[Scan-DC] Calling all iPhones! Emergency scanner apps on the loose!

[Alan Henney]

TUAW

May 13, 2009 Wednesday 5:00 PM EST

Calling all iPhones! Emergency scanner apps on the loose!

BYLINE: PRODS at WEBLOGSINC.COM (Steven Sande)

LENGTH: 320 words

May 13, 2009  -- Sometimes it's uncanny how many similar iPhone apps
appear at about the same time. Over the past week or so, we've heard
about a number of new apps that "tune you into" streaming police,
fire, and emergency medical service radio services. Apps like this can
be useful to volunteer firefighters, off-duty policemen, news crews,
scanner enthusiasts, and the occasional ambulance-chasing lawyer.

The first out of the box is Police Scanner 1.1 ($2US.99) from Juicy
Development. This app now features over 1,100 streams from 7 different
countries and a streamlined interface for getting to your favorite
local emergency radio, The developers will add any compatible stream
to their app within hours of being notified of that stream, so if
there are no local radios listed now, there may be soon.

Next in the queue is Emergency Radio 1.1 ($0US.99) from Edge Rift.
It's available in a free "Lite" version if you want to try it out on a
handful of major cities, or you can spend a buck to get over 900 feeds
from all over the US. I personally thought the code lists (see photo)
are nice touch.

If you prefer a little music with your police calls, Wunder Radio 1.6
($6US.99) not only captures the same emergency radio streams from
ScanAmerica.us as the other two apps, but is also the best (IMHO)
iPhone app out there for listening to local radio stations. It also
gives you NOAA weather information for US locations, not to mention
railroad crew and dispatch calls.

Regardless of which scanner app you select, it's sure to give you
hours of fun, and it's definitely worth listening in on why the cops
visited your neighbor's house at 3 A.M.

Calling all iPhones! Emergency scanner apps on the loose! originally
appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 13 May 2009
16:00:00 EST.