>From the article, I tried out the Tricorder app. http://bit.ly/9xQSIc
Wow. Being a Star Trek fan, I was impressed. Those with an Android and love Star Trek: TNG, try it out. It's tons of fun. -- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > If Zombie Smash ever makes its way to Android you need to pick it up, Ed. > > I'm one of the few that actually don't like the full physical keyboard. > They > weigh down your device, making it larger and clunkier than necessary, and > I > find them to be more clumsy than the soft keyboard and wordcorrect (it > took > a little bit for it to learn my vocabulary but it works well now). I think > a > majority of the best apps are ported between iOS and Android (pending > Apple's approval of the app, of course). I use a bar code scanner that > does > price comparisons (saved me money several times), I've had Evernote (but > didn't use it), and use either Google Reader or MobileRSS (the free RSS > readers for the iPad stunk). > > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Pretty good article although a lot of it reads like an attempt at a >> press release or other mercenary work. >> >> I like what I have seen of the Android phones but I won't be getting a >> smart phone until they become so ubiquitous that no other options is >> available. I mean, I'm probably at least a few years away from a >> phone with a full keyboard. >> >> On Sep 17, 7:55 am, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I've got a crap load of apps. I use to have more but I was running out >> of >> > space so I went on a Android app diet. I use a really good tool called >> > AppBrain to manage my apps, you can find my list here (before the >> diet): >> > >> > http://www.edwardcrosby.com/2010/08/26/android-apps-2/ >> > >> > and here (after the diet): >> > >> > http://www.appbrain.com/user/ecrosby/apps-on-the-phone >> > >> > Some useful apps I use frequently is the Barcode Scanner, Evernote, >> Google >> > Maps (of course. I use it more than calling 411 to find businesses and >> > such to call), NewsRob to read the RSS feeds I subscribe to, Ringdroid >> to >> > make my own ringtones, SwitFTP FTP Server to copy files (I use this >> over >> > connecting via USB), and Twitter. >> > But truthfully, the app I use the most, seriously, is the TeslaLED >> > Flashlight that turns the flash on your camera into an LED flashlight. >> > Note that all of the apps I have installed are free. I have yet to pay >> for >> > an app or game as, so far, I have not found a need to pay for one. >> > However, I can see paying for Angry Birds once it comes out of beta. >> I'm >> > not joking when I say do NOT install the game Angry Birds. It is super >> > addictive...and loads of fun. >> > >> > -- >> > Have a Better One, >> > Edward Crosbyhttp://www.edwardcrosby.com >> > ----- >> > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." >> > Merlin Mann >> > >> > >> > >> > > I just got my droid x from work and love it. Not enough to ditch my >> iPhone >> > > but it's an amazing phone! That was a great article for a droid noob >> like >> > > myself. Any one have any app suggestions? Something you can't live >> > > without? >> > >> > > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > > On Sep 16, 2010, at 10:38 PM, "Christine ." <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> I don't have a droid but have friends that do. They have the >> original >> > >> droid and have and their ups and downs with it. I have a motorola >> cliq >> > >> which works alright. I just wish it had 2.1. >> > >> > >> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Edward Crosby < >> [email protected]> >> > >> wrote: >> > >>> Good article. >> > >>> Something interesting about Android phones, the Motorola Droid 1 >> in >> > >>> particle. At Dragon*Con, both Race and I were in agreement at the >> shock >> > >>> we >> > >>> shared at how many Motorola Droid 1 phones we saw. There were >> tons. I >> > >>> saw >> > >>> more Droid 1 phones than I did iPhones. 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