You have the latest generation of the iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, or iPod touch. You also have a collection of expensive 30-pin speakers, docks, or other accessories that you want to continue using. You can use a Lightning adapter to make the old accessory compatible with the new iOS device, but there’s still one big […]
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Until now, it has seemed like the iPhone was the only smartphone with metal cases and rails available from different makers. That’s changed with the Metallo Designer cases from V-Moda, who has been known for their headphones and amps. The Metallo cases have been designed to be used as a standalone case or to work with
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You can now use your computer’s camera to read and enter an iTunes gift card code. This only works on Apple computers, and it’s not available (yet?) on iOS devices. You just log into your iTunes account on your Mac, select the Redeem option, and you’ll see the redemption page shown above. It only works
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I love watching video and listening to podcasts and books on my iPad. It’s so much more portable and useful than my MacBooks have been over the years (which is to say it doesn’t have a hinge and require me to figure out what to do with that keyboard while watching!) The constant drawback to
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Now you can safely enjoy breakfast in bed while reading the newspaper on your iPad. The Kikkerland iPad iBed Stand looks like a lapdesk with a padded bottom, but it has a slot that acts as an iPad stand. You can use the rest of the desk to hold your Sunday breakfast, papers, or even
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Two months have passed since my first article outlining all the gear I carry with me each day, so it’s time to see which items I’ve dropped and the new gear that I have added. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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The sCharger-12 USB Solar Charger from SunTactics isn’t like most solar chargers on the market. It uses “mono-crystalline solar cells, the most efficient solar cell technology of the 21st century” instead of the plastic panels and weak solar cells used in other chargers. It doesn’t charge up a battery, because those will quickly die after
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Not often do manufacturers design a laptop bag with one specific brand or even model in mind. I am not talking about a form-fitted case or sleeve, but an actual bag created and/or named to hold a certain device. But the folks at WaterField Designs have done just that; the HardCase is aimed specifically at Apple’s 13″
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The YP-9304 CREE 5-Mode White Diving Flashlight will laugh at any rainstorm you find yourself in, because this flashlight has been designed to operate up to 40 meters underwater! It has a black anodized aluminum body, one XM-L cool-white emitter, and produces 500 lumens. Operating modes are high, medium, low, slow strobe, and SOS. A
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The Ainste Evan wallet was a Kickstarter project which was successfully funded earlier this year. Their company name “Ainste” was created from a combination of Amazon, Einstein and Steve Jobs and their first product is a minimalist’s wallet designed to hold only your absolute bare essentials. Let me show you more about it. SHARE ON
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The Spiderpodium from Breffo is, um, well… it’s this spider-shaped thing you can use to hold smartphone-sized objects in a variety of ways. It comes in black, blue, graphite (the review unit color), green, pink, purple, or white. Let’s give it a look. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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HP has just released its 7″ Android tablet in the US – the Slate 7. It runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and features an ARM Cortex-A9 Dual-Core (1.6 GHz) processor, 8GB internal memory, 1GB DDR3 SDRAM, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a 1024 x 600 screen. It has a front-facing (VGA) webcam and a 3MP rear-facing webcam. A microSD
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I love to be away from the world at times. Whether I am at the beach, up in the mountains, or just hanging outside, I always have my phone with me. The thought of being ‘green’ and being able to keep my devices charged when I am out on the go made me take interest
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I’ve always admired Vaja cases, but I’ve never had the chance to try one with any of my devices. I’m an instant-gratification kinda gal, and I couldn’t stand waiting to have a case custom-made for me and the ready-to-ship cases usually were in colors that didn’t appeal to me. Recently Vaja Cases contacted Julie about
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Do you own a camera? Do you use a sling-style shoulder strap to carry that camera instead of an old-fashioned neck strap? Are you tired of screwing on and off the attachment loop to mount your camera to a tripod? The Fusion Plate camera accessory Kickstarter project may just be your solution. It’s a dual-purpose camera
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A few weeks ago I published a gadget diary post sharing my experiences with trying to get Qi wireless charging working with my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3. Long story short, I ordered a wireless charging patch (receiver) and a Nokia DT-900 Wireless Charging pad and it didn’t work. One of our frequent readers (Haesslich) left
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In my recent How to prevent your child from making in-app purchases on your iPad article, I mentioned that Apple should make it possible to restrict access to only certain apps for kids. Little did I know that there was already a way to lock a user into only a single app. Combine this feature with blocking
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Sometimes you really don’t want to be tethered by wire to your phone or MP3 player, and these days Bluetooth speakers and headphones are commonplace. Satechi was good enough to send us a pair of the BT Lite Headphones to review. Now I’m used to being “Wired for Sound”, and I figured surely being wireless has
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The Raffinato Color-Block bags come in three sizes to meet your EDC needs. Like all bags from Levenger, they are made of beautiful leather. These are made of softly-textured, full-grain Italian leather in shades of sienna, dune, and caramel; the interior is lined in faille. The Raffinato Color-Block Satchel (top, left; click for a larger view) is 16″ W
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Chances are you have more alarm clocks than uses for them. They’re on just about every mobile electronic device you own on top of what’s currently sitting at your bedside. If you’re the type of person who doesn’t want to navigate a bunch of menus or slide the correct buttons just to wake up at
An alarm to “Flip” over Read More