Thing 3 of the 23 Mobile things

  

Google search, Google Goggles, iHome Sleep   

Feeling pretty fancy, I already had a few these things.

The Google app is on the phone and I use it regularly. Though I've had the technology for several years now I still can't believe that we are able to walk around with that kind of access to the internet in our hands.

When I first bought the phone I installed a barcode/QR reader, vital for Goodreads and Cartwheel. Love the barcode scanner. I'm thrilled by the beeps and pings in makes, the information just popping into the phone.

I have little need to be reminded to stand so I've skipped StandApp and gone with Google Goggles and the iHome Sleep.

My results with Google Goggles are iffy at best. I scanned an Oreo and got no recognizable matches beyond black and white images. An Oreo seemed pretty recognizable. I like the text scan but again it has to be really clear and specific to get a good result. Scanning the word Starbucks suggested the Starbucks website, but scanning the image logo suggested several Starbucks mugs on sale at ebay.

iHome Sleep. I installed this but have yet to want to try it. The reviews mention that it is a huge battery drain, which is already an issue, and since some of the phones never go to sleep while the app is open the image of the screen you leave it on can burn into the screen. I currently use the alarm that came with the phone when I'm away from home and have been very happy with the results. It allows snooze, has a variety of alerts to awake to has never failed to go off when I set it, which seems to ultimately be the goal.

As you will find if you click on the YouTube link from the previous post I have figure out how to load an additional browser on the Kindle. Dolphin seemed to be fairly reliable and received really good reviews when I was looking for a browser that would let me install Flash. I generally use Dolphin for web things outside of what Amazon wants you to do and the preset Silk for everything else.