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5 useful and fun iPhone & iPod Touch apps

Kevin on March 4th, 2010

Here are 5 more apps that are worth checking out – 4 of the 5 are free, to boot!

1. Battery Magic – FREE

Ever wish there was a quick way to check how much battery you have left? Battery Magic does just that, and also indicates what that is equivalent to in terms of web surfing, game play, watching video, and other activities – as well as indicate how long it will take to recharge your battery.

Get it here: Battery Magic

2. CardStar – FREE

Rather than lug around all your frequent flyer, rental car, hotel and other membership cards, consider CardStar. Entering your card numbers takes a few seconds for each, and you’re set. Many cards can be directly scanned by merchants, as a UPC will display once you enter your number.

Get it here: CardStar

3. Shazam – FREE

Sometimes I assume everyone is aware of a certain app, only to discover that a close friend has never heard of it. Perhaps this is the case for a few of you with regard to Shazam. In brief: hear a song on the radio that you really like, but can’t place the song title or artist? Fire up Shazam and it’ll listen (via your device’s mic) for a few seconds and instantly identify and save the album, label, genre, song and artist. Shazam also offers up song lyrics, artist discography, the ability to share your tagged songs with other via email, and much more.

Find it here: Shazam

4. Pandora – FREE

Many of you are no doubt with Pandora from the web; the good news is that a Pandora app is available and is free. As with Pandora on the web, using it couldn’t be much simpler: just search for a favorite artist and Pandora will create a customized “station” for you, letting you customize it by giving suggested tracks a thumbs up or thumbs down. Tired of the music you’ve downloaded to your iPhone? Switch things up with Pandora!

Get it here: Pandora

5. Doodle Jump – $0.99

This game is diabolically addictive. Guide the “Doodler” through a magical world populated by nasty monsters, flying saucers, and other bad guys. The game is updated periodically with new creatures and worlds. Warning: time sponge!