You can use your Nokia smartphone in a whole manner of different ways, from a high-end email device to a multi-featured camera or camcorder. However, have you have you ever thought about using it to train your dog? Well, thanks to Ovi Store you can use your Nokia to be the Dog Whisperer as well as a host of other weird functions. Find out more after the jump...
As the Ovi Store grows and grows, you may have noticed some apps that.. well, let's just say they have more of a niche appeal. From Dog training aids ala the Dog Whisperer, to virtual punchbags, here is a round-up of what the weirder end of the Ovi Store has to offer.
Clicker Touch
Type: Sports
Price: Free
Size: 0.484 MB
DOWNLOAD: Clicker Touch
Many dog trainers have a little gadget that they use - the clicker. This is just a bit of metal or plastic that makes a loud CLICK! sound to indicate 'Good dog!'. Using a clicker to indicate praise means the trainer can associate it with an exact moment in time and ensure that the dog knows exactly what it did that was approved of. Sounds odd - but it works, and now you can have that clicky goodness right in your Nokia N97 or 5800. Just tap the big green button and start congratulating your canine.
Crack It
Type: Entertainment
Price: £1.00
Size: 0.734 MB
DOWNLOAD: Crack It
Are you the office joker? Do you want even fewer friends? Run Crack It on your phone right before you hand it over to someone and watch as their first touch of a key (or, even better, the screen on a touch device) will sound a loud cracking noise and a display a fake crack across your screen. Oh, the fun you'll possibly have!
Punch-O-Meter
Type: Entertainment
Price: Free
Size: 0.072MB
DOWNLOAD: Punch-O-Meter
Reader - have YOU ever become embroiled in an argument over who among your peers has the strongest punch? Well, there's an app for that. With Punch-O-Meter you need only grip your phone in your fist, punch the air with all your might and - crucially - *not let go of the phone*. The app uses the accelerometer to gauge the force of your punch and silence those braggarts once and for all. Or break your phone.
Coyote Hunt Calls
Type: Sports
Price: £4.00
Size: 0.413MB
DOWNLOAD: Coyote Hunt Calls
The next time you find yourself stuck in the North American plains, trying to attract the attention of a pack of wild Coyote - and, hey, we've all been there - you'll be glad you paid four actual English pounds for Coyote Hunt Calls, the premier electronic Coyote hunting call application. With 9 different calls just a keypress away, you'll be knee deep in Coyote before you can say Canis latrans.
eyeCall
Type: Utilities
Price: £3.00
Size: 1.301MB
DOWNLOAD: eyeCall
You know the worst thing about answering the phone? Yes, that's right. Actually touching it with your hand. That's why eyeSight created eyeCall - the easy way to respond to incoming calls by simply waving your hand in front of the videoconferencing camera. With this incredible app you can save yourself up to two centimetres of unnecessary movement!
Before you can download any of these apps you'll need to register your device with Ovi Store, which also entitles you to updates and message alerts from Nokia and is a great way of keeping abreast of what's going on at the Ovi Store.