Whatever you do, Don’t Panic! There’s a new mobile app coming out soon that almost every geek will want to download immediately. Yes, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is finally fulfilling its destiny, and actually producing a Guide for you to take with you wherever you go. And not only is it fully supported by the estate of Douglas Adams, but it also features the voice of none other than the original Arthur Dent himself: Simon Jones.

Like many geeks my age, I grew up with the Hitchhiker’s books and TV show, and the radio programs a bit later when they came out on LP — remember those? I m...