When you’re done playing around with the iPhone’s many great games, consider goofing around with some of these quirky and often silly conversation-starting apps. Whether you’re using the iPhone to modify your voice or photos, or to simply trigger visual or audio gags, these options will keep you and your friends entertained.
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Big fans of long-running BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who will get a kick out of this free promotional app, which lets you record voice clips and play them back with the familiar robotic tone of the villainous Dalek alien race. Not only will your messages sound considerably more ridiculous with this voice synthesizer, but it’s likely the only place you’ll ever hear the Daleks say silly phrases like, “I’d love a thousand tacos!” It’s a win-win, and even if you’re not a Who junkie, it’s a fun app to keep handy for a quick laugh.
($0.99)
From the makers of the shockingly popular FatBooth comes AgingBooth, which lets you take a photo (or use an existing one) and have it be automatically transformed with the horrifying visual signs of aging. With the tap of the screen, your perfect skin and youthful features are cartoonishly replaced with thick wrinkles, discolored skin, and numerous blemishes. It’s great fun among friends -- assuming nobody is terribly thin-skinned or ageist -- but sadly, it doesn’t offer the reverse feature of removing any existing facial flaws.
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Between its vibrant screen and tilt sensors, the iPhone is perfect for sight gag apps like iBeer, which simply displays one of several beverages -- including beer, mouthwash, milk, and soda -- and lets you tilt the phone to give the impression of drinking the liquid. For such a simple app, iBeer actually offers a lot of different options, including visual and sound effects, as well as the ability to connect to the iBeer Keg app on iPad over Wi-Fi and create the sensation of pouring liquid from one device to the next.
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You’ve paid untold amounts of money to see some much-anticipated film, and when nature calls, you don’t want to bolt from your seat for fear of missing a crucial plot point. What to do? Consult RunPee, a helpful app that lists multiple cues for most new releases so you know the best time to hit the bathroom without ruining the rest of the film. Each tip offers a duration, cue (usually a quote or event), and longer summary of what happens so you can catch up on the way back to your seat without bothering your movie-going neighbors.
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Auto-tune makes pop starlets and coarse-voiced rappers alike sound like pitch-perfect singers, but why should studio technicians wield all the power? I Am T-Pain lets you do your best impression of the titular hip-hop star, and whether you’re singing along to one of his recent hits or performing your own freestyle flows, the app will transform your rough rhythms into amusingly ridiculous robotic tones. Plus, you can share your recorded clips online, and even record video clips to accompany them.
carlandrews
January 25, 2011 at 3:49pm
This is a great feature for Mac Life. If you want an App that will really AMUSE and AMAZE your friends look at the App named "No Freakin' Way"
This is one of the most amazing things you can do with your iPhone or iPod Touch. Written by a professional comedy magician.
Someone thinks of "Any Card" in the deck. Your iPhone scans their finger and runs through the deck finding the card they were thinking of.
No voice activation, they do not have to name a card out loud. They could write down a card on paper or pull out any card from a real deck of cards with everything in their hands, and it really can be ANY card.
