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6 Must Have iPhone Apps
Jun 16th
| Ultimate Guitar Toolkit – $9.99 |
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- Highly accurate tuner (EADGBe + others) - Scales - Chords - Great layout / look - Metronome |
| Mint – Free |
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- Great financial tracking tool - Includes ability to track car, house, student loans etc. - Warnings with preset thresholds - Budgeting System - Free! - Incredibly professional & secure - Great website that works seamlessly wit application - Push alerts - One touch access to all assets & accounts - Stock monitoring - Financial trends & more |
| eBuddy – Free |
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- Provides a system that synthesizes all your messengers - Includes support for: Facebook, AIM, ICQ, Google etc. - Push notification - Free App that competes if you can deal with the ads - Now includes the ability to maintain login for 12 Hrs - Keeps a nice chat log similar to your SMS messenger |
| MyPhone+ – $3.99 |
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- Interfaces with your facebook to fully complete contacts - Includes current profile picture in your phone book - Adds: emails, chat names, employers etc. to your contacts - Syncs quickly - Attractive GUI - Great way to organize your friends completely |
| Skobbler – Free |
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- The ONLY true turn by turn navigation client thats FREE! - Similar to the AT&T turn by turn application ($10/m) - Doesn’t require registration - Includes ‘Go Home’, Recent Destinations etc. - Slightly buggy but the developers are always releasing updates - Pleasant turn-by-turn audio |
| Dragon Dictation – Free |
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- Ever wanted a tool that transcribes what you say? - Dragon Dictation is the company behind MACSpeech - For the most part very effective and accurate - Has powerful tools for app to app copy paste - Can be great in a society where texting and driving is a no no |
Don’t wanna guess on gps? Garmin 255w vs Mio Moov 401s
Jan 29th
Mio Moov 401s
Price: $129.97
Garmin 255w
Price: $159.99
The garmin boasts a colourful 4.3″ display with, in my opinion, the most intuitive user interface on the market.
While the Mio matches the Garmin in sheer size, it lacks in color contrast in addition to using a fairly outdated, Tomtom esk, user interface.
Both units use the standard text to speech method of vocalization, which can be quite helpful in major metro areas… But no real difference in the models here.
Garmin systems do offer something in the way of security that Mios do not, Garmin lock. This is basically a standard 4 digit pin which is required on startup. Yet, as I’m sure many have experienced, 4 digi pins can be lost in the craziness of life — this is where Garmin gets creative. In addition to the pin it allows for an unlock location, or a place where the unit auto-unlocks without the need of a pin. Pretty handy huh?
The other things to talk about of course include battery life, maps, external services and the like most of which draw a conclusive winner. Both units utilize a standard lithium ion battery that lasts roughly 4 hours while being actively used.
Garmins all come standard with not just the U.S. But also, Puerto Rico, and Canada (Mio just U.S.).
Another key feature for commuters, cross country travelers and the like is the use of FM traffic service. The garmin offers it in the $10-15 range whereas it is currently not on all Mio units.
One legg that the Mio does have up though is the use of freeway lane assistance. My only guess why this was not included in the 255w would have to be age. But none the less, it’s a great feature.
The bottom line… Spend the extra money and get a Garmin. It’s an incredibly dynamic unit and hands down gives you more bang for the buck.
