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er spending hundreds of dollars at the iPhone app store and writing many negative reviews, I believe I finally stumbled upon a few applications warranting a positive reaction. Back in June Apple was bragging that the number of iPhone applications has exceeded 50,000. Clearly, what we have here is a Stalinist approach: quantity has a quality all its own. The results of my admittedly subjective but cheeky and technically adroit evaluation of a reasonably random slice of the iPhone app store pie show that I dislike or strongly dislike nearly every application I purchased. The following short list of applications represents the point-something-percent of the fifty thousand iPhone apps that were not written by trained monkeys.
RedLaser
The first - and also the best one I found to date - app on the list is RedLaser. This application will scan the UPC barcode on a product and will use Google to find you the best price online. You can save product lists and email them to yourself or to others. Clicking on product links will bring up retailer Web sites where you can find more detailed information about the product. This can be very useful when shopping for computer components or electrical appliances, since sales staff at most stores is clueless and cannot answer even basic questions about the products they are selling.
RedLaser is not perfect. To an extent, it is still a work in progress, but it is getting better with more features on the way and is well worth the two bucks. Why did this excellent application get only 2 stars out of five at the iPhone store? I suspect this has something to do with the typical technically-challenged iPhone user, who would be taking a picture of a product box instead of the label and who would be holding the camera sideways while trying to scan the stocking barcode instead of the UPC. I went through my garage, randomly picking up boxes from my recent purchases: RedLaser works just fine, if you use it properly and if your hands don't shake too much from excessive drinking.
Most importantly, RedLaser is one of those precious few iPhone applications that will actually save you time and money. Last week, for example, I went to Home Depot to buy a hedge trimmer. The one I chose was the Black & Decker 18V priced at $79.99. My original intention was to find the trimmer that I like and the order it online for less. RedLaser saved me the hassle by showing that the Home Depot price was actually the lowest and so I just bought it at the store. RedLaser also saved me $30 when I was shopping for a Dyson vacuum cleaner at Sears. I scanned the barcode and RedLaser found a better price at the Best Buy next door.
MobileNavigator
At almost $90, MobileNavigator North America by Navigon AG is the most expensive iPhone app I bought to date. I was driving down to the beach and, knowing my sense of direction, I realized a need for better navigation software than the one that came with my iPhone. MobileNavigator is simple to use, it integrates with your contact list, it gives clear and timely voice instructions, and it automatically recalculates the route if you choose to get off-course. This is really all you need from your GPS navigation system.
With MobileNavigator you can create custom routes with multiple POIs, keep history of routes and a list of favorite destinations, switch between daylight and night modes, and adjust volume for voice commands. The address search function - a perennial problem for many other GPS navigation systems - is very fast and highly intuitive in MobileNavigator. I found this application easy to use while driving and it kept me from doing what I do best when behind the wheel: getting lost. The price bites, but it is in the ballpark for similar applications for tablet PCs and car computers. The maps are regularly updated and the updates are included in the purchase price.
NightCamera
Similarly to the excellent RedLaser app, NightCamera has been u