AutoMD – A Revolutionary Way to Get Auto Repairs
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Launching in January, AutoMD bills itself as the most complete and unbiased free online automotive repair resource.  It’s goal is to empower car owners with the best and most affordable way to repair vehicles with …

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RepairPal – Get Auto Repair Info and Estimates Online or on Your iPhone
Friday, 26 Feb, 2010 – 5:08 | View Comments
RepairPal – Get Auto Repair Info and Estimates Online or on Your iPhone

For nearly everyone, car repair is one of those things out there in the cloudy land of priviledged information that we aren’t privy to.  Mechanics and repairs are something that require specific knowledge and most …

iStopOver – Rent Space on the Cheap, Anytime, Anywhere
Thursday, 25 Feb, 2010 – 5:07 | View Comments
iStopOver – Rent Space on the Cheap, Anytime, Anywhere

Looking for a rental?  Maybe you’re making the trip to the 2010 World Cup and aren’t interested in those $800/night South African hotels or you’re looking for some cheap, local office space you can rent …

Night Vision – iPhone Photography in the Dark
Wednesday, 24 Feb, 2010 – 5:45 | View Comments
Night Vision – iPhone Photography in the Dark

Night Vision is an app for the iPhone that enhances photography through the phone’s camera in low-light conditions.  It’s not true night vision (seeing in the dark) like you see in military photography, since that …

Type n Walk – Type, Walk, Text, Tweet, all at Once
Tuesday, 23 Feb, 2010 – 5:44 | View Comments
Type n Walk – Type, Walk, Text, Tweet, all at Once

We’ve all tried it at least once: texting or tweeing from our phones while walking down the street.  Most of us, obviously, emerged unscathed, but nearly everyone who tries probably stumbles, nearly runs into something, …

Virsona – a Boca Company is Reaching for the Holy Grail
Monday, 22 Feb, 2010 – 5:58 | View Comments
Virsona – a Boca Company is Reaching for the Holy Grail

Since the dawning of computers and the realization that they can do many things that most humans can’t, techies have dreamed of combining science fiction and reality to create an intelligent computer capable of  human-like …

CarsforaGrand – Get Your Next Car on the Cheap
Friday, 19 Feb, 2010 – 5:44 | View Comments
CarsforaGrand – Get Your Next Car on the Cheap

Cash for clunkers? Bah, who needs it when there’s a huge supply of great cars out there for under $1,000?  That’s what CarsforaGrand.com is all about.  Most of us remember our first car as a …

RidePenguin – Share the Ride, Split the Cab, Easy
Thursday, 18 Feb, 2010 – 9:43 | View Comments
RidePenguin – Share the Ride, Split the Cab, Easy

Sharing cab fare is as old as the concept of taxi cabs themselves.  Now, well, there’s an app for that.
RidePenguin.com is a mobile app site that works from any Web-enabled phone or computer.  With it, …

AskYourTargetMarket – Surveys of Targeted Market Panels for $30
Wednesday, 17 Feb, 2010 – 11:15 | View Comments
AskYourTargetMarket – Surveys of Targeted Market Panels for $30

There are a lot of survey tools out there and the Internet has made conducting and getting survey results easier than ever.  Market research aimed at specific markets or demographics, however, aren’t as easy.  This …

iBlurb – Add Fun, Snarky Comments to iPhone Photos Easily
Tuesday, 16 Feb, 2010 – 5:58 | View Comments
iBlurb – Add Fun, Snarky Comments to iPhone Photos Easily

While comments can be added as captions underneath photos on Twitpic or Facebook, they aren’t easily done right on the photo itself when you’re sending them from your iPhone.  Until now, that is.
iBlurb is a …

Touchcards 2 – Learning with your iPhone
Monday, 15 Feb, 2010 – 10:57 | View Comments
Touchcards 2 – Learning with your iPhone

When you think of flash cards, you think of fun.  Right?  OK, maybe grade school ruined the idea for most of us, but it’s still an excellent way to memorize information that you need to …

Billings Touch – Time Tracking and Invoicing on Your iPhone
Friday, 12 Feb, 2010 – 5:44 | View Comments
Billings Touch – Time Tracking and Invoicing on Your iPhone

Mac users who are familiar with the popular Billings software for time tracking and invoicing will be glad to hear that the popular app now has an iPhone companion called Billings Touch.
Those already using Billings …

Ring It Up – Your iPhone is Your Point of Sale, Anywhere
Thursday, 11 Feb, 2010 – 5:41 | View Comments
Ring It Up – Your iPhone is Your Point of Sale, Anywhere

It was only a matter of time before e-commerce met the mobile phone.  While shopping on your mobile has been possible for a long time, processing customer orders as a merchant has not.  At least, …