PRODUCT REVIEW: JOURNEYCAST FOR THE IPHONE 3G & 3G-S

The patellar tendinitis, AKA Nintendonitis, in my left knee has flared up once again, so I did a light workout yesterday. Today, I wanted to calibrate my iPhone 3G-S's Nike+iPod app at the local high school track, but I couldn't get it to recognize the new sensor I purchased. It turns out, you have to go to the iPhone's main settings app to sync a new sensor ... I forgot about this, I guess, until later.

Since I couldn't get it to work, I decided to try out an app I purchased today called "JourneyCast". It will automatically upload your GPS coordinates to special servers. Or, if you choose, you can upload your location manually with a touch of a button. You can add a note to the waypoint if you add it manually. If you don't have an internet connection, the app with log your points and upload them when you do get a connection. The program gives you a secret weblink where you can view your journey on a map, satellite image, or a hybrid. You can email the link to your friends and they can follow along. Cool!

After trying it out on the quarter-mile track, I'm impressed with it's accuracy. All the data points were on or abutting the track. According to the waypoints, it took me 15 minutes to complete a mile ... not bad considering I stopped three times each lap to stretch my left knee for 20 seconds. I also tracked my journey from the track to my home (about a 10 mile trek) and all those data points were on the roads I traveled. When I zoomed in on the satellite view, my final waypoint was in my driveway, right where I parked ... awesome!