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The next time you are waiting for the hot dog guy to come around to your nosebleed seats at a baseball or football game, you’ll wish you had the FanGo mobile app.
FanGo is a mobile point of sale system that resides on your iPhone, Blackberry, or Windows Mobile device, and allows you to order food from the stadium merchants from wherever you are in the stadium. No need to leave your seat, or deal with long stadium lines at intermission.
The FanGo mobile app is currently available on the iPhone, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile platforms. The system is being rolled out to venues across the country, and is currently available at a few locations including Rupp Arena at the University of Kentucky, as well as the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville. To find out which stadiums use FanGo, view their most recent list of locations here.
iPhone App:
Blackberry App:
Find in Blackberry App World
July 20th, 2010
Tvider is a Twitter application that allows users to instantly Tweet videos, pictures, and audio from mobile devices or webcams.
Tvider is available as a mobile app on all major mobile platforms including iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Symbian, Java and BREW.
If you are looking for a super easy way to tweet those crazy pictures or video that you capture with your phone, this is an app worth trying out.
iPhone App:
Other Mobile Platforms:
tvider.com/mobile
June 15th, 2010
We reported 3 weeks ago that BlackBerry App World was coming soon, and now that day has arrived. You can download BlackBerry App World to your BB today, and start downloading or purchasing applications. While some of the apps are free, those that are not will require a PayPal account to purchase.
An early look at the featured apps shows a combination of the popular (Facebook, Pandora) and the rather mundane (The New York Times “App” is just a link to the mobile website. Really New York Times? Really BlackBerry? A URL is a featured app?? Can’t people just bookmark it in their mobile browser? OK, I’m done.).
Mobile Developers – there is clearly an enormous install base of BlackBerry users out there, and now is your opportunity to own a niche in BlackBerry App World. While the majority of them are business users, they need to find ways to waste time in meetings too!
Interesting to note that at the time of this writing, the BlackBerry home page for North America still says “coming Soon”, even though it has indeed arrived.
BlackBerry App World:
(for North America users) http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/appworld/?IID=na.blackberry.com
So for all you BlackBerry users out there on the bleeding edge, what are your favorite apps so far? Please do share!
April 1st, 2009
BlackBerry App World is almost live! Based on the FAQ, paid apps will start at $2.99, and of course there will be several free BlackBerry apps as well. Initial launch countries will include the US, Canada, and the UK.
Visit the link below to register for announcements and to find out more about submitting an application to the marketplace. And mobile developers, start your coding!
BlackBerry App World:
na.blackberry.com/eng/services/appworld
March 10th, 2009
How nice would it be to have voice recognition capability on your iPhone or BlackBerry that really works, and that actually gets better over time? Vlingo lets you use your voice to do most of the commands you use every day, and ‘learns’ your voice the more you use it. Here are just a few things you’ll be able to do with vlingo:
- Make a call
- Send a text message
- Update your facebook status
- Send a twitter update
- Browse the mobile web
See it for yourself in this video of vlingo on the iPhone:
Personally, I’d love to use this while driving. What about you? Do you use voice recognition software on your phone today? Let us know what you use and what you like about it!
NOTE: We have not found vlingo in the iTunes App Store just yet — we’ll post a link as soon as it’s available. If someone out there finds it, leave a comment or send us a Twitter update!
Download vlingo from iTunes App Store:
January 8th, 2009
I recently ran across a handy little mobile traffic application that’s available as an iPhone app, a BlackBerry app, a mobile website suitable for most web-enabled phones, and even on its own hand-held device.
Traffic Gauge prides itself on displaying accurate, reliable traffic conditions in real-time. Originally developed on it’s own mobile device, the application is now available as an iPhone or BlackBerry app, and via a mobile website.
Cities Covered
Traffic Gauge currently provides traffic conditions for the following cities:
* Atlanta
* Chicago
* Denver
* Detroit
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* Louisville
* Milwaukee
* Minneapolis
* Orange County/Inland Empire
* Phoenix
* Portland
* Raleigh/Durham
* Sacramento
* Salt Lake City
* San Antonio
* San Diego
* San Fernando
* San Francisco Bay Area
* Seattle
Pricing
The application is available starting at $1.99/month for a 1-year plan, and a bit more for the 6-month or 3-month plans ($2.99/month and $3.99/month, respectively).
Our View
TrafficGauge can find itself a niche among those who drive frequently and where every minute on the road costs money. And the company certainly made a wise choice in moving beyond its own hand-held device, what with the mobile phone and GPS already taking up valuable dashboard real estate.
That said, there are too many solid competitors that are catching on in the mainstream for TrafficGauge to be a large success. For example, traffic conditions are becoming yet another feature on GPS devices. There are several traffic applications that utilize the Google Maps API, and which are getting better every week. In our view, it will be an uphill battle for TrafficGauge to remain relevant among mainstream users, as the exploding arena of mobile apps has creative developers leveraging free resources such as Google Maps.
For More Information
Be sure to read the details regarding device compatibility and the latest list of cities from their website below.
Mobile Website:
www.trafficgauge.com/cell_web.asp
iPhone App:
www.trafficgauge.com/cell_iphone.asp
BlackBerry App:
www.trafficgauge.com/cell_blackberry.html
December 21st, 2008
