Here's something you might want to check out during Sunday's Super Bowl game, especially if you're a fan of the trivia contests popular at sports bars.

A Charlotte start-up has created an interactive iPhone app (there's also a web interface) called OtherScreen that lets you answer trivia questions and interact with other viewers while watching TV shows that typically draw a lot of social media participation -- shows like "American Idol," "The Bachelor," "The Voice," "The Grammys" and sporting events (national and local).

The app was developed by Chris Halligan, Garth Moulton and Andrew Gertig, who won an NC Idea technology grant for their idea last summer.

I gave it a try earlier this week during an episode of "American Idol," and I have to admit I got sucked into it pretty quickly. And I didn't do too badly, especially considering it was my only time watching "Idol" this season.

Want to be alerted the second your nearest Krispy Kreme turns on its "Hot Now" light? There's an app for that.

Barkley, a Kansas City-based marketing firm, developed an app that tracks when a participating Krispy Kreme shop has its hot light on, signaling that fresh doughnuts rolling off the glazing rack.

The app, which is available for iPhones and Android phones, allows users to search for nearby "Hot Now" lights and program how frequently they'd like to receive notifications. The app is also available as a desktop widget.

"Genuine engagement that is useful to our guests is key to our social media strategy," said Dwayne Chambers, chief marketing officer for Winston-Salem based Krispy Kreme, in a statement. "This unique Hot Light app is one more way we can share the one-of-a kind Krispy Kreme experience with our fans."

The app is available as a free download at KrispyKreme.com/hotlightapp, the Android Market and the iTunes store.

A Scotty McCreery iPhone app. Didn't see that one coming.

It sounds crazy but it's actually a pretty neat idea. The new app, which bills itself as "the official app for American Idol Season 10 Winner Scotty McCreery," is developed by BlueHaze Inc and promises to help fans "stay connected with up to the minute updates from Scotty."

The "Scotty and Me" feature, which allows you to take a picture of yourself with Scotty that you can share with your friends (see below), is reason enough to download the free app. (Can't you see the love in WarmTV's eyes?)

But there's much more to the app. There's a Scotty McCreery Trivia Game, the complete American Idol Tour schedule, Scotty's Twitter feed, a Fan Wall to share Scotty thoughts, the latest Scotty news, and more.

It also plays all of Scotty's songs from the "American Idol" show.

Guess what else you can watch on your iPhone or iPad? NCAA tournament basketball games.

The NCAA March Madness app is free to download from iTunes, and it lets you watch any game in progress on any of the networks -- CBS, TBS, TNT, or truTV. So take your iPad or iPhone with you and anywhere you can get a wifi signal, you can keep up with the games. The app also has all the scores, the full tournament schedule, and brackets.

There are some March Madness apps for Android phones, but as far as I can tell, you can't watch games on them.

If you're looking for a really great app to enhance your Oscar viewing experience this weekend, you better be an Apple user.

Sure, there are tons of movie apps out there -- most will have extra content for the Oscars, and many will be available for users on a variety of platforms.

But the best Oscar app we've seen is built exclusively for Apple users (iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch). That would be the Oscar Backstage Pass from ABC Digital. That one blows everything else out of the water.

Be honest. You are looking for something to do in the office today. Check out Chop Chop Soccer since its free today. Here is the iTunes link.

Get it while you can because PhotoGoo has been discounted to free for an undisclosed limited time.  You use your fingers to distort images. Well I guess you could use other body parts, but I think your fingers would be easiest. It seems like the sort of app you'd get and use for a while and forget, but I've found apps like these are a lot of fun for kids when you a desperate for a 'kidstracting' device.

You iPhone and Touch game junkies may want to try this one out. Once you figure out how to glide out the window, you tap the screen to keep your craft in flight and go the distance.

Free today, in the App Store here.

Eighteen months later the squabble with Apple and AT&T that drew attention from the FCC, an official Google Voice App for the iPhone has emerged.

We imagine many bosses, ex-boyfriends, and menacing brats have been through Clown Booth. I'm global thinker though so I decided to take this opportunity to fight for the free world by looking at some of the most notorious despots across the world.