Using an iPhone & iPad in Thailand Tips, App Reviews and News for the iPhone and iPad by Richard Barrow

Top 10 iPhone Apps by @qandrew

Posted on August 29, 2010

This is a weekly look at popular apps for the iPhone as suggested by people living and working in Thailand. This week we hear from @qandrew who is a founding partner of Bangkok advertising agency Creative Inhouse Limited and owner of Q Bar Bangkok

1. Twitter – I’m a little anti-social by nature but joined the Twitter ranks due to the nature of my business. I juggle several accounts and do all my tweeting from my phone, so I find Twitter to be the best app for my needs.

2.  CNN – CNN on television is my primary mainstream news media, so it’s nice to be able to follow on my phone as well. I enjoy the ‘Push Notifications’ they send out once or twice a day when there’s newsworthy breaking news.

3. Acrossair – Surprisingly few people are aware of this Augmented Reality (AR) app. It’s awesome! Particularly in unfamiliar locations. Find banks, hotels, hospitals, museums, parking, etc nearby simply by holding your phone camera up to your surrounding area. Also can find where you parked your car and nearby Twitter & FourSquare users.

4.  NeoReader – One of the better universal Barcode and Smartcode readers. You may have noticed these codes popping up more frequently in/on display, print and broadcast media, even T-shirts. With this app, you can scan codes easily (negative & positive formats) as well as product barcodes. Instant info about the product, event or company pops up on your phone.

5. TiltShiftGen – A fun photo-filter app that allows you to take (or create from album photos) “miniature like” images commonly known as “Tilt-Shift” photography. [also a free version]

6.  Flickup – Since my iPhone 4 is my only camera now, this app allows me to upload my favourite pics to my Flickr site via WiFi or 3G without having to download to any computer first.

7.  Measures (2.1.3) – The most comprehensive unit converter I’ve found. Great for cooking, particularly converting American recipes & oven temperatures to metric. Has all the odd Asian area units including Thai wah2, ngan, and rai and up-to-the-minute currency exchange rates.

8.  Schweppes (by Awdio.com) – If you like music and nightlife, this is the app for you! Allows you to listen to live music from the best clubs, concerts, and festivals around the world 24/7

9.  Pocket Cocktails – Huge resource on not just cocktail recipes but also on wines, beers and non-alcoholic cocktails. Enter what you’re having for dinner and it will recommend the best wine to accompany your meal.

10.  Gravity Hook – Had to throw a game in. This is kind of a new game concept based on gravity. Not to hard to get into it but challenging at the higher levels.

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Top 10 iPhone Apps by @LadyKarla45

Posted on August 22, 2010

This is a weekly look at popular apps for the iPhone as suggested by people living and working in Thailand. This week we hear from @LadyKarla45 who tells us about her favourite apps for the iPhone. Karla is the Bangkok City Editor for CNNgo.

1. Echofon I'm a bit of a Twitter addict, so this is the obvious app I use when I'm out of the house to keep up on my feed. [has free version too]

2. iTraffic This app lets me know what the traffic situation is before I head out of the house. Sometimes it's nice if I can choose an alternate route but admittedly it can also be a form of self-torture if I have no choice but to go that particular way.

3. True's Thai Dict This app is obviously made for Thais as it doesn't have the Romanized versions of the Thai words that come up when you type in the English but it's useful even if you can't read Thai during those times when you're out and trying to communicate something to somebody and don't know which word to use. Which, for me, happens a lot.

4. Hipstamatic I love the unique photos you can take with this app. Great for capturing interesting shots of the city when you're out and don't have your regular camera.

5. Camera Bag Unlike Hipstamatic, this app lets you use regular photos and apply different styles of filters to them. Again, nice for when you're out without your camera.

6. NYTimes Probably my favorite news app. You can get everything from hard news to arts and travel articles on this one.

7. Bangkok Restaurant Finder This restaurant app gives me ideas on where to eat in Bangkok when I can't think of something myself or am in the mood to try something new. Also lists contact details and has a promotions section, which are useful too.

8. Fotopia Thousands of photos of World Heritage sites. Just nice to look at when you're sitting around waiting in a line, on the skytrain or, again, stuck in traffic.

9. IWriteLetters This is my favorite kid app out of the dozens on my iPhone for my three-year-old son. Some might not agree with one letting a toddler use an iPhone, but he actually learns a lot from the apps I've downloaded as most compliment everything that he's learning at school. Best of all, it keeps him quiet during those moments when he needs to sit still. Ie on an airplane or when you're stuck in Bangkok traffic.

10. Epicurious I'm no gourmet cook, but I love getting new recipe ideas from this app. What's cool is that you can enter in a single ingredient and it will pull up all the recipes that use that in its site. Very useful when you're at Villa or Tops and not sure what to make for dinner.

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On this blog I will be sharing with you tips and methods of using an iPhone and iPad in Thailand. I am not pretending to be an expert, but I hope that from my personal experience of using an iPhone for my work and pleasure you might gain some knowledge. As well as reviewing apps that I use, I will also post about accessories and also the latest news from around the world.

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