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#14628790 - 06/17/11 02:23 PM (11 months, 6 days ago) |
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Post yours!
Just got my new phone today, and here are a few i have installed...
Google Voice
Minecraft Remote Admin
Beautiful Widgits
Barcode scanners
App Killer
Words with friends
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: total]
#14628853 - 06/17/11 02:41 PM (11 months, 6 days ago) |
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Pandora is mandatory.
Angry Birds
Google Sky Map
Lookout Mobile Security
Robot Unicorn Attack
Which phone do you have? I've got the LG Optimus V on Virgin mobile. $25 for unlimited data + 300 anytime minutes. Beats the hell out of the $50/month I was paying for Unlimited Everything on my Black Berry
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: Toltecatl]
#14628985 - 06/17/11 03:11 PM (11 months, 6 days ago) |
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I have a Samsung Captivate.
Got pandora...
Getting Google Sky now 
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: total]
#14629000 - 06/17/11 03:14 PM (11 months, 6 days ago) |
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Google earth is the shit. It can kill your battery pretty quick though.
Stupid zombies is a wicked fun game too.
I reccomend a good mp3 downloader too.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: floydisgod]
#14629014 - 06/17/11 03:18 PM (11 months, 6 days ago) |
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What is a good mp3 downloader?
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: total]
#14629238 - 06/17/11 04:14 PM (11 months, 6 days ago) |
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google voice
amdroid (ampache client for android, to stream music from pc over 3g to phone)
google maps/navigation
portland transit - this app is phenomenal, and i'd suspect there are comparable ones for other cities, but it can gps your location and show your best options for getting to your destination via public transportation. if you live in a city with kick ass public transportation, this kind of app is a must have.
urbanspoon - they could do better with this app, but it's still really handy for discovering good eats.
trillian - instant messaging
scrollable news widget
launcherpro - imo infinitely superior to the stock launcher
imo task killer type apps for android are worthless, the OS manages everything fine without them, there's no real benefit
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: CosmicJoke]
#14634679 - 06/18/11 04:19 PM (11 months, 5 days ago) |
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Wireless Tether with Root
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: daussaulit]
#14635012 - 06/18/11 06:09 PM (11 months, 5 days ago) |
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on that note,
root explorer and rom manager
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: CosmicJoke]
#14636113 - 06/19/11 12:00 AM (11 months, 5 days ago) |
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CosmicJoke said:launcherpro - imo infinitely superior to the stock launcher
+1 for LauncherPro. This is seriously good.
I love having Pandora. App-killers are nearly useless, it's good to have but try not to make using it a habit.
Titanium Backup, Gameboid Lite, Wapedia, a file manager (Adao is good), Dropbox, and Torch are all part of my Droid essentials.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: whiteelephant]
#14639098 - 06/19/11 05:25 PM (11 months, 4 days ago) |
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Handcent SMS - replaces stock (aka crappy) SMS functionality in android. this is an absolute must have for me.
BeyondPod - podcast client. free unless you want to use more that 5 feeds (maybe less.. cant remember). the unlock key is easily torrented though.
Plume - twitter
AndChat - IRC
AndFTP - FTP
IMDB - gone are those moments when you think "What other movie was he in?"
Flixter - movie times
Transdroid - in the rare instance that i need to actually look at my torrent client at home, i can do it with Transdroid.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: frith]
#14639974 - 06/19/11 08:49 PM (11 months, 4 days ago) |
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Last.fm
Tinyshark - mobile grooveshark
Pandora
Soundhound
Google sky
Overlook fing- network analysis tool
Smarter Profiles lite-automaticlly changes ringer volume based on time/day and/or network availablity
Plus some free games and a few calculators for class
I've only had this smart phone for a week, and I'm already fucking loving it!
