Using the Motorola Atrix to Locate Local Shops and Restaurants

| Wednesday, April 20, 2011
By Gareth Jale


When using the right applications, users never have to wonder where to dine or what shops are around. When browsing the Android Market, you'll notice the huge range of different applications that help show you local shops and restaurants. With these applications, you'll be able to find the best places to out to eat, shop and relax.

Driving around aimlessly is pointless! It wastes time and gas. And even if you're familiar with the area, it's going to be pretty hard to find the right place to fit your crave. Instead of wandering around the city looking for your next meal, you can download a few different apps to help. You might want to download some applications like UrbanSpoon, Poynt, YP Yellow Pages, and TheFind, help users find the best shops, restaurants, and entertainment in their area. Whether shopping for accessories or looking for a new outfit, these apps will not only help you find the right store, but may even help you get a good deal.

UrbanSpoon is an application that kind of works differently than most. The set of to this application is like a slot machine. First you'll decide what type of food you're hungry for, an area, and a price range. Then shake your phone and let UrbanSpoon find you a place to eat. If you don't like their suggestion, keep on shaking until you find a restaurant that you like. Each time you shake your phone, the wheels will spin, which helps create the slot machine experience. Poynt is an app that will automatically detect your location and then find restaurants, shops, gas stations, movie theatres, and events in your area. You can even get directions to your destination, reserve a table at the restaurant of you're choosing, and watch movie trailers. Poynt will basically help you find any type of business that you need and then help you get there. This makes it easy to stay up to date on the latest happenings and get the most out of your city.

YP Yellow Pages is another helpful application. This app will help you find restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, and events in your area, as well as any other area around the United States. Users can also get directions, view maps, and look up a company's business hours. YP Yellow Pages also provides a huge collection of consumer reviews. Before going to a new shop or restaurant, you can see what other people have to say about it first. You can even look up your local weather before venturing out. Searching for discounts is also a very unique feature of this application. Pretty much anyone can benefit from this program.

TheFind is another helpful application for local shoppers. This app helps users find the best deals on almost any product you could imagine. Instead of visiting a number of stores, you can simply search for a product and have You will start to find items with the lowest price. For example, if you are looking for a new battery or charger, search for it using TheFind and let the app do the work for you.




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