News, reviews and articles about iPhone, iPad and iPod devices and accessories.
Julie did an app review on Zinio’s digital magazine service a few years ago. At the time, I tried it for myself and read a few of their free samples/examples on my MacBook. It was an alright experience but was definitely not the same as flipping through an actual magazine. While the Touch/iPhone’s screen is […]
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Just last week was “Earth Day,” so have a gander at these iPhone 3G/3GS cases from Grove. Made in Oregon with 100% bamboo to ease your eco-conscience and available in 3 bamboo colors and 7 aluminum bezel colors. Choose from plain ($89.99), artist series designs or add your own custom art ($99.99 for either). Price
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If you are looking for a case to protect your iPhone, chances are very good that you’ll have no problem finding one due to the abundance of choices on the market. But what if you want something just a little left of center, something no one else will have ever have? You go to IMakeMyCase.com
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So your iPod or iPhone’s got your personal music collection. And it’s got streaming music through Pandora. But what if you want good ol’, low-tech local FM radio on your iPhone or iPod? Till now, there’s been no good solution, but Griffin‘s iFM may have solved that. Plug iFM into your iPod and it wakes
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I knew the iPad would make a perfect device for eBook reading, newspaper reading, web surfing and game playing. But I didn’t realize that it could also be the perfect device to replace large format coffee table books. You know the books I’m talking about, the ones you see in the bargain book areas near
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The Griffin A-Frame iPad stand is a hefty piece of aluminum and rubber, and will hold your iPad in portrait or landscape, bare or in a case. There’s even room to charge it while in use.
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I’ve thought about buying an external battery for my iPhone 3GS, but I never follow through with the purchase because the ones I’ve seen are always so bulky looking. I like the size of my iPhone and don’t want to turn it into a brick. It looks like I may have found the right external
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I love cases for my electronics almost as much as I love the gadgets themselves. Before I received my iPad on April 3 (thank you, Julie!), I had been scouring the internet for leather cases and bags. Once I held the iPad in my hands, I realized that its size and shape might not work
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Padster announced a iPad bag almost as soon as Steve Jobs introduced the iPad. They are now accepting pre-orders for the Padster Original, with shipping by May 14, 2010. The Padster is 13.5″ X 11.5″ X 3″ and made of full-grain cowhide, 1680D ballistic nylon, cotton-blend lining, and metal hardware. There’s a stretchy neoprene pouch
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Just Mobile brings us the Xtand. A sleek, simple iPhone 3G/3GS stand that takes on the qualities of the iMac, transforming its elegant design and simplicity into an essential accessory for videos, music and iPhone comfort.
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If you’re a basketball coach, player, or just a devoted fan, you can now use your iPad as a playbook. Use the PlaybookBball app from Daren to create step-by-step plays on a court drawn to scale. Select high school, NCAA, FIBA (Oct. 2010 rules), or NBA courts; select the number of players per team and their
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By now I’m sure most Apple/iPhone fans, or general gadgetophiles, are aware that last week Apple unveiled a sneak peak of the this summer’s upcoming iPhone OS 4. If you’re curious but didn’t feel like taking the time to watch the hour-long keynote, here is some addition info.
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If you love robots and you have an iPhone or iPod (Julie, I’m looking at you!), hurry over to Etsy to see this hand-made iPhone Holding Robot by TinHeartMfg. The little guy is made of copper and brass with a heavy steel base for stability. He has felt on his torso and in his “hands” to prevent
It’s not going to replace my Canon G11 anytime soon, but I think the iPhone 3GS’s built in camera does a pretty good job for quick snapshots. When I say pretty good, I’m talking image quality and not camera features. Let’s face it, the only features of the camera app are the shutter and video toggle buttons.
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Many of us have spent probably way too much time picking out a protective case for our beloved iPhone. Most require the case to be fully or partially removed in order for the device to drop conveniently into a charging dock. Enter the dock-IN-case by made2dock. USA-made, CNC machined from solid aluminum and hand assembled,
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The reVIVE II Dual USB Car Charger from Scosche allows you to charge your iPad and another device while travelling by car. The reVIVE II has a 2.1A USB port for charging your iPad. There’s also a second 1A USB port to charge another device simulataneously. The reVIVE II Dual USB Car Charger is $24.99
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Twelve South, the designers that brought you the BookArc MacBook stand (as posted by Andy Jacobs back in 2009) now introduce the BookArc for iPad. It’s designed exclusively for the iPad and allows hands-free use, with four different viewing positions. The BookArc is a beautiful slice of heavy gauge steel that provides a perfect perch for your
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A true audiophile probably shudders at the thought of mp3 files, but the Fatman iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition II with iPod dock might add some warmth and richness back to digital music. The ValveDock Carbon Edition II is a one-piece hybrid vacuum tube amp with an iPod dock that works with all iPods except the Shuffle. It also works
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The fine folks at Pyramid Distribution have sent the iClooly Alumi Stand for iPhone 3G/3Gs for review.
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Newegg has a small rechargeable power supply that works with all versions of iPhone and all iPods with the 30-pin dock connectors. The Miccus ChargeBlock CBFI-01 has an 800 mAh rechargeable lithium ion battery that lasts 500+ charges. It charges with the included mini-USB cord, and outputs 5V/+/-0.25V. It has automatic on/off charging that prevents overcharging your device battery. The Miccus ChargeBlock has
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