CellFreakz - cellular phone trend updated

It's been a while since T-Mobile's G1 android device launched. And if you wonder what is so special about Android-powered cellphones such as G1, then just like any other OS, it is the applications that make the difference.

Here we will do a quick review of five most interesting Android application according to MobileChoiceUK.

• Cooking Capsules

This app is built on a simple idea, that you need assistant or mentor, or whatever you call it, when you cook. It combines video of cooking, shopping instruction, and cooking instruction. Though quite likely you need to have wide enough table or big enough pocket to keep your G1 safe while cooking :)

• Wikitude

Never get lost again with Wikitude. This uber application stands out because it combines GPS power with map application and more.. it has interactive database, which I call, on-the-fly guide. So you can use your camera handset, and Wikitude will tell you what you see. This is awesome. As the official site says :

The truly compelling feature is the augmented reality cam view, users may hold the phone’s camera against a spectacular mountain range and see the names and heights displayed as overlay mapped with the mountains in the camera. Users may look out of an airplane window to see what is down there. Users may walk through a city like Seville, Spain, holding the phone’s camera against a building and Wikitude tells what it is.

To illustrate the point, let's check these pictures out :

An alley in Sevilla, where you can point your camera, and Wikitude tells you what building it is
City scenery, which you point G1's camera to it, and notifications from Wikitude depicts each building's name

• Shop Savvy
  

As shoppers, we often compare prices before we buy something. Now in mobility era, you might ask how to compare prices on the go, with your cellphone. Well, one of the answer is using Shop Savvy. It is designed to scan a product barcode, then tell you the comparison of price across local stores and online stores. This is excellent because it saves your time and effort to gather prices online. Although does not work 100% as it is still in beta, and it is not always easy to scan the barcodes, you can download and try it here.

You scan the bar code until it beeps and green notification appears

then web price and local price appears on screen

• Tipper
  

If you hang out with your friends and dine out in a casual restaurant, of course you had ever experienced calculating and dividing the tip, which could be very awkward and uncomfortable. You have to calculate fast, and you then divide it to how many people dine together. This is where Tipper plays its role. Tipper looks very simple, but it does the job well.

You can input simple numbers, how many people pay the tips, the percentage of tip, and how many each diner pays. Straightforward and useful.

• Mario Simulator
  

verybody loves Mario, and Mario kicks again aboard G1. The great thing is, you control Mario using the built-in motion sensor. Very fun as you move your G1, and Mario will jump. You move right, Mario walks. No wonder this simple application is very attractive.
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