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One of the things I like a lot about with the iPhone is the prevalence of free, demo versions of apps you can try out before laying out your money for a program. For instance, Handmark division Astraware has just posted a Lite (free) version of its space-age racing game Phaze here at the iTunes App Store. The Lite version includes 1 race craft, 1 location and 2 difficulty levels. If you like the game, the full version ($4.99, available here) adds a Championship mode, a total of 4 difficulty levels, 15 more locations (with 64 tracks across all difficulties), and a total of 10 race craft (some are unlockable). Below is a video demonstrating the full version of the game. Phaze is available only for the iPhone and iPod touch, no other mobile platform.
Quickoffice has split its eponymous mobile office suite for the iPhone in half for those who require Word or Excel-compatibly to create, edit and read documents but not both. So while Quickoffice goes for $19.99, you can now pick up Quicksheet or Quickword from the iTunes app store for $12.99 each, a savings of $7 over the full package. As with Quickoffice, the component apps will support in-application upgrades once the iPhone 3.0 software is released. That will give users the option upgrade to the full Office suite at a later date if become interested.
With FitnessBuilder ($19.99, available here) for the iPhone and iPod touch, iPumpOne aims to make the need for a personal trainer obsolete. That's because the app places a library of exercise and workout images and videos right in the palm of your hand. The software features over 400 complete workouts and a growing collection of over 4,000 exercise images and videos that users can drag and drop to create their own workouts. You can learn more about FitnessBuilder and iPump’s many other iPhone applications here.
MoloPix ($.99, available here) automatically takes multiple shots with your iPhone camera and combines them into a photo collage. Just select a photo style and you can automatically take a number of shots in quick succession. If you like the result, the app makes it simple to save or share your creations. Be sure to adjust the settings, which let you control the interval between shots.
Purim is coming, and to help you celebrate the Megillas Esther app (available here) lets you read through the entire Megillas Esther with added electronic effects. You can scroll through Hebrew text verse-by-verse with the flick of a finger, then tap buttons that let you add noises at the appropriate times. Sound the grager, fire machine guns, hear the crowd "boo," shoot off fireworks, and blast an airhorn.
There's not much to it, but we like it. MusicNeon ($.99, available here) directs you to rotate neon tubes to create a connection from the positive electrodes on the left to the negative electrodes on the right. When a connection is made, the tubes all light and are then replaced with new tubes. As you advance, more tube styles are added. Each tube has its own sound, so you'll hear a musical riff as you make each connection. It's not a hard game, but it's just right for those times when you need a little mindless diversion.
French students, this one is pour vous. Conjugueur (available here) offers clear conjugation tables for over 9,8000 French verbs. If you're not sure of a verb form, this handy app will tell you, and it works without an Internet connection. The app also includes a helpful grammatical rules database to help you avoid common mistakes.
Escape into some of the greatest stories every written, right on your iPhone. This virtual bookshelf includes over a dozen hand-picked masterpieces, including Frankenstein, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Robinson Crusoe. The intuitive design shows realistic 3D page flips and the ability to see how far you are in a book at a glance. When you're done reading for the day, Classics ($2.99, available here) automatically remembers your place with a satin bookmark.
There are several paid travel apps that deliver the same content, but Travelocity TravelTools (available here) gives it away for free. Use this app to get airport information such as departure and arrival times and even security wait times. If you're stranded at the airport, you'll appreciate the "Hotels Near Me" feature. Of course, it lets you book travel through Travelocity, but you don't need to purchase anything to use it.