But I can't wait until my personal dictionary fills up with "my" words cause I don't plan on going ducking, ever.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: Idiot]
#14640068 - 06/19/11 09:08 PM (11 months, 4 days ago) |
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Doodlejump
Papertoss
Vaulty
Must haves.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: total]
#14640080 - 06/19/11 09:10 PM (11 months, 4 days ago) |
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Great thread!
I'm posting so it shows up in my threads list later. 
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: total]
#14650807 - 06/21/11 08:05 PM (11 months, 2 days ago) |
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andchat - irc
astro - file mngr
barcode scanner
jorte - calendar
google music - better music player
picasa - upload pics i just took
square - take credit cards with swiper (this is my business phone)
gmail - email
myfitnesspal - i use this to keeep track of my exercise and daily calorie intake. it even has a bar code reader to scan in daily nutrients. i've really fine tuned my diet for vitamins, fat intake, etc using this.
These are the apps i use every day
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: automan]
#14651575 - 06/21/11 10:17 PM (11 months, 2 days ago) |
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Awesome...
Thanks guys...
Keep them coming...
My new phone is loving it!
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: total]
#14691239 - 06/29/11 10:30 AM (10 months, 26 days ago) |
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I forgot about SwiftKey
There's a few keyboard replacements out there, but I've really gotten to like this one.
It keeps track of your most used words and habits and will predict your next words for you. Sometimes I can text a few sentences worth of words with one or two keys per word. Fun and fast!
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: Adamist]
#14691903 - 06/29/11 01:02 PM (10 months, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
Adamist said:
Great thread!
I'm posting so it shows up in my threads list later.
Me too, I'm getting an android phone on friday/monday and I need some app ideas. It's my first smartphone, so I'm excited.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: SeniorCoolo]
#14695175 - 06/30/11 12:36 AM (10 months, 25 days ago) |
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You will love it! 
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: total]
#14698063 - 06/30/11 04:37 PM (10 months, 24 days ago) |
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Download Alchemy.
Its a game.
Mix elements to create more stuff, then mix those to create more stuff then mix those to create more stuff, then...
I am hooked.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: floydisgod]
#14699198 - 06/30/11 08:59 PM (10 months, 24 days ago) |
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How many do you have?
I'm up to around 150.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: Idiot]
#14706010 - 07/02/11 08:55 AM (10 months, 23 days ago) |
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I've got like 250 or so. I had to cheat to get gasoline though
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: floydisgod]
#14714024 - 07/04/11 01:03 AM (10 months, 21 days ago) |
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Chandroid
Superuser
Ex launcher
Tikl
And those damn google goggles lol
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: oONoodlesOo]
#14717318 - 07/04/11 06:36 PM (10 months, 20 days ago) |
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google goggles
seriously the coolest app i have ever seen.
you take a picture, and it will give you a bunch of info based on the contents. for example: if you take a pic of a well known location, it will give you gps coordinates and maps and info about it, or if you take a picture of a menu or a sign in another language it will automatically provide a translation.
not sure if it's standard on all phones. it came with mine, but my g2 runs native froyo. i think some of the other phones ditched this service.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: JT]
#14736496 - 07/08/11 01:01 PM (10 months, 16 days ago) |
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kaleidocam- should be uber cool in high res phones(i have small screen device)
mapdroyd- offline maps useful when going traveling
opera mini
barcode scanner
speedwiev
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: madis503]
#14742198 - 07/09/11 05:28 PM (10 months, 15 days ago) |
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SWYPE.
I'm amazed this hasn't been mentioned yet. I just got my Galaxy S Vibrant a month or 2 ago, and this came pre-installed on the ROM i put on it (Trigger). It's a keyboard replacement, and instead of tapping away, you 'swype' the words. You'd put your finger on the first letter, and quickly drag it across all the letters in the word. Double letters you do a quick squiggle. Once you get good at it and go faster, the system learns your most commonly used words, and you can really just wing it, even misspelling stuff, and it'll put it in the suggestion box anyway.
