iMap Weather Radio is pretty cool app that sends alerts right to your phone when severe weather is approaching. It's pretty customizable for specific alerts and always tracks your location without requiring a large battery drain.
Tuesday ZAGG announce two new slim keyboard cases for Apple's iPad mini. ZAGGKeys Cover and Foilio feature a Bluetooth keyboard in a thin design. The Cover is 6.3mm thick while the Folio is 6.9mm. Both keyboards also feature black lit keys, which is fairly unique to these products. Also, the rechargeable batter promises up to three months of use. Both cases can be propped up for desktop viewing/typing and offers protection for the iPad screen when not in use.
Both the cases are expected to ship this fall for $99.99.
The Double Decker basically doubles the built-in drive capacity of Apple's Mac Pro. The mount replaces one of the four 3.5-inch hard disk sled in a Mac Pro with two 2.5-inch drives. These can be either HDD or SDD storage options. Actual storage capacity and performance will of course depend on drives selected.
If a user wishes to add more than four drives to the Mac Pro, they will need to add on a SATA controller. The Mac Pro only ships with four drive ports running at 3Gb/sec SATA, so this is also an opportunity to boost performance to 6Gb/sec. If you want to go all out, Trans Intl is suggests an ATTO R608 RAID card with eight 6Gb/sec internal ports for up to 9.6 GB/sec combined performance.
There are two Double Decker models available for the 2006-2008 Mac Pro and 2009-2012 Mac pro. Each mount sell for $78. The ATTO R680 RAID card sells for $968.00 with other cards also available.
Pebble announced a new developer kit for third-party app makers. The new features allow greater functionality with how mobile devices work with the smart watch. Currently the phone works mostly as an extension of the smartphone by doing things like relaying alerts and incoming calls. The new functions sound like it could expand on these features plus more, depending of course what developers create.
This update enables Pebble developers to create apps these sorts of apps:
Watchfaces augmented with data from the internet
Remote controls for internet connected devices
Multi-player Pebble games
4sq/Facebook/Yelp Check-in Apps
Sports/Weather/News/Traffic tickers
Emergency beacon activator
Deeper sports integration (skiing, hiking, surfing, tennis, soccer score keeping)!
Bitcoin price trackers (most important watchapp?)
IK Multimedia last week started shipping two new models of their iPad holder. The iKlip 2 is an improved version of the original iKlip, which attaches to a microphone stand. While obviously intended for musicians, the the mount can be handy for any application, as it fits on a 30 mm diameter stand. The iKlip 2 features a new ball joint for easier positioning and can be adjusted both horizontally and vertically. The iKlip 2 is available in two models for the iPad 2 or later and iPad mini. Pricing is $39.99.
The iKlip Studio for iPad mini is a desktop stand. It joins the larger model for the regular sized iPad. The Studio for mini is available for $29.99
Stitcher Radio is a combination streaming radio app and podcast player. It's biggest limitation is programmers have to submit their programs, but otherwise is a nice way to listen and discover audio content.
Version 5.3 bring a new car mode which aims to make playback safer while driving. The simplified mode works in both landscape and portrait mode.
At Google’s developer conference the company unveiled a bunch of new features for its Maps product. The company is pulling in resources from other services to make searching more relevant for individuals, plus more info on results. This assumes you’re plugged into Google’s services with sign-ons and utilize services such as Google+.
Users can save favorites and review places and then Google can generate other locations you may like. Also, for example, if someone is searching for a restaurant, you see restaurants identified as favorites from your friends. When clicking on the location you can see 360-degree photos, Street View, and other photos collected from users.
Also navigation gets some new features with public transit schedules and transfer info. Lastly Google Maps integrates with Google Earth with some real-time clouds.
The Web version is available as a limited preview by invite. A revamped iPad app is expected later this summer. Currently Google has only released an iPhone version of its Maps app.
Apple announced its app store has hit 50 billion downloads. Earlier this month the company announced a contest promoting the occasion. The 50 billion mark includes both free and paid apps, but excludes re-downloaded apps and updates. Apple said users and downloading about 2 billion apps per month, or about 800 apps per second.
The winner was Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, OH. He won a $10,000 App Store gift card for the prize. Ashmore downloaded Say the Same Thing by Space Inch, LLC.
Apple said the store currently offers over 850,000 apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and more than 350,000 native iPad apps.
Hangouts brings one-on-one and group conversations to life with photos, emoji, and video calls for free. Connect with friends across computers, phones and tablets.
-- Group conversations are better than ever. Send photos or emoji, see when people are engaged in the Hangout and message friends anytime, even if they're not connected right now.
-- Video calls make Hangouts more fun. Turn any conversation into a video call with up to 10 friends.
-- All your friends can use Hangouts. Hangouts works on computers, phones, and tablets, so you can connect with everyone.
The app looks to consolidate all of Google's messaging services into a cross platform app. A little Facebook Messenger a little Apple Messages, but no SMS integration, it appears.
The GripBase is a modular case system for Apple's iPads. The case has a mount that can accommodate different accessories such as a handheld grip or table stand. Newer Technology announced a new 38-inch podium kit for the GripBase system. This could be idea for using on a stage or anywhere you might stand and need a hands-free access to an iPad.
The NewerTech GripBase Podium eliminates leaning over, neck straining, and/or eye squinting by raising an iPad from a viewing height of 38 inches to nearly five feet, offering 360 degree rotation for portrait or landscape viewing modes, and positioning an iPad at virtually any angle for maximum viewing comfort. The GripBase Podium easily attaches to the included protective GripStand case for iPad 2, 3, or 4 models or the GripStand mini case (not included), which holds an iPad securely while still allowing full access to all controls and connections. The GripBase Podium is also compatible with all previous generation GripStand cases.
The GripBase Podium includes a case for an iPad 2, 3, or 4 and the podium. Pricing is $39.95. For the original iPad and Mini with a separate case is available.
Tuesday ZAGG announce two new slim keyboard cases for Apple's iPad mini. ZAGGKeys Cover and Foilio feature a Bluetooth keyboard in a thin design. The Cover is 6.3mm thick while the Folio is 6.9mm. Both keyboards also feature black lit keys, which is fairly unique to these products. Also, the rechargeable batter promises up to three months of use. Both cases can be propped up for desktop viewing/typing and offers protection for the iPad screen when not in use.
The Double Decker basically doubles the built-in drive capacity of Apple's Mac Pro. The mount replaces one of the four 3.5-inch hard disk sled in a Mac Pro with two 2.5-inch drives. These can be either HDD or SDD storage options. Actual storage capacity and performance will of course depend on drives selected.
Pebble announced a new developer kit for third-party app makers. The new features allow greater functionality with how mobile devices work with the smart watch. Currently the phone works mostly as an extension of the smartphone by doing things like relaying alerts and incoming calls. The new functions sound like it could expand on these features plus more, depending of course what developers create.
Stitcher Radio is a combination streaming radio app and podcast player. It's biggest limitation is programmers have to submit their programs, but otherwise is a nice way to listen and discover audio content. 
The GripBase is a modular case system for Apple's iPads. The case has a mount that can accommodate different accessories such as a handheld grip or table stand. Newer Technology announced a new 38-inch podium kit for the GripBase system. This could be idea for using on a stage or anywhere you might stand and need a hands-free access to an iPad.