Randi was on the TODAY show yesterday for her Appy Friday segment sharing apps to download right away. Some of the best include an app that gives minute-by-minute weather updates, and one that lets you take and view a 360 degree photo.

Jelly

Jelly crowd-sources advice from your friends using photos, and it¹s been getting a lot of write-up recently, since the creators also happen to be the founders of Twitter.

Take a photo of something or just ask a question: The people from your social networks who are most qualified to respond will receive a text message, asking them to answer.

RoomerTravel.com

This newly-launched travel website is designed to connect people who would be stuck paying for an empty hotel room with travelers looking for deals.

Sellers can submit their unused reservations, and RoomerTravel will post their hotel rooms. Buyers can browse and buy rooms, and the site will confirm the reservations and pay the sellers. Some deals offer up to 65 percent off. This is great for last minute travel changes and emergency cancellations.

Peek Tours & Activities

Peek is a brand new app from the one-stop shop for travelers and locals to easily find and book amazing activities.

It features thousands of handpicked activities, curated by travel experts and taste makers in 17 U.S. cities, as well as London and Paris.

The app allows users to discover hidden gems in their own cities, or make the most of their visits to other cities.

Skymotion

This is a “nowcast” (instead of a forecast) weather app that tells you what to expect, down to the very minute.

Skymotion reads your exact location to tell you when precipitation will start, its intensity, and when it will end. Perfect for deciding when to run out to grab lunch or when to leave the office!

Bubbli

This photo app is really blow-away cool, especially if you want to capture the scenic outdoors. It delivers what they call a spherical photo: a 360-degree view of the scene in all directions.

You can navigate the sphere by moving your phone or iPad as if you were peering through a moving window. Anyone you share your photos with will feel like they’re right there with you.

Trove

Trove is a time-saving news reader app that helps you filter out noise and follow the topics of most interest to you. It saves time and keeps you in the know. You can curate content that matches your interests.

Hunter’s Alley

If you love the feel of vintage, this app is for you; it offers vintage, antique and contemporary pre-owned items. Irreverent and fun, it’s ideal for people on a budget. Their home decor items are unique, fun and trendy.

Puppy Bowl

If you would rather look at cute puppies than watch football, this site by Animal Planet is for you.

Puppy Bowl X will kick off at the same time as the Super Bowl. You’ll have plenty of entertainment, between the games of tag, snacks, and adorable nap time. A referee will be supervising, I mean calling the action, at all times.

Souper Bowl of Caring

A nonprofit dedicated to mobilizing young people to fight hunger and poverty in their communities, Souper People is where they can register to participate and collect a dollar or one food item for people in need. All of the donation will go to a local hunger-relief charity of their choice.

Posted on 2/1/2014

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