No one knows today’s exact number, but count on more than 145,000 applications for the iPhone. No doubt, there are silly ones and apps that no one uses, but there are what Apple folks label as home automation and home security applications, too. Earlier this year, Apple introduced its iPad, which will work with almost all of the apps designed for the iPhone.
And as Apple and its application store goes, so go other competitors as well as homeowners whose iPhone envy is matched only with their desire to unlatch their Iowa back door from a Paris vacation. Apple smart phone competitor Samsung opened its own U.S. application store during the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show, as yet another example of the power of applications.