by Janet Cloninger on May 20, 2013 · 0 comments
When you have unwanted items, you can always list them on Craigslist or eBay, but there’s always an element of uncertainty when dealing with absolute strangers. With the Bondsy app, you can list your things so only your friends or friends of friends can see your listings. You can choose to sell or trade your [...]
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Tagged as: iPhone App, Social Networking
by Bill Kuch on May 19, 2013 · 0 comments
There are certain things in life that demand a price premium, such as a 1985 Dom Perignon or Monte Cristo #4, but an Ipad case? Issentiel of Paris provides a line of smartphone and tablet cases crafted in leather. The iPad 2 case I received to review lists for $99, which I think qualifies as [...]
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Tagged as: iPad cases and covers
by Julie on May 17, 2013 · 0 comments
in Android related, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Music Gear, News, Tablets, Ultra Portables
As someone who loves music, is a wannabe musician, iPad mini owner and The Gadgeteer, I love any gadgets or apps that allow me turn my tablet into a musical instrument. We’ve seen apps that convert your iPad into a piano, guitar, ukulele and even a drum set. Using your fingers to play piano, guitar [...]
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Tagged as: Instrument, Music, Tablet
by Bill Henderson on May 16, 2013 · 0 comments
The majority of earphones today are just that – earphones. However, some audio companies have recently been creating music player apps that are tuned specifically for their particular earphone. When I first got a glimpse of the new EarPhone-12 from XTZ, I wondered if their digital sound processing (DSP), developed in conjunction with Dirac Research, [...]
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Tagged as: Headphones and earbuds
by Janet Cloninger on May 16, 2013 · 6 comments
With this 30-pin accessory, you can watch live TV broadcasts on your iOS device. You don’t need WiFi access, and you won’t use your data plan minutes, either. You do need to be in certain geographic areas in the US to use the Dyle mobile TV unit from Belkin, though. Dyle mobile TV broadcasts live [...]
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Tagged as: TV tuner for iOS devices
by Jackie Cheng on May 15, 2013 · 1 comment
in Android related, Bluetooth Gear, Geek Toys, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Reviews
Remote control cars are always fun, but the downside of the classic remote control cars is that they are fairly large and require an even larger area to play on. Then someone invented those micro RC cars that are pocket-friendly, but those RC cars only go one speed, which is super fast and right off [...]
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Tagged as: RC Toy
by Janet Cloninger on May 14, 2013 · 6 comments
Apple’s Camera Connection Kit will let you transfer photos to your iPad, but it doesn’t allow you to copy files off the iPad. It handles several image and video file formats, but nothing else. With The Only Read and Write iPad Flash Drive from Hammacher Schlemmer, you can, as you might guess, both read and [...]
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Tagged as: Flash drive for iOS, iOS accessory
by Ryan Chapman on May 12, 2013 · 6 comments
Like to go to the beach but hate worrying about your phone getting wet? InnoPocket now has the Amphibian waterproof case available for the iPhone 5. The case has a 2-in-1 design that allows it to be used as an everyday shell case, and when going to the beach, you can add the waterproof casing. [...]
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Tagged as: iPhone 5 cases and covers, Waterproof
by Janet Cloninger on May 10, 2013 · 0 comments
This Anti-Drop / Anti-Theft Sticker / Ring for iPhones / iPad / Phone from Allputer promises to give you a secure grip on your phone or tablet, which is something many of us need as our phones get sleeker and thinner. The device consists of a metal ring on an adhesive plastic tab that you attach [...]
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Tagged as: Smartphone accessory
by Janet Cloninger on May 9, 2013 · 1 comment
The OCDock began life as a very successful crowd-funded project, and now it’s in production. This sleek aluminum, Lightning-connector dock has a glass bead-blasted, anodized silver finish that matches the stand of your iMac or Thunderbolt display, and it has what they are calling the world’s thinnest iPhone cable. The cable is paper thin and [...]
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Tagged as: Lightning connector, Lightning dock
by Janet Cloninger on May 8, 2013 · 0 comments
If you play or are learning to play the ukulele, check out this iOS music app. The Ukulele Songbook: The Beatles app is a universal iOS app that teaches you to play 19 of Beatles songs. Each song is complete with lyrics and chords, and there’s even an enhanced chord library where “you can view large [...]
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by Julie on May 8, 2013 · 4 comments
in Bluetooth Gear, Home, Kitchen, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Reviews
The BlueBulb Bluetooth Bulb is a Bluetooth enabled LED light bulb which is currently seeking financial backing through the crowdfunding site FundAnything. They’ve already met their goal of $20,000 with over 50 days left in the project. Let’s see if it’s worth your pledges.
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Tagged as: Bluetooth Gear, Lighting
by Janet Cloninger on May 6, 2013 · 0 comments
The SquiggleFish iPad app combines drawing on paper and iPad apps to entertain your child. Your child draws and colors a fish on a piece of plain paper, then uses the iPad’s camera to scan it in to the SquiggleFish app. The app then animates the fish, making it seem to come to life. It’s [...]
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by Bill Henderson on May 4, 2013 · 0 comments
in Audio, Video, TV Gear, Computer Gear, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Reviews
ColorSonik is not a name that people think of when it comes to audio. It’s not surprising, since they are new on the scene. ColorSonik’s first product is a pair of desktop speakers that pay homage to the Museum of Modern Art’s transparent, plastic storage boxes. Even if you are not familiar with MOMA’s retro [...]
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Tagged as: External speakers
by Julie on May 4, 2013 · 1 comment
in Android related, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Reviews, Tablets, Ultra Portables
When you’re in the product review biz like we are around here, you know there are going to be some lemons mixed in with the diamonds. But it’s even more disappointing when you spend your own money on something and it turns out to be a dud. That’s what happened to me when I recently [...]
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Tagged as: Stylus
by Julie on May 3, 2013 · 2 comments
If you love LEGO and also have an iPad or an iPhone 5, The Daily Brick is offering 2 fun kits that will allow you to build a charging dock entirely out of real LEGO bricks. They sent me both kits, which I built quickly and relatively easily. Let’s see how they turned out.
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by Janet Cloninger on May 2, 2013 · 1 comment
in Android related, Audio, Video, TV Gear, iPhone, iPad, iPod, News
You don’t have a smart TV, but you have a lot of videos on your hard disk or videos online that you’d like to watch on a bigger screen. If you plug a PLAiR dongle into an HDMI port on your TV, you’ll be able to beam content wirelessly to your TV. You’ll need to [...]
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Tagged as: Smart TV, TV accessory
by Julie on May 2, 2013 · 5 comments
Remember in the old days when you had to walk barefoot 5 miles to school in the winter and all you had to protect your smartphone’s display was a junky flimsy plastic screen protector with bubbles under it? Those days are gone forever my friends. Today people are moving to glass screen protectors, which are [...]
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Tagged as: Screen Protector
by Andy Chen on May 1, 2013 · 3 comments
I’m a gearhead (or petrolhead, depending on your region). I’m also an iPhone owner. When id America produced the Gasket V8 case that combines the love for both, I had to take a look.
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Tagged as: iPhone 5 cases and covers
by Janet Cloninger on May 1, 2013 · 0 comments
Most cases for tech gear have a certain “look”. Whether it’s made of fabric or leather, you can usually tell at a glance that the bag or case contains tech gear inside. That’s fine, if you don’t mind having a bag that advertises “expensive gear in here!” If you prefer to camouflage your gear a [...]
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Tagged as: Cases and covers, iPad mini
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