The Droid Eris, just like all the other smart phones, offers numerous applications for their users. Recently, I downloaded a few new ones and want to share them with you. Grab your phone and play along with Calvin and Hobbes, Age of Conquest and a great Bible app.
The LifeChurch.tv Bible app is a great one for all those who want the scripture right at their fingertips. You can access any verse you like while standing in line at the bank. Just pull up the book, chapter and verse. Readers even can change the translation from all the different choices to get a better understanding of what is actually being said. I really like the fact that by selecting the verse, I can email it to a friend or see links to commentaries others have made about it.
If you can’t decide what verse to read, there is a daily read with a few random chapters. When you find a verse you really love you can bookmark it and come back to it over and over again. Finally, there is a search function to help you find the verse on the tip of your tongue.
After enjoying the great theologians of the Bible, it is time to enjoy a modern one. Bill Watterson to the rescue. The Calvin and Hobbes comic strip is available as an app that updates daily. Unfortunately, there are no more new strips because Watterson is retired, but the archives are plenty large for a daily grin.
Finally, a game for those with aspirations of world denomination. Age of Conquest is the only app that I have purchased to this point. This is a game likened to Risk, where you choose a nation and place your armies to attack and conquer the neighboring nations. There are numerous options, such as nation and difficulty level to help you customize your experience. The easy is not too easy but challenging and, the hard is enough to stretch your military strategies.
There are thousands of apps on the Android Market, but I think you will find these three entertaining.
