The iPhone is a genius device. The features that are included on it make it truly incredible; it’s like several different machines in one. But while the native software, like the GPS and camera, is good, the iPhone really shines when it comes to third-party applications.
Let’s look at five things your iPhone can do.
Use it as a flashlight. ! Though it may seem kind of ridiculous, many people use their cell phones to locate items they’ve dropped on the floor in dark places, but the iPhone backlit screen is a little brighter than other cell phones thus making it a perfect flashlight when needed.
For instance, have you ever been putting on chap stick in the dark and dropped it by accident? Depending on where you are, you might not want to get that stick back… but if you do, your iPhone can help you find it.
Another interesting little feature of the iPhone is geo-tagging. This is when you take a picture and then attack it with the location where it was taken. It can be kind of fun and websites like Flickr can use it to plot your pictures on a map.
Google Street View, another iPhone app, can give you a virtual tour of many places in the continental United States. All from your phone.
Slideshows can be displayed on your iPhone’s screen. And they can be displayed effectively; the screen is large enough that a fair number of people can see it without straining.
Just tweak the settings of your iPhone to start the slideshow. But don’t do this if you’re low on battery life.
You can usually iPhone to utilize Google’s speech to text feature on their website. Search the Internet without typing in a single letter; just say what you want to find and Google will find it for you. So, basically, talk to your iPhone and it will find things on the Internet for you.
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