Elliott Forrest's Favorite Apps

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 3, 2014

On today's Please Explain, guesthost Elliott Forrest talked to Forbes managing editor Bruce Upbin and Wall Street Journal tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler about apps. Elliott's shared his favorites below. What are yours? Share them in the comments!

For travel and getting around town:
WAZE
Best Parking
NYC Subway Map….Metro North…NJ Transit apps
Hotel Tonight

Media apps:
WNYC app &  WQXR app
NY Times
Tivo

Handy Things:
Alarms….flashlights
Tip Calculator

Games:
Hearts Mulitplayer HD
Hearts Pro - Scorekeeper
Tower Madness…killing time and saving sheep
What’s the Movie

Music:
Shazam
Magic Piano

Miscellaneous, but Cool:
Photosynth
Fitbit
Apps Gone Free, which tells you about the day’s best free apps

Some of the other apps that were recommended by our guests: TripIt, Flipboard, Instagram, Snapchat

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