Below are some of the best must have Android apps for your Droid or other android enabled device.
1.
Google listen
Listen from Google Labs brings podcasts and web audio to your Android-powered device. It lets you search, subscribe, download and stream. By subscribing to programs it will create a personalized audio-magazine loaded with fresh shows and news stories whenever you listen. In this release Listen is indexing thousands of popular English-only audio sources.
Listen from Google Labs brings podcasts and web audio to your Android-powered device. It lets you search, subscribe, download and stream. By subscribing to programs it will create a personalized audio-magazine loaded with fresh shows and news stories whenever you listen. In this release Listen is indexing thousands of popular English-only audio sources.
2.
Shazam
According to Shazam the power of the app lies in the core music recognition technology that enables anyone with a mobile phone to identify music that is playing – even under noisy conditions – wherever they are, simply by Shazaming it. This clip is run through our database of over 8 million tracks (which extends back to the ’50s) to find an exact fingerprint match. Shazam is now used in a variety of ways: callers can use it to discover new music and get information about something they haven’t heard before, search for a specific interest, buy a range of music products or simply used as a way of remembering what’s playing so that they can buy it later, or just to create a collection and even pass it on to friends and family.
3.
Shopper
Shopper saves your history and lets you star your favorites for later. Find something you want to share? Click on the share link to post to Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Instant Messaging, etc.
Find nearby stores, then call them, get directions, and more. Shop at your favorite web site or find the best price online. Find prices, reviews, specs, and more. Shopper is powered by Google Product Search. Scan the barcode of almost any product to quickly learn more about it.
Killer Features:
Barcode scanning.
Shop by voice search if needed.
It is important to note there is a competitor to Google Shopper app called ShopSavvy
4.
Layar
What is Layar?
The Layar Reality Browser shows what is around you by displaying real time digital information on top of the real world as seen through the camera of your mobile phone. This technology is called Augmented Reality. We augment the real world as seen through your mobile phone, based on your location.
How does Layar’s Augmented Reality work?
The idea is simple: Layar works by using a combination of the mobile phone’s camera, compass and GPS data to identify the user’s location and field of view, retrieve data based on those geographical coordinates, and overlay that data over the camera view.
5.
Pandora
Pandora app probably needs no explanation as the go to music streaming service. Other than you should get it on your android as well as any other device you have.
Pandora radio is the personalized internet radio service that helps you find new music based on your old and current favorites. Create custom web radio
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