Lifestyle tools //

Jinni //

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Movie Recommendations On Demand

Looking for something to watch tonight? Jinni, a new app still in private beta, recommends movies, shorts and TV shows that fit your personal tastes. We interviewed Jinni’s co-founder and President, Yosi Glick, to find out more.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

4.5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.7

Jokeyphone //

Friday, August 14, 2009

Humor On Demand

It’s Friday, so I thought it might be fun to celebrate the upcoming weekend by reviewing something a little bit different. Jokeyphone is a video-sharing website for people who like jokes.

User Interface

4 stars

Usefulness

2.5 stars

Innovation

4.5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

3.7

Dwellicious //

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Social Real Estate

Speaking from personal experience, the home-buying process is a bit of a hassle. Dwellicious is an app that uses a bookmarklet and the power of social networking to simplify the process.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.8

Anyvite //

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Get Your Party Started!

Planning a party the old-fashioned way is a pain. Buying invitations, mailing invitations, keeping track of who has RSVP’d…Why go through all of the hassle? Anyvite makes planning an event infinitely easier.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

5 stars

Innovation

3.5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.5

RecipePuppy //

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Go Fetch Dinner!

RecipePuppy is an app that should make deciding what’s for dinner a lot easier. It searches major cooking sites for recipes that use the ingredients you specify. You can search by ingredients only, or if you have a particular type of recipe in mind, you can add it as a keyword.

User Interface

3.5 stars

Usefulness

5 stars

Innovation

4 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.2