There’s growing anecdotal evidence (oh, alright, I do it) that iPhone users are using their handsets as quickfire web browsers when loafing in front of the TV at night. With that in mind, what better web application than a TV guide telling you what’s on the box?
UK TV Guide is that app. It lets you see British TV schedules for today and the next five days, using the fat-buttoned design that’ll be familiar to all iPhone users. It covers the main channels on Freeview and Virgin Media, as well as exclusive Sky channels.
It’s just a browsing service, so you can’t search for specific shows. But as a quick ‘What’s on soon’ guide, it does the job very well. Now, what I really want to see in the future is an iPhone-friendly version of Electronic Programme Guides (EPGs) that lets you actually set recordings on your home PVR…
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a great web app that makes browsing the TV schedule much easier than fighting through a ’standard web guide’. Also it impresses your mates!
Try this one too: http://i.vizimo.com - it has lots of cool features (you can link it to your facebook profile if you want) and it shows you iPlayer links to watch BBC shows on your iPhone. G.