The Best Free Android Exclusive Apps For The T-Mobile G1!
With only 400 applications released on the Android Market as opposed to over 10,000 on the App Store, the T-Mobile G1 might have fewer, but far more exciting exclusives which take advantage of the open source platform…all free!
Android’s open source operating system allows all and sundry to create programs with few restrictions. The following are some of the best Android-only applications available, compiled by MSN!
1. Ringdroid
Use Ringdroid to create ringtones, alarms or notifications on the phone from any MP3 files on the handset, or from your SD card. The program even has a button allowing you to record anything in the real world and turn it into a ringtone!
2. MyCloset
The app for fashion forward folks, MyCloset allows you to use your mobile phone to accessorise and create the perfect wardrobe! Create an inventory of clothes and shoes, and let MyCloset choose what to wear! Going on holiday? MyCloset checks the weather where you are going, and then creates the perfect ensemble to take with you!
3. Ecorio
One of the big winners in the Android Developer’s Challenge, Ecorio lets you use your G1 to play your part in saving the world!
Using GPS, Ecorio monitors where you go (and how quickly you’re getting there) in a car or a bus, and will give you a daily tally of the trips you make. It is an easy way to track your mobile carbon footprint, and do what you can to reduce it accordingly.
The program is also a resource for users who want to know about transport and car sharing opportunities in their vicinity.
On the Ecorio site, the students said they created the program because “people care about climate change, but don’t understand how to connect their daily actions to the bigger picture.”
4. ShopSavvy (with a version localised for Europe released on January 15th)uses your G1’s camera to snap barcodes of any product. It then gives you cheap prices online as well as in shops, as well as reviews of them.
So whilst there are only free apps at the moment, the G1 definitely has a wide range of titles making the most of Android!
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We launched our EU localized version on January 15th!
Thanks! Amended!
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