[memason]

I've drifted over to the "Dark Side" with a Droid X phone.

Is there a need to have an Android thread ???

Here's a couple cool apps to start us off:

• Tunein Radio
• Free in the Marketplace
• Has radio stations from all over the world. Works great on 3G connection.

• ParkDroid
• Free in the Marketplace
• Will let you mark you car location via GPS in large parking lots or anywhere else you may be some distance from your parked car. Works great at a large mall or any other large outdoor parking facility.

[tony]

Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were memason, the Mac guy. Never mind.

[pooh]

Welcome to "THE DARK SIDE!"

That parking app is something I will immediately download....I can forget where the heck my car is at SweetBay!

Thanks.

[Russ_Boston]

Great thread!

Google Sky - Free. Point you phone at the sky and it Id's the constellations. Always wanted an app like that

[natickdan]

I'm on my second android phone. The first was the HTC Hero and I've been enjoying the HTC EVO for over a year now. My son has the new iPhone and he really likes my EVO.

Sportstap is one of my favs...you will be alerted to the scores of your favorite professional teams...at close to real-time.

As Russ suggested, Google Sky is a program you'll enjoy. It is amazingly accurate.

ICE ( In Case of Emergency ) is one of the few programs I purchased. You can input a number of fields, such as ( personal info, contact info, blood type, health issues, insurance info. meds and the name & number of your doc ).

Regarding the Market...I continue to be blown away by the number of programs available at either no charge or very little charge. There are always new and updated programs, so you may benefit by checking it often.

Here are some sites I've found helpful:

Phandroid.com
droiddog.com
androidcentral.com
androidguys.com

[natickdan]

Originally Posted by memason

I've drifted over to the "Dark Side" with a Droid X phone.

Is there a need to have an Android thread ???

Here's a couple cool apps to start us off:

• Tunein Radio
• Free in the Marketplace
• Has radio stations from all over the world. Works great on 3G connection.

• ParkDroid
• Free in the Marketplace
• Will let you mark you car location via GPS in large parking lots or anywhere else you may be some distance from your parked car. Works great at a large mall or any other large outdoor parking facility.

BTW...Welcome to "The dark side", Mike!

[chuckinca]

Shazam: Point phone at music source and it provides info on song being played


Sit or Squat: Finds local public restrooms


ScanLife: Bar code scanner


Talking Tom Free: Virtual Cat


Key Ring: Keep and display bar code for store discount cards

.

[getdul981]

I've wanted a Droid ever since they first came out. We finally upgraded and got the Droid 2 and we both love it. One app that I have downloaded is Advanced Task Killer. It saves battery life by stopping some apps running in the background that you forgot you had running. I also just downloaded battery life. It's also suposed to help extend your battery charge.

I like the fun ones like bubble, compass and a very neat one is droidlight.

[memason]

Here's another one of my favorites...

• Speedview
• Free in the Marketplace
• Is a speedometer and trip computer. Work well in the car and the golf cart. It will reverse the display to create a heads-up display on your car or golf cart windshield.

[fraurauch]

Freecaddie is a good app. Includes most of the courses in TV. There is also a paid version for, I think, $14.50. Hubby and I use it all the time.

[Russ_Boston]

I don't know the name of it but there is one that acts as a level. My son has it and it came in handy when I was working on his deck one day.

[getdul981]

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston

I don't know the name of it but there is one that acts as a level. My son has it and it came in handy when I was working on his deck one day.

Russ - that one is bubble. There's also a studfinder. (for walls not for single women)

[memason]

OK Boys and Girls.... I have way too much time on my hands, so I created a "basic" web page with all the apps discussed in this thread.

You'll see the app name, cost, short description and the QR link to the Market to download the app to your phone.

First, you need to download the bar code reader, which you will use to scan the QR code for each of the apps. That will take you to the app in the Android Market, where you can download the app to your phone.

As new apps are added to the thread, I will update the website to reflect the new app and its link.

Here's the web link: https://sites.google.com/site/villagesapps/

Enjoy & keep the cool apps coming..... Mike

[champion6]

Here's my list. Sorry it's rather long.

Handcent SMS - I use it for texting and love it.
Quick Settings - Quickly change many phone settings from one screen.
Opera Mini - Replacement web browser. They claim it's faster because they cache web pages on their servers for quicker downloads.
CalWidget - I like it for the way it displays my calendar
Google Calendar Sync - I use it to sync my Outlook calendar (for work - Microsoft Exchange) to my Google calendar. When I retire, I will quit using this.
aCar - Record gasoline purchases and vehicle maintenance
handyCalc - powerful calculator
GDocs Notepad - Record notes. I like it because it syncs with my Google Docs account.
Pandora - online music source
Facebook & Twitter - obviously. I use and like the "official" apps for both sites.
Antennas - see where your cell tower is on a Goggle map
Astro File Manager - Manage your files - move, delete, etc.
Color Flashlight - turns your screen bright white plus has many fun effects
Flashlight - turns on the LED flash
Compass - name says it all
GasBuddy - app that goes with gasbuddy.com - find nearby gas prices
PdaNet - tether the phone to your laptop for Internet access. You do not pay an extra fee to your carrier.
Radar Now - displays weather radar for your current location. Knows where you are via GPS.
TipCalc - for calculating tips in many different ways.
WiFi Analyzer - Finds and measures the strength of wifi signals.
Winamp - Android music player from the developers who brought us the famous music player for our computers

All the above are free, although a few have a paid version that doesn't have ads.

These two are paid apps.

PowerAMP $4.99 - Another music player, but this one has a graphical equalizer which makes a HUGE improvement in the sound from your headphones or speakers. You can download a 15-day trial version from the Market.
SwiftKey "On sale" for $1.99 the last time I looked - Keyboard replacement. I love it for its ability to predict the next word. It learns from my previous typing. There is a free version where the predictions expire after 31 days.

I'm sorry this list is so long, but have fun testing out these apps

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by memason

OK Boys and Girls.... I have way too much time on my hands, so I created a "basic" web page with all the apps discussed in this thread.

You'll see the app name, cost, short description and the QR link to the Market to download the app to your phone.

First, you need to download the bar code reader, which you will use to scan the QR code for each of the apps. That will take you to the app in the Android Market, where you can download the app to your phone.

As new apps are added to the thread, I will update the website to reflect the new app and its link.

Here's the web link: https://sites.google.com/site/villagesapps/

Enjoy & keep the cool apps coming..... Mike

Wow Mike, how nice. It's still hard to get used to you being a Droid guy though.