iPhone apps to Replace your Tools
Throw out the tape measure, torch and spirit level - all you need now is your iPhone! The following article lists some handy tools that no tradie should be without and their iPhone app counterparts.
iTorch4
Start with the simple one first. iTorch is a great tool for those with the iPhone 4. It takes advantage of the camera’s flash light to give you a handy little torch. Great for when you’re stuck in a cupboard!
Cost: Free
Posimotion
A spirit level for your iPhone! The application uses the iPhone’s tilt-sensors to emulate a spirit level, complete with a virtual bobbing bubble in a tube
Cost: $0.99
TapeMeasure
This uses the GPS functions of the iPhone to measure from position to position.
Cost: $0.99
Pitch Gauge 2.0
Uses the camera of your iPhone to gauge the pitch of the roof.
Cost: Free
Whoopie Cushion
The age old whoopie cushion joke is now available on the iPhone!
Cost: Free
Some things that we don’t recommend …
Hammer
Next time you’re short of a hammer, maybe its not a good idea to pull out your phone and use it.
Sandpaper
Wrap your phone in sandpaper and put it on vibrate. There you go, an instant sander!
Doorstop
Need a doorstop? Would the iPhone 3 or 4 work best?
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