However, I'm a cheapskate, so I shan't be purchasing any of them. Furthermore, I'm mostly in it for the random entertainment value, so I really only look at the useless applications. Here's a quick rundown of a few relatively recently released free applications that I've grabbed:
- G-Force (by Blake La Pierre)
- The G1 has a built-in accelerometer (among other sensors); this application simply displays its current value (constantly graphed), as well as the minimum and maximum acceleration detected. Goes up to at least 5.02G (it's all in the wrist) and down to 0.03G (except when it's not).
- Color of Orientation (by higaki_k)
- Despite the title and rainbow icon, this application has nothing to do with sexual orientation; it uses the accelerometer (and possibly the magnetic sensor as a compass) to detect the current orientation of the phone and display different colors. Unfortunately, it seems to use Tait-Bryan angles as input values to the color functions; this leads both to unsightly discontinuities and to a total inability to produce yellow under the default color settings.
- Vampire Repellent (by Nobody special [sic])
- A program intended to repel vampires. I cede that I was not, in fact, attacked by vampires while the program was running, but it seems likely to me to have as much as a 33% false positive rate.
... so yeah, actually it just displays a Gothically gaudy cross design while playing music. - Blue Screen (by Hongbo)
- Locks up your phone, displaying a strangely believable Blue Screen Of Death. None of the buttons help.
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