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Rips and currents are the number one hazard on beaches and are the cause of most rescues and many drownings a year. So the creators of mysurfworld.com have just brought out the only iPhone application of its kind educating people around the world about beach safety. This application provides information about rips, currents, stingers and even sharks.

With everything you need to know about rips and currents, there is now no excuse to get caught in a rip ever again whilst swimming at the beach. Majority of the people that go to the beach have no idea of the purpose and function of rips and not to mention, why we must have them. Not to worry, all of your questions regarding Rips are answered in this one and only iPhone application.

What you will learn from this application about rips and currents :

– What a rip and a current
– How they are formed
– Why do they exist
– How to identify rips
– How to survive and stay in control
– Why are they dangerous
– Commonly located

The application also provides vital information regarding treatment of jellyfish and blue bottle stings. Along with facts about sharks and their behaviors and what signs may indicate that a shark could be present and also what may attract sharks.

When majority of people go to the beach they are more than likely to take there mobile phone in case of emergency. By having this application on your iPhone or iPod you will be able to have all of the information in the palm of your hand allowing you to identify the dangers which may be in front of you before entering the water.

At the moment the first release is only available in English but mysurfworld.com are working on localizing the application so it is available in French, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian and German.

Surfersvillage First in Surfing News iPhone app launched

The Surfersvillage First in Surfing News iPhone app has been released and is aimed at surfers, the surf-industry, and lifestyle enthusiasts. The launch coincided with Apple’s iPad going on sale in the USA for the first time.

Available to download for free on the Apple App Store, the tool helps surfers, surf-Industry personnel, surf-media, and lifestyle entusiasts keep up to date with the latest news in surfing from around the world. The Surfersvillage iPhone App is the first and only app dedicated to Surfing News.

The Surfersvillage First in Surfing News iPhone app launch version features:

FREE download to users

Content includes:
– International Surfing News
– Surf-Industry News
– Big-Wave News
– Regional Surfing News from;
– Africa
– Australia
– Brazil
– Europe
– Hawaii
– USA

Free download

story via surfersvillage

Santa Cruz — A family in Soquel has collaborated to develop an Apple iPhone application that determines how fast the wind is blowing.

The Wind Meter application the Dillers developed uses the microphone on the iPhone to convert the volume of the wind into an accurate measure of the wind speed.

“I thought if stronger wind makes a louder noise on a video camera mic, why not pick that same noise on the iPhone microphone and put it to good use?” said Jon Diller, who presented the idea to the rest of his family.

Diller was initially interested in developing a wind application because of his need to determine the wind speed for his kite surfing hobby.

“When you go kite surfing knowing the wind speed is important because it tells you how big of a sail you should use,” he said. “And there are so many sports where it’s important to know how hard the wind is blowing.”

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