Since it has a special installation procedure (not like a regular app) i was amazed at how shitty the original keyboard was when my temp license expired and had to upgrade (free).
Also, 3rd on the LauncherPro. Looks way better.
The Trigger ROM looks amazing too (based on Froyo as of now), a lot sleeker than the original ROM.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: RuNE]
#14742213 - 07/09/11 05:32 PM (10 months, 15 days ago) |
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Mine came with cyanogenmod preinstalled from the ebay buyer...
Ill give the swipe a go!
Whats Trigger Rom?
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#14745860 - 07/10/11 01:24 PM (10 months, 14 days ago) |
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This thread is 
Just downloaded a new app "utorrent remote"
It connects with your utorrent (3.0+) machine at home and reports progress and allows you to start new torrents.
And I left out all the games I have:
Army snipe
Raging Thunder lite
Wave Blazer
Alchemy
And more:
Mixology
Layars
Android Beer Directory
Maps(-) - offline Google maps
Liquor Run Mobile
NFX Shift
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: Idiot]
#14754518 - 07/11/11 10:30 PM (10 months, 13 days ago) |
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Goddamn you fuckers.
Just when I tell myself I'm not going to keep downloading apps and cluttering up my phone, here you come along with like 100 that I want to try now.
I have a few that I didn't see mentioned.
- Speed Test - I like to watch the LTE speeds get up 30+ mbps in the CBD
- Speedx 3D - cool game that makes really fun use of the accelerometers
- Tricorder - an LCARS themed sensor display. Makes use of the phones (poor) magnetometer to detect electric fields, and the phones (decent) accelerometer to act as a 'gravitational field sensor'. Actually detects the local magnitude of the field to be between 9.8 and 10.0 m/s. Has a couple of other cool things too.
- PowerAMP - the best music player IMO
- Thumb Keyboard - keyboard replacement. I like the layout, but not sure if I'm going to keep it, as it has a few minor bugs still
- EMD Periodic Table - A really slick and intuitive approach
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: total]
#14863569 - 08/02/11 06:04 PM (9 months, 22 days ago) |
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Game SpeedX 3D is awesome!
Edited by pyrate999 (08/02/11 06:06 PM)
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: RuNE]
#14863869 - 08/02/11 06:58 PM (9 months, 22 days ago) |
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Sounds dumb, but I've used the flashlight apps a lot. I tend to drop my keys in dark parking lots.
Quote:
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SWYPE.
I'm amazed this hasn't been mentioned yet.
Has swype been pulled out of Samsung devices yet?
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...most subjects find the experience valuable, some find it frightening, and many say that is it uniquely lovely.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: badchad]
#14887021 - 08/07/11 06:14 PM (9 months, 17 days ago) |
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Adding some of the mentioned
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: TrancedShroom]
#14905947 - 08/11/11 10:41 AM (9 months, 14 days ago) |
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Asphalt HD 5 and 6 rocks!! Addicting game.
Robot Unicorn
doubleTwist w/Airsync (Music player and airsync syncs music wirelessly)
Death Worm
Fake-Call Me (you can set your phone to call you with a specific number displayed. great for awkward conversations you have to get out of.)
Make Your Clock (can make your own cool clock widget)
Moron Test
Shazam
Sketch Online (like pictionary. really fun)
Stupid Zombies
ZombieBooth (Zombifies people. Really fun with friends)
Fat Booth (you can guess what this one is)
WebMD (Good app to identify any health problems/emergencies/overdoses and see what to do)
Ringdroid (Make ringtones out of music on your phone)
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: frostz]
#14984737 - 08/26/11 10:11 PM (8 months, 29 days ago) |
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Robot Defense
Air Control Lite
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#14987455 - 08/27/11 02:46 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: madis503]
#15156088 - 09/29/11 11:07 PM (7 months, 26 days ago) |
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My boy swears by "Juice Defender"
Installing it now!
Keep them coming!
