ElectroDroid

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Platform: Android

RATING:
5 out of 5

PRICE:
FREE

TASTY:
The first must-have electronics reference app for students of computer science, electrical engineering, and related studies.

BUMMER:
Doesn’t take your exams or build your projects for you. (Perhaps the app will inspire a user to figure out how to add robotic arms to their Android to make this possible?)

COOL:
If the 50+ user comments I’ve read are any indication, this app has truly cornered the Marketplace for electronics students at all levels of expertise. I’ve never seen 100% positive reviews, along with users earnestly request a way to pay for a free application.

REVIEW:
If you’re studying to be (or are already a working as) an engineer or computer hardware designer, ElectroDroid may fill a need you never knew you had: A portable electronics reference app for your DROID.

The long list of free content includes:

* Ohm’s Law
* Resistor Color Code
* Voltage Designer
* Resister Ratio (Value/Series/Parallel)
* Operational Amplifier
* LED Resistor
* LM317 Calculator
* Heat Dissipation
* Pin-Out (HDMI, DVI, SCART)
* Support EIA Resistor Series
* AWG, SWG Wire Size

The interface is clutter-free, easy to read, and spot-on. Even the small on-screen ads are out of the way in the footer.

After perusing the current set of content, I was unsurprised to see many requests for additional content in the comments posted by users in the Marketplace.

What did surprise me were comments like this: “Asked for chart of standard resistor values in ‘resources’ and it was added the next day!” (Adam: 9.26.10) Clearly Demetrio Iero, the app’s creator, is working hard to expand his creation to cater to the needs of the techie crowd. And a responsive developer is a good developer.

I’m no expert in electronics, but clearly this app serves as a model of what free, hands-on DROID reference apps can offer to users worldwide. App developers: keep it clean, clear, and content-rich. ElectroDroid sets the standard by which you will be judged. The Marketplace has spoken.