Sure, you could pay $1.00 for this new VLC remote control app [iTunes link] for the iPhone (and iPod touch), or you could simply select “Add Interface, Web Interface” then point your iPhone to the resulting Web server. After that, you can apply this skin to your iPhone to make the whole package look a little more elegant.
Not to knock the new app, mind you, but it strikes me as an unnecessary waste of your money, considering VLC+Web Interface+iPhone already does the trick, and then some.
Your choice.
via Lifehacker
Is there anything like this for Blackberries?
Sure, you can use any one of the following :
-Mobile Citrix Client
-Bomgar
-Unify4Life
-LogMeIn
and I think there are some more apps for Blackberries
For only $1 it is a simplifying convenience to be one click away from iTunes for the less tech-savvy demographic. Of course with so many other apps to choose from, I could see how every dollar counts.
Today there is an app for everything. This does not mean that all the apps are even remotely necessary. The purchase of the application strictly relates to your level of laziness. I will save my dollar.