Many people praise DropBox like it's the best thing to happen to mobile devices since wireless technology. Evernote is a far superior piece of kit and once you've used it, you'll know exactly what we mean.
The app offers a word processor, the ability to record audio, save web pages and import pictures. You can also create different notebooks if you fancy having one for work, one for ideas, one for interesting websites and so on.
All in all, Evernote makes pretty much everything else look mediocre. And, yes, that includes Google Docs.
We love this application and use it every day, so make sure you get it as soon as your PlayBook is booted up.
iSpeech Translator
iSpeech Translator is an app that converts words or phrases into a multitude of different languages. So, if you get an email in German you can simply convert it to English, and vice-versa.
The application also recognises voice input too, so you can say a phrase or read out an email, for example, and iSpeech will convert it into one of its 18 supported languages.
Once you typed or said the phrase, the results will always appear in text format. If you have a client, business partner or colleague based abroad and want to impress them by communicating with them in their native language, you can now do so via iSpeech Translator.
IdeaPad
IdeaPad takes full advantage of the PlayBook's touch screen interface by allowing you to scribble notes down quickly and effectively. When an idea strikes you can make a note of it, save it and come back to develop it further at a later point.
IdeaPad comes with six templates Plain Paper, Tic Tac Toe, Notes, Tablet Device, Smartphone Portrait and Smartphone Landscape installed, so you'll be able to perform a variety of tasks from the off, like constructing flow charts, designing new mobile interfaces or simply doodling some minutes from a meeting.
Finished files are saved in PNG format and can be shared via Facebook and Twitter as well as being viewable on your smartphone and PC.
OANDA Currency Converter
This free application gives you on-the-spot conversion amounts for over 180 currencies and, in case you're in commodities, four metal groups as well.
This is one of many official applications produced by trusted authorities for the PlayBook and is an indispensable tool for anyone that travels abroad a lot.
Not only does OANDA Currency Converter figure out the exchange rates for hundreds of currencies using the same daily filtered rates used by corporations, tax authorities, auditing firms, and financial institutions, but it also shows you interbank rates for money transactions and will even calculate how much you'll be charged for using your credit card abroad.
Best of all, it does this for free. OANDA Currency Converter is an essential tool for professionals that do a lot of travelling and are constantly contending with fluctuating currency values and bizarre credit card charges.
