Essential iPhone Apps

Marky · 2 Mar 2010 at 16:51

Anyone tried Rayman 2 yet? I think it was released today

Very tempted

iMacMart · 2 Mar 2010 at 17:12

Co-Pilot Update I saw today guys, sorry if already posted!

Blackhawk47 · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:23

Whats worth it more than guys?

In need of a sat nav app. CoPilot looks good but is the TomTom thing worse? :confused:

utajoker · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:25

PiKe said:
Tried Sleep Cycle without being charged (USB cable is a couple of inches too short) and it lasted 4 hours from full charge

i use mine without the charger and it takes about 20% a night

Psypher5 · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:30

Blackhawk47 said:
Whats worth it more than guys?

In need of a sat nav app. CoPilot looks good but is the TomTom thing worse?

I dont like tom tom.
havent used co pilot, looks really good though
Navigon is good (what i use)

Pulse · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:36

PiKe said:
Tried Sleep Cycle without being charged (USB cable is a couple of inches too short) and it lasted 4 hours from full charge

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/Cspiby/c3dff267.jpg

There is something weird with that app. It takes a night or 2 to get use to your sleep patterns, after that it will level out with battery usage and then it will only take 20-30% a night. I'm not sure what it's doing during the 'learning' periods. But charger is only needed for first 5 nights at most.

UberTiger · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:43

Blackhawk47 said:
Whats worth it more than guys?

In need of a sat nav app. CoPilot looks good but is the TomTom thing worse?

I've been using the TomTom one since the summer, works a charm for me. The last big update added the reading out of road names too, which is handy. It's pricey for what it is, considering you can get a dedicated sat nav for the same price these days. But it's certainly handy having it available at all times on the phone. It's an absolute battery hog though, make sure you have a charger if you plan to have it navigate for longer than 30 min - hour.

Blackhawk47 · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:50

UberTiger said:
I've been using the TomTom one since the summer, works a charm for me. The last big update added the reading out of road names too, which is handy. It's pricey for what it is, considering you can get a dedicated sat nav for the same price these days. But it's certainly handy having it available at all times on the phone. It's an absolute battery hog though, make sure you have a charger if you plan to have it navigate for longer than 30 min - hour.

Hmm, that could be tricky...in the Mini. :cool:

UberTiger · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:58

You could grab one of the cigarette adapters that you can plug USB cables in. They're available pretty cheap, just a few quid and you can use your existing charger cable or buy another.

nichorob · 2 Mar 2010 at 21:25

MobileCrunch reports that TomTom has issued a press release announcing the submission of Version 1.3 of its iPhone application to Apple for inclusion in the App Store. The updated version will bring real-time traffic updates and local search functionality offered by Google, as well as other yet-to-be-announced enhancements.

TomTom update.

UberTiger · 2 Mar 2010 at 21:31

MobileCrunch said:
real-time traffic updates

Siiiick!

Although I wonder if it'll be included in the price or if it's a subscription model like in the States.

Blackhawk47 · 2 Mar 2010 at 22:05

UberTiger said:
You could grab one of the cigarette adapters that you can plug USB cables in. They're available pretty cheap, just a few quid and you can use your existing charger cable or buy another.

That's the deal...I don't think there is a cigarette thing in the Mini.

UberTiger · 2 Mar 2010 at 22:06

Ahh...well in that case you're buggered

Unless you can trap a mini wind turbine in the roof and generate your own charging energy....now there's an idea

SDK^ · 2 Mar 2010 at 22:43

I use the TomTom App on my iPod Touch paired with the TomTom car kit and it works perfectly. It includes a Line-out for music playback (which auto reduces during direction announcements) and also charges the iPod as well

iMacMart · 2 Mar 2010 at 22:56

I just think it's over priced, copilot does a great job for me for the money

PiKe · 3 Mar 2010 at 00:29

Pulse said:
There is something weird with that app. It takes a night or 2 to get use to your sleep patterns, after that it will level out with battery usage and then it will only take 20-30% a night. I'm not sure what it's doing during the 'learning' periods. But charger is only needed for first 5 nights at most.

Phone has been getting quite warm so I've not managed a full cycle yet :/

utajoker · 3 Mar 2010 at 07:37

Pulse said:
There is something weird with that app. It takes a night or 2 to get use to your sleep patterns, after that it will level out with battery usage and then it will only take 20-30% a night. I'm not sure what it's doing during the 'learning' periods. But charger is only needed for first 5 nights at most.

what model iphone you using? my 3gs has has never been charged while using it because i dont have a plug near my bed side. at the most it uses around 30% but average is 25% ish, i go to bed with my phone at 100% as it charges in cradle while at my pc.

PiKe · 3 Mar 2010 at 09:13

1st Generation iPhone.

utajoker · 3 Mar 2010 at 12:12

that mite be why

Blackhawk47 · 3 Mar 2010 at 20:43

SDK^ said:
I use the TomTom App on my iPod Touch paired with the TomTom car kit and it works perfectly. It includes a Line-out for music playback (which auto reduces during direction announcements) and also charges the iPod as well

The dock is nice and it is a tempting buy. Does it perform well compared to the stand alone sat navs which in total can be brought for roughly the same price as the App+Cradle?