iPhone Guru

Got a leadfoot? Use your iPhone to avoid speed traps with Trapster. iPhone Guru in no way shape or form endorses driving above the speed limit - it’s just not worth it - you should leave earlier to get where you need to go…traffic is stressful enough as it is. Trapster pinpoints your location and in a loud voice warns you of camera equipped red lights ahead of your course and known speed traps. Please drive safely out there and don’t use your iPhone while you drive as that would be extremely dangerous. Trapster follows your location on the map and when your location beacon moves off of the current map a new map is redrawn. It’s like a poor man’s radar detector. Trapster is free and is available now from the app store. Use Trapster at your own risk.

Are you looking to discover new music without listening to commercials or having to pay money? Pandora app for iPhone is a good choice to meet your needs. Everyone loves music and Pandora breaks music down for you scientifically by analyzing the elements of music via the Music Genome Project. The Music Genome project is a database containing descriptions of practically every aspect of musical compositions; harmonic tones and dry recording sounds and beats made for dancing, etc. Pandora requests a search query and will ask you what song or artist you enjoy listening to and you simply type in your response and Pandora does the rest. Within seconds great new music will be streaming to your iPhone even over the Edge cellular data network. Pandora creates a “station” you may share with others or keep private that plays only music similar to the song or artist you’ve searched for. You can extend your musical discovery experience onto your desktop or portable computer by surfing to www.pandora.com and from there you can play previously created stations from your iPhone or make new stations. The experience is incredible and every track links to the iTunes music store should you wish to support the artist by purchasing their music online. Pandora for iPhone will help you find fresh new music you will love without commercial interruptions.

Celebrate Halloween with Crazy Pumpkin for iPhone! Crazy Pumpkin is a free application which turns your iPhone into a scary jack-o-lantern and it doesn’t require any carving. Shake your iPhone to change the glow color and hear frightening sounds. You can create hundreds of combinations. Here is the Crazy Pumpkin secret combination:

Koi pond is a lovely app brought to the masses by the Blimp Pilots. This app is well worth the 99 cents. You can shake the iPhone to feed your koi fish! If you put your finger in the middle of the pond and leave it there the koi fish will come nibbling your fingertip. Tap the lower right hand corner to reveal customization options such as different water colors and times of day. You can even customize the ambient noises. Give it a shot! Available now from the App Store.

GasBag for iPhone uses location services to triangulate your location and then displays the latest reported gasoline prices at all of the different stations around you. GasBag is a great tool for saving money on gasoline in today’s turbulent economy and is available now from the App Store.