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: total]
#15173129 - 10/03/11 05:26 PM (7 months, 22 days ago) |
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gotta have
evernote,
mint,
taskos to do list
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Doggcatcher for podcasts.
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: CosmicJoke]
#15178708 - 10/04/11 08:42 PM (7 months, 21 days ago) |
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Is there any App to put a hidden contacts on your phone?
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Yes...
A great one!
BLACKBOOK!
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Is there any App to put a hidden contacts on your phone?
on another note some other great apps id reccomend, are dream journal, mapquest,
loan shark, CPR, human anatomy, scanner radio, word fued, truth or dare, ethereal dialpad <3
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Just installed loan shark!
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#15179453 - 10/04/11 11:04 PM (7 months, 21 days ago) |
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its great for a man of business 
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#15187553 - 10/06/11 03:46 PM (7 months, 19 days ago) |
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In case you want to consider some nice paid apps... (I like to support the devs for their time, like we do here with give-aways  )
APP - > Purpose
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ES File Explorer -> Good for browsing network/bluetooth shares etc
As mentioned before, PowerAMP worth buying -> Music/podcast player
Unified Remote Full -> control your PC/media center from the phone (I LOVE this one)
MX Video Player Pro -> great hardware-accelerated video player, handles all the mkv, subtitles multiple audio track, web flv files etc
RealCalc -> Scientific Calculator
ELectroDroid -> Great electronics app if you that way inclined
iKamasutra -> self-explanatory but I like MMS'n positions to the girly for proposition/review hahaha makes it a 'try em all' game you tick off the list lol
AmbiSci Binaurals -> without the debate on 'does it work', I find it helps the relaxing/meditation. Poor-mans portable 'Monroe Institute' I guess
FREE
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ChromeMarks -> See you google synced bookmarks
TubeX -> great to download youtube files easy in one-click
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I prefer battery doctor over the juice defender it has more options. It's got a task killer and thorough history clear built in.... it also has a battery charge history and heath. scandalous apps is a program permission watch dog is a good app and so is note cypher... a notepad with blowfish encryption. opera mini or mobile compress the data for people who pay for usage...
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: aris]
#15796634 - 02/12/12 07:38 AM (3 months, 15 days ago) |
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carrier iq detector is worth a look.p
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Re: Android Apps/Widgits Must Have ? [Re: aris]
#15799346 - 02/12/12 05:35 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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Im surprised nobody has mentioned Tasker. Tasker is great, its basically an app that lets you program your own tasks and settings and have them initiated based on certain input.
For example, I have a bluetooth dongle hooked up to my car and I have programed my phone to do a variety of things when it detects I am in the car. It turns off wifi, turns on gps, turns on car mode and whatever programs or music I want. I also use it to do simple things like silence my phone at time intervals that I choose. It reads my google calendar and automatically silences my phone during specific meetings and class, etc. I have quite a few tasks set up. Right now I am trying to set up a task that will sync my ebook library and bookmark across my devices. Havent been able to get it yet, but I still have some ideas. Its a great app, great for usefulness and then forget it or for playing around.
Another one I use a lot is Splashtop Remote Desktop. Particularly, the 'HD' version which is optimized for tablets. I have a tablet with keyboard and mouse. With splashtop I can use them seamlessly to operate my windows 7 machines. Some things you just cant do on android and sometimes you like to access your desktop. My experience with splashtop HD is almost as good as the built in windows remote desktop.
Last night I used remote desktop to tag some music up on my desktop, right now I was just using it to download stuff and load some books on my reader. The basic kind of stuff that I need to be able to do I am able to do on my tablet, from any internet connection. Its great!
I use XBMC to consume shows, movies and music at home. The remote app for android is real good. It operates via wifi so you can use it where ever. It has lots of functionality. You can operate a traditional remote style interface. You can operate a computer style slider and preview frame. You can also browse your library visually with the CD covers, TV and movie fan and studio art. Really cool!
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