Tuesday Tech Tip, May 6, 2014 Print
Tuesday, 06 May 2014 11:46

 

Here are some super cool apps to checkout for your phones!

  1. MosaLingua:    MosaLingua is a method for learning languages on a smartphone (iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and Android). In order to commit the information to your long-term memory, you need to space out your review sessions. The review schedule will differ for each person and each concept to be memorized.
  2. TurboScan:      TurboScan turns your phone into a multipage scanner for documents, receipts, notes, whiteboards, and other text. With TurboScan, you can quickly scan your documents and store or email them as multipage PDF or JPEGYou have the ability to upload those files to the cloud.
  3. Headspace:     Guided mediations to reset your focus and de-stress your day. This is meditation for modern life – simple, scientifically-proven techniques, that you can use every day to experience a healthier and happier mind.
  4. Automatic:       Automatic connects your smartphone to your car with an always-in dongle (the dongle itself costs $99) that tracks the health of your ride, as well as notifies you about any problems, errors, and what they mean. It can also tell you precisely where you parked last time, and even notify friends and family in case of an accident.
  5. SleepCycle (iphone) SleepBot (android)  A bio-alarm clock that analyzes your sleep patterns and wakes you when you are in the lightest sleep phase. Sleep Cycle then uses a 30 minute alarm window that ends at your set alarm time and wakes you in your lightest sleep phase.