much information about everything related to Apple products that it is mind-boggling. Enjoy browsing through a massive collection of news and product reviews on this site dedicated to everything Mac.

#2 — The next best website for information regarding Apple is http://www.macrumors.com/. MacRumors is a site that discusses details of news and events related to Apple. This site does not have the extensive collection of information that Macworld offers.

#3 — Another top website for Apple related news and entertainment is http://appleinsider.com/. Apple Insider is a site that focuses on new rumors that relate to Apple’s next big item release. The site explores the future of Apple and what may be in the works.

#4 — A popular site among bloggers for Apple developments is http://www.tuaw.com/. TUAW stands for The Unofficial Apple Weblog. The site allows various bloggers to post information related Apple and its product developments.

#5 — An extremely popular site among Apple fans is http://www.cultofmac.com/. The site focuses on every product Mac has created and the people who use the items. It is a vast array of information regard the products of the company.

#6 — This next site is a good place to learn about Apple events and product releases outside of the United States. The site, http://www.macnn.com/, reviews world news relating to Apple. It is a great site for people who are interested in Apple’s reach to sell products across the globe.

#7 — Ars Technica’s Apple Channel is another major site related to Apple and the products they create. The site, http://arstechnica.com/apple/, is a tech blog that has dedicated an entire section of the blog specifically to Apple.

#8 — Lifehacker’s Apple Category is quite a nice site for finding product information and software updates for Apple products. The Lifehacker blog has a special Apple section at http://lifehacker.com/tag/apple/.

#9 — Original Signal’s Apple Section is another great site for related Apple information. The site hosts content from various sources and has dedicated part of its site to discussions of all things related to Apple. The site can be found at http://apple.originalsignal.com/.

#10 — Alltop, another blog of popular Apple content, also has a dedicated Mac section at http://mac.alltop.com/.

LG is into WM 6.5

Microsoft seems be doing them all at once. Along with the imminent release of Windows 7, that is certain to get into a lot of new notebooks and PCs, they also want a share of the smartphone market. Especially since Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android are giving the headaches when it comes to mobile device users.
So it makes sense for the Redmond software giant to try and push the newest version of Windows Mobile on as many devices as they can. And manufacturers couldn’t be happier – LG is the last one to join the club. Their new model, called GM750 is the first out of a range of 13 Windows Mobile 6.5 devices that LG Plans to release by the end of 2010.
The phone does look very good, with a 3 inch touchscreen, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS navigation and a 5 megapixel camera. It has a 200 MB memory, expandable via microSD slot and it’s already on the market.

The new iMacs are here

Even if they can get much more expensive than PC products sporting almost the same features, Macs seem to fascinate a lot of users. That’s why, whenever new Macs are on the market, everybody wants to check them out. Even if I think the thing Apple deserves the biggest praise is their marketing…
But let’s get back to the new things that Apple has decided to put into their computers. Mice and keyboards are now wireless, and CPUs are faster – 3.33Ghz Core 2 Duo, 2.66Ghz Core i5 (quad) or 2.8Ghz Core i7 (quad), while video is handled by an ATI solution, which is quite interesting, considering the fact that Apple preferred Nvidia chips in the past few years.
The HD craze got to Apple – the new 21.5” and 27” displays are capable of resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 and 2560 x 1440, so you won’t have any problems watching “Public Enemies” as if you were there, right between the gunshots. We see an increase in terms of RAM, too – 4 GB is the now the smallest available.

3D Windows 7 laptop

Quite a few Windows 7 devices are making their way onto the market at the moment, as the release date of the new Microsoft operating system is getting closer. These products are all basically just notebooks, as not a lot of them bring any innovative features. Acer tries to do stand out from the crowd with their new Aspire 5738DG.
Besides from being a very strong desktop replacement, the new Acer offering provides 3D entertainment. Of course, it can also display regular 2D applications, but it comes with a 15.6 inch 3D screen and glasses, for a fully tridimensional experience. Acer says that their laptop will make things look like they’re literally popping out of the screen, just like it happens in a 3D cinema. I’m sure it will increase employee productivity…
To make things even better, the notebook also includes Dolby Surround sound.
On the more common side, the specs look very good, too, including a 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 4GB RAM memory, as well as a dedicated ATI Mobility Radeon HD4570 graphics chipset.

B&O reinvents the landline phone

Landline phones are less and less used, because cell phones have taken over quite a while ago. I mean, why would you need a thing that’s stuck in the same place (ok, the same area, if it’s a cordless phone), when you have a phone in your pocket at all times?
Well, you just might change your mind if you take a look at what Bang & Olufsen has just done. You know, the people that worked with Samsung to make that incredibly-loud-amplifier-fitted mobile phone called Samsung Serenata a few years ago. They’re specialized in high-end products, and the BeoCom 5 landline phone isn’t an exception.
First of all, it looks amazing, and nothing like an ordinary phone. Second, its memory can store up to 400 contacts and uses Bang & Olufsen speakers to improve sound quality. Even more, it can use two landlines at once. We don’t know the price yet, but we’re sure it’s just like everything else Bang & Olufsen makes. Very expensive.

Wireless HDTV form Philips

I can’t help falling in love with digital TV boxes. All those features and that incredible image when combined with a proper plasma display… and when they come from big companies like Philips, things are sure to be even better.
Since the US is HDTV’s country, Philips’ Wireless HDTV Link will most certainly be a success. First, it provides 1080p HDTV picture quality, while still managing to look fantastic. It will replace all the annoying cables you had connected to the HD cable box, the DVD or Blu-Ray player and your PlayStation or Xbox (up to 4 devices can be connected) and has lots of ports (the HDMI is of the essence here, anyway). Everything for $ 799.