On-the-go oddness for iPhone fans
By Mike SmithAlthough it's only been open for six months or so, Apple's App Store has already become home to countless thousands of iPhone (or iPod Touch) applications -- some more useful, and some, well, let's just say, some that are a bit "out there". Here are a few of our favorites from the latter category, hand-picked for maximum weirdness, and all guaranteed to be completely useless.
Note: App links require iTunes installed.
Rimshot & Crickets -- free
It might be called Rimshot & Crickets, but our favorite sound in this cute package is the immortal Sad Trombone. What boring meeting can't be livened up by a sad trombone? "Jim, sales figures are down for the year." Wah-wah-wahaha. "We're going to have to let you go." Wah-wah-wahaha. "I can't come into work today, because my wife is dying of cancer." Wah-wah-wahaha. Classic stuff. See in iTunes
Amateur Surgeon -- $4.99
Not much is weirder than this hack-'em-open game from TV network Adult Swim. It stars a young pizza delivery boy with a taste for backroom surgical shenanigans, and a range of tools that includes a pizza cutter and a stapler. Just be warned -- in accordance with a new iTunes policy, the considerable quantity of claret being splashed about mean this one's for the over-17s only. See in iTunes
Ocarina -- $0.99
Guitar Hero, eat your heart out. Ocarina offers iPhone owners a real electronic musical instrument to learn. Play by blowing into the microphone, create tunes with your fingers -- it's surprising quite how lifelike it feels. You can even record your creations and share them with your friends. See in iTunes
Weird Laws of the World -- $0.99
Did you know that it is illegal to carry a rabid dog in a taxicab in the City of London? No? Now you do -- and you also know that you need to bone up on your weird laws trivia. This app lets you do just that, delivering a new weird law to your phone every day, ready for you to bore your friends with. See in iTunes
Drunk Dialer -- $0.99
Do you enjoy a drink or two? Do you also have a contact list full of your exes? You need this application. It prevents you from making those oh-so-embarrassing boozy, late-night calls to former partners you'd rather forget, by replacing the phone's dial pad with one that requires you to hold the phone still to use. If you're swaying, you're out of luck. If you're prone to late-night SMSing instead, though, you're on your own. See in iTunes
Soul Trapper -- $7.99
Part adventure, part audio book, this imaginative and lengthy game will take you on a journey through the spirit world. The story -- about a series of hauntings in Los Angeles -- uses narration and audio games to lead you from one chapter to the next, and it sports some decent voice acting to boot. See in iTunes
RjDj Album -- $2.99
Are you ready for something really weird? RjDj uses both microphone and headphones to thrust you into a world where background noise takes on dimensions you've never thought possible. At least, not since that time you broke your ankle and went to the hospital and the doctor gave you those funny pills. RjDj will make your even the most boring of commutes fascinating. See in iTunes
Virtual Zippo Lighter -- free
Anti-smoking laws have neutered those epic lighters-in-the-air moments at rock concerts. Fight back with Virtual Zippo Lighter, an authentic recreation of the Zippo experience on your iPhone. You can choose your lighter style, tap the flame, and even blow into the mic to make it sputter. Just one thing: don't blame us when some crowd-surfing thug kicks you in the face and swipes your phone. See in iTunes
Theremin -- $0.99
Ever heard of a theremin? Created by a Russian inventor who gave his name to the device, it's a non-contact electronic musical instrument -- you play it by waving your arms at it. Although it sounds comical, its otherworldly tones made it a staple of movie soundtracks, and now you can try it on your iPhone. No, it doesn't work quite the same way, but by waving your iPhone in just the right way, you can generate quite a passable imitation of what's perhaps the weirdest of all instruments. See in iTunes
Cartoonizeme -- $0.99
Is your iPhone photo roll full of boring shots of your friends and family? Cartoonizeme lets you liven them up with a few choice edits: a moustache here, a pair of comedy glasses there, an obnoxious birthday message in a garish font to finish up. No Photoshop required. See in iTunes
Hold On! -- free
How long can you press a button? Hold On! lets you find out: there's nothing else to do except hold down a big button. Why would anybody want to do such a thing? No idea, but if you were looking for Most Useful iPhone Apps, you came to the wrong place. Perhaps the weirdest thing about it is that Apple has it listed in the "Productivity" category. Shrug. See in iTunes
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