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this episode of whats the apps is brought to you by thrillist hello there how's it going great awesome fantabulous props meant spectacular John to hear from TechnoBuffalo and welcome to what's the apps in the last episode a few people asked me to check out this android application called go launcher ex and you know what i did just that so for the next four to five minutes or so to step back and relax because i'ma tell you what i think about this wonderful application in the past whats the apps episode i reviewed another android launcher application called launcherpro which is amazing by the way highly recommended you know what this pause this video go go get your android phone downloaded right now play with it for about 20 minutes and just come back awesome yeah it's really good so ya don't mind me making a few comparative observations between the two because they're just so similar go launcher ex is a very lightweight simple and attractive alternative home screen application for android OS i've installed it in both the LG revolution and this old nexus here but we're going to stick with the nexus for this review because the LG icons they just annoy me if you've used launcher type applications before then you'll be able to use this one out of the box no question or rather that Android Market Market shopping bag kind of thing it's wonderful so cute I I wish I had one in real life I'd carry it around all day just tralala with my android market bag showing off like hey look what I got not applications groceries a banana and an apple what exactly for those who haven't tampered with this stuff before no worries because it's really really simple it just enhances how you launch applications via the home screen widgets or the application screen and that's it but of course there are a few things that may go launcherex unique and special instead of leaning towards a senzu I kind of feel it goes to the iOS end of the mobile operating user interface spectrum I can't explain it maybe it's just how the widgets look or maybe it's because the icons wiggle and dance when you hold them too long it just has a very aptly vibe to it but it's not necessarily a bad thing in fact i think it was really cleverly designed it's like iOS android combined together to become one you know spice girls song right there like launcherpro you can have multiple dock icons multiple home screens customizable skinnable widgets where you can tweak both their size and behavior wacky transition effects advanced advanced operating screen and theme settings and a whole bunch of other life changing holy cow can't believe this is in real magic tweets and settings something I really like about go launcher are the three tabs at the top of the application drawer displaying all of your applications you recently opened applications and activities and all of that wonderful miscellaneous stuff that's running in the background I like that plus it's really fast earlier I mentioned that this application was really lightweight and oh man is it lightweight baby even on this modern-day grandpa phone like this nexus one here it runs super smoothly even after downloading and loading a bunch of go launcher widgets it still runs great and speaking of great i'ma give a shout out to our sponsors at Thrillist you know how yet that one friend at that one cool hip friend who knows everything about everything and hooks you up with the latest music and bands before anyone has even heard of him well thrillist is just like that but for cool new stuff to do in places to go you want to know about a star wars burlesque show in beer garden that screens 80's flicks or a new restaurant with a sociate robot then sign up for thrillist a free daily email to sift through the crap to find the best new bars restaurants events and services whatever it is they promise that it won't suck hit up thrillist calm flash Buffalo that's realist calm such be uff alo and you'll start getting through all this is sweet sweet knowledge right away this of course is a personal thing but the only only downside i can see of go launcher ex would be that i'm not a big fan of the default clock to include my opinion they're just kind of did ugly you know they pug fugly pugs ugly ugly ugly betty ugly what can i say hccs spoiled me with their oh so beautiful sense UI clock no worries though my friends with go launcher ex you can load up any widget you want so all you gotta do is go down to your local android marketplace and pick up something called LP sense clock for a few bucks and bam sends clock with go launcher ex with that like launcher pro i give go launcher ex a solid five out of five but unlike launcher pro go launcher ex is completely free no featured limiting light seven-day demo version nonsense here completely free and awesome so for you android users out there just go to your local market places and pick up go launcher ex I mean it's free it's wonderful it's fantastic BAM and if you have any applications that you would like me to check out free free to leave a comment below and yes I am aware that my screen turned off but that's okay that's okay and yeah I'll pick something from the comments and a review for the next episode of what see apps thank you very much for tuning in this with John Q from TechnoBuffalo and I'm gonna get that fixed latest