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News, reviews and articles about iPhone, iPad and iPod devices and accessories.

Dots Gloves Let You Use Your iPhone in the Cold

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Most of the US is COLD now, even in the south.  It’s too cold to go outside without a coat, hat, and gloves.  But people with iPhones and other devices with capacitive screens have to decide between frostbite and using their devices.  Dot Gloves are designed to let you use your device and keep your

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Call your unborn child with your iPhone

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The Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound System connects to most audio devices such as iPods, MP3 players, iPhones and Blackberries with a universal stereo plug. The expectant mother wears a fashionable (have you ever wondered who decides what is and is not fashionable?), lightweight belt around her pregnant belly. The belt has four speakers and a

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Stream music around your house with a Sonos ZonePlayer S5

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Featured in the ‘Top 10 for the year’s coolest gadgets’ from CNN, The Sonos S5 is an all-in-one music system that brings unlimited wifi-based streaming into the home that is controlled from an app on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Play music from your iTunes library, internet radio stations, music from Pandora, Last.FM and Napster.

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Four iPhone Puzzle Games for a Winter Afternoon

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For me, winter weekends mean staying indoors and either reading a book, watching some TV, playing my ukulele, surfing for gadget news or playing iPhone games. Today I’ve been trying out four different puzzle games that have helped me waste a large chunk of my Sunday afternoon – but in a good way 😉

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StandHear lets you share a movie with a friend

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The StandHear from Agent18 is an adjustable device stand for your iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry Storm, Palm Pre, etc., that makes it a perfect accessory to take with you on your next flight. The feature that makes this $24.95 device shine is the built in earphone splitter. Now you can easily watch a movie with

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Altec Lansing inMotion Classic Portable Stereo for iPhone and iPod Review

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Apple’s iPod and iPhone are great personal music players, but sometimes you want to listen without earbuds or you want to share your music with friends.  There are a variety of speaker accessories you can buy at various price levels and offering different options.  The inMotion Classic from Altec Lansing offers portability and a rechargeable

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Clickfree Transformer Backup for iPod/iPhone Review

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As with all their products, Clickfree engineers simple backup solutions that provide users with the ability to store and transfer data from one computer to the next. Basically your iPod/iPhone turns into a portable flash drive that is compatible with both the OSX 10.5.4 + and PC platforms (including Windows 7 support). Instead of forking

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AirStash promises portable wireless storage

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Wearable Inc. has put up a barebones website for their new AirStash device, which is billed as a “wireless media server” for mobile devices (the iPhone is mentioned specifically).  Not much information is given, other than the fact that the AirStash will be officially unveiled at CES 2010 — no price, no availability date, no

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Griffin Clarifi Case with a Macro Lens for iPhone 3G

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Griffin has a polycarbonate case for the iPhone 3G that offers a macro lense for the iPhone’s camera.  Griffin says the iPhone’s camera normally takes 18 inches to focus.  Slide the Clarifi’s lens into place over the camera to take close-up photos requiring only 4 inches to focus.  The polycarbonate cover is available in white or black,

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Tekkeon myPower 1250 iPhone External Battery Case Review

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The more you use them, the less you need your laptop – that’s the marketing line for smartphones. As the bellwether smartphone, the iPhone leads the pack in usage and accessories. Third in our series of battery cases for iPhone is the myPower 1250 from Tekkeon. This battery case departs from the others reviewed thus

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Speck CandyShell iPhone Case Review

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Speck offers up several options for iPhone 3G/3GS cases: Fitted, Pixelskins, Toughskins, Quickdraw, and the CandyShell — just to name a few. What’s great about the CandyShell is that you get the best of both worlds – a hard, plastic outside and a smooth rubberized inside, providing optimal protection and shock absorption.

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DLO Jumpstart Attachable Battery Pack for iPhone and iPod Review

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I don’t have an iPhone, just an iPod Touch, so having a battery die at an inconvenient time isn’t devastating for me.  I still have my phone if I need to make a call, so I can feel free to listen to music, use apps, connect to the internet if I’m near WiFi, even play

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iLuv iHD171 HD Clock Radio with iPod Dock

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The iLuv iHD171 brings HD radio to the clock radio with iPod dock.  The  iLuv iHD171 works with the iPhone and iPods with the docking connector, and it has a 3.5 mm audio input for use with other sources.  In addition to allowing you to charge and play your iPod, this iLuv unit receives HD radio signals and displays the HD station, song

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Powermat Wireless Charging Review

Like many gadget lovers, I personally own many gadgets, mp3 players, cell phones, etc.  One thing that all gadget lovers can agree on is that it is a nuisance to constantly charge all of these gadgets.  What’s worse is that all of these gadgets use different cables to charge.  Don’t you just wish you had

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