🔒 Closed 5 mind blowing free apps

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Smartphones can do some amazing things these days, and the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. Market has quickly become a sandbox for some clever developers, as well as You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. itself.


We've already touched on some popular You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., some for You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., and some great You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., but not all apps have a specific purpose. Some are just interesting, amazing, or too cute not to keep in your back pocket as a conversation starter.

Utility be darned, here are seven free android apps that are just plain cool.

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    If you've lost your passion for Android's bare bones built-in photo gallery, check out the Floating Image app that will breathe new life into your snaps, as well as pull in some great shots from around the web.

    There's not a whole lot of utility here, but it's a really sharp looking way to show off your photos or discover some pretty ones from You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. You can even score a new home screen background by long-pressing any of the images that float by.



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    Google SkyMap is an armchair astronomer's dream come true. Using data from You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and your GPS coordinates, the SkyMap app becomes a handheld window unto the heavens. As you move your phone across the night sky, you can see real-time information on the stars, celestial objects, and constellations as you pass them. You can also disengage the compass view and float freely through the galaxy with your finger, browsing the celestial map or searching for objects at will.


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    We've certainly You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. before, but it's hard to over-stress just how cool this project is. In essence, it's a visual Google search which utilizes your handset's camera. Simply view your surroundings through Google Goggles to get an augmented view of the stores and landmarks in your area, or snap a photo of a product or some text to get relevant search results.

    In testing, Goggles didn't recognize the Nike swoosh (one of the simplest and most well-known U.S. logos), but it did know where I was without GPS, and identified a complex logo for Coca-Cola, the American flag, and my DVD of High School Musical 2 [Extended Edition], promptly directing me to Amazon.com where I could purchase a second copy.

    Google is also hoping to implement You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.into Goggles, which is not available yet, but is expected in future updates.


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    Talk To Me is an impressive app that can translate your input text or speech between over 40 different languages, and in most cases, speak the translations back to you. The interface is really dead-simple: An input for text, a drop-down list to choose your languages, and a big green button to activate the speech recognition.

    You can even set it as a home screen widget. Simply tap the button, speak a phrase, and the app will speak it back to you in Spanish, German, French, and many other languages that use Roman characters. Support for many Asian languages is included, but currently only provides textual translations.

    The speed and ease of translation has a pretty big cool factor, but this is one app on the list that may also be very useful for tourists or those studying a new language.
 
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