iPhone app maximizes cardio workouts

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Love it or hate it, cardio workouts are a must if you’re trying to tone up or lose weight. But if you’re like most people, the thought of spending 30 minutes on a treadmill is a motivation zapper. Fortunately for iPhone users, there’s an app that can help.

Created by Beau Taillefer, Forumla 55 ($4.99) is an iOS-based app designed to keep your cardio sessions fresh by pushing you out of your comfort zone. Formula 55 workouts incorporate squats, sprints, hills, and more to ensure you never get stuck in a cardio rut. Just plug in your measurements, select your goals, and the app automatically does the rest.

The app also lets you import playlists so you always workout to your favorite tunes, and once you’re done you can blast your workouts through cyber space thanks to the app’s built-in Facebook integration.

Formula 55
[via ABC Action News: Group of amateur athletes get ripped using unique app]

Ultra-rugged drive survives 5,000 lbs. of pressure, dunks in diesel fuel

Portable hard drives are generally tougher than their stationary counterparts, but ioSafe’s new Rugged Portable line of drives is taking things to a whole new level. In addition to withstanding up to 5,000 lbs. of pressure, these new drives (in SSD and HDD varieties) can also be submerged, dropped, and even dunked inside vats of diesel fuel. (Try doing that to your current hard drive.) Inside the seemingly bombproof enclosure lies another layer of protection – Genie Timeline Pro backup software, which lets you easily restore your data even when your OS doesn’t load.

The military spec drive also features USB 3.0 connectivity and is Mac and PC compatible.  The HDD models start at 250GB ($150) whereas the SSD model starts at 120GB ($499).

ioSafe Rugged Portable
[via Gear Junkie: Hard Drive can be Dropped from 20ft., Submerged in Diesel Fuel]