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iTUNES TOP PAID
BUSINESS APPS
The Future Is Now
FANTASTICAL FEATS of technology that once existed
only in pulp magazine thrillers have finally arrived, years
sooner than we thought they would. Why should sci-fi
heroes and mad scientists have all the fun? There’s no
time like the present to enjoy the fruits of the future.
With that in mind, we present to you six apps to help
you live like it’s 2112:
VENMO
HUFFINGTON
10.07.12
PRICE: FREE
SHAZAM
PRICE: FREE
TEXTGRABBER
Cash is so 2012. Never
again get stuck begging
to be reimbursed with
this app that lets friends
pay friends instantly.
Your BFF “forgot” your
$20? Don’t think so.
Shazam’s been around
a while, but it’s still as
magical as its name
implies. With one tap, the
app can identify any song
you overhear or TV show
you stumble across.
The Houdini of apps:
snap a photo of an article
and TextGrabber prestochangeo turns the image
into text you can copy/
paste/slip into what you
write. It’ll even translate it!
PRICE: $2.99
1
You knew iPhones could
replace Discmans.
But how about copy
machines? An app that
turns paper into PDFs.
2
SAYHI TRANSLATE
SAYHI
$0.99
3
ISCHEDULE
HOTSCHEDULES
$2.99
4
VOICE COMMANDS
COMPONENT STUDIOS
$2.99
5
CAMCARD
INTSIG INFORMATION CO., LTD.
$2.99
6
SECRET FOLDER
CHEN KAIQIAN
$2.99
CHART SOURCE: APPLE; DATA AS OF 10/03/12
7
SAYHI
GOOGLE GOGGLES
PRICE: FREE
PRICE: $0.99
Insta-fluency in any
tongue: Speak into
the SayHi app and it’ll
say the phrase back in
the language of your
choice. (So long as
you’ve got internet. If
not, try Jibbigo.)
Tap the camera icon
inside the Google app to
get “Goggles,” which let
you search wine labels,
artwork, landmarks and
products just by snapping
a photo. Warning: May
blow your mind.
Quite literally, Oldify will
help you time travel: this
terrifying app shows
you how saggy, gray and
wrinkled you’ll look in the
future. Not recommended
for newlyweds.
(See also: Baldify.)
PRICE: $0.99
OLDIFY
TURBOSCAN:
PIXOFT
$1.99
8
SPLASHTOP REMOTE
DESKTOP
SPLASHTOP INC.
$0.99
GENIUS SCAN+
THE GRIZZLY LABS
$2.99
9
SCANNER PRO
READDLE
$6.99
10
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IKONIC APPS LLC
$5.99