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Which top 3 apps to you show people to WOW them?

gamul1

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So - all week people have asked to see the new Xoom and I am happily showing it off. But I feel like an Android ambassador - trying to prove to them that this is better than an iPad. Where i typically have their attention for at most 5 minutes - thats not a lot of time.

All this has me wondering - what top 3 apps or functionality do you show people to wow them in the first few minutes?

So far - here is what I have been showing:

1. My live wallpaper. While I myself get a big kick out of it, I find nothing seems to mesmerize an apple person more than live wallpaper. I have the salt water aquarium on mine. I show this because I have it - and its the first thing they see when I am showing them the tablet.

2. Google Body. This app is fairly impressive.

My 3rd choice is less of a wow.

3. My Music app. I have no idea what the music app looks like on the iPad. But I really like the music app on the Xoom. I have about 75 albums and the display looks pretty nice. I am used to my iPod touch display which is why the Xoom looks so much nicer.

Some times I opt for showing the CNN app that is for the tablet. Which itself is pretty nice. But I think this is about the same on the iPad so its probably not a WOW.

So - I am curious - what other apps you show folks that you think go beyond nice up to the WOW factor?
 
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BTW,

Gamul1, I'm glad to see you got off the fence and bought yourself a XOOM! I don't think you will regret your purchase. I love mine!

:cool: Definitely loving mine so far. I feel like I've waited forever but in reality the time was right for me. Before the Xoom there was nothing worth it for me. I did not want the 3G model and I was at the door a half hour early last Sunday morning to buy the WiFi model. So in reality - I bought the right one for me as soon as possible.

The Toshiba may later impress further - but the Xoom is so awesome I won't be too disappointed.

Thanks!
 
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Ha, sounds silly, but the Accuweather app! It's one of the most eye grabbing apps out there I think. Otherwise depends on the person- I do think the Google calendar app is really nice too.

Hmmm - do I have the wrong app - I downloaded Accuweather and it was clearly not for tablets. Small and did not work.

ok - took a break and see there are multiple versions. Installing AccuWeather for Honeycomb now. Whats AccuWeather Qucik?
 
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Not sure? Yeah you definitely want the Honeycomb version. :) I missed my weather.com app until I tried the Accuweather one, now I like it better!
Have you tried the new HC WeatherBug app? I liked the Accuweather app, but I REALLY liked the WB app.
1. Google Body
2. Google Maps
3. youtube video --> YouTube - Nvidia PureVideo HD 1080p Test
(if you haven't seen this 1080p on your Xoom, you haven't Xoomed yet!)
That video is astounding. The clarity on my Xoom is phenomenal.
Ive been using this all day with the Xoom...Its way cool...google FTW!

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Lol. I knew it was a joke after glimpsing an article title on my TechBuzz widget. But, I had to see what it was all about. Quite humorous.
 
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