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Julie recently told us about the Booqpad iPad mini case that also holds a notebook and pen. Well, Levenger has a phone wallet that also incorporates paper and pen into the design. Although it has “briefcase” in the name, the International Phone Pocket Briefcase is a folio-style wallet. There’s a mesh pouch to hold an […]
Bucking traditions in the flashlight form factor, Flatlight, a Kickstarter project by Tater Tot Designs, brings in the thin. The Flatlight is 3.57″ X 1.99″ X 0.11″, giving it a credit card-like profile. An array of LED transmits light to a fiber optic backlight that evenly distributes the light through the lens. Although I don’t think
Thin is in with the Flatlight flashlight Read More
Last year, I reviewed the PlugBug from Twelve South. It is a 10W USB charger that can be used alone or as a replacement for the power prongs on a MacBook power brick. When I purchased mine last year, the PlugBug was only available with US-style power prongs. The new PlugBug World still offers a
Twelve South introduces the PlugBug World Read More
This post brought to you by Lenovo. All opinions are 100% mine. For decades, celebrities and Hollywood stars have flocked to Utah in January to see (and be seen) the selection of films featured at the Sundance Film Festival. This year’s Festival just ended a few days ago, and as expected, it was crowded with
The Stars – and the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga – came out for Sundance Read More
LunaTik recently announced iPhone 5 versions of their extremely protective TAKTIK series of cases: the EXTREME and STRIKE. Both cases provide serious protection against drops, falls, bumps, dust, liquid, weather, etc. The only significant difference between the two is that the EXTREME has Corning Gorilla Glass integrated into the front plate bezel of the case. The TAKTIK series is engineered to
LunaTik TAKTIK iPhone 5 cases announced Read More
Tokyoflash Japan has issued another of their watches that seem to be as much a piece of art as a watch. The Kisai Adjust has 34 triangular LEDs that light up to display the time in either 12- or 24-hour format. You can toggle through six colors for the time display (blue, red, green, cyan,
Kisai Adjust LED watch from Tokyoflash Japan Read More
The iXY microphone from RØDE looks like no other add-on microphone for iPhone or iPad that I’ve seen. It’s designed to connect directly into the charging port of the iOS device, but it unfortunately uses the 30-pin connector, so it’s limited to the iPhone 4/4S and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation iPads. The iXY has “24-bit/96k
iXY is the world’s first on-board, HD-quality, stereo microphone for iOS Read More
It seems the ongoing new trends in card wallets is thin, hard-cased and RFID-safe, but the new Tronic Flexible Carbon Fiber card wallet bucks that trend. The Tronic wallet is an ongoing Kickstarter project being developed by Peter Wright out of the United Kingdom. What makes this wallet different from others I’ve seen lately are
The New Tronic Carbon Fiber card wallet is flexible but not RFID-proof Read More
If you love your photography then you’ll know that sometimes a tripod is a must have. But they’re such a pain to carry around and often too bulky to conveniently take with you just in case you need it. Well Giottos has just released their YTL Premium Series of tripods. By using a Y-shaped centre
Y didn’t I think of that – Giotto’s YTL Series Premium Tripod Read More
The Orobis Transform USB cable is an indiegogo crowd-funding project. This cable has a USB male connector on one end and a transforming connector on the other that contains both an Apple Lightning connector and a microUSB connector, so this one cable can be used to charge a variety of devices. It looks almost exactly
Orobis Transform USB cable with microUSB and Lightning connectors Read More
Messenger bags are my favorite style of gear bags. I carry one every day and am constantly on the look out for new brands and new ideas to make this style of bag even better than it already is. Enter the HALO ZERO, a Kickstarter project by the HALO Belt Company in collaboration with Rickshaw Bags. “We wanted to design
HALO ZERO – A messenger bag with frickin laser beams! Read More
Griffin‘s StudioConnect with Lightning connector is a new version of the existing interface between an iPad and your guitar/bass or a MIDI instrument or controller. The StudioConnect has Audio-In connectors where you can plug your 1/4″ guitar plug to play directly into GarageBand or other recording apps and a 3.5mm audio plug that lets you
Griffin introduces the StudioConnect with Lightning connector Read More
I’m not sure I see the benefits in this case, but apparently a lot of people at Kickstarter did when they funded this project at more than 200% of the goal. The Radius case for iPhone 5 from mod-3 takes minimalism to a new level. It covers only the corners of the phone, with a
When a bumper case is just too much Read More
Need even more online Cloud storage? We’ve tried to keep you up to date with what’s available so here’s another free offering. When you sign up with MediaFire they’ll give you 50GB of storage. It is their basic offering so there’s no batch uploading, files sizes are limited to 200MB and long term storage is “limited”
Mediafire – 50GB more free cloud storage Read More
So are you like me and always misplacing your car keys or phone throughout your day? If you suffer from this affliction, you may want to take a look at the Stick-N-Find Bluetooth-powered ultra small location stickers from a start up project on the indiegogo web site. The Stick-N-Find location stickers are about the size and
It was lost but now it is found with Stick-N-Find Bluetooth location stickers Read More
Although I’ve only played foosball once or twice so far in my life, I want this Classic Match Foosball iPad accessory from New Potato Tech because it looks like it would be a lot of fun. Up to 4 people can play at once using eight functional 2-axis control bars and real scoring markers at each end.
Classic Match Foosball is a multiplayer foosball table for your iPad Read More
Are you a paracord junkie? Do you like to use paracord for any and all situations possible? Do you find after knotting paracord, it is next to impossible to get unknotted? Well folks, knot no more with the Fish Bone Knotless Gear Tie, a KickStarter project by Brent Garcia. The Fish Bone is a small
Fish to be tied with the Fish Bone knotless gear tie Read More
So are you a Apple device junky? Do you and your family have multiple Apple devices that need to be charged at the same time? Are you looking for a way to keep all those Apple device cables sorted, off the floor and available to use? Then the Cable Block, an indiegogo project may be the
Keep your cables in line with the Cable Block Read More
The Wedge from ToddyGear is a multipurpose gadget. It’s a microfiber screen cleaner – plush on one side to clean your screen and silky on the other side to polish the screen. It even has a antimicrobial agent to prevent growth of mold and mildew. This little beanbag can also serve as a stand for
The Wedge stand also keeps your screen clean Read More
Last January, we told you about the SpareOne cellphone (see related links) that runs on a single AA battery and provides up to 10 hours talk time and 15 years standby time. This year, the SpareOnePlus phone launches with even more features. The Plus model adds “include a location-based service which identifies the exact location