10 iPhone Apps That Would Make Ladyhood More Awesome

Posted at 5:00 AM Jan 04, 2010

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By Andrea Grimes

No doubt a new generation of iPhoners was ushered in over the holidays (except in New York City, sorry guys), and it's a safe bet many of them were ladies. And some ladies, when they are not buying shoes and talking about 1,001 Ways to Please Him with an Ice Cube and a Carrot and an Autographed Copy of Infinite Jest, use technology to make our lives better and easier and more interesting.

On top of that, some of us even enjoy technology. I mean, like two of us, because the rest of us are doing that ice cube thing and crying in bathrooms about our boyfriends and desperately trying to get pregnant with the first guy we can tie down. But if you are the other girl out there who likes technology, this list is for you: in lieu of the many available pandering, sexist apps, here are 10 iPhone apps that would actually make ladyhood more awesome.

Developers, start your coding.

10. imFree: the app that tells me the second the last drop of my period is done with

This week saw the announcement of the WakeMate, an app with a little armband that keeps track of what's going on while you sleep. (In the scientific way, not the stalker way.) How about a similar one that tells me the very second my period packs up shop for the month? Full steam ahead to uninhibited sexytime and not stopping in the bathroom at every opportunity to see if I'm still dripping.

9. iRemember: the app that syncs with your hook-up's phone so you don't forget his name

You poured him a whiskey and put on the Marvin and you know he works downtown, but you kind of can't remember what his name is. Log in to iRemember on the pretext of, say, adjusting your playlist, and there he is! Mike! Hi, Mike! Little to the left, please!

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8. iSchooledYou: a lite app containing the basics of feminist theory and thinkers

iSchooledYou is great for the feminist-on-the-go who needs to remember a key Judith Butler quote or whether ShapelyProse is a .net or a .com. Flip through quick bios of feminists and gender theorists old and new, schooling your friends and family when they misquote Foucault or start talking out their asses about the social construction of gender.

7. iRaGlass: It's basically just a picture of Ira Glass.

The infinitely sexy TAL anchor at your fingertips.

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6. iNtentions: it's like a breathalyzer. But completely impossible and magic.

Have your beau or belle breathe into your mouthpiece while iNtentions is running, and iPhone will gauge how likely, on a sliding scale, they are to want to stay for breakfast the next morning, propose, or tap it and split. Works great for loud bars and clubs. Why waste all night talking to Mr. Will Take That Second Cup of Coffee, Thanks or Ms. Is Stepping Out On Her Girlfriend when you're looking for a quick lay or a lifetime commitment? Thanks, iNtentions, for saving us that awkward pseudo-dumping text in 3 to 5 days.