News, reviews and articles about iPhone, iPad and iPod devices and accessories.
This bird feeder station from Kickstarter hides a camera inside so you can see and capture images and video of the birds that visit it. The Bird Photo Booth is just an enclosure with macro and polarizing lenses included (others are planned for future release); you have to put your iPhone, iPod touch, or GoPro […]
Last fall, I told you how one of my family members was using an iPad and some apps as he recovered from a stroke. There are a lot of people, like George, who are non-verbal or speech-impaired due to a neurological disorder or brain trauma. There have been many approaches to helping them communicate, and TalkingTILES
TalkingTILES gives everyone a chance to speak Read More
Do you charge your iPhone with a boring old cable? What the heck is the matter with you? Are you a gadgeteer or what? I bet these docks from Iron Giant Designs will make you drool. They offer a limited number of docks that are made from a solid hunk of metal or clear material
Iron Giant Designs iPhone docks are crazy gorgeous and crazy expensive Read More
It appears the potential job that required me to purchase an iPad mini has fallen through, but I’m never giving up the mini now that I have it. Now begins the fun, never-ending search for the perfect case or cover for the mini. I just can’t decide if I want to use the mini cased
Rickshaw Bagworks iPad mini Sleeve review Read More
Do you need a new cover for your full-sized iPad? Why not help others as you protect your iPad. PeaceQuilts, a humanitarian, economic-development organization working with women in Haiti, has designed and created beautiful, quilted iPad sleeves that are sold exclusively through Levenger. Each sleeve is handcrafted and signed by a woman in Haiti, so
PeaceQuilts and Levenger introduce an iPad sleeve that gives back Read More
Doxie makes going paperless easy with their new Doxie One personal scanner. It’s about the size of an empty paper towel roll, so it fits into a desk drawer or your gear bag. You can scan anywhere, and the scans will be stored onto an SD card. When you get back to your computer (Mac
Doxie One mobile scanner – paperless made personal Read More
Hmmm, this seems to be a crowd-funding project, but it seems Phone Halo has set up their own funding site instead of using one of the established ones. Anyway, Phone Halo has created a smart device you keep in your wallet to help you keep track of it. Put the Wallet TrackR in your wallet,
Keep track of your wallet with your iPhone and Phone Halo Read More
When I first saw the TaskOne iPhone case, I was sure it was a joke. It looked exactly like something we’d see as a news posting on April Fools Day. It also reminded me of the the Swiss Army Handspring Visor module we wrote / joked about back in 1999. But guess what? The TaskOne
TaskOne case turns your iPhone into a Swiss Army knife Read More
I keep reading articles about how the iPad is becoming more and more important as a gaming system, and then I think of how sore my hands and wrists can get after hours of just holding my iPad still while I read. This Indiegogo crowd-funding project for a gaming accessory for the iPad could address
KOLOS Gaming Wheel for iPad Read More
Maybe the JBL SoundFly is appropriately named. With Apple’s AirPlay technology, sound kinda flies from your iDevice to the speaker. There’s no wires, so how else is it going to get there? Now that Apple has nixed the 30-pin dock, it’s a given that AirPlay wireless speakers will only become more popular. New speakers seem
Look up in the air, it’s SoundFly! Read More
Do you like playing foosball, but you don’t want to have to use the table as your dining table to fit it in your living space? The Classic Match Foosball game table from New Potato Technologies is the perfect accessory to turn your iPad (running iOS 5.0 or later) into a game for 1 to
Classic Match Foosball game table for the iPad Read More
This Kickstarter project is for the person who is willing to sacrifice their iPad’s sleekness for more sound. The ORA: Ultimate Sound System for iPad case has eight built-in speakers, powered by their own battery so they don’t drain the iPad, that the designers say will deliver up to five times the iPad’s volume without
ORA Case pumps up the volume from your iPad Read More
I don’t know how the weather is in your part of the world right now, but here in southern Indiana, we’re already having some sub 30 degree mornings. That means glove weather for me. Regular gloves and smartphones with capacitive displays don’t get along well together. I’ve reviewed a couple different capacitive friendly gloves in
Emitips give your favorite gloves capacitive touch capability Read More
M-Edge is a long-time producer of cases and covers for eBook readers, tablets, and other gadgets. They have just announced the Trina Turk for M-Edge Collection of accessories designed with colorful Trina Turk signature prints. There are a couple of book-style covers for the Kindle Fire or the iPad that incorporate satin fabrics with microfiber
M-Edge announces the Trina Turk for M-Edge Collection Read More
If you bought any of Apple’s newest iPods, the iPhone 5, or an iPad mini or iPad with Retina display, you’ll need to replace your old 30-pin accessories with new Lightning connector accessories. Griffin has your car charger needs covered with the PowerJolt SE with Lightning connector. The low-profile charger has a permanently-attached, coiled cord
The Lethal Protection Life-Phorm has to be the creepiest gadget mount / stand I’ve seen so far. It looks like something the Mars Rover might bring back from its mission in space. Made of powder coated metal and rubber, the Life-Phorm has been designed to hold tablet computers, smart phones and cameras with its adjustable insect-like
Lethal Protection Life-Phorm is a hands-free stand for your gadgets from planet Zylon Read More
Do you carry around some form of personal protection with you where ever you go? Well we carry our phones with us everywhere we go, so why carry two devices? USA-based Spraytect has released the Pepper Spray Phone case for the iPhone 4 and 4s. It’s available in black, white, turquoise and pink, and a pepper
Pepper Spray phone case – iProtection with your iPhone Read More
When I ordered my iPad mini, I immediately started looking around for a sleeve for it. I planned to get the Smart Cover for it (for the review, at least), but I find those don’t protect my device as well as I’d like while it’s in my bag. I wanted a sleeve that was just
Built Neoprene eReader/Tablet Envelope 7-8″ with the iPad mini review Read More
I am a huge advocate for using screen protection on tech-gear. I cannot remember the last time I did not use one on any of my devices, from my MacBook Air to my Suunto Elemental Terra watch. Dorky as it sounds, when a good deal on protectors hits the Net, I buy them for friends
XtremeGuard Screen Protector review Read More
When I got my first iPhone, the iPhone 4, I put Apple’s Bumper case on it as soon as I took the phone from the box. I really liked that minimal case, and I used it for many months. I finally replaced it with a case that also protected the back of the phone, but
id America Cushi Original 3D Padded Skin and Cushi Band for iPhone 5 review Read More