The iPhone 17 lineup has been out long enough for case makers to get their designs right. Whether you grabbed a Pro Max at launch or picked up the new iPhone 17e this spring, the accessory market is finally past the awkward first-wave fits and into a stretch where the good cases are actually good. […]
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Earth Day falls on April 22 this year, and the timing couldn’t be more fitting to take stock of the tech you carry, charge, and rely on every day. The sustainability conversation has moved well past reusable bags and metal straws. It’s now embedded in the materials, manufacturing, and power sources behind the gadgets that
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ARTICLE – Apple’s spring accessory refresh just went live, and it’s heavy on warm tones this year. The lineup includes new Apple iPhone 17 cases in three silicone shades, fresh Apple Watch bands, a Beats option for the iPhone 17e, and updated Crossbody Strap colors. Everything is available to order on Apple.com today. Price: Varies
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REVIEW – There’s nothing quite like the feel of a leather case around an iPhone. It feels warmer, smooth and can tell a story of what the phone’s been through. They can get a bit beat up through use though. Bellroy’s Phone Case offers a hybrid design with protective polymers in specific places. Can it
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REVIEW – I remember buying the first iPhone back in 2007 and having problems adjusting to the lack of a physical keyboard because I’d been a heavy user of the Treo 680 Palm OS smartphone, which had a built-in thumb keyboard. Like all new things, getting used to tapping on a screen instead of pressing
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NEWS – Remember when most smartphones had a built-in microSD card slot? “Most” as in Android phones? The iPhone never had that luxury, but now it can – at least if you have an iPhone 12 through iPhone 15 series phone. The iRe5 Storage Case looks like an ordinary ruggedly styled case, but in the
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NEWS – Back in the day, the Blackberry was the master of the mobile phone world and was perhaps best known for their physical keyboards. These days, neither are part of our smartphone experience, but what if the keyboards should be? Digital keyboards consume a third of our screens, often obscuring the very forms into
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REVIEW – It’s amazing how far phone cameras have evolved over the years. When the first smartphones were introduced, most people used a dedicated point-and-shoot camera. Today, most people don’t even own a dedicated point-and-shoot camera and use their phone as their primary camera. While the latest phone cameras are great, they aren’t perfect for
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REVIEW – I’ve been interested in macro photography since childhood when my dad got into photography and won an award for a macro shot of a dandelion. His love of cameras and close-up photography rubbed off on me. Current smartphone cameras usually have decent close-up capability, but special lenses like the APEXEL 3-in-1 PhoneMicro 5
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REVIEW – I’ve heard the best camera is the camera that is with you. Today’s smartphones have very capable cameras and chances are we almost always have our phones with us. Snapping on SnapGrip from ShiftCam makes our phones feel and behave more like a traditional point-and-shoot camera. For me, contorting my fingers in such a way as to
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NEWS – Shooting 4K ProRes video with an iPhone uses a lot of storage. The best way around that is to attach an SSD to the iPhone via the USB-C port and save the video directly to the drive instead of the iPhone’s internal storage. That’s where the Hagibis Magsafe NVMe enclosure comes in. This
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NEWS – The REDMAGIC VC Cooler 5 Pro is a liquid-cooled system that has been specially designed for iPhones, complete with a MagSafe magnetic connector on the back. This cooler is being marketed for gamers to keep their phone cool while they are playing some of the most CPU and graphics-intensive games on their iPhones.
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NEWS – Back in 2007, I was rocking a Palm Treo smartphone, and when the iPhone first came on the scene, I couldn’t imagine using a phone without a built-in keyboard. I found it a little difficult to get used to not having real keys to press, but once I did, I was happy with
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NEWS – Either you have a PopSockets phone grip on the back of your own phone or you know someone (multiple someones) who do. PopSockets are a very popular phone accessory, but these new PopSockets are over the top when it comes to design. The new PopSockets Dimensionals line of phone grips are made of
REVIEW – I have been a professional photographer as a side gig for over 15 years. All my paid photography has been for high school marching bands and drum corps. I usually have my 300mm 2.8 lens with my 1.4 extender mounted to a professional DSLR. I am on the sidelines taking action shots of
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REVIEW – I use my iPhone 13 Pro Max as my primary camera. That means I enjoy checking out a variety of accessories that can improve the images that I can capture from my phone or just make them a heck of a lot more fun and interesting. Today I want to show you the
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NEWS – SandMarc, makers of lenses and lighting for (mostly) iPhones has just announced a new product to further enhance your iPhone video work: the Motion Dolly for iPhone. It’s a machined, articulating, trackless, 4-wheeled dolly with a ball-head camera mount attached. The nylon wheels offer smooth traction. The locking, marked angling for the hinge
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REVIEW – Is your iPhone or iPad running out of storage space or do you want an easy way to transfer files and back and forth from your iPhone/iPad to your laptop? The PNY DUO LINK is a flash drive with a built-in lightning connector and a USB-A connector so that it can plug into
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REVIEW – The iPhone is known for having a great camera, but there’s always room for improvement and that’s where Sandmarc comes in with their specially designed smartphone lenses. Sandmarc sent me their anamorphic lens and specially designed iPhone 12 Pro Max cases. Let’s take a closer look. What is it? Sandmarc’s anamorphic lens can
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NEWS – I love tech (duh!) but I also love using good old fashioned pen and paper just as much. That’s why the Paperback and Notepad from Ilovehandles caught my eye. What are they? They are two different ways to turn your iPhone (various versions) into a notepad. Paperback is a pad of yellow paper
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