Tricorder TR-580 – Review
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By: Tricorder TR-580
Version #: 1.1
Date Released: 2008-09-26
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Price: 0.99
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In honor of the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, I have declared this week to be "Geek Week" here on What’s On iPhone. As a result, I will be reviewing particularly nerdy apps that most normal people wouldn’t be caught dead with on their phone.
I begin with a very impressive simulator of the Tricorder device from the "Star Trek" franchise. This particular version seems more like the sort found on "Star Trek: the Next Generation" but overall it’s a pretty darn good simulation. It makes a lot of the beeping and chirping noises familiar to a Tricorder and has all ther prequisite moving, flashing lights.
Obviously, it’s a gag app. If the iPhone could actually detect energy signatures, it would be a Tricorder and not an iPhone. However this app can amaze and seriously annoy your friends, particularly if the volume is up really loud.
The app supposedly has the ability to keep the iPhones location in a remote database and allow other folks using this app to detect your location.
The app does have a good help screen that describes the fictional function of each section pretty well. The creators were geeky enough to think of a lot of details. The app can be a little confusing otherwise, despite the pretty pictures and sounds.
If you need an app to scan a friend and determine if that person is, in fact, a human life-form, then look no further. If this app amuses for even a minute, it’s worth the buck.
Quick Take
Value:Medium-High.
Would I Buy Again:Yes, but I'm weird.
Learning Curve:Medium.
Who Is It For:Star Trek nerds and people who like to annoy other people with technology.
What I Like:Replicates the look and sound of a tricorder very well.
What I Don't Like:A little confusing to use.
Final Statement:Anybody using this app is questionable as intelligent life, but it's fun.
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