Comment Contest: Favorite iPhone App Edition
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The Mac|Life editors accumulate tons of rad stuff on their desks. While we would love to call "dibs" on all the stuff, we realize that it would be cooler to share the spoils of editorial war with our faithful readers.
So for this weeks Comment Contest we're giving away a Mysterious Box of Mystery filled with random gadgets and software found on the Mac|Life editor's desks. We figure the box has a street value of at least $300 worth of mysterious fun.
All you have to do is post a comment naming your favorite App Store app in this article to win the Mysterious Box of Mystery.
If you love Line Rider, tell us the comments. Are you gaga for Yelp? Tell us in the comments. That's it!
Our Mac|Life super comment choosing machine will choose a random comment and award one lucky person the mysterious box of mystery, with a retail value of $300.00. The odds of winning are determined by the number of eligible entries received. The prize is nontransferable and must be accepted as awarded.
Here are the rules:
- You can only enter once. Commenting more than once will automatically disqualify you from the contest.
- The contest is limited to legal residents of the United States (excluding residents of Puerto Rico). Void where prohibited by law. Entrants must be at least 13 years of age.
- The contest will end at 11:59p.m. PDT on October 30, 2008.
- Check out the full official rules below.
So cross your fingers and start your comments.
Mysterious Box of Mystery Comment Contest rules: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The sponsor of the contest is Future US, Inc., 4000 Shoreline Court, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA 94080 (“Sponsor”). All entries must be received no later than October 30, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Winner will be determined by a single random drawing of all valid entries held on or about November 1, 2008. The decision of Sponsor shall be final and binding and within its sole discretion. Winners will be notified by phone or email within ten (10) days of the drawing.
Only one entry per person is allowed, multiple entries will lead to disqualification. The winner will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility/release of liability/prize acceptance within seven days of receipt; failure to do so upon request will result in forfeiture of the prize. By acceptance of the prize, the winner agrees to the use of their name and/or likeness for purposes of advertising, trade, or promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor, its respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and agents, and foregoing employees¹ household or immediate family members (defined as parent, spouse, child, sibling, or grandparent) are NOT eligible to enter Contest. By their submission of entry, participants warrant they are legally entitled and authorized to make such submission, either on their own behalf, or as to information submitted upon the express authorization of another on whose behalf the information is submitted. In the event of a dispute as to the winner¹s identity, entries will be deemed made by the holder of the email account associated with the entry. All prizes will be awarded. Prizes won by minors will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians. Limit one entry per email address. Use of automated devices or methods of submission are not valid forms of entry. Entries must include a valid email address for the entrant. Entries become the property of the Sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned. Entries are subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy, the terms of which can be found at http://www.futureus.com/privacy.php, which terms and conditions entrants accept and agree to by submission of entries pursuant to these official rules. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the contest should causes beyond its control corrupt the administration, security, or proper play of the contest. Future US, Inc. is not responsible for damages or expenses the winners might incur as a result of this contest or the receipt of a prize, and winners are responsible for income taxes based on the value of the prize received. A list of winners may also be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Future US, Inc. c/o Mac|Life Contest, 4000 Shoreline Court, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA 94080 (residents of Vermont may exclude postage).
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The best and my fave app on the app store is the free Zippo lighter I just love it! Macs rule!
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Apple's version of Texas Hold 'Em Poke is my favorite app so far.
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November 03, 2008 at 9:07pm
Maps rocks. Saved me from having to buy a GPS for my car. Cha-ching!
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November 01, 2008 at 1:47pm
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October 31, 2008 at 9:16am
My all time favorite app so far is Shazam!!! There are so many times while watching a movie that I'll hear a song that I absolutely have to have... and of course it's always the one thats missing from the soundtrack--- if there even is a soundtrack!Even if I don't use the option to purchase it right there and then from the iTunes link, it saves the tags that I've scanned for a later time. This app has definitely helped increase my iTunes playlist by finding those lost and stranded songs.BRILLIANT! :)
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October 31, 2008 at 2:32am
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October 30, 2008 at 8:14pm
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October 30, 2008 at 7:07pm
Despite the security glitches in the first few version, I'd always stayed true to this little gem of a freebie. I don't quite understand the RPG elements, but the gameplay is perfectly suited for the touch (or iPhone, whatever), I find myself just bypassing those parts.
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October 30, 2008 at 6:31pm
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SG2689
October 30, 2008 at 6:04pm
My favorite application would have to be Jaadu VNC. With Jaadu VNC I can remotely access my Windows Vista desktop and take care of my work. I can basically use Macros, print my homework, and anything else I want to from my mobile phone. What can get better than that?
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October 30, 2008 at 1:26pm
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October 30, 2008 at 12:46pm
i defiantly have to go with midomi. this app is the shit!!!! it is a song id on crack. it can guess the song if u sing it. how awesome is that. if this app doesn't win im canceling my subscription. jk i love maclife so that's not an option.
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October 30, 2008 at 10:43am
iTunes remote is what I had been waiting for from the first day I set up my airport expresses to handle the home media. I actually had purchased a psp to do similar functions before the iphone ever came out. Then with the iphone I was able to retire the psp and just use the phone and patiotunes, now with remote I have full functionality, thanks apple!
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October 30, 2008 at 9:38am
Love this app!! You pick an artist, and then it seems to read your mind and pick new favorite artists for you!!!
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October 30, 2008 at 9:28am
I am addicted to Sudoku, yes, I know, my life is sad....
I love Enjoy Sudoku Daily because it lets me play several puzzles a day, and some of the puzzles are easy enough that I can share my addiction with my 10 year old daughter... Wait, I just noticed this from the article...."All you have to do is post a comment naming your favorite App Store app in this article to win the Mysterious Box of Mystery." Does this mean since I don't use Line Rider or Yelp I can't win? My life is over....
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The absolute best app has to be phonesaber, it's funniest, nerdiest app I have ever seen. Now I can release my inner jedi with an enthusiasm that makes everyone around me act like they don't know me.
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October 30, 2008 at 8:35am
I picked up Crazy Skeleton when it was free, and it has kept my kids busy for hours over the past couple weeks. So that quiet time makes it the best app ever.
chaospherenet
October 30, 2008 at 7:35am
I think air sharing is the greatest app so far. Being in a car in the mood to listen to a song its not on a cd or ipod or iphone however you have a laptop....cant hook that up to the car. Open air sharing and then transfer to the phone and hook up to the car and the song you wanted to hear is now playing just like that. Or realizing you have a test you left your books in your room, however, you have the notes on the air sharing you are reading them as a refresher.
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October 30, 2008 at 5:30am
Shazam is the greatest app to hit the store so far. And its free. Doesn't get better than that! Oh wait, Shaq was Kazam huh.............
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October 29, 2008 at 6:06pm
The best app is Papi Jump Plus, a great improvement that makes it really easy to kill endless amounts of time.
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Sports-Tap, by Mobile1Sports:
I'm a musician in Austin, TX. So I'll be in rehearsals, or recording or at a gig even.. Trying to follow UT football.. Cowboys up and down nailbiter/headache-making football.. and of course, my hometown, Phillies, bid in the World Series and I don't have to be Homer Simpson with my AM radio on .. yelling out YES!! YES!! in the middle of a take, or de-railing everyone in a rehearsal.. etc.
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October 29, 2008 at 1:34pm
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