I?m kind of nerdy by nature, but not necessarily as tech-savvy as I could/should be. But I?m trying to improve on this?because I feel like using technology to my advantage could save me precious time and help me to be more productive overall.
Towards that effort, I recently added the iPhone 5 to my very small arsenal of technology weapons.
I was actually planning on purchasing one when Viewpoints.com?approached me and asked if I would provide them with a review of the new iPhone if they purchased it for me. (I, of course, still had to pay for the usage.)
I agreed because I really believe in what Viewpoints is trying to do and am privileged to be part of?The Viewpoints Blogger Reviews Panel.
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So I have had my new iPhone for about 3 weeks now and although I feel like I have a LOT to learn?I think it?s been enough time for me to share some of my opinions on it.
But first I wanted to share some ideas that anyone who has a ?smartphone? can benefit from (which is more than 50% of all Americans according to a recent Nielsen survey.)
As I was researching what my new ?phone? can do?.I came across quite a few creative and practical uses for your smartphone.
Here are 37 of my favorites (in no particular order):
(By the way?I think it?s time to come up with a new word for ?phone? because based on everything I?m reading, PHONE calls are definitely not the main use anymore.)
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Alarm Clock. ?Since most people have a cell phone, you no longer need another alarm clock.? I personally set multiple alarms during the day to keep me on track. You can also?download your favorite tune to wake up to instead of that horrible alarm on your ancient nightstand alarm clock.
GPS Navigation. Another one of the MAIN things I use my smartphone for. It?s SO convenient to type in (or even to just ask Siri!) an address and immediately receive precise directions how to get there.
Checking Email. I?m an obsessive email checker. Unfortunately I get so much now through the website, I can?t answer it all?but rest assured I READ as much as I possible can! ?Thanks to my smartphone. :-)
Social Media. I could never hope to keep up with Facebook, Twitter, etc. without my smartphone!
Checking Recipes at the Grocery Store. I?m constantly inspired to cook something by stuff I see at the grocery store. ?Problem is I don?t always know all the ingredients I need to make it. Not a problem with my handy smartphone at my side.
Cooking Guide. ?What if you?re a HOME?and don?t know what to cook? AllRecipes.com?s Dinner Spinner app can?search through a library of various recipes to try out. It?s a nice, quick and easy way to gain an idea of what to cook up, and you have all the instructions at your fingertips.
Eating Out Guide. ?And if you don?t feel like cooking?but don?t know where to go, UrbanSpoon has a tasty app!
Kitchen Timer. App that keeps the eye on time while you are preparing your favorite meal. Includes basic timers with descriptions to save you time (e.g. boiled eggs, potatoes or white rice).
Shopping. Whether you?re looking for a ?second opinion? on an outfit from your BFF, keeping track of different prices and designs as you shop, or you?are doing some comparison shopping, let your camera phone help you remember all the little details along the way.
Barcode Scanning. ?Consumer Reports has created new app called ?Consumer Reports Mobile Shopper? that lets users scan product barcodes and view the products user ratings, recommendations and reviews. The app also offers product and price comparisons.
Checking The Weather. I personally don?t use this much?but the hubster is OBSESSED with weather apps, and I read a study that said this was the NUMBER ONE thing people use their smartphones for, so I threw it in here.
Games. (Or as I like to call them?.Sanity Savers!) My personal faves currently are Words With Friends and Bejeweled. Everyone needs some ?down time? and I find a few minutes spent trading words with friends or exploding some shiny jewels is just the ticket. :-)
Flashlight. There are several flashlight apps that can turn your smartphone into a flashlight should you find yourself in power outages or other dark places. I find this feature very comforting. :-)
E-Reader. ? There are a few standout apps that can turn your smartphone into a miniature e-reader.?Using Amazon?s Kindle app, you can take advantage of the immense library of books available through the website both free and paid.
Stylist. ?Turn your iPhone into your own personal stylist with Glamour?s free Ask A Stylist app. Take a photo of an outfit that you own, or that you are planning to buy, and ask any one of Glamour?s resident stylists of your choice, whatever question you need to ask about the outfit.
Family and Friends Locator. ? is a new location app that lets you know where your friends and family members are at a glance. For friends and families this can be a great timesaver. Is Billy still at Soccer practice after school? Has Dad left the office yet? If you are trying to meet up with someone, you can temporarily share locations.
D.I.Y. Home Improvement Helps. ?is a free app that can indicate whether a surface is level. The app can be used when you?re hanging up pictures and want to make sure they?re hung on the wall straight. ?And?Sonar Ruler allows you to hold your phone up at a distance from an object and and it will tell you the distance using just the speaker and microphone in your iPhone.
Counter. ?Have you ever had to count a large number of things, but got interrupted and lost count? ?Use the calculator on your smartphone. Just press 1 plus 1 and then keep hitting the ?=? button (whatever button that may be on your device) for every additional count. ?Instant bean counter!
Tip Calculator. ?Any calculator can help you figure out how much of a tip to leave at a restaurant, but when you?re trying to split the tip between you and someone else (or SEVERAL someone else?s) an app like Tip and Split comes in very handy!
