With just about every company scrambling to create an app it was only a matter of time before Sirius XM took there music directly to the iPhone. Sirius XM subscribers can now listen to their favorite channels directly on their iPhone. This can be done one of two ways, either via a 3G network or Wi-Fi. The application is free to download. Again, if you’re a Sirius XM subscriber you do not have to pay anymore for this service. If you’re not a customer you have a 7 day trial period and then you will need to sign-up for a subscription. The service costs around $13 a month. If you think about it, that’s a little more than the price of a CD. So if you’re tired of listening to your same MP3s over and over again give this service a try. Sirius XM did a good job integrating the look and feel into the phone with a simple user interface. You can download the application at Sirius XM iPhone App.
Last week I was watching TV and saw a commercial for the Nationwide Insurance iPhone app. I must say that the commercial was very convincing. I’ve included the commercial below. The Nationwide app allows you to enter all the information you need when getting into an accident and send it over to Natiowide right away. You can take photos, enter the “other guys” information and automatically record where the accident took place (via GPS), etc. Thankfully I haven’t had the need to actually use this app, but I think it’s a great idea.This is a prime example of how a company can create an app that really serves a need. It goes beyond the normal “lookup” or “search” apps that companies are creating. Good job Nationwide!
This week I’m starting a new weekly series called “App Review Wed”. Each week I will be reviewing a new app. To start off the series I thought I would start with a very simple app. When I say simple I mean VERY simple. What’s the app? It’s the BubbleWrap app. The BubbleWrap app is an application that mimics the popping of bubble wrap that you would find for packing. You know, those big or sometimes small bubbles that you could not get enough of when you were a kid. Depending on the size of the wrap you could sit there for hours popping the bubbles. Well now you can relive those glory days. To use the app you simply run your fingers over the bubbles and the phone vibrates when the bubbles pop. After you’ve popped all the bubbles the app automatically starts again giving you a fresh round of bubble wrap.
I would say the app loses it’s fun factor after about a minute, but hey, that’s what apps are for. There are a million of them out there and most only give you a few seconds of pleasure before you download the next one. So if you’re looking for a way to pass time or you’re just dying to pop a view bubbles go ahead and download this app. The game can be downloaded in most of the app stores (Android, iPhone, etc..)
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