Sometimes a wiseacre editor (we have a few) suggests we do a Five Apps post for a particularly offbeat area of interest. And sometimes we actually start brainstorming these. Today, we'll look at at restroom apps: after all, you can't spell iPhone without "I P." Here are 5 apps to help accommodate your timely needs (all prices are USD). (Free) Yes, all those slashes are part of the official name. This app, as well as Have2P (also free) helps you locate the nearest public bathroom, which is handy for older handsets without Siri. If you have a 4S, you can just tell Siri, "I have to urinate" and let her search for public toilets using Apple's database (as long as you don't mind explaining your situation to your phone in public). ($0.99) For those of you who use your potty breaks to play games, catch up with Twitter, or otherwise surf, Read More

Here’s one of those location-based apps everyone needs. It’s called Toilet Finder and as you can guess from its name, it will help you find a restroom nearby. There are more than 76,000 toilets from around the world in the database, though most of them are in France, England, Germany, UK, US and Canada. At the moment 400,000 users are relying on the app to… well, you know what they need it for. The list of toilets is far from final, it keeps growing as Toilet Finder users can submit new places they find on their way. As a matter of fact, it is said that around 400 new places are included every week. Every toilet in the database can be rated and for some of them there are photos included. Moreover, before “visiting the place,” you’ll know whether it’s a free or paid toilet and whether it provides access for Read More

"C'est ça l'iPhone : Résoudre les petits problèmes du quotidien, une application à la fois" explique Apple dans les spots publicitaires pour son célèbre smartphone. Et bien le slogan est pris au pied de la lettre par les développeurs. Trois jours après l'indispensable RunPee, qui explique quand aller faire pipi au cours du séance de cinéma, c'est au tour de Betomorrow de dévoiler le non moins indispensable Où Sont les Toilettes ?, une application gratuite référençant plus de 60 000 WC publics à travers le monde. Véritable wikipedia du petit coin, la base de données est alimentée grâce aux contributions des internautes et permet de découvrir les WC les plus proches de sa localisation, au travers d'un listing ou d'un mash-up Google Maps. C'est beau la technologie. Read More