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Explory: A Mobile Storytelling App

I love to take photos with my iPhone but once it's copied onto my computer, they are most often forgotten. I only wish I had time to create fun movies of trips or my daughter's birthdays. Now there's a new app in the works called Explory. With Explory, you can actually your own movies using your photos and videos – all from your mobile phone or iPad. I have never seen anything so brilliant and easy to use. Just think about how perfectly easy it will be to capture a special event, birthday party, vacation or just a fun afternoon.

The team is made up of the amazing geniuses that created Flash who are also my former co-workers from Macromedia back in the 90's. Help support them in the creation of Explory as they try to launch this product by this summer.

Visit the Explory Kickstarter page to find out more about the app and help contribute.

Everpurse: The Bag that Charges Your Phone

Everpurse is a bag that charges your phone so you'll never have low battery ever again! The clutches and wristlets are perfect to carry essentials when you are on the go or to be used inside your larger handbag. Prices range from $189-$319 or you can retrofit your own handbag for $600 (if your bag is compatible). Current mobile phones that are compatible with Everpurse are: iPhone 4, 4S, 5 and Samsung Galaxy S III.

How does it work? Everpurse charges on it's own mat overnight and uses inductive charging to send energy wirelessly from the mat to the purse. Inside the bag there's a special charging pocket where you place your mobile phone.

This is the perfect mergence of tech and fashion!

Watch the video above to find out more about Everpurse.

Color-Block Headphones

Get your tech accessories in on the color-blocking fun! Aerial7 has so many cool looking headphones that come in new bright colors to boost up your spring style. These Aerial7 Sumo Graffiti in-ear headphone buds ($40) above are great for connecting to your iPhone or Blackberry as it also doubles as a microphone too. Or if you like that DJ-style, pick up the Aerial7 Phoenix Headphones ($60) for premium sound quality.

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Capturing the Moment

Yesterday I had a brief moment of bliss on Maiden Lane in San Francisco. I had to go to the Tory Burch boutique to exchange a pair of shoes for a larger size. I only had thirty minutes to do all this and leave in time to pick up my daughter from school. I started to relax a bit and decided to enjoy a little bit of window shopping. When I arrived at the Hermes window, I completely stopped and gasped. There before me was the most amazing large origami paper horse wearing an Hermes blanket and saddle. I knew I needed to snap a picture to capture the moment!

Each of the Hermes windows I walked by had more amazing origami integrated along with the fashions. I love the little horses with wings!

While waiting for the sales associate at Tory Burch, I started drooling over all the amazing colorful pieces on display.

These days, my cellphone does so much more than just allow me to talk, text or email. I don't know what I would do without having my cell phone camera handy. I've come to realize how it's a way of documenting my life, from cool fashion inspiration to taking snaps of Chloe and my pom Lulu. I also use it to "take notes". Instead of typing notes into my phone, I have found it easier to just take a photo. Whether it's a pair of shoes I like or a book, I just snap a pic to remind myself about it later on when I'm home.

I ended up getting the right sized pair of Tory Burch Murphey sneakers! Here's my photo tweet. So happy!

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Weave Me an iPhone Case

Forget those standard rubber iPhone cases, I love the textured look of these Chilewich iPhone cases (via Oh Joy!). Chilewich worked with Griffin to create a robust case that also allows for quick docking and the signature basketweave vinyl textile looks like nothing else. Me likey!

Secrets of Gorgeous iPhone App Giveaway!

I love this book, Secrets of Gorgeous by Esther Blum (published by Chronicle Books). It's chock full of tidbits, references, and recipes for eating, drinking, and being gorgeous. I must say that the drink chart outlining the number of calories in various drinks is pretty amazing. Did you know that a cosmo has 179 calories vs 90 calories in red wine?

Author Esther Blum is a registered dietitian and certified nutrition specialist. She reveals secrets she shares with her A-list clients at Dr. Perricone’s flagship Manhattan store-how to nip a hangover in the bud, choose the best dish on a date, dine out without packing on the pounds, rev up the sex drive, and more. The Secrets of Gorgeous is an iPhone app broken into 8 mini-chapters (each are on sale for 99 cents).

