News, reviews and articles about tablets and ultra portable computers and accessories.
The photo of the cased iPhone 6 in space isn’t an artist’s rendering; it was taken by the camera sent up on the weather balloon with this phone. Urban Armor Gear tested their iPhone 6 case by sending it up to the stratosphere and dropping it from 101,000+ feet. During the trip up and down, […]
The iPhone 6 in this case survived a fall from the stratosphere Read More
The Earhart Tablet Carrycase from Materials + Process is a pouch to carry a tablet and a couple other things – perhaps a small notepad and a writing implement, as seen here. The Earhart is made by a design firm in San Fransisco that was started by Christine Marcelino. The company’s “mission is to design and craft
Carry your tablet in a sleek, simple carrycase Read More
My love for styluses goes way back to the good old days of the Palm Pilot PDA. If you know what that is, you’ll also remember the plastic “toothpick” stylus that started it all. When the iPhone and iPad came on the scene the stylus disappeared for awhile because touch screens changed from resistive to capacitive
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As long has there have been tablets, gadgeteers everywhere have been trying to find ways to hold them hands-free. Today we look at the Flote Orbit, which on Flote’s website is described as “Elegant. Ergonomic. Erresistible”.
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Here’s a holiday gift idea for all of the iPad and other tablet fans on your shopping list. They are universal tablet stands from the French company Ninki-UP. They offer six styles of stands that are compatible with tablets ranging in size from 7-11 inches. These acrylic stands feature flexible arms that can be adjusted to provide
Check out these trendy universal tablet stands from Ninki-UP Read More
How would you like to own a 100+ year old piece of railroad steel from the Louisville and Nashville Railroad? Nashville based Rail Yard Studios takes chunks of reclaimed forged rail steel and turn them into unique hand-made tablet stands that can be used to display your iPad, Android and other tablets. Each stand is
This new RealPad from AARP probably isn’t a lot different from many other 7.9″ Android tablets on the market, but it has one advantage over them. The fact that AARP is endorsing them and has some of their services set up as apps on the tablet may be enough to give tech-fearful people the confidence to think
The AARP RealPad may give your older family members what they need in a tablet Read More
If you own a smartphone or a tablet it’s almost a sure thing that you have smudges and fingerprints on the touchscreen. Most of us rub the device on our pant leg or grab a tissue to polish off the nasty smears. If that way of dealing with this issue is just too mediocre for
Would you pay $20 for a gadget that cleans smudges and fingerprints off your touchscreen? Read More
QVC’s Today’s Special Value is Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX bundled with a Belkin case and an Amazon multi-tip Kindle stylus. The 7″ Kindle Fire HDX has a 2.2GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, Adreno 330 graphics processor, 7″ anti-glare HD color display with 1920 X 1200 resolution and an advanced polarizing filter, unlimited Cloud storage for
Kindle Fire HDX bundle at a special price Read More
This isn’t some tablet-like toy that will disappoint your kids. The Fire HD Kids Edition tablet is the latest-generation Fire HD tablet, wrapped in a kid-proof case. Amazon is so sure of the protective abilities of this case that they’ll replace the tablet for free if the kid manages to break it. The Fire HD
Just in time for holiday shopping: Amazon announces the Fire HD Kids Edition tablet Read More
Although BiteMyApple populates their store with successfully-funded, commercially-available crowd-funding projects for Apple products, the Desktop Chair v2 will actually work with most any tablet. The Chair is made of “premium wood sheets that are cross-grained (layered perpendicularly) and hydraulic-hot-pressed to achieve maximum dimensional durability and precision.” It’s bent and folded, and each end has a
Let your tablet take a seat in this beautiful wood Desktop Chair Read More
Small laptops are great when you need something that is ultra portable, but the trade off is that they usually have smaller displays which ends up making you feel cramped and squinty. The Venostech SideCar is an interesting solution that doesn’t require any power and uses devices you already own to add additional screen space
The folks at NKMOS are at it again… they have created a new high end smart-device accessory. The AirStand is a high end minimalistic, CNC machined aluminum universal tablet stand. It is capable of folding flat but has a support that can rotate 360 degrees. It uses the same sticky pad technology that is found in their premium in-car mount
NKMOS announces latest Kickstarter project: the AirStand Read More
I like things that are simple and rugged. Add a few strips of MOLLE webbing and all the better. The Cargo Works MacBook Air + iPad Sleeves fits these criteria. As the name cleverly implies, it holds a MacBook Air in a neoprene zipper pocket as well as an iPad in a front flap pocket
Cargo Works MacBook Air + iPad Sleeve has slim tactical style Read More
Have you ever fallen asleep with your tablet in your hands and woken up when the tablet falls out of your hands and smacks you on the nose? I have, more than I care to admit. With the LazePad case, you can sleep easy without fear of a bruised nose or a bloody lip
Feeling too lazy to hold your tablet? Let the LazePad hold it for you. Read More
There are many types of stands for tablets. Some are a single angle, built for either reading and movies, or for typing and heads-down work. Others (such as those from Apple and the kickstands on Microsoft’s Surface) mandate that you cannot change the orientation – it’s horizontal (usually), and that cannot be changed. But
Fold & Go tablet stand and Smartphone Lounger stand review Read More
The Today’s Special Value from QVC today is an 8” LePan Mini Android tablet for $99.96. Features: Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean 1.2GHz MTK M8125 Cortex A7 quad-core processor 8” (dia) capacitive multi-touch screen, 1024X768 resolution, IPS display 1GB RAM 8GB internal memory, expandable with microSD card Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS module, 3D G-sensor, E-compass Cameras: 5MP
QVC has a LePan Mini Android tablet for $100, for today only Read More
The market is flooded with tablet holders. What works in one case may not work for another. And what if you change tablets from an iPad to an Android to something different? The IDAPT Universal HUG Desk Holder addresses all of that in a cleverly designed tablet stand.
IDAPT Universal HUG Desk Holder for tablet review Read More
Remember Trapper Keepers from your school years – those binders that held papers and folders inside? Well, they’re back, but this time they’re designed to hold your tablet. They look the same on the outside, but inside they have a “Silicone 4-Corner Base, which uses stay straps that come up and over the corners of the
The Trapper Keeper is back, with a twist Read More
Hammacher Schlemmer proports to have the only lap desk that can charge your iPad and iPhone simultaneously. The desk has an easel to support your tablet and phone; it’s adjustable to nine different angles, so you can find the perfect viewing angle. The legs are also adjustable to three positions, so you’ll find the perfect
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