The advent of the smart phone allows us the ability to EDC a bunch of gear in a small package. For example: on my iPhone4 I have the following apps that I use regularly that I might not otherwise have with me. 1. Flashlight. OK I EDC 3 other lights anyway, but more often than not I find myself using the myLite app. 2. Compass 3. GPS - MotionX GPS 4. Magnifying Glass - Magnify Pro 5. Level - iHandy Level 6. Ruler - Ruler by Dava (I think) 7. Gas Cubby - tracks MPG, service intervals, etc. So, aside from the standard smart phone features like camera, MP3 player, games, etc, what apps do you find useful as EDC items? Cheers, uurys
for Android First Aid Google Translate iTriage Mag Flashlight My Tracks OpenSignal Tapatalk Weatherbug YP for iPhone Wikipedia AroundMe JotNot Pro Redlaser HUDMAX Commander Compass yes there are more .. but since i have a work and personal phone i have them spread between the two ... these are the ones i use ... there are a lot more out there of course ... but i tend to delete what i do not use after a while ...
For iPhone I'd add: The Weather Channel (the stock app sucks) Key Ring (keep all those rewards cards electronically) Gas Buddy (find cheap gas)
Yelp love it. me and my wife went on a little vacation to San Diego and this app helped out soooo much. gave us reviews, directions, websites and much more to any restaurant, bar, club, cafe or anywhere! i used it to plan our whole day. i think its a must.
I use an ipod touch 4th gen, but all these are also good on the iphone. Here are some of my favorite non-game apps: Evernote - Take notes and sync them with your home computer, incredibly useful. Amazon - shop on amazon anywhere Kindle - read kindle ebooks Netflix - watch streaming movies or check your queue Stanza - read epub ebooks (interfaces with Calibre ebook library software) Tapatalk - read forums like EDCF New Age Stones and Crystals - handbook on metaphysical properties of stones Birthstones - handbook on what the various birthstones are WiFi Finder - find free wifi around you (starbucks) Cardstar - holds all your grocery store cards Dictionary - self explanatory Fox News - check the headlines while on the road GasBuddy - find the cheapest gas closest to you imedjet - handbook for first aid Manuscript - word processing for ipad/ipod moves files via dropbox Paypal - pay for stuff The Weather Channel - weather reports PDF Reader Pro - read pdfs, I keep my library of artisan tutorials on my ipod now NetNewsWire - newsreader that syncs with google reader
Another one to consider is called Topo Maps and I really like using it. To read more details about it you can go directly to their site here.
I love Ascendo DataVault. it's ability to sync with my computer is wonderful http://www.ascendo-inc.com/DataVault.html
Blackberry seems to be unrepresented, so here's my list: *Google Maps *GMail *JaredCo's One Touch Flashlight *ExtraLight *J Converter *BeWeather Free *Battery Watch *Amazon App *Lister *BB Protect *Dropbox And a bunch of news and IM apps.
Apps for my 3GS iPhone Distant Suns Astrology Google Earth Critter Trax iFirstAid Scanner Survival Wikihow Emergency Survival Kit Mirror - for rescue mirror value and flashing red light as well
Navionics. Topographic maps of all the bodies of water in the SE. Gps plot points of the dock and where you catch. It's sweet.
On my Android phone: AK Notepad Amazon.com BBC News DMXCalc (for working with automated lighting fixtures) GasBuddy Google Maps/Navigation (free turn-by-turn GPS!) Groupon OpenSignal QR Droid (for generating QR barcodes) Speed Test Urban Dictionary
I use the following Android apps on my phone often: Google Calender Google Maps Gmail GTasks Evernote File Expert GasBuddy Dropbox Amazon Kindle QR Droid Yelp Moviefone
Agreed, as well as translation apps (I use google translate on Droid) After reading this thread I got the USArmy handbook, really cool, will take some time to go through it all
