If you have the right applications, your Android can be one of your best productivity tools. As Android developers come up with more applications, you’ll see more and more of them geared toward specific industries. Combine those industry specific applications with great general business tools, and you’ve made your Android so much more than a phone. Check out these twenty applications we think engineers will really love.
- Android RSS: This is a fully functional Android RSS reader, but yet is also a work in progress. You are free to contribute to its development or give comments on the design.
- Twidroid: This is one of the most popular twitter client on the android platform. You’ll find it makes it easy to keep up with those you follow on twitter and send tweets yourself.
- Loopt: Loopt connects you to your friends and the places around you. See where your friends are and what they’re doing. Connect on the fly and instantly share photos, comments, and cool places.
- Opera Mini: It can browse the entire Web on your Android phone and save time and money. Opera mini compresses pages up to 90%, making web browsing fast. Synchronize your bookmarks, history, notes and more between your computer and mobile phone.
- Voice Recorder: This application is a handy voice recorder that records your data onto an SD card. You can also send the data as an attached file via Gmail.
- Google Sky Map: A star map for Android. Google Sky Map turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a really cool window on the night sky. When you point your phone up you will see a map of the brightest stars, constellations, and planets in that part of the sky. You can also see the names of the constellations by putting the camera up to them.
- To Do Task Manager Pro: Keep your activities organized, and your to do lists in order.
- Talking Calendar: Keep up with your appointments with a calendar that talks to you!
- Fake Call Me: Schedule a fake call to get you out of that boring meeting. When the meetings are useless, a great way to get out of them can actually make you more productive!
- Time Clock Time Tracker: The perfect app for anybody who bills by the hour. Easily keep track of your time spent on each project.
- 5001 Amazing Facts: Learn new information and amaze your friends. This one may not make you more productive, but you’ll love it.
- Security Shield: Mitigate the risk to yourself and your phone with this app. Security Shield offers a great antivirus application.
- Upvise: This Android app lets you access and share business information back at the office when you’re away.
- AK Notepad: This notepad for Android provides a great way to make, store and track notes. This little app makes it much easier to stay organized and keep track of your notes.
- Scan to PDF: Scan a paper document and convert it to a PDF file instantly on your phone. This application is great for eliminating paper and keeping all your documents secure.
- Pathcalc: Pathcalc is a great application for calculating microwave link path links. It is a real timesaver.
- Wavecalc: Like Pathcalc, Wavecalc, like Pathcalc is a big time saver for RF engineers. It calculates outputs like cutoff frequency, impedence at test frequency, etc.
- Mxrspur: A great application for microwave engineers, this app calculates mixer spurious response and power levels.
- Electro Droid: This app is designed for electrical engineers. It is a simple collection of electronic tools and references like ohm’s law and other items.
- Electrical Engineer’s Calcs: This app, designed for electrical engineers, makes solving electrical problems quick and easy.
Check out all these applications that can help make your life easier. And, remember that new apps are being created all the time. So, check back often to see what new applications have come out that can make you and your Android more productive than you ever thought.
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