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

ZAGGsparq 2.0 Backup Battery

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ZAGG, the people with the invisibleSHIELD skins for gadgets, has a 6000mAh extended battery that works with any device that charges with a USB cable.  The ZAGGsparq 2.0 has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery;  the power plug to recharge the unit is built in to the ZAGGsparq 2.0, so there’s no extra cable to carry.  There

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iSteady Shot ARC Camera Stabilizer for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS

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About a year ago, Julie told you about the iSteady camera stabilizer for iPhone and iPod nano.  After some time and some changes, the iSteady Shot ARC is available to pre-order.  This camera stabilizer supports your iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS while you take videos and eliminates the shakes and jitters you often get with

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Macally KickStand iPhone 4 Case and Stand

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This KickStand case for iPhone 4 from Macally snaps over the corners of your phone and protects the back.  The rubberized surface improves your grip.  All ports and controls and the camera are accessible.  There’s a kickstand on the back to hold your iPhone 4 in the horizontal position.  You even get a  detachable residue-free screen

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modulR iPad Case and Accessory System Review

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If you’ve been shopping for both a case and a stand for your iPad, you might want to want to take a look at the modulR iPad Case and Accessory system before you decide to buy to separate products. The modulR system consists of an iPad case with a protective cover, that is compatible with

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Otterbox Defender and Commuter Series iPhone 4 Cases Review

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Earlier this year, I reviewed the Otterbox Commuter and Commuter TL cases from Otterbox for another website. And interestingly, I came to the realization that I liked the less expensive Commuter TL case over the regular Commuter case. Well, spring forward in time and we have a totally new iPhone, and I have two totally new

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AmpliTube iRig and AmpliTube App

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Have you guys seen the commercial showing the guy with his guitar plugged into his iPad?  He’s using the AmpliTube iRig from IK Multimedia – a combination of an easy-to-use instrument interface adapter and guitar and bass tone mobile software.  This hardware device plugs into the headphone jack on your iPad or iPhone/iPod and acts

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Free Version of SoundHound Available for iOS and Android

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Earlier this year I reviewed SoundHound, an app for iPhone/iPad that works beautifully to “listen” to a song and tell you what it is and who performs it.  I thought the app was well worth the price ($4.99 at the  app store), but it would have been nice to have a chance to try it before purchasing it. 

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Put a Saddle on your iPad

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Back in the Spring, we reviewed Saddleback Leather’s iPad Pouch and found it to be a very protective sleeve for transporting the popular Apple tablet. For those of you that have been looking for a play through solution, Saddleback has just introduced their new iPad case (affiliate link). It’s a tough leather case that has

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Hard Candy Cases Offers Yet Another Stylus Option

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If you are still searching for the perfect capacitive stylus for your iPad or other touch screen device, I have another one for you to consider. It’s the Candy Pen iPad Stylus from Hard Candy Cases. This stylus has a chromed finish with two caps that reveal a capacitive stylus on one end and a

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Quirky Cloak iPad Case and 3-Position Stand Review

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Quirky is a company started by the founder of Mophie in response to inquiries from people who had an idea for a product and who were asking him if he could help them get their product made.  Quirky lets people submit an idea for a product, and then information about the idea is put on the Quirky website

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iPhone users, what do you have to hide?

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A couple of months ago, I reported on the Cell Phone Tapper USB Stick from Brickhouse Security. Using this device, it would allow you to get access to information about calls, SMS messages, etc on Symbian, Android, Blackberry or Windows Mobile smartphones. Notice an obvious exception to that list? At the time, there wasn’t a

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Coby Vitruvian Speaker System for iPod and iPhone

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Here’s another speaker system with a charging dock for iPod and iPhone.  Unlike most speaker systems, the Coby Vitruvian system has a motorized dock that rotates the iPod 90 degrees so you can view your iPod/iPhone in horizontal or vertical orientation.  The speakers output of 20W total, and there’s a 3.5mm input plug so you

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