Photo & Video Storage In The Cloud Or The Box. ?One of the many beauties of?Dropbox and iCloud is having all your photos and videos automatically uploaded to your account.?No more cables to plug in to download photos and videos off of my phone.
Listening To Music. ?Dump the iPod, mobile phones have become the?device of choice for playing music.?Why would you want TWO devices anyway?
A Mirror. ?Sounds silly, but the camera on your smartphone makes a great mirror and eliminates the need for one more item in your purse.
Portable Copy Machine. ?Take pictures of papers or handwritten notes then toss them instead of carrying them around in your purse or pocket. This works especially well for keeping track of receipts! I hate having a purse full of receipts that I?m not sure if I?ll need again?but I don?t want to throw away?just in case! This eliminates that annoyance.
Measure Your Heart Rate. ?Back in the day you would hold two fingers to the artery in your neck, count the heartbeats and time them with a wristwatch. Who wears a watch anymore??With the Instant Heart Rate app, simply touch the screen with your finger and the phone?s camera will scan your blood flow to calculate your pulse rate. Crazy.
Wristwatch. ?Speaking of wristwatches?my phone has completely replaced my watch. (Not that I was ever very good at wearing a watch in the first place.)
ID Just About Anything. ?Forgot the name of that thing you saw that one time when you were at the one place? Put the world?s biggest search engine to work finding it for you.?Take a photo of the unknown object with the camera in your smartphone then upload it to the web via. The photo is then matched against the search engine?s database to make a quick ID. You don?t even have to type anything.
Store Business Cards. ?This one has been SO helpful! When I go to blogging conferences I get (and give out) LOTS of business cards. They usually remain in a big pile until I can get around to adding them one-by-one into my contacts. Painstaking business.
With CardMunch, an app offered by the networking site LinkedIn, you can instantly digitize them using your smartphone?s camera. Brilliant!
Baby Monitor. ?Allows you to use your iPhone as a baby monitor for when the little one is sleeping. CodeGoo?s Baby Monitor app is designed to alert you when your child awakens by placing an automatic phone call to any specified number when it detects sound or movement.
Become Pregnant. ?Your smartphone as a fertility tracker? Yep. A woman in the UK (Lena Bryce) was thought to be infertile for four years until she purchased an iPhone and downloaded the Free Menstrual Calendar application. Within two months of using this application, Bryce became pregnant and even gave birth on the exact day the application predicted. The child has been dubbed the first ?iPhone Baby?.
Personal Tutor. Want to learn a language? There are apps for?if you want to get a basic grasp of German, Italian, French or Spanish.?There are also apps to teach your child how to read, or if?you want to learn sign language!
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First Aid. ?Whether you?re at home, on the road, or in the woods, the American Heart Association?s Pocket First Aid & CPR app is at your fingertips on your smartphone.?Hundreds of illustrations and videos?show how to respond in critical first aid situations.?All videos, etc are stored on your phone, so you can provide first aid even when out of cell phone range.
Personal Trainer. ?Keeps track of your progress when you?re trying to get (and stay) fit. Log into your phone?s GPS feature to automatically log distance running. All you have to do is press the start timer and finish once you?re done.
Many apps will also give you recommendations on other workouts. The recommended workouts are tailored to reach a specific goal, such as the number of calories you want to burn, or getting ripped abs.
A Notebook. ?Note-taking applications are some of the hottest items in the app stores. They make it easy to record data in a fast and convenient way, and since the information lives on our phones it means we can access it anytime we need it.?Whether you want to collect random bits of information, remember something about a specific place or even record some thoughts about your favorite wine, your smartphone has got you covered.
File Cabinet. ?Using Evernote and a scanner, you can put all the documents in your life into one place and make them accessible from your PC and your phone.
Personal TV Station. ?UStream.tv allows you to send video from the video camera on your phone across the internet. ?Stream video from anywhere! ?A family baptism, a wedding, a kids soccer game, whatever?stream it to loved ones far away.
Portable Audio Recorder. ?Record memos, discussions, interviews, and ideas on your smartphone. Use it as a voice recorder or a sound recorder.
Remote Desktop. These apps allow you to connect to any Windows computer using your smartphone. Could come in handy!
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Wow! This list got COMPLETELY out of hand! Someone needs to develop an app that makes me STOP before I go completely overboard on certain ideas! :-) ?Hopefully you learned something new.
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Well, since I promised an iPhone5 Review?I shall deliver. ?Here is an excerpt of my review for Viewpoints.com. Please CLICK HERE to read the full review! Plus, you can add to the conversation and leave your own review there as well.
The switch from Android to Apple
Up until that September day I had been an Android girl, and honestly never really had any complaints. I hadn?t ever considered switching to the iPhone until I spent some time at a blogging event where 10 out of the 11 of us invited had iPhones. Hmmmmm. That definitely got me thinking about what I might possibly be missing. So when I heard about the iPhone5 coming out soon, I decided I needed to give it a try. After 2+ weeks of use (and sometimes ABUSE) I am here to report that I won?t being going back to the Android days. Let me tell you why???.(READ MORE HERE)
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