Exciting Apps For The Exciting New Htc Magic

By Author: Neo Nashville
Total Articles: 30
Comment this article

Developed in conjuction with Vodafone, the HTC Magic is the latest smartphone to run on the much-lauded Google Android operating system. It is packed with exciting features, although perhaps the most exciting of all is the ability to run a range of third-party software on your phone, as you might with a desktop PC. They can all be obtained from an online store called the Android Market, which is similar in concept and execution to the iTunes Apps Store. Here are just a few of the Apps that are currently available:

Metal Detector: This uses the magnet inside the phone to help you find metal, so you can finally fulfil all those childhood dreams of going hunting for buried treasure in the woods. Who knows, maybe you will find a pot of gold! It could also be used for recreating the infamous airport security scene in the movie Spinal Tap, although remember to wrap the cucumber in foil first!

Barcode Scanner: This cool app allows you to use the camera on the magic to read bar codes and obtain price information off the internet. Perfect if you are wanting to check whether something on offer in a shop is genuinely a good ...
... deal, although it does not work on every bar code.

Trap: Along with Snake, Trap is one of the oldest mobile phone games around. The aim of the game is to draw lines inside a box full of bouncing balls, trying to trap the balls inside a smaller and smaller box as time goes on. If a ball hits one of your lines while you are drawing it, though, you lose a life.

The game is given an added frisson by the use of the touch screen interface on the Magic, which makes it even more frustratingly addictive. You will find yourself wasting time you did not know that you had!

NRU: Looking for a place to drink in an unfamiliar town? Then this app, which basically turns your phone into a booze radar, uses the GPS and compass devices in your phone to point you in the direction of the nearest pub, club, or bowling alley. Could be dangerous in the wrong hands...

Google Maps: You do not even have to download this, as it comes pre installed with the phone. It basically turns your phone into a satellite navigation system of the kind that you might have seen taxi drivers use.

The street view option, although marginally less useful, is a lot more fun, as it allows you to virtually wander through real photographed and mapped 3D streets anywhere in the world, simply by moving your phone.
Vodafone offer a huge range of mobile phones and price plans. If you like smart phones, you will love the HTC Magic with its fast internet for express browsing and downloads.