We've put together a list of over 30 applications for jailbroken iPhones and the iPod Touch that let you connect with friends, play games, stream media, and more.

The iPhone and iPod Touch are great gadgets, but there are a lot of ways to make them better. Luckily there is a large application community out there that agrees, and they are turning out a seemingly endless supply of new apps that keep extending the usefulness of these devices.

Mind you, you do need to "jailbreak" your gadgets to make these work, and we didn't tell you to do it :)

Communication

colloQ - Bring Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Fring - Bring Skype, Google Talk, MSN, Yahoo, AIM and more to your iPhone,with the VoIP capabilities being the most exciting.

MobileTwitter - Shows you Twitter timeline as well as direct messages, opens links in Safari windows and more.

SkySMS - Integrates free texting services into the iPhone so you don't have to use your text message credits from your account.

Twinkle - A Twitter app that offers geolocating, auto updates and more. Link is usable from the application installer.

Games

iPhysics - Make geometric shapes on the touch screen, and then using the accelerometer, bounce them around the screen. Has numerous playable themed levels such as Super Mario Brothers 3.

NES Emulator - Just can't live without some original Legend of Zelda goodness in your life? This 8-bit Nintendo emulator may be just what the doctor ordered.

ParkingLot - A puzzle game where you try to get the yellow car out of the parking lot, multiple parking lot packs available to keep the fun coming.

PSX4iPhone - An emulator for Playstation 1 games.

Tap Tap Revolution - If you just can't leave home without your Guitar Hero/Dance Dance Revolution fix, this would be the game for you to take with you.

Tetris - It's a bit surprising these gadgets didn't come with a version of Tetris from the get go as I thought it was law all gadgets came with this game!

Internet Utilities

LiveJournal - Post new entries to your LiveJournal account, but does require an active connection which could cause problems for iPod Touch users.

MxTube - Especially useful for iPod Touch users, this app will allow you to download videos from YouTube and play them back directly from your device any time, anywhere you want.

NemusSync - Wirelessly sync Google Calendar with your mobile devices calendar, bypassing iTunes.

smartRSS - An RSS aggregator available in both English and French.

wiki2touch - This app gives you offline access to the entirety of the Wikipedia database.

iPhone Utilities

BossPrefs - Gives you far more control over your iPhone settings, including things such as customizing your icons.

Customize - Modify the images, logos, dock and more on your Apple devices.

Flashlight - Start this app and your screen will go completely white and jump to full brightness. Why is this useful? You guessed it, you're turning your iPhone or iPod Touch into a flashlight.

iFastSwitch - Gives you quick access to turning things like WiFi, Bluetooth, airplane mode and so on, on and off without going through numerous screens (link is to an installer).

iPhoneHome - Reset the home button double-tap to just about any function you want on the iPhone. Enter the link in the app installer.

MobileCast - MobileCast allows you to download audio and video podcasts on the go without having to sync to iTunes.

Shutdown - iPhone power button broken? Shutdown will shut your device for you without worry (link is to an installer).

Life

Interval - Counting down to a vacation? Want to know the days until your birthday or Christmas? Interval lets you enter a date and it tells you how long you have left to go.

iPhone Books - A simple ebook reader for your iPhone or iPod.

Sketches - Draw quick sketches on your iPhone using the touch screen. Great tool for explaining concepts to people.

Sugar Tracker - A tool to help diabetics keep track of their blood sugar levels.

Media

iFlickr - Upload images directly from your iPhone camera to your Flickr account.

MobileScrobbler - View album covers, lyrics, rate songs and more for Last.fm as you are on the go.

OrbLive - Install Orb on your home Windows machine and then stream music, images, videos, and even live TV with an installed tuner card, and enjoy it all over EDGE or WiFi.

Simplify Media - Install Simplify Media on your computer as you normally would, then use the app installer to put it onto your iPhone or iPod Touch to log in and stream music from your own computer.