News, reviews and articles about iPhone, iPad and iPod devices and accessories.
When you’re in the product review biz like we are around here, you know there are going to be some lemons mixed in with the diamonds. But it’s even more disappointing when you spend your own money on something and it turns out to be a dud. That’s what happened to me when I recently […]
Nyon Estylo stylus review Read More
If you love LEGO and also have an iPad or an iPhone 5, The Daily Brick is offering 2 fun kits that will allow you to build a charging dock entirely out of real LEGO bricks. They sent me both kits, which I built quickly and relatively easily. Let’s see how they turned out.
The Daily Brick LEGO Custom iPad and iPhone Dock Kit review Read More
You don’t have a smart TV, but you have a lot of videos on your hard disk or videos online that you’d like to watch on a bigger screen. If you plug a PLAiR dongle into an HDMI port on your TV, you’ll be able to beam content wirelessly to your TV. You’ll need to
Beam videos from your phone, tablet, or computer to your HDTV with PLAiR Read More
Remember in the old days when you had to walk barefoot 5 miles to school in the winter and all you had to protect your smartphone’s display was a junky flimsy plastic screen protector with bubbles under it? Those days are gone forever my friends. Today people are moving to glass screen protectors, which are
Protect your mobile device’s display with glass Read More
I’m a gearhead (or petrolhead, depending on your region). I’m also an iPhone owner. When id America produced the Gasket V8 case that combines the love for both, I had to take a look.
id America Gasket V8 case for iPhone 5 review Read More
Most cases for tech gear have a certain “look”. Whether it’s made of fabric or leather, you can usually tell at a glance that the bag or case contains tech gear inside. That’s fine, if you don’t mind having a bag that advertises “expensive gear in here!” If you prefer to camouflage your gear a
Duchess Case iPad mini Case review Read More
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
PhotoFast Lightning Mount lets you safely use your old 30-pin accessories Read More
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
Apple makes it easier to redeem iTunes gift cards Read More
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
SoundBender iPad Sound Amplifier review Read More
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
iPad iBed stand let’s you enjoy breakfast in bed with your tablet Read More
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.
Breffo Spiderpodium review Read More
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
Vaja Nuova Pelle Case for iPhone 5 review Read More
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
Here’s the Kid Mode for iOS devices that I mentioned earlier Read More
You know what a go-to-lunch wallet is if you’ve been reading here for a while. Tory Burch has a nice looking wristlet that would make a perfect go-to-lunch wallet – and a perfect gift for Mother’s Day. Unlike many smart phone accessories, the Robinson Smart Phone Wristlet isn’t designed specifically for any single phone; it
Mother’s Day gift idea: go-to-lunch wallet for Mom’s smart phone Read More
GettingWeddy is an Etsy shop that makes and sells handcrafted leather goods, jewelry, and other things. The above image (click it for a bigger view) shows their iPad sleeve on the left and the iPad mini sleeve on the right. They make the exteriors from oil-tanned or vegetable-tanned tooling leathers, and the interior is lined
Handmade leather cases from GettingWeddy Read More
In both my personal and professional life I have collected stacks of business cards. When I was offered the opportunity to review the Worldcard Link Pro business card scanner and software from Penpower, I jumped at the opportunity. Let’s see how it works.
Penpower Worldcard Link pro Complete Contact Management Solution review Read More
The iDuo2Go Charge and Sync Cable for iPod, iPhone, and iPad with USB 3.0 SD Card Reader from Atech Flash Technology is a surprisingly useful if simple bit of mobile gear. It’s a USB 3.0 SD card reader, or an iPhone/iPad 30-pin sync/charge cable. Why bring two things on your next trip when one will
Although I’ve written a lot of case reviews over the years, I personally prefer NOT to use one on my phone. I just don’t care for the added bulk. Unfortunately my current phone, the Samsung Galaxy S3, is so slippery that I was forced to use a snap-on back cover to give it some extra
Egrips Non-Slip Strips review Read More
Volkswagen recently introduced the iBeetle at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The new models of the Beetle and Beetle Cabriolet will be the first “of the Volkswagen Group in which the iPhone will become an integrative component.” The car’s dock holds the iPhone 5 as seen in the image, and you can access all your normal iPhone
Fully integrate your iPhone into your car with the Volkswagen iBeetle Read More
The Apotop DW09 Wi-Reader is a palm-sized device that allows you to share videos, music, pictures, and documents with up to 3 iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices at the same time through a built-in SD card / USB Flash drive. It has a rechargeable battery so that it can be used to share files
Apotop DW09 Wi-Reader – Share pictures and stream video across iOS devices Read More