iPhone Must-Have App: Bump!

Sitting in Arosa, my favorite local coffeehouse yesterday, I was introduced to a revolutionary new term:  BUMP.

Here's the context....my friend and I were entering each other's contact info into our respective iPhones, and she said that we should just "Bump it."  What???  I didn't know what it was, but I knew I loved the name, and that's good enough for me!

So what is Bump?  It's an app that allows two iPhone users to swap contact information or photos by simply bumping the two phones together!!  It's a direct rip-off of the old Treo "beaming" ability, but WAY cooler, as only Apple can do.

The info received is automatically stored in Contacts or Photos, and the whole exchange takes a fun 10 seconds max.

To test it out, a friend and I downloaded the Bump App while sitting in the sun at the park.  (Yes, it's the end of September, and it is a glorious day in Seattle!)  I will admit that the set-up of the app is not as elegant as it could be, but not bad.  We then each selected a contact or photo to exchange....then BUMP!  We gently bumped our phones together and immediately our phones vibrated (out of sheer joy, I'm sure) and the exchange was made.  The final step is to confirm you want the info and it's done.

Did I mention that it's also FREE????  Yep, there is not a single downside to be found with this app.  Everyone needs it, everyone will use it, and it beats the hell out of typing in contact info with that god-forsaken virtual keyboard we iPhonephiles tolerate.

GET IT NOW.