iPhone/Touch

VOIP on your iPhone

You know we are huge fans of global sim cards and using VOIP on the iPhone to avoid expensive phone charges while traveling internationally. The latest app we have tried with good success is the Acrobits SIP Phone, $7.99. The app itself does not provide you any phone service. What it allows you to do…

Great article on cycling apps for the iPhone

TUAW.com has an excellent article on cycling apps for the iPhone. Make sure you read the comments section. Other readers have added additional suggestions. Most are pay but a few are free including one from REI. One reader mentions rubiTrack which is an app for the iPhone and Mac to track all kinds of fitness…

RunKeeper for the iPhone track your exercises using GPS

Update April 2010 – RunKeeper is now also available on Android devices. Runkeeper: An Innovative Fitness App By Patrick Guess – Pilot ExpressJet Airlines Overview: RunKeeper allows you to track your outdoor exercises using the built in GPS on the iPhone. Cost: Free version and pro version. Pro Version is $9.99 Where to Get it:…

Extend Vonage or other VOIP to your iPhone

I just downloaded an application called SipPhone, $6.99. It allows to you an existing SIP account on your iPhone to make calls with Wifi. Similar to Skype (Which isn’t sip based) you can use a voip service like Vonage on your iPhone. There are many VOIP providers Vonage. Voicestick, PhonePower, Callcentric, Gizmo5, etc. If you…

Thoughts on the iPhone

I purchased an iPhone about a month ago and thought I would write about my opinions of the phone to date. Hands down this is the best “smart phone” I have ever owned. My recent phone history: Palm Treo 650, Palm Treo 750, HTC Tilt, and now the iPhone. I have no experience with any…