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July 17, 2008

July 17, 2008

Weather Bug Turns Your iPhone Into a Meteorologist

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Weather Bug


Free
Weather
Developed by WeatherBug

iTunes Link

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Weather Bug allows you to view the weather conditions, weather radar, and web cams for any city in the world.

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What_it_is



  • Weather Bug puts live, local weather conditions from over 45,000 locations in the world on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
  • Features:
    • Severe Weather Alerts
    • Weather Cameras
    • Detailed Forecast
    • Current Radar
    • Satellite Maps 

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The_good


  • Everything you could possibly want to know about the weather (from temperature to humidity index to radar)
  • Accurate (Weather Bug allows you to choose a specific weather station)
  • Works fast even on 1 bar of 3G service
  • Radar is well integrated with the iPhone
  • It's free!

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The_bad


  • The buttons often seem difficult to press and take several tries

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SportsTap App Puts SportsCenter On Your iPhone, Free of Charge

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SportsTap


Free
Sports
Developed by SportsTap

iTunes Link

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The home screen of sports tap presents you with the all the above sports.


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MLB - all games are displayed on one screen and updated live. Click a specific game to get more details about the game.


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The "Boxscore" feature presents you with more detailed game information, such as pitching, batting, last play, inning details, etc.


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In "Settings" you can toggle Save Last Viewed Page and Disable iPhone Sleep on and off.


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What_it_is



  • SportsTap is the ultimate sports iPhone portal.
  • It allows you to access scores and stats wherever you are for any team and any sport.
  • Provides detailed box scores with in-depth team and player statistics as well as season statistics and transactions for many leagues.

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The_good


  • Very appealing home screen design
  • Live updates
  • Provides information for any game in any league in any sport
  • Boxscore feature will make you feel like you're at the game
  • It's free!

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The_bad


  • Should have video integration
  • There is a Google ad at the top of the screen (but hey, I'd rather see an ad than pay $10)

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Talking Spanish Phrasebook Eliminates The Need To Learn A Language

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Talking Spanish Phrasebook


Free
Travel
Developed by Coolgorilla

iTunes Link

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Once you select a category and a phrase, the Talking Spanish Phrasebook app presents you with the Spanish translation. Just tap the audio button to hear the proper Spanish pronounciation.

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What_it_is



  • The Talking Spanish Phrasebook is a simple audio-enhanced English to Spanish translation app for the iPhone
  • "Impress the locals with a selection of holiday-survival phrases translating English into written and spoken Spanish."

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The_good


  • Simple design
  • No translation errors
  • Audio is loud and clear
  • Extensive variety of categories and phrases
  • It's free!

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The_bad


  • You can't "sync" the app to any online English to Spanish translators
  • Only one voice (Female)

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Epocrates RX Brings The Pharmacy To Your iPhone

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Epocrates Rx


Free
Healthcare & Fitness
Developed by Epocrates

iTunes Link

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The Pill Pictures feature - identify your "mystery pill" by seaching by shape, color, scoring, coating, and imprint.


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Epocrates Rx offers a list of alternative medications to the medication you search for.


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Epocrates Rx allows you to search by formulary - however, at this point, only Aetna is available.


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In the Interactions feature, you can search for drug interactions for up to 30 drugs at a time and read which drugs shouldn't be mixed and why.


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The general menu for a drug presents you with a generic name, drug class, adult dosing, pediatric dosing, black box warning, contraindications/cautions, adverse reactions, common reactions, pictures, and pricing.

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What_it_is



  • Epocrates Rx is a drug reference app
  • It enables healthcare professionals and patients to find medical information more quickly and easily on the go and at the point of care
  • A continually updated drug database with over 3,300 brand and generic drugs
    • Includes dosing, adverse reactions, interactions, pharmacology, pricing, and images of the medication.
  • Check for potentially harmful drug-drug interactions.
  • Use the Pill ID feature to identify a "mystery pill".
  • Free updates and messages from the medical news alerts database.

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The_good


  • Good design - no clunk, straight to the point
  • Great functionality - the app does what it promises
  • Extremely large database of information
  • Information is well integrated between multiple features of the application
  • Extensive Help menu

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The_bad


  • The only "Formulary" available is for Aetna
  • Images aren't available for all medications

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