Yes, I think it is about time we started a thread on it. I don’t remember Chuck mentioning it but it would be perfect for his ultra cool setup. 
You should put this up on Texts From Last Night. 
I found an interesting one recently, Wolfgang’s Vault.
It’s an app that hooks you up with thousands of live music performances and interviews from the 60, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Not so much modern stuff, but still a pretty stunning collection for free.
I concur. I’ve been using it for a long time. Many VERY rare, unique live performances available, for free. For those of you who like Genesis, they have the full live performance of “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” from the Shrine Auditorium, January 24, 1975, complete, un-cut, un-altered. Amazing.
I don’t know if these have been mentioned yet, but two apps I’ve grown to like:
Skee-Ball - timelessly, endlessly entertaining
Photogene - a very useful photo editor. Don’t overdo the sharpen filter, though. A little dab’ll do 'ya.
I read these posts and I so want an iPhone ! 
Dude, two words: NASA app.
Yes, Greg Grunberg of Heroes. Yowza is an app that finds discounts and coupons for stores near you. It’ll display a bar code that the store can scan and give you the discount.
Anyway, I bought an iTouch last month to primarily replace my Palm Pilot. I was shocked to find Palm now only sells phones so had to find a suitable substitute for my beloved handheld that was dying.
Primarily I use my Touch to read. That’s what I used my Palm Pilot for. I’ve tried several different readers and have settled on Stanza in spite of it not supporting italics or bolds. Hey, it’s free. The free reader I used on my Palm was iSilo but their app for iPhone/Touch is $10. Yikes. Stanza links to quite a lot of online ebook stores and a lot of those offer free books. I’ve downloaded more free reading than I can read in a year.
The most addictive app/game I’ve downloaded is Tap Tap Revenge. It’s a Guitar Hero style game that’s completely free. Most of the 200 or so free songs I’ve download aren’t familiar to me, but I’m enjoying broadening my horizons. You do have the option to download certain collections, but I haven’t felt the need.
I like WorldView which gives you access to web cams around the world.
Movies Now is a pretty comprehensive movie app. Enter your zip code and it finds all the theaters in your area and lists movies currently playing. Tap a particular movie and it takes you to that movie’s page with summary, cast list, etc. You can browse movies by name and see what’s currently or soon to be released.
So far, everything I’ve downloaded for the Touch has been free.
Sentinel:Mars Defense, a tower defense game with a scifi theme, is free for the next couple days at the iTunes store (normally ¢99) I’ve played a game on it, and I like it so far, although you have to pay attention when it explains what things do what. (iTunes Link)
I coughed up $6.99 (used to be $9.99 for the longest time) for Pocket Tunes Radio. This little gem has over 16,000 radio stations cataloged, and also has the ability to play Sirius or XM internet radio (you have to have a paid, active subscription, and it DOES work with the lifetime sub). Other features I like:
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recording (just added). You can record anything you’re playing, saves your recordings to a new group called “My Recordings.” Be forewarned, though: if you get a call during a recording, and you’re not going straight to voicemail or auto-forwarding to another number, your recording will stop.
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one-touch favorites with easy access and management
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search within groups, the entire catalog, or filter your search results. One button gets you searching for a song for purchase on iTunes as well.
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aacPlus v1 support built-in, v2 support (cd-quality audio using only 48k bitstream) for a $2.99 in-app purchase. I listened to a few of the 32k and 48k aacPlus v2 stations, and I can tell you there’s a big difference!
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built-in web browser, so you can surf the web while you’re listening to most stations (you can save favorites here, too)
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automatically selects appropriate bitstream based on your connection (EDGE, 3G, WIFI). You can manually select as well.
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a couple types of streams (mp3 and AAC+) will usually give you the option to play in the background, via Quicktime. Very handy.
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GPS-ish location of local stations w/one button. Cool.
I know it’s just a radio app, but it’s the best one I’ve used, so I figured I’d share my experience here.
Thanks Pete. I looked into a couple of these a few months ago. Does this one require a client to be running on your home computer or does it simply run as a stand alone app?
You’re welcome, Solai. Stand-alone app, no PC client involvement.
If you like tower defense games, here’s one that’s on sale today (11/27) for a buck - TowerMadness. You can get TowerMadness:Zero (ad-supported) for free (same game, with ads you can skip). Fun game of you and a whole bunch of different types of towers against aliens who are determined to steal your sheep!
Fun way to pass the time away.
Came across an app today that made me think we needed a thread for them.
This one is called MyCardStar, and it basically replaces all those barcoded discount tab thingys that are so popular (in the States, anyway.) It’s actually of little use to me, but The GF is getting it.
Sonnovabitch! That’s what I was looking for, but figured I conflated it with the iPod Geek thread. (vB search leaves much to be desired.)
Threads merged.
If you like mahjong, I can recommend Moonlight Mahjong, a $0.99 app. I like it quite a bit. From their website:
Moonlight Mahjong comes with over 50 board layouts. You can download more layouts online, or create your own layouts and email them to friends. You can play solitaire, or play “competitive Mahjong Solitaire” over a local Wi-Fi network. You can also play against an automated opponent, in either the standard “Puzzle” game or a fast-paced arcade-style “Scramble” version.
http://www.midnightmartian.com/moonlightmahjong/index.htm
If you’re into galactic conquest and domination (and who isn’t?), you will enjoy playing Galcon and Galcon Labs. The full version ($2.99) of Galcon features single-player and multi-player (local wifi and internet) and five gametypes, all of which present their own challenges. There is a Galcon Lite if you need to dip your toe in the galaxy first.
Galcon Labs ($0.99) has four gametypes, again both single-player and multi-player. My favorite might be Crash, where not only are you sending ships to conquer enemy and neutral planets, the ships battle en-route!
Both games are deceptively simple and utterly addictive. Highly recommended!
NOTE: You really don’t HAVE to get Galcon for three bucks, unless you want the additional game modes it provides. I find them worth a few bucks, YMMV.
