RunKeeper is a great app for those who like to keep details of their exercise routine. Using the built-in GPS, RunKeeper can help to track any form of movement. You can keep stats on duration, distance, pace, speed, and check out paths you’ve taken. You can even use the RunKeeper site to store your history. Best of all, it’s free.

RunKeeper App Page

Distant Shore is an app that I would categorize with others as being a bit misleading. If you look at screenshots, or video you think that it’s some kind of casual video game. Once you download it, and give it a go it couldn’t be farther from the truth. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give it a try though. I think Distant Shore is a unique mix of Twitter, and a video game-esque presentation. The premise of Distant Shore is simple, you put messages in a bottle and send them out. They end up on others’ shores through WiFi, or the 3G network. Most of the fun of the app is through its presentation, and graphical style. For $0.99 it’s worth a download

Distant Shore App Page

Today Apple announced two new ‘Nehalem’ powered behemoths, the Quad Core and 8-Core machines. As a personal note, would have been much cooler if they named it Octa-Core. Either way, your bound to find the processing power you need with these computers.

Here are the specs for those interested:

Quad-Core: $2,499
– 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500 series processor with 8MB of L3 cache;
– 3GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 8GB;
– NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics with 512MB of GDDR3 memory;
– 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
– 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW

8-Core (Octa-Core): $3,299
– Two 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors with 8MB of shared L3 cache;
– 6GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 32GB;
– NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics with 512MB of GDDR3 memory;
– 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
– 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

If you want to get into some extensive reading today, here’s the official press release:

CUPERTINO, California—March 3, 2009—Apple® today introduced the new Mac® Pro using Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors and a next-generation system architecture to deliver up to twice the performance of the previous generation system.* The new Mac Pro starts at $2,499 and features the latest graphics technology and an updated interior that makes expansion even easier than before.

“The new Mac Pro is a significant upgrade and starts at $300 less than before,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The Mac Pro features an advanced system architecture, new faster processors and our best-ever graphics options to deliver a faster, more powerful system that our professional customers are going to love.”

The new Mac Pro includes Intel Xeon processors running at speeds up to 2.93 GHz, each with an integrated memory controller with three channels of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC memory that delivers up to 2.4 times the memory bandwidth while cutting memory latency up to 40 percent.** Every Mac Pro comes standard with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory, a high-performance graphics card with nearly three times greater performance when compared to the previous generation system.*** An optional ATI Radeon HD 4870 is available for even more performance. With both a Mini DisplayPort and DVI port, the new Mac Pro provides out-of-the-box support for the 24-inch Apple LED Cinema Display, the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display, or other DVI based displays.

An updated interior provides easy access to all components within the Mac Pro for hassle free expansion. The Mac Pro includes four direct-attach cable-free hard drive carriers for installing up to 4TB of internal storage when using 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA drives. An optional cable-free Mac Pro RAID card delivers performance up to 550MB/s**** and allows the four internal drive bays to be set up in RAID 0, 1, 5, or 0+1 configurations for improved disk performance and redundant data protection.

Continuing Apple’s commitment to the environment, the new Mac Pro exceeds Energy Star 4.0 requirements and is leading the industry as an early adopter of the more stringent Energy Star 5.0 requirements which will become effective later this year. The Mac Pro enclosure is made of highly recyclable aluminum and the interior is designed to be more material-efficient. The Mac Pro uses PVC-free internal cables and components and contains no brominated flame retardants. The new Mac Pro achieves EPEAT Gold status.*****

Every Mac includes Leopard®, the world’s most advanced operating system which features Time Machine™, an effortless way to automatically back up everything on a Mac; a redesigned Finder™ that lets users quickly browse and share files between multiple Macs; Quick Look, the best way to instantly see files without opening an application; Spaces®, an intuitive feature used to create groups of applications and instantly switch between them; Mail with easy setup and elegant, personalized stationery; and iChat®, the most advanced video chat. Every Mac comes with Apple’s innovative iLife® ’09 suite of applications for managing photos, making movies and creating and learning to play music. iLife ’09 features iPhoto®, which introduces Faces and Places as breakthrough new ways to easily organize and manage your photos; iMovie® with powerful easy-to-use new features such as Precision Editor, video stabilization and advanced drag and drop; and GarageBand® which introduces a whole new way to help you learn to play piano and guitar. Optional Apple professional applications include Aperture™, Final Cut® Express, Final Cut Studio®, Logic® Express, Logic Studio® and Shake®.

Today’s App of the Day is my most used App to date more than likely. The funny thing is, I’ve only had it a few days. Over the weekend, I was seriously addicted to iDracula. If you’ve ever played ‘survival shooters’ (Geometry Wars, Super Stardust HD) then you know what expect with iDracula. The premise is simple, you move and shoot as you try to survive and unending amount of the undead. Easily one of the best deals I’ve ever seen on the App Store for $0.99.

iDracula App Page