Every day, I see stories about some person contacting the media to complain Apple wouldn’t reimburse them for in-app purchases their kids made on an iPad. You see people complaining about charges of a couple hundred dollars to well over $1000 made in a 10 minute period. The latest story I’ve been seeing is about […]
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Signal Snowboards have done something really cool… they have created the worlds first snowboard using a 3D printer. The video above shows the 3D print and build process where they construct the board like a puzzle. After it’s completed, there is a great action sequence of the snowboard and rider blasting down a Colorado mountain.
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Over time, I’ve reviewed earphones made from plastic, aluminum, silicone, and even wood covering every price range. Earphone makers claim that their chosen material has some advantage over the other. Well, there may be some truth to those claims. Each material does, in fact, have inherent advantages, but they also each have disadvantages. There is
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Remember waiting for weeks for accessories to be available for your new phone? Being extra careful not to scratch your new gadget until some company had time to get the new device, finalize their case design, produce it, and get it ready to ship it? Apparently those days are gone, and accessories are available
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If you’re looking to buy a Nook HD+ tablet from Barnes & Noble, now is the time to do it. Until 3/31/13, you’ll receive a free Nook Simple Touch eBook reader with the purchase of a Nook HD+. The Simple Touch is normally $79. This offer is valid for both the 16GB Nook HD +
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Most folks these days carry some kind of device with them that has at least a subset of their music collection on it. Some have services like Spotify, Pandora, or some other service that will deliver music to a smartphone. When we get in our cars, however, there’s usually no built-in connection for getting the
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Levenger is offering another beautiful entry in their line of tech cases. The Pocquettes iPad mini Travel Case is made of textured full-grain leather. If it’s anything like my Pocquette’s checkbook cover, the leather is buttery soft but strong. The case measures 7.5″ wide X 9″ tall X 0.5″ thick. It has two zippered pockets on
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Alien Skin has come out with a new version of their unique and popular Eye Candy plugin for Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Version 7 features a revamped interface that simplifies the process of applying these effects to your graphics. They have also added new effects, including a very realistic lightning generator. The melted version of
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The world seems to be slowly moving towards a paperless society/ecosystem. Many of us pay our bills, read our newspapers and books, communicate with each other and the masses, and manage our lives electronically these days. I cannot tell you the last time I wrote a check or read a physical book. But many of
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BAUX is a Kickstarter project for custom machined aluminum pens that use Bic pen parts. Made of Bauxite, an aluminum ore, BAUX pens aren’t really pens at all. They are really just the barrel of the pen, which you combine with readily available Bic pen parts to create your own unique writing instrument. Bic pens
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When I first try a new gadget, it can take me a while to finally find the case I prefer for it. That’s been true for my iPad mini, too. When I got that first iPad years ago, I wanted a back cover that was clear, to let the beauty of the aluminum back show
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The latest buzz from Google is a new app called Keep. It is a note-taking application that mimics features from popular products such as Evernote and Springpad and lets you “keep” text notes, images, check lists, and voice notes. It’s available on the Google Play store for Android devices at the above link. I’ve installed it on
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Earlier this year, we told you about an accessory that allows you to use your iOS device as a trigger/timer/intervalometer for your DSLR camera. The iUSBportCAMERA accessory from HyperShop is a similar product with more features. First of all, you can use this device with iOS and Android mobile devices or your Mac or Windows computer.
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I enjoy playing games on my iPad, but when it comes to action style games, I miss not having physical controls. Virtual controls are adequate for some games, but for others, they just don’t cut it. That’s why I was excited to accept an offer to review the New Potato Technologies Foosball table. This device turns
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Spring is coming, and you may be thinking of starting to ride your bike to work or school. Timbuk2 has three new on-bike bags to make carrying your gear easier. First up is the Basket Cycling Case (marked 1. in the image), which works as a “basket” with a variety of front bike baskets and flat-bed bike
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What does your messenger bag say about you? If you carry the Cheese by JumpFromPaper, it may say you don’t take life too seriously. I have to admit when I first saw this bag’s 3D cartoon-like design, I didn’t think they were real. The whimsical look made me laugh, but it also made me want to
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Leatherman has released another tool in their Military/EMT-aimed multi-tools. The 16-tool OHT is designed so that both the blades AND the pliers can be operated with one hand. The OHT has both needle-nose and regular pliers with wire cutters, 4 blades including a strap cutter, saw, can opener, bottle opener, screwdrivers, threaded attachment for #8-32 Cleaning Rod, and O2 bottle wrench. It
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I’ve tried a lot of iPad mini cases – Apple’s Smart Cover, Khomo full-body case, sleeves, zipper pouches, and tiny messenger-style bags. This beautiful iPad mini Sleeve from Mujjo is unlike any I’ve tried before. It’s a sleeve case, as you can see, but it’s not made of the normal fabric, leather, or faux leather
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The Twist Wireless Speaker and Bluetooth Speakerphone from RichardSolo has a lot of nice features that you’d want in a Bluetooth speaker. It has two 3-watt speakers and a passive subwoofer for great sound. It has “A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) Bluetooth capability for wireless music streaming and HFP (Hand-Free Audio) + HSP (Headset Profiles) for
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Tired of pesky rings when you set your coffee mug down on your desk and forget to use a coaster? The Floating Mug Co. has set out to make a mug that is a coaster and coffee mug all in one. Modeled after a banana holder, the Floating Mug is simply a coffee mug that hovers
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