This is a list of 68 things you can do with a Smartphone. Not every item on this list is linked but will be as time goes by and we have the time to write for each item. So come back regularly to see the updates, as this list can grow longer with time. If you have questions please use the search function at the top of the page or in the forums before asking a question. Chances are the solution has been addressed already.
Special Note: For the sake of clarity please post questions in the forums, not on this page. Comments on this page will be reserved for suggestions to add to it only.
Now without further ado:
68 Things You Can Do With A Smartphone
1. Watch streaming TV
2. Watch video from popular video sites
3. Listen to internet radio stations
4. Listen to FM radio
5. Catch up on your favorite podcasts
6. Read your favorite websites (regardless of mobile compatibility)
7. Browse hundreds of news articles quickly with an RSS client
8. Record a lecture or conversation
9. Set a date
10. Make a to do list
11. Review notes before a test/presentation
12. Control your Power Point Presentation while reading your speaker’s notes
13. Control your computer’s media player
14. Check multiple emails
15. Chat with people over different instant messengers
16. Send yourself voice reminders
17. Text in style (instant messenger style)
18. Read AllShadow.com (just visit it on Pocket Internet Explorer)
19. Peruse the AllShadow.com store (just visit it on Pocket Internet Explorer)
20. Check the AllShadow.com forums (go here on your phone http://www.allshadow.com/forum/mo )
21. Take pictures
22. Record a short video
23. Send multimedia messages
24. Check some figures in an Excel spreadsheet
25. Edit a Word document
26. Rehearse a presentation
27. Sync wirelessly
28. Call an old friend
29. Use your phone’s data connection through your PC
30. Wirelessly share your internet connection
31. Play music over Bluetooth headphones
32. Play music/audio from your phone over your PC’s speakers
33. Communicate hands free
34. Find yourself with GPS
35. Find yourself without GPS
36. Encrypt sensitive data
37. Read an eBook
38. Organize notes
39. Communicate in a foreign language
40. Translate words in a foreign language
41. Listen to your favorite tracks and discover new music
42. Scan a document
43. Fax a document
44. Host a web server on your Windows Mobile Device
45. Scan nearby Bluetooth devices for kicks
46. Watch a movie (wmv, tcpmp, mplayer, etc)
47. Take a screenshot
48. Use your Smartphone as a memory stick
49. Check the weather and other headlines quickly
50. Check flight status
51. Check the game’s scores
52. Create new office documents
53. Protect all your data
54. Set an mp3 as a ringtone
55. Perform searches on all things local and get directions
56. Not get bored
57. Play some games
58. Post updates on social sites like FaceBook and MySpace
59. Check your connection speed
60. Grab pictures, music, videos and files from your home computer while away from home
61. Learn something from Wikipedia
62. Get in a great workout
63. Access an ftp site from your Windows Mobile phone
64. Have an all inclusive travel guide for the cities you visit before you go
65. Control your Windows Mobile Smartphone from your pc
66. Synchronize specific folders (not just files) between your pc and mobile
67. Backup your contacts, schedule, tasks and files
68. Wake up in the morning to your favorite music
February 19th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
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February 20th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
#1 should link to http://www.slingmedia.com/go/spm The Slingbox has had a mobile viewer for a long time. It was the major reason I got a Smartphone, so I could watch streaming TV. Because you control your Slingbox at home, connected to your cable box, you can watch anything you want, even recorded shows from the DVR. The Edge connection is just good enough to make it watchable, but a WiFi connection is obviously much better. I used it while in Europe on a WiFi connection to catch up on my shows that I’ve set to record on my DVR. Works perfectly.
March 12th, 2008 at 6:38 am
Hey what if I wanted to send something through bluetooth? Like music? It will only let me beam it, but other devices have bluetooth only. And what exactly is beam and what is it capable of?
April 10th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
vani we will have a post up soon covering exactly that. I’m sure you’ll love it