[gevrik]

eReadingAldiko (for EPUB)FBReader (for EPUB)NewsRob (for Google Reader and RSS Feeds)eReader (for Fictionwise.com and ereader.com ebooks (PDB))RepliGO Reader (pre-installed PDF)Documents 2 Go (PDF - better than RepliGo, but not free)ComicsACV (Android Comic Viewer - I am currently using a test version the developer sent me and it works fine, with CBR and CBZ, but with the 128MB you will sometimes run OOM when opening large files)AComic Viewer (no support for CBR/CBZ)Comicroid (buggy support for CBR/CBZ)VideoVideo Player (pre-installed, can play pretty much everything)MusicDefault Android Music PlayerVOIP (microphone not working in any of those...)Fring (supports video calls)Skype Lite (for eh... Skype)Sipdroid VOIPStreamingbeebPlayer (got the APK from my Hero phone)Youtube (got the APK from my Hero phone)SPB TV (over 80 online channels in paid version)(to get a video to play in full-screen, press HOME when the video starts, then press and hold HOME and select the player from the application switcher)ConnectivityConnectbot (SSH/Telnet client)Android Chat (from code.google.com - IRC client)AndFTP (FTP client)Hushdroid (Hushmail client)Wordpress (Wordpress client)Memory ManagementES Task Manager (pre-installed, has widget that lets you kill all processes with one tap)File ManagementES File Explorer (pre-installed, can access samba and windows shares over the WIFI)Linda Manager (sometimes ES does not offer different apps to open a file with. Linda does)Photos & ImagesPhoto Viewer (pre-installed)Photoshop Mobile (from market)AndroPaint Lite (for the artists)Interactive FictionTwisty2.apk (from code.google.com works perfectly)OfficeGDocs (Google Docs Viewer/Editor)Genial Writing (real-time handwriting, great for meetings)Documents 2 Go (MS Office Viewer/Editor and best PDF Viewer - not free)EntertainmentSNEsoid (Super Nintendo Emulator)

 

[gevrik]

Updated the first post with some softwares I've been using recently. Bumping this because I see a lot of software questions popping up recently. Feel free to post your preferred application and I will add them to the list!

 

[blastexx]

Very good post, i will definitly look at this again when i receive my aPad ! (within 30 days i hope...

 

[Mikeami]

I wish I had your luck when it comes to videos, Gevrik. I am having a lot of trouble with the default Video Player. Until VLC or GOM puts out a Video Player for android, can anyone suggest for me a player (one that is not just a gui skin that uses the existing player).

 

[Diegan]

Thank you so much.How long do you think a video can be played with wifi off? Does the device work while being recharged? Can it be recharged via usb? How long does it take to fully recharge?Sorry, too many questions in perhpas not the best thread :S

 

[gevrik]

[quote author=Diegan link=topic=322.msg3675#msg3675 date=1275327781]Thank you so much.How long do you think a video can be played with wifi off? Does the device work while being recharged? Can it be recharged via usb? How long does it take to fully recharge?Sorry, too many questions in perhpas not the best thread :S[/quote]3 to 5 hours of video playback depending on how you set the screen brightness.Yes, it works while being charged.No, can not charge it via USB.Takes around 90 minutes if you turn it off completely. If not it takes around 2 hours. (might be because of the way I had to use an adaptor for the US power connector to an EU then another adaptor to get a UK plug.

I ordered a PSP charger (it's the same) so when that arrives I'll let you know if that influences anything in regards to charging.)

 

[Diegan]

great, thank you, I do have a psp charger

 

[bigness]

Since apparently this uses the psp charger, would this work for travel?http://cgi.ebay.com/PSP-2000-Sony-External-Emergency-Battery-Power-Charger-/360214566030?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item53de76148e

 

[gevrik]

[quote author=bigness link=topic=322.msg3731#msg3731 date=1275351111]Since apparently this uses the psp charger, would this work for travel?http://cgi.ebay.com/PSP-2000-Sony-External-Emergency-Battery-Power-Charger-/360214566030?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item53de76148e[/quote]I received my PSP Charger and does not work! Slightly too big.

 

[tonyblack]

For Viewing, editing and creating Office docs (word, excel, ppt) on my iRobot I'm using Docs to Go. This is a really good little product ($9.99 for the full product) and works very well on the iPad.http://www.dataviz.com/products/documentstogo/android/index.htmlIts available in the Android Marketplace.

 

[bczeon27]

SNESoid... does that work?I tried, the game won't load.Also, the apad's touch screen aren't multi touch. This make the virtual control pad un playable. :'(

 

[gevrik]

I had to tweak the settings to get games to load. Just play around with them and it will work. Here is a video of me playing FF3 on the aPad via SNESoid

 

[bczeon27]

Thanks!I will try that out tonight. With No Multi-Touch, RPG and Puzzle are pretty much the only game that can be played with the virtual keyboard.

 

[LightyKD]

I thought the aPad had Multi-Point screens? doesn't that mean the same as Multi-Touch?? Just wondering because, that's what was said in the ad I looked at.

 

[gevrik]

No multi-touch on the aPad. A screen that supports that would boost the price of the device by 100%.

 

[JaxzTheReaper]

[quote author=Diegan link=topic=322.msg3675#msg3675 date=1275327781]

Takes around 90 minutes if you turn it off completely. If not it takes around 2 hours. (might be because of the way I had to use an adaptor for the US power connector to an EU then another adaptor to get a UK plug.

I ordered a PSP charger (it's the same) so when that arrives I'll let you know if that influences anything in regards to charging.)[/QUOTE]Hi not sure which apad you have but mine most certainly is not the same size as a psp charger, much thinner plug almost half the diameter in fact. I was lucky, I had a mini speaker with the same end so did'nt use the converter plug thing - Looked quite dangerous anyway so no bad thing!Rockchip iRobot 3.5hybrid cfwiPhone 3g Jailbroke

 

[YasinSiddiqui]

Hi,Very useful post. Thanks.I was glad to find the following 2 apps working very nicely in full screen on my new Apad:1. Shuffle (GTD based Task manager)2. Thinking Space (fantastic mind mapping software)

 

[joshua.lyon]

Games / EntertainmentRobo Defense...this game has got to be one of my favorite things about my aPad. My wife hates it b/c I end up playing it from the comfort of our bed late at night while she's trying to sleep.^^Click image for YouTube videoNote: The game would crash with the default firmware (as well as many other apps I used), so I upgraded to the hybrid aPad/Archos firmware which you can find here. I'm running the 4.1 firmware.

 

[Mp4]

The great Mp4doggie also loves RoboDefense so let it be known

 

[mattstakilla]

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