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I recently received an email through my website’s “Contact Me” page, from an iPhone app developer, requesting that I review their new application, along with a promocode to download the application for free. Needless to say, I obseqiously did so.  GoNik! just recently released their new application “Jumping URL”. What the application allows you to do is “teleport” URLs between your iPhone or iPod Touch and your computer. It may seem like a simple idea at first, but it’s extremely well executed and comes in handy.

When you first start the application, you are greeted by some simple instructions to help you get the app up and running. The app uses your Google Account to sync between multiple devices, which is a great and well-implemented feature. I won’t go into the details of how to get the app set up, because a) it’s very straightforward and b) the developer has gone to a lot of trouble to put a simple, yet in-depth tutorial on their website.

What I will say about this app, however, is that it is absolutely awesome. Often, while surfing the ‘net, I run out of time to take a look at everything before heading out to school, or going out for dinner, etc. Using Jumping URL, I can simply beam over a few websites and check them out on-the-go. It also works in the opposite direction, which I find very handy. With this app, I can simply copy the address of a website I’d like to look at, paste it into the application (by tapping (P)) and use it as a sort of cross-platform bookmarking system. When I get home, I can whip open the application, tap “Beam” on one of the websites and go to http://www.jumpingurl.com/ (or use the fetch feature included in the Firefox extension) on my computer, instantly getting redirected to the site I’m beaming from my iPhone.
 
Below: by tapping “Beam” the URL will begin “Beaming”. By tapping on the icon, you have the option to open it or copy the address.

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Overall, this application could easily surpass a perfect 10 rating. It is extremely handy and came out of nowhere. Despite the developer’s original intention for it to be used with YouTube videos, this can come in handy when you come across an interesting article that you don’t have time to read, or would like to view later on your iPhone, for example. On the other side, it can also be useful for those times that you get linked to a flash-based website while you are on your iPhone, in which case you just copy the URL into the application and beam it over when you have access to a flash-enabled computer.
 
I thank the developer for sending me a promocode for my own use and also for the 5 promocodes I received for a giveaway. The people who received those promocodes are stunned at the whole idea behind this application and are very happy with the new addition to their home screen. I love when underground developers come up with a great idea and execute it so well, like Syncode’s “iTweetReply”, which I’ll be reviewing soon.
 
So, to sum it all up, this application definitely deserves a 10/10, due to the great idea behind it and the simplicity of it. It’s currently available in the iPhone App Store for A$1.19, so you should definitely pick it up.
 
P.S. If there are any other developers out there who would like me to review their application (either Mac or iPhone), please contact me through my website.

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