Because developers seem to want to release their programs in Apple's App Store first, if you have an iDevice, you are sure to have a plethora of apps to browse through at any given time. Among all the clutter, there are apps that stand out...the gems, if you will. However, there are also those apps that seem to be a game changer...the ones that change how you use your device altogether. These 'diamonds' can be different for each of us. I stumbled upon one of those apps for me yesterday...Napster.
I've had a Napster subscription for years. In the past, because of compatibility concerns, this service has dictated which mp3 players I can buy and, most importantly, which mobile phone I can carry. When the iPhone 3G came out, I went against the grain and purchased one, knowing full well that it wouldn't be compatible with my subscription...no more unlimited downloads on my mobile phone. It wasn't ideal, but it was a trade off I was willing to bare. Well, just recently I found that Napster had an app that fixed this problem for me. Albeit late, I do now have access to my streaming content on my now current iPhone 4!!! Needless to say, this has changed the way I listen/discover new music on my device. I can't express how excited I am about getting this back...it's almost like I got a brand new shinny toy, I just can't seem to put this phone down now!!!
Integrating so many different things into one device has turned what I thought to be a convenient device to have into a necessary device to have. Starting with the features that first attracted my attention:
-built-in GPS, mobile Internet, and email,
-then it was all the gaming and entertainment apps which seem to grow more abundant everyday,
-next has to be all of the social apps, which include IM clients, Facebook, etc,
-then Netflix and Hulu really changed things for me when they introduced their streaming content,
-and now I have Napster.
I just don't know how we all got along without our mobile devices in the past. They have become so integral in my life that I think I'd be handicapped without it. That would be an interesting experiment, one full day without my smartphone...nah, to painful to even think about!!! Lol
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