{"id":1112,"date":"2009-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2016-01-21T11:58:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T11:58:07","slug":"pointless_apps_continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/pointless_apps_continued","title":{"rendered":"Pointless Apps Continued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With iPhones in the ascendant, we continue to present you with the cream of futile apps for your favourite new gadget. While these additions may have the functional utility of a clay TV, you can use these to cobble together some social capital.<\/p>\n<h2>iPint<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"10\" height=\"150\" align=\"left\" src=\"\/images\/NewsImages\/iPhone\/ibeer.png\" alt=\"ibeer\" \/>Virtual beer gets &ldquo;consumed&rdquo; as you tip your iPhone in lieu of a glass. Smile &ndash; you&#8217;re advertising Carling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Doomsday Countdown Clock<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"10\" height=\"150\" align=\"left\" src=\"\/images\/NewsImages\/iPhone\/doomsday_clock_app.jpg\" alt=\"doomsday countdown app\" \/>With capitalism still in a lot of trouble, apocalyptic cultural tropes aren&#8217;t going anywhere else soon. This cheerful little number counts down to the end of the Mayan calender (December 21, 2012, the end of times).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Random name generator<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"10\" height=\"150\" align=\"left\" src=\"\/images\/NewsImages\/iPhone\/name_generator_app.jpg\" alt=\"name generator app\" \/>For those budding fictional writers who find conjuring the names of their protagonists a bit tricky, this app randomly generates them.<\/p>\n<p>\n        &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">* * *<\/p>\n<p>\n        &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some stationery-themed apps next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With iPhones in the ascendant, we continue to present you with the cream of futile apps for your favourite new gadget. 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