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Our App Store Verdict

The App Store was released today, and the whole entire web world crawled through it like an uptight mom going through her 16 year old daughter's purse. And hey, we were doing it too.

Here's our verdict:

The app store was a great success. It worked flawlessly and showed no signs of weakness. However, there are some apps that simply don't belong in the App Store. I think I speak for all Apple users by saying I expected Apple to be far pickier with what apps they allow into the store. Apple also allowed tons of similar apps into the store. But from an economic standpoint, Apple did the right thing - not only are they providing more content, but they're creating competition, which drives sales.

Final word: The App Store rocks.

And we're glad to have access to the App Store prior to the release of the iPhone 3G - now we'll have something to do while waiting in line :)

How To Configure The iPhone Remote To Work With iTunes

Install the "Remote" app from the App Store.
Direct Link to Remote app

Click on Settings

Make sure that you connected to Wifi.  Also, your iPhone and Computer with iTunes Library have to be on the same network.

Remember your security code

iTunes (starting with 7.7 version) has a device option

Select your device

Enter Passcode, go to confirmation screen and click ok.

Your iTunes Library will show up on your iPhone

Remote Playlist

Remote more option

Note: After you add your iTunes library, the device icon will disappear since you won't need it any more. If you'd like to re-enter your code, just go to Settings again, click add library, wait a few seconds and the device icon will appear in iTunes. From this point on just follow the same process described above.

Select your iTunes library

Now  you have your own wireless remote for your iTunes library.
You will be able to control your library from anywhere in your house as long as you have Wifi connection and you stay on the same home network.

See our other post with video instructions: How To Configure The iPhone Remote To Work With iTunes Video

Notable App Store Apps: Music Category

Here are the 3 best music apps from the App Store (in our opinion...thus far).

• Pandora Radio
  
  • For those of you who have never heard of Pandora...your welcome :) www.pandora.com/
  • Pandora is a FREE personalized radio
  • Either log in or create a new station
  • The app is very well integrated with the iPhone

Price: Free

• Apple Remote
  • Control your iTunes or Apple TV wirelessly with your iPhone or iPod Touch
  • Play, pause, skip, shuffle
  • See your songs, playlists, and album art on your iPhone as if you were right on your computer
  • Works through Wi-Fi so you can control playback from anywhere in your house
  • Search your whole iTunes library
  • Control your AirTunes speakers
  • Prank your friends!

Price: Free

• Midomi
  
  • This is the ultimate music search and discovery application.
  • Sing or hum a few seconds of a song into your iPhone and Midomi will find the song
  • Hold your iPhone up to a speaker playing a song and Midomi will find the song
  • Speak an artist's name/song title into your iPhone and Midomi will find the song
  • Once you find a song
    • Watch it on YouTube
    • Share it with friends
    • Get redirected to the song's iTunes page

Price: Free

Apple Inc. Creates Texas Hold'em Poker App For iPhone, Shocks Us All

In a surprise move, Apple released one extra app of their own for the App Store.

We all knew about the "Remote" app that Apple was working on, which allows you to wirelessly control iTunes and Apple TV from your iPhone, but nobody saw this coming.

Out of all the ideas for apps, Apple came up with these two:

Texas Hold'em Poker:

Features:

• Play against the computer
• Play against friends over a Wi-Fi network (not 3G)
• Switch between immersive first-person and top-down gameplay by rotating your iPhone/iPod Touch
• Opponents bet, bluff, and have secret tells
• In-game hints, tips, statistics, and player ratings
• Wi-Fi multiplayer support for up to 9 players
• English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish

Screenshots:

Price: $4.99

Who would've thought that Apple's next market would be gambling?

But on a serious note, Apple did a great job - for a Hold'em game it's awesome.