News, reviews and articles about tablets and ultra portable computers and accessories.
If you own an iPad, then there’s a plethora of stands available in whatever material and style you want. Those of us who don’t use the iPad aren’t treated quite as well when it comes to peripherals so when I was offered the chance to review the Lap Log Tablet Stand, I leapt at the chance. “We handcraft eco-friendly […]
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Hard Candy Cases is running a special that ends tonight (3/5/12) at 11:59PST. If you purchase the new Bubble Shell Case for your Kindle Fire, you’ll receive a code to purchase a Bubble Shell Case for your iPhone 4S for only $10. Bubble Shell cases have a soft-touch texture but offer the protection of a
Expiring Today – Purchase a Hard Candy Kindle Fire Case and Get an iPhone Case for $10 Read More
Children always want to have things like their parents have, and I’ll admit that my daughter had her first (hand-me-down) PDA when she was five. Before that age, I wouldn’t have been comfortable even letting her play with my devices because very young children can have trouble understanding the need for being very careful with
Archos Announces the Child Pad 7” ICS Kid-Friendly Tablet Read More
Released at the American International Toy Fair, Oregon Scientific displayed the MEEP! Android Tablet. Aimed at children aged 6 years and over, the tablet will be available with a number of optional accessories, such as musical instruments, to amuse and educate the children. Ruggedised to take the knocks of everyday play, the tablet has a
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The Pogo Sketch Plus from Ten One Design is a stylus for capacitive displays like those found on the iPad, iPhone and Android tablets. Check out my full report after the jump.
Ten One Design Pogo Sketch Plus Review Read More
The LapGear Smart-e universal tablet lapdesk is a padded holder for your favorite tablet device for comfortable couch or bed surfing. It offers an adjustable stand with a ledge that will keep your device from sliding around while you’re using it. The version pictured above sells for $35. A deluxe version that includes storage for
LapGear Smart-e Gives your Tablet a Home on your Lap Read More
Back in the day when Palms and PDAs ruled the portable electronics market, you could get several designs of folding or mini keyboards to connect to your PDA to turn it from a ‘consumptive’ device (that mostly displays content) to a ‘creative’ one (one that allows you to easily create new content). Sure, you could
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The Prizm Stand from Hub shown here is a universal stand for tablets. It’s made of two interlocking pieces of aluminum, and it’s available in a variety of colors for $29.95. There’s also a smaller version for phones for $24.95. The Prizm Stands are available from Hub.
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The Choiix Power Fort 5600 is a rechargeable 5600 mAh brick a little smaller than a deck of cards or a pack of smokes, yet able to recharge your iPhone, iPod, Droid, GPS, flip phone, or just about anything else that you’d usually charge through your computer’s USB port.
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Although it’s shown with an iPad, the Smart Stand Sleeve from Connect Design is a protective sleeve that works with many tablets. The Sleeve is held closed by four magnets. When you take your tablet out, you use those magnets to fold the Sleeve into a stand. It can be folded two ways to form
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We had a good Christmas season at our house this year, electronics wise! A combination of events from price drops and clearances to unexpected cash meant that my wife and I both ended up with a tablet. She got a white 16GB iPad2, and I got a 32GB Toshiba Thrive AT105 10″ tablet. (I am not
Toshiba Thrive AT105-T1032 10.1″ Android Tablet Review Read More
Chinon has introduced two new Android tablets. The SWIFT7 (left) has a Cortex-A8 Core 1.2GHz processor with 512MB DDR3 processing memory, 4GB of storage space, and a 7.0 inch 800×600 LCD (4:3 ratio) with a capacitive touchscreen. The SWIFT10 (right) has a Cortex-A8 Core 1.2GHz processor with 1GB DDR3 processing memory, 8GB of internal storage,
SWIFT7 and SWIFT10 Android Tablets from Chinon Read More
If you like the look of leather and hair hides, Heidi Comfort makes covers and grips for eBook readers and some tablets that you might like. The e-Accessories sets are sized to fit Kindles, nooks, Sony readers, iPads and other readers, or you can specify your device for a custom fit cover. The envelope-style cases
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Last month I did a review of the Crimson Frame Case for the iPhone 4. While I thought their aluminum case was too boxy and utilitarian, I loved the iPhone 4 screen protectors that Crimson included with the case. So much so, I wanted to see if their screen protectors for the MacBook Air
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There are a lot of wall mounts available for iPads and other tablets, but attaching them usually involves adding screw holes or other damage to the wall. The Koala Mount from Dockem uses 3M Command Strips to attach the mount, and they can be removed easily, without damage to the wall. This Kickstarter project consists
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I am on a quest to find the best all around stylus that I can use for drawing and writing on my iPad and / or iPhone. The latest one that I’ve had the opportunity to review is the StyleUs Touchpen from Tuff-Luv. It combines a capacitive stylus with a Black and Red ink pen.
Tuff-Luv StyleUs Touchpen Capactive Stylus Review Read More
Here’s another Kickstarter project. The FLOTE Stand is a floor stand that works with most tablets and eBook readers, with or without a cover. The all-metal stand is machined by US craftsmen, and it’s available in aluminum, black, or white finishes. It easily adjusts without having to loosen or tighten anything, and it has a
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If you constantly switch between your tablet computer and paper, you’d probably like a stylus/pen combination. Scott Wilson + MINIMAL have a Kickstarter project to fund the LunaTik Touch Pen combination stylus and rollerball pen. You can see from the illustration, the pen point deploys through the stylus point. You can switch from a
LunaTik Touch Pen Combines a Pen with a Stylus Read More
This YINLIPS Android Game Console and WiFi Tablet from ishareGifts packs a lot of functionality in a small package. It emulates NES, SNES, GB/GBC/GBA, Mega Drive, MAME, N64, PSX, Flash 10.X games. It also functions as an Android 2.2 tablet with which you can surf, listen to music, watch videos, use apps, read ebooks, and
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Coby has announced an upcoming line of Android Internet tablets that will be among the first to feature the Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” OS. They’ll be introduced at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2012. There will be a 7″, 8″, 9″, 9.7″, and 10″ model, and all will have the
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