Turn Your iPhone Into a Tool

Five ways to put that iPhone to some serious work

By Chuck Cage Posted 08.12.2008 at 10:57 am 5 Comments

Bubble Level A dirt-cheap app turns the iPod into a bubble level. Chuck Cage

The next time you catch crap from your tool buddies for carrying such a gadget-geeky cell, tell them to kiss your iPhone-carrying ass. Then point them here to see how handy Apple’s finest can be in the hands of a Toolmonger. I’ve found dozens of shop-friendly uses for my phone. Launch the gallery here to see five.

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JimAtJaxtr

08/12/08 at 11:53 am

My favorite app that I've heard about is the one that turns your iPhone into a flashlight.

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highdobb

08/27/08 at 4:37 am

Sorry to rain on the parade for JimAtJaxtr, but that has been around since the first palm pilot. Pointless on the iPhone seeing as for a flashlight you can open a blank safari page with one click (the same to open the app...)

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bassplaya733

09/30/08 at 2:37 pm

my fav app is the one that turns the camera into an x ray machine :) or the lightsaber one!!!

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randymaas

11/12/08 at 11:04 pm

I'm a bit surprised at the course language used by this writer. I'd expect that "kiss ass" comment in "Soldiers of Fortune" or something like that, but not in a magazine that portends to reach the educated types.

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quasi44

08/13/09 at 11:26 pm

My Popular Mechanics issue last month I think derided the so-called uses for what they are, a joke.