Google Android

After the last Photoshop World 2009 in Las Vegas, I felt left out. Everyone was walking around the after hours party using a cool application on their iPhone called BUMP. I think Terry Reinert mention it to me a few months back, but I didn’t grasp it because I had a Blackberry.It’s a cool application that let’s you transfer your contact information or photos to another person using BUMP.

Now I have upgraded to the HTC Hero from Sprint. I have to say, I love it. I love it so much my son has the Google Moment and I talked Mike “Hollywood” Kubeisy into getting one too!  With thousands of applications to choose from, you know BUMP had to be one of them. So yes, I have installed it on my “droid”

This brings me to my post. I installed another app called aTrackDog. The app finds the newest version for apps that backed-up on the SD card. It tracks new version for backed-up apps, install, delete backed-up apps, export app list for sharing and let’s you browse the top 100 popular apps.

I use Androlib to find an app that I like, then I point my droid at the barcode on the screen and scan it. BAM, I have the app on my phone. Very cool stuff!  I’ve had the phone now since November 2009. I didn’t want to write a review until I got to know the phone better. I’ve included the apps that are on my droid, if you have a favorite let me know!

Top Reasons to have ANY smart phone

• all contacts, email and calendar information can be found in one place
• for photographers, you have your portfolio with you at all times
• read RSS feeds
• watch your favorite Photoshop TV episode
• update your web site
• listen to music
• oh yeah make phone calls

My Droid apps

Exported by aTrackDog at 04:41:26 2010/02/12

• Astrid,2.10.2
• Barcode Scanner,3.1
• Bible,1.1.4
• Facebook,1.1.2
• GOALS ToDo Free,1.4.0
• Movies,2.4
• Shazam,1.2
• To Do List,1.1.2
• Where’s My Droid,2.5.1
• 1-800-Flowers,2.6.0
• 10000 Things to Know Lite,1.1.5
• Advanced Task Killer Free,1.7.0
• AP Mobile,2.2
• ASTRO,2.2.4
• aTrackDog,3.11
• Bump,1.06
• Coin Flip,2.3
• Facebook Pro,1.0
• FlightStats Lite,1.0.1
• Google Sky Map,1.3
• IMDb Top 250,0.9.6
• Instant Lyrics Lite,2.5
• Mobile Banking,2.12
• My Lists,1.0.0
• OpenTable,1.1
• Pandora,1.1.2
• Photoshop.com Mobile,1.0.1
• PicSay,1.3.0.2
• PureRSS 1.3,1.3
• ShopSavvy,3.6.1
• SMS Backup,1.1.1
• TripIt,1.0.4
• Wertago,1.31
• yp.com,1.0.1

My only regret, I haven’t talked Larry Becker into getting one yet. Larry would do a full scale review and find hidden features in the phone, so I kinda have an alternative motive!