Trailguru

One of the more eagerly anticipated accessories for just about any new phone is an extended-life battery case. One of the first out of the gate for the new iPhone 4 is the Exogear ExoLife rechargeable battery case (US$89.95). It's only available for pre-order at this time, but is expected to start shipping on July 30. The ExoLife has several features that should make iPhone 4 owners clamor for it -- a 1500-mAh Lithium-ion polymer battery that should be able to recharge the phone once, a hard polycarbonate shell to keep your baby from getting scratched and dented, a regular USB 2.0 to micro-USB cable for charging and syncing, and something called ExoClear technology to help you avoid the dreaded Grip of Death. The ExoLife also has a feature to turn off the battery when it's not being used, as well as a thin blue LED battery meter on the back. As you can see in the photo above, the case is relatively sleek as battery cases go, and looks pretty nice to me, although your personal preference may vary, of course. Exogear plans on having the black model seen above shipping by July 30th, and a white model will follow by September 30th. The ExoLife will be perfect for running TrailGuru on my iPhone 4 when I'm doing long hikes or bike rides, so I'll be anxious to see one soon. Read More

Dec 29th 2009 at 9:00PM My favorites are, GV Mobile (Cydia)Tweetie 2 (App Store)Price is Right (App Store)The Time (App Store)Last.fm (App Store)Backgrounder (Cydia) Check out my website, it is home to dozens of tutorials for Mac OS X at http://www.mactuts.co.cc My Favourite iPhone Apps Weather Pro-... well, I am British Remember the Milk - For GTD - Things to Do - synchs with Outlook, Web and my iPhone Evernote - for Notes & Web Clips ooTunes for Radio - anywhere Tweetdeck Sky Mobile TV, Sky+ Remote record, Sky News, Sky Soccer Score Centre TUAW / Engadget - for my Apple centric techie goodness Pastebot - awesome and simple app for copy paste on and between iPhone and Macbook / iMac Spotify - not too happy about the monthly cost but I need it for the iPod Touch in my little boys room Omni Focus for a simple Project Management tool Grocery iQFacebooktwc MAXSportacular Mainstays on my Homescreen are... Two of the best designed apps:-Ramp Champ-Jamie Oliver's 20 Min Meals Things I use the most:-Twitteriffic-Facebook-ShopShop My list TweetieBeejiveFacebookBattle.net AuthenticatorConvertbotStanzaPhotoshop.comKotoba!Wikipanion+Space Invaders Infinite GeneMinigoreEDGE (at least, when it's been on the App Store)CanabaltTap Tap Revenge 3Pocket God MLB.com At BatTwitterrific PremiumAmazon.comeBayDelicious LibraryNavigonGrocery IQ ShazamHopStopLazyTextReelDirectorTwitbird ProAir MouseChaosDragon Dictation My list:facebookCNNUSA todaybeehive IMRhapsodynavigonscrabblelast.fmrecordereBayps mobile NimbuzzTweetieTV ForecastPanoramaRadioBoxAccuWeatherWifiTrakDropboxPing!BroadcasterMyspaceQuickPicInstapaperTomTom LogMeInFieldrunnersBomboozleBix Quickoffice, Dragon dictation, hp iprint, todo, facebook, sketchbook, sketches 2, Jotnot scanner, N. O. V. A, madden 10, real tennis 09, Lose it, espn scorecenter, mma torch. I think I have a pretty good blend of work and play in my must have list TUAW (or The Unofficial Apple Weblog) is a website devoted to tips, reviews, news, analysis and opinion on everything Apple. © 2011 AOL Inc. All Rights Reserved. We value our readership, especially when we receive tips which help us write compelling content. Use this form to send us a tip. Note: Some fields are required. Read More

Apple products and the bike go together well. They seem to appeal to the same sort of folks: evangelistic, committed aficionados willing to pay any premium, to be brutally honest about it. Oh, and let's not forget, they love to talk at length about these objects of their affection at parties. You know who you are. You've got a copy of Colorado Cyclist in your bathroom. So it seems like getting the iPhone working for you on the bike would be a no-brainer. And it pretty much is. Here are five apps that I've found I like, most centered around the fact that the iPhone's built-in GPS gives cyclists the kind of on-bike information they want, and the après vélo experience they crave until the next fix, I mean "ride." From the outset, you'll need a bike mount, if you want to take advantage of these apps' functions en route. Otherwise, the iPhone slips just fine into a jersey pocket, and will hold a GPS lock even though a ziploc sandwich baggie. Mount-wise, pickings are slim, but there are a few out there that are relatively low-profile. Plus, battery life can be a problem. Most endurance athletes are out there for hours at a time, and GPS tracking can quickly drain an iPhone battery. if you take care to turn off everything non-essential, you may be able to get that whole ride in. Or, you can do what this guy is doing; he's building an iPhone bike mount with power. Maybe now the iPhone can make its RAAM debut. On to the apps! 1) Ascent Mobile. I have a warm place in my heart for Montebello Software's Ascent. If I harken back to the old days, Garmin could barely be bothered to come out with a Mac version of its then-popular TrainingCenter software and had shunted all its Mac users to MotionBased. Ascent came through with elegant desktop software that tapped into the data side of the bike geek. Finally, a place to really churn through the routes and elevation, while watching your heart rate, speed and cadence throughout that quad-shredding ride. You can zoom right into your loop post-ride and slice and dice the data to see any element of it you like. What's more, Ascent really made it look good. By the time Garmin came out with its watered-down and feature-hobbled Mac version of TrainingCenter I was so over Read More