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

Pad & Quill takes bookish to the next level with their new Author Series iPad cases

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Pad & Quill are well known for their book style iPad cases made to resemble a hard back books. They just launched their new Author series cases for iPad Air and mini, where you get to build your very own case from an assortment of colors and unique patterns. You get to choose the outside […]

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PDair Premium Tempered Glass Film Screen Protector for the Apple iPad mini review

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Although many today believe the Corning Gorilla glass on their smartphone is strong enough to protect itself, I love glass screen protectors.  Just the other day, a friend told me the tempered glass protector I gave (aka forced on) him as a Christmas gift had protected his screen from a long gash that some unknown object

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You can answer your phone through the cover of this iPhone case

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The Sensecover case for iPhone 5/5S from Moshi allows you to answer your phone without even opening the cover.  The “hybrid leatherette” front cover has embedded “proprietary SensArray pads” that allow you to slide to answer a call without opening the cover.  There are also openings in the front that allow you to check the

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The new LYNKtec TruGlide Apex stylus is fine – literally

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After suffering through years of wide tipped capacitive styluses, we’re finally starting tonsee styluses with fine tips. Last week I posted a review of the Adonit Jot Script stylus. It was the first iOS stylus that I’ve tested with a tip comparable in size to a to a ballpoint pen. The Adonit is a nice

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Is the NKMOS Ultima the Cadillac of smartphone car mounts?

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The Ultima is the highest quality smartphone car mount I have ever heard of or seen. NKMOS originally introduced the Ultima as a KickStarter project back in 2012, where it surpassed its initial goal many times over. What sets the Ultima apart from the rest is its all-aluminum body, extra strong suction cup, stylish design, and

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Berlin Boombox – A speaker that can be recycled

If you would like to relive the 80’s, Berlin Boombox will take you back in time when big hair was in style and boomboxes were our audio players of choice. The Berlin Boombox has paired retro style with a modern environmental sensibility by offering a speaker designed for your iPhone, Android smartphone or Windows phone.

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Beautiful Sena cases are still available for the iPhone 4/4S

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Are you still using your perfectly fine iPhone 4/4S?  If you’d like a high quality, beautiful leather case from Sena for it, you’ll be happy to know they are still available.  It seems Sena is clearing them out, though, because the price for these cases is now only $19.99 each.  There’s a variety of styles

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Sanitize your phone as you charge it with PhoneSoap

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It won’t remove that hazy film from your screen, but the PhoneSoap Universal Cellphone Charger promises to kill any bacteria, viruses, and even “SuperBugs that have developed resistance to the chemicals and antibiotics” on the surface of your phone.  It will sanitize any phone that fits into the 6″ X 3.74″  X 0.78″ inner compartment.  The

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LogMeIn remote control software is no longer free, but TeamViewer is!

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Earlier this week it was announced that LogMeIn, a popular software application that allows remote control of computers, would no longer be free. I’ve been using the free version of this software off and on for several years, so I was a little bummed with the news. I regularly need access to my home computer

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Let the Justice League protect your iPad mini

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If you’re a devoted fan of the superheroes of the Justice League, you’ll be happy to have them protecting your iPad mini (original version).  These protective folio cases protect your iPad mini from the bumps and bruises of every day life, and they can convert into a stand for typing or viewing.  They even have

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This new adapter allows you to charge your iOS device without removing the case

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Granted, you can probably charge your device while it’s in the case in many circumstances, but often not when you are using Apple’s Lightning adapter with an old 30-pin cable.  I don’t know why, but Apple’s Lightning adapter is as wide as the old 30-pin adapter, and that big chunk of plastic doesn’t often fit

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Find Bigfoot and ghosts with your iPhone

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If you’re a fan of the Ghost Hunters and Finding Bigfoot TV shows, you are already familiar with thermal imaging cameras. For those of you who don’t watch those shows, a thermal imaging camera otherwise known as a FLIR, makes invisible heat sources visible to our eyes. FLIR cameras are traditionally very expensive pieces of

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Now there’s a ClamCase for the iPad mini

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ClamCase has been making keyboard cases for the full-sized iPad since the first model, and now they have just announced the ClamCase Pro iPad Mini Keyboard Case. It’s compatible with both the original mini and the new mini with Retina display.  This tiny ClamCase has the same features and functions as its bigger siblings but weighs only 0.87

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COGITO ORIGINAL – the “connected watch”

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It seems the consensus that 2014 is the year of wearable tech. And while my vote is still out on the subject, this smartwatch did catch my eye. I noticed, not because of its high-tech look or bleeding-edge specs, but because of its classic understated design.  The COGITO ORIGINAL from ConnecteDevice Limited appears to be a relatively

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Tech Candy’s Get Cord 3-in-1 USB cable will consolidate your cables

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Instead of carrying a 30pin cable for your iPod or older iPhone, a Lightning cable for your newer iPhone or iPad and a microUSB cable, you can buy one Get Cord that can be used for all three types of devices. This cable features an 6 foot long woven fabric cable with a USB connector

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SLXtreme 5 – Power packed protection for your iPhone 5 adventures

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Still squeamish when it comes to protecting your iPhone 5 and 5s? Looking for a rugged case with a little more functionality or maybe a little extra juice in the caboose? Then maybe you should be looking at the SLXTreme 5 from SnowLizard. The SLXTreme 5 is a rugged, waterproof backup battery case with a

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ElementCase Ronin G10 Stealth iPhone 5/5s Case review

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Element Case creates some very nicely engineered smartphone cases. I reviewed their Sector 5 iPhone case about a year ago and still consider it one of the most innovative, tech-geek stylish bumper cases I have ever seen. Their new Ronin G10 Stealth bumper case for the iPhone 5/5s looks just as cool, but in a meaner,

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