Top 5 iPhone Apps For Super Bowl XLVI
NEW YORK (
) - Super Bowl XLVI is right around the corner, and everyone will be intent on catching the game, watching
and maybe even grabbing some
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Once you're all settled in, and you've found some
to pad your portfolio, the next thing to do is try to add to your enjoyment of the game.
Here are five apps from
Apple's
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iTunes Store that you can download to make your Super Bowl XLVI experience more enjoyable, even if you're not a fan of the New England Patriots or the New York Giants (besides, who really likes the Giants anyway?).
Full Disclosure: The author is a die-hard Patriots fan.
Domino's Pizza
What's a football game without food? I can think of no better food to watch a football game than pizza, buffalo wings and cheesy bread.
The free
for iPhone and iPad allows you to order from almost any of the nearly 5,000 Domino locations across the country and place your order right from your phone. Domino's app is also available on the Android Market,
Google's
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competitor to iTunes.
You can build your own pizza, enter coupons, payment information, and select whether the order is for pick-up or delivery, all without having to call the local Domino's. After ordering your food, the app has a Tracker feature which allows you to see when your food is being made and finally, when it is out for delivery.
Perhaps it's no coincidence that since the app was launched this summer, shares of Domino's have zoomed higher. Shares are up 27.78% over the past six months.
Super Bowl Winners
Before the game starts and you decide on who you want to win, you'll want to impress your friends with knowledge of previous Super Bowl winners. The
Super Bowl Winners app
by LightAgeArt gives you access to all the winners of the Super Bowl, since the game first started in 1967.
The free app will update every year as new winners are crowned, and it also includes a brief history of the Super Bowl.
The paid version of the app provides historical data not just for the Super Bowl, but the NFL Championship games, World Series, Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Finals and MLS, MISL, NPSL, ASL, ASLII and NAFL Soccer championships.
It also provides stadium information about stadia for the different sports, such as dimensions.
Super Bowl Quiz
After you've impressed your friends with a flurry of Super Bowl stats, test their knowledge with this
Super Bowl Quiz
app from Robert Kuhlig.
You can answer all the questions from 1 to 15, or you can skip around and answer as many or as few questions as you like. It's really up to you.
The questions are in multiple choice form and you're timed to see how to long it takes you to answer the quiz. Once the quiz is over, it tells you how many answers you got correct.
The app gives you the option of giving you the right answers and restarting the quiz to take it over again. Unfortunately, the questions remain the same, so the usefulness of this app won't last that long in a group of the same people.
Super Bowl XLVI guide
If you're lucky enough to have scored tickets to the game, or are around Indianapolis this weekend, this
free official app
lets you find out where all the parties, official Super Bowl events and local restaurants are.
The app, developed by UpNext, provides 3D maps of Indianapolis and Lucas Oil Stadium, where the game is being held. It also shows if there are problems with the near-by roads, such as closures.
After you've parked your car and have finished tailgating (or maybe before you start tailgating), the app allows you to pin your parking spot, and find your seating section in Lucas Oil Stadium. Once in your seat, the app allows you to keep up with all of the social media doings with NFL Huddle.
In addition to all the features the app has, the really cool feature is you can watch the game on your phone, provided you have
Verizon
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as your
cell-phone carrier.
Super Bowl Commercials
One of the best things about the Super Bowl are the commercials. There have been countless ads over the years from a variety of companies that stick out in people's memories.
The
Super Ads: Super Bowl Commercials app
by APPBURST allows you to view past and current commercials, all within the palms of your hands.
You can view 6 years worth of commercials, from 2006 to 2011, and once this year's commercials are aired, you can view them as well. The app, which costs $1.99, allows you to share your favorite ads via social media, either through
or
.
The search function works great, and you can search commercials either for a specific company or a brand that created the commercial. Some of the brands featured are
Audi
,
Bridgestone
,
CareerBuilder.com
,
Doritos
,
Godaddy
,
Lexus
, and more.
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