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Having now added tech entrepreneur to her accomplishments with the lifestyle website goop and its accompanying travel guide apps, Gwyneth Paltrow was right at home during an Apple Store Meet the Developer panel in New York City last night. We had a chance to talk with the Iron Man 3 star about the gadgets in her carry-on, her favorite iPad games to play with the kids, and the eternal question: text or call?

POPSUGAR: Why did you want to get into this travel app business?

Gwyneth Paltrow: It was a natural extension of what we do at goop anyway, which is curation basically. I love food; I love to travel; I’m a very curious person. I was always the person my friends call and say, "I’m going to New York, where should I do this? I’m going to Paris" . . . whatever. I was always that person. I had books everywhere of things that I loved in various cities and I just thought, "I would love to have it for myself." I started working on the content and I love having a place to go to where it’s places that I love and doctors that are amazing, just all that useful information. When I moved to England, for example, I didn’t know that if you have an emergency, you don’t dial 911. All that stuff. Anything you would need as a traveler.

PS: We’re in the Apple store — are you a texter or a good old-fashioned phone call?

GP: I’ve become a texter. I find it so quick. It’s also made phone calls a lot more special. I do text more than I call, for sure. Now a phone call is a real thing — it’s like, "Are you available to talk?" It’s not like it used to be.

PS: When you travel, what are your must-take travel gadgets?

GP: iPhone and iPad, for sure. I love my iPad mini: I’ve got all my books on there, TV shows — I think that thing is a genius. And my Bose noise-cancelling headphones.

Discover the iPad games Gwyneth plays with her kids and the "girl porn" social network after the jump.

When you've created an App Store success yourself, just any ol' app won't suffice on that precious homescreen real estate. Since Gwyneth Paltrow's goop City Guides app ($4) — in-the-know travel tips and must-see destinations in New York, Los Angeles, and London — is an iOS hit, you can bet the actress and digital media entrepreneur has curated her own list of recommended downloads, which she recently shared with us.

From tools that ease travel woes to a "pinteresting" addiction, discover the international jet-setter's most-used apps after the jump.

It was only a matter of time before Gwyneth Paltrow tried her hands at designing, and her first two designs for Goop's limited-edition collaboration collection show off her love for basics. Every week, Gwyneth's blog will feature a limited-edition design collaboration highlighting a range of clothing, beauty products, and home decor. This week, Gwyneth debuted a pair of flared MiH Marrakesh Jeans For Goop ($200), highlighting an exclusive unwashed pure denim, Real Blue. Last week, Gwyneth added her own touch to Kain's soft tee line with this Kain Label For Goop Tuxedo Tee ($90). We love the chic black tuxedo detailing. We can't wait to see what else Gwyneth has in store; what do you think about her collaborative designs so far?

Even if you prefer her acting credits to her lifestyle tips, it's hard to resist the cheerful weekly emissives on healthy cooking, world travel, and DIY beauty from Gwyneth Paltrow and her team of contributors at GOOP. Now she's taking her insider knowledge mobile with the launch of the Goop City app ($4) for iOS.

With a focus on New York City, Goop's first app is like having a mix of all your in-the-know uptown and downtown friends in your pocket, ready to share their coolest city haunts. After what Gwyneth describes as years of bad suggestions from bribed concierges and having spent much of her life in the city, she decided to take things into her own hands and create her own guide for visitors. She writes the Goop City app "will be your resource for the tried and tested of the best and coolest of Manhattan (and Brooklyn, and a bit of Queens, the Bronx and New Jersey)."

The app includes more than 200 listings of Gwyneth's actual favorite places in New York, with a blend of luxurious and affordable stores, restaurants, and attractions. Feel like a local in the Gwyneth-led video tours offering a showcase of the best stops. Now put the phone down and explore NYC in Goop-approved fashion.

Gwyneth Paltrow's latest GOOP newsletter breaks down how to be a great house guest when traveling this Summer. GOOP etiquette guru, Derek Blasberg's tech tips are particularly relevant for geeks usually tethered to smartphones and Twitter. We may love our gadgets, but we want to be invited back next Summer.

Click through for Derek's three tech etiquette dos

FitSugar reader amusebouche tried the GOOP detox and Clean Program and shared her experience in the Get Fit For 2011 community group.

I've never been one for detoxes, cleanses, or fasts. As everyone says — including FitSugar! — your body is naturally wired to detoxify itself. But in the new year, I'd been feeling like nothing but an old lady: sluggish, tired, ridden with problems from nighttime allergies to a hard time focusing. I work in the food industry, and between tradeshows and heavy meals, I felt nauseated whenever I even smelled rich food. My digestive system hated me.

I was inspired by Michele's experience with the Remove program. I was inspired by how she'd felt, but didn't have a few hundred dollars to spare. I came across an old edition of GOOP, Gwyneth Paltrow's newsletter, that talked about a 7-day detox sans coffee, sugar, alcohol, gluten, dairy, soy, fatty nuts, red meat, shellfish, and nightshade vegetables. Before I knew it, I'd committed to myself to trying it out.

To see what amusebouche thought of the detox, read more