Well, the app store has been on line for a while now, and we’ve seen the good, the bad, the ugly, and the just plain silly.  It’s amazing to watch the skills of iPhone coders–and to note the range in quality from really useful all the way down to absolutely goofy. Here’s our list of the 10 goofiest (or most useless) iPhone apps.

10. Polo Ralph Lauren Collection - As if it’s not painful enough shopping for overpriced clothing! The one good thing about this app is that, unlike the pink, too-small golf shirts that are so popular right now, it’s free.  For those without a Ralph Lauren store in the neighborhood, of course.

9. Cooking Mama for iPhone - One of the killer app launch titles for the Nintendo Wii console a few years ago, Cooking Mama Cook-Off was fun simply because of its immensely pleasing absurdity.  The laughably poor English voice recordings in the game almost singularly made it worth playing, at least in our book. Gone from the iPhone version are the Engrish voices as well as most of the fun.  Oh, and the game is easy to beat in just under an hour.  Serious Cooking Mamas need not download this waste of time. PETA’s ridiculous parody of the title is ostensibly more fun–though not by much.

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Tags: app store, apps, dumb, fake text, iphone, ipity, pointless, software, stupid, useless

All kidding aside, the Kindle, Amazon’s electronic book reading device, has kindled a ton of excitement among bloggers lately.  So much, in fact, that one had to wonder if it would be on Amazon’s agenda to support the iPhone with their Kindle technology.  Of course, common sense prevailed and Amazon widely realized that, when you have an iPhone in your pocket, you probably aren’t going to be partial to carrying around a second device just for book-reading.  Anyway, the Kindle app is here–so check it out.

Tags: amazon, books, e-books, iphone, kindle, reading, software

Yup, CBS is now streaming a handful of shows on its iPhone app, TV.com.  Got a long airport layover? Why not watch Star Trek or Letterman?   Or wait for your mom to grocery shop in the car with CSI:Miami. The great thing–especially when compared to Joost–is that TV.com works over 3G, so you don’t need to be within range of a WiFi access point.  We’d keep writing, but we’re off to see if we can get The Price is Right.

Tags: 3g, csi, iphone, tv, video, wifi

Yes, you can now run Mac System 7, that lovely innovation that came circa 1991, in all its monochrome glory, on your iPhone. Don’t ask us why. Don’t even ask us how.   Just check it out for yourself.

Tags: emulator, iphone, mac, system 7, wasting time

It seems there’s no shortage of racing games for the iPhone.  The tilt control alone makes for a very Wii-like racing experience on the iPhone and iPod Touch. In fact, we keep hoping somebody will do an Excite Truck clone for the iPhone. Excite Truck is, in my opinion, still the best game for the Wii.

But in the meantime, we’ll settle for Aqua Moto Racing Lite, a unique offering that simulates misty, tropical jet-skiing races. The developer bills it as the ultimate test of your jet-skiing skills.  In lieu of heading to south Florida for some real-life jet ski action, we’ll take it.

Tags: fun, games, iphone, ipod touch, jet ski, racing, software