This is the time of year when the weather can change in an instant.  Just today, sunny skies shifted to thunderstorms in under 10 minutes.  And I live in Virginia.  You can only imagine how the weather must be down in Texas where Clinton lives.  Fortunately, Clinton realizes what a problem this unpredictability can be.  And he has taken the time to put together a roundup of the best places on the web to find up to the second weather forecasts on your mobile phone.

In his article, Clinton notes:

Here in Texas the beginning of Spring also marks the beginning of our rainy seasons.  That means that for time to time we get vicious storms with lightening, hail and the occasional tornado.  Having lived in Texas all of my life I’ve found that the only thing that scares me more than a Texas thunderstorm is an Oklahoma thunderstorm!  My point is that no matter where you live, storms and severe weather happens… okay, for those in San Diego probably not….

Thankfully with the ever increasing amount of mobile devices that are web enabled, software developers, local television stations, NOAA and the National Weather Service have all worked hard to develop applications and sites that provide you up-to-the-minute weather information.  Consider this:  In a severe storm, you could loose power and Internet access but the chances of you completely loosing cellular connectivity is slim.  Having resources to provide you information as you ride out the storm when your phone is your only connection to the outside world can be priceless.

Check out the full article, including a complete look at six different weather apps at Clinton Fitch(dot)com.

Ever since I saw the pictures online, I’ve been living to get a hold of one of these cool magical cases that allow you to control the iPhone screen even through the solid plastic. It’s the have your cake and eat it too of the iPhone case world — at least in theory. You get to keep your iPhone in a full plastic shell while enjoying all the benefits of a "naked" screen.

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I really think that SPB Software House is one of the best developers out there for Windows Mobile and that their Mobile Shell is one of the best things to happen to WinMo since… well, forever. Right from the get-go Mobile Shell has focused on tying the different parts of the WinMo interfaces together and making the WM experience a much broader appeal without shelling out cash for an entirely new device. I thought that Mobile Shell 2 did a great job of evolving the original concept, but Mobile Shell 3 really takes the cake.

You’ll find a lot more than just fancy animations and big buttons here. The software is lightning fast and each aspect of the interface has been dug into deeper this time around. I’ll save the rest for the JAMM review that’s coming out soon, but I have to at least profess my love for the coolness of the agenda integration. Seeing all upcoming appointments and being able to create new ones right from the today screen (which Mobile Shell now replaces) is fantastic!

You can pick up a copy of MS3 for $30 or upgrade your MS2 license for $15. However, if you bought your copy of MS2 in the last 3 months then you’re entitled to a free upgrade. Sah-weet!

Hit the jump for the full press release!   We’ll be reviewing this very soon (in conjunction with Gear Diary and clinton Fitch(dot)com, so keep watching.  In the meantime, take a look at this first impression post from MobilityMinded.

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If you start it up
Kick on the starter give it all you got, you got, you got

– “Start Me Up” The Rolling Stones

OK.  So maybe I just wanted to write a post using the lyrics from a Stones song.  But really, it is much more than that.  This is the story of a car.  Not just any car, this is a car that runs on your iPhone. 

Sure, the new Peapod EV prototype car has a normal key, like any other car, but you can just put that thing away because you will not be needing it now.  Not if you have an iPhone. 

This car comes equipped with a special iPhone dock.  Just pop it in, run the special app, and your iPhone fires up the ignition, serves as a navigation GPS device, and who knows what else.  But really…using you iPhone to start up a car.  Now that is a feature worthy of a song (available on iTunes)!

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Rebaterus is real…and lives in my local Best Buy!  If you have not had this experience, you are doing something wrong here!  This was the Dilbert strip waiting for me in my Sunday paper over the weekend (April 19, 2009).  check out more at www.dilbert.com.