BBC iPlayer, This was the original TV catch up viewing portal app released on the iPhone and it is still the best. This could be thanks to the diverse and enthralled selection of programmes on o ffer, which range from documentaries to great comedy and sport, but the interface is so easy to use and well produced that finding things to watch is quick and easy. So if you missed the unmissable in the past seven days, this is the perfect way to catch up.
HBO Go, Reserved exclusively for US users, this app can be used for free alongside your subscription to the HBO TV channel. Through the app you are able to watch over 1,400 of your favourite HBO shows and of course enjoy them on the move and on demand whenever you so wish.
Hulu Plus, Also only available in the USA, this app is a portable viewing portal that streams thousands of episodes from hundreds of current and classic TV shows to your iPhone. It requires a subscription, but once you are fully paid-up the service it provides is outstanding. You’ll never be bored in charge of an iPhone ever again.
iSpy Cameras, This app is incredibly simple in execution, yet so compelling that you often have to slap yourself out of using it. Through the interface you can log into a wide array of CCTV cameras from around the world and sit like a sloth sipping tea and watching the world go lazily by.
ZombieBooth: 3D Zombifier, Sometimes an app will come along that makes you go ‘wow’. Zombies are enjoying a cultural high at the moment. This app lets you take a picture of a mate, then applies the photo to an animated 3D model of a gruesome zombie.
Morfo 3D Face Booth, A compelling app to take a picture of your face and then morph it into a 3D character. Imagine how you would look in a computer game and then go to town adding all manner of wigs and outlandish attire before sharing it.
AVPlayer, This app is perfect for when you want to import and watch movies on your iPhone that are in an alien format to the ones that your device is used to using, such as avi, Xvid and WMV. You simply copy the les onto your iPhone via USB and then simply drag them into the window for easy and entertaining viewing.
Netflix, Another US-only app, this one allows you to instantly watch television shows and movies streaming from Net flix. You can get a free trial to test it out, but once you start watching you’ll be hooked by the quality and the freedom you’re given to watch what you want, how you want to.
Malcolm Tucker: The Missing Phone, This app focuses on the character from the TV show, In The Thick Of It, and users can listen to voicemails, view recent calls, hear private memos and more. It’s very funny and is a great companion to the satirical TV take on our government.
Fonejacker, Although there are thousands of sound board apps available on the App Store, this one works brilliantly. Providing a wide array of catchphrases from Kayvan Novak’s colourful array of characters from the popular TV show (including wheeler dealer Terry Tibbs and ‘Internet Service Providings’) users can derive hours of enjoyment from piecing them all together and playing them during a live phone conversation to prank their mates. It’s great fun and never fails to raise a few laughs and there is plenty of bonus content too in the form of behind the scenes material from series 1 and 2 of the TV show. So while a new series on the box may not be forthcoming, the spirit of Fonejacker lives on.
Source : iPhone App Directory Volume 9