Drinking Gorgeous
Looking Gorgeous
Eating Gorgeous
Gorgeous Blues
Gorgeous Fit
Gorgeous in Bed
Gorgeous Troubleshooting
Gorgeous In Green

Coquette Giveaway!
One lucky Coquette reader is going to get a free download for the Looking Gorgeous iPhone App! Just leave a comment to this post telling us why you want this app. Please make sure you enter in your email address in the form field. All comments will be closed on Friday, August 21 Monday, August 24 at Midnight PST.

Ralph Lauren iPhone Application

Just launched is the new free Ralph Lauren iPhone Application! I'm loving that the fashion world is embracing the iPhone with all these great fashion applications. I had a chance to play around with it and I love the well-designed interface and array of runway videos (including Spring 09) and photos. There's also a great short film narrated by Ralph Lauren called "Portraits of a Collection" that shows his inspirations and how his Spring 2009 collection is put together. You can download application here from iTunes. (You'll need to have the iPhone 2.1 operating system software on your phone.)

The photo slide show is great because you can scroll through the crisp images and then tap to find out more info about each outfit.

See exclusive shots from backstage.

And of course store locator information.

Louis Vuitton iPhone Cases

Louis Vuitton seems to be the first luxury fashion house to roll with the pace of technology launching their new line of iPhone cases this week in four classic LV styles: monogram canvas, taiga leather, epi leather and alligator skin. The prices range for $225 for the monogram canvas or up to $1120 for the alligator skin. Right now, the cases are only available at the Louis Vuitton Fifth Avenue flagship store in Manhattan. Then later in October, they'll be available to the masses.

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I Got It!

Yes I took the leap and got the Apple iPhone last Friday. It's the most beautiful + highly functional phone I've ever had. The Safari web browser is fantastic and you can check out web sites in a snap. Finally also I can sync up everything on my computer and it all works on my phone as well. You Tube is also super addictive to watch and the video quality is even better on the phone than on the web. I think a lot of Apple and AT&T stores have been selling out so try ordering it online if you are ready to take the leap into the future.

Forget "Designer Phones" wait for Apple's New iPhone

Prada phones and Pink Juicy Couture Sidekicks can step aside because the new fashionable and functional phone that will be the "IT" cellphone of 2007 is the new Apple iPhone. The iPhone is a mobile phone, video iPod, and Internet device -- all in one. Sure you've heard stuff like that before but if anyone can pull it off with sleek design and refinement -- it's Apple. It's also widescreen where the phone magically knows to go portrait or landscape depending on how you hold it. Basically it's a Mini handheld mac that's a phone running OS X and I believe this cellphone will be a key factor in redefining mobile in the US with it's internet capabilities, where for a long time now we have been behind Europe and Asia in terms of progress.

And be sure to know all the cool widgets will be there on the phone. Can't find where to go? Launch Google maps. Need to check your email? Yahoo! mail, Mac mail, and more are integrated to be pushed to your phone automatically, just like a Blackberry. Wanna take a quick picture? The phone has a 2 mega-pixel camera. Service will be provided in the US by Cingular with a 2 year contract. The phone comes in 2 models. The 4GB iPhone is set to launch in the US in June for $499 and the 8GB for $599. The iPhone will launch in Europe in Q4 this year. (Not sure about when for Asia.)

Here's a sample screen of the widescreen mode showing "coverflow" where you can surf through the album covers in your music library to play what you want. This phone is just amazingly sleek and functional. It's high time that cellphones get more fashionably tech savvy without just slapping clothing labels and adding device colors on top of things to be "fresh". Thank you Apple for finally creating a phone for the modern busy gal where the technology lives up to concept of digital style. I can't wait until June!

I'll be at Macworld tomorrow afternoon and will give you an special report on all the tech gal style to be seen. For now, don't miss the demo of the iPhone on the Apple site and check out Engadget's first pics of the iPhone at Macworld!