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RjDj Shake and RjDj Album: mind-bending iPhone apps, free for a limited time

I've felt left out of the whole RjDj craze for a while now. Everyone I know who's tried it has raved about how fun it is to listen to music that adapts to the noise around you. I haven't been able to enjoy RjDj, though, because I have a first-gen iPod Touch. It's not much good to incorporate your surroundings into a song when you don't have a microphone to pick up sounds around you. Fortunately, I do have an accelerometer, which means I can rock out to RjDj Shake.

RjDj Shake matches its seven different tracks -- "scenes" in the RjDj parlance -- to the movement of your iPhone or iPod, so the music is always in sync with the way you're shaking it. The different musical offerings that come pre-loaded with the app range from the slow and dreamlike to intense uptempo numbers. It's highly addictive to play with, and right now you can get RjDj Shake and RjDj Album free. The offer is "for a limited time, but I'm not sure how limited, so it's best to just head over to the App Store now if you're interested.

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The best apps to put on the iPhone you're giving - Holiday Gift Guide

If you're giving an iPhone or an iPod Touch as a gift, like thousands of other people this season, you might want to think about personalizing it with apps that your beloved giftee would enjoy. The iPod/iPhone has become a failsafe present: you don't have to know someone particularly well to know they'll enjoy it. Throwing some music and a few choice apps on there adds a personal touch and gives them something to play with as soon as they unwrap the gift. Here are a few of my favorite picks:

RjDj (iPhone only) is a reality-hacking music experience that you have to see and hear to believe. RJDJ takes different musical "scenes" and incorporates the sounds of your surroundings into a unique, immersive composition. The developers pride themselves on creating "a digital drug which causes a mind twisting hearing sensation," and artists are creating new scenes all the time. RjDj is a great way to show off the possibilities of that new iPhone to the person you're giving it to. ($2.99)

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