News, reviews and articles about tablets and ultra portable computers and accessories.
I’ve seen lots of accessories designed to protect an iPad while children use it, but this is the first accessory I’ve seen for the Kindle Fire tablet. Amazon has two versions of the Inflatable Play Cube for Kindle Fire – Dora the Explorer or SpongeBob SquarePants. These cubes weigh about 2 pounds, and they inflate […]
Let Dora or SpongeBob protect your Kindle Fire while the kiddies play Read More
With the exception of my cellphone, no other gadget spends more time in my hand than my Nexus 7. I use it for gaming, email, web surfing, social media engagement, music, videos, RSS reader, Skyping, and as a bedtime alarm clock. I am always looking for accessories for it. Kinda like those people who are
MobileFun Ultimate Nexus 7 Accessory Pack review Read More
I love hearing about how differently-abled people are able to use and benefit from iPads and other tablets. My own family found how useful the iPad was after one of my relatives had a stroke (see related posts). My relative had partial movement in his left arm and full use of his right, so he
The White Stone ARCPEN is a handmade solid wood stylus for capacitive touch screens. It has a luxury high-end look and is available in 3 finishes including Bubinga, Maple Cherry and Maple White with an ergonomic chrome plated grip and a silicone tip. Included with the stylus is a leather case that will protect it when it
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The Slate 7 is the newest Android tablet from HP. The Slate 7 has a “fully-featuered” 7″ screen and front and rear cameras. The back is made of painted stainless steel, which probably explains why this small tablet weighs 13 ounces. This tablet runs Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), and as HP says, it’s capable of running
HP announces the Slate 7, their new 7″ Android tablet Read More
I like to travel. When I travel, I am almost never without my iPad and various accessories (cables, headphones, keyboard). The one thing I have yet to find is a portable stand that is not only lightweight but robust enough to stand up to the rigors of my travel. The Portable Fold-UP Stand from FocalPrice
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If you use your tablet in your kitchen while making recipes, watching cooking lessons, or just listening to music, you are aware of the challenges of using it while keeping it protected. Williams-Sonoma offers three items in their Smart Tools line which they have designed to make it easy to use your tablet in a
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What has eight arms and holds your tablet? If you answered the Spiderpodium Tablet by Breffo you would be right. The Spiderpodium Tablet is the big brother to the original Spiderpodium designed to hold handheld devices. This stand utilizes its eight flexible rubber coated steel arms to hold your tablet devices securely at just about
Armed for action, the Spiderpodium Tablet keeps your tablet device secure Read More
When I first saw the Octa stand last year, I thought it was cute and whimsical. Many gadget accessories are very serious and seem to be designed to fit into the most sedate business environment. When designers do decide to mix it up, it’s often just to offer a brighter color in the same overall
Octa TabletTail Vacuum Dock and WhaleTail Kit for tablets and eReaders review Read More
The Wedge from ToddyGear is a multipurpose gadget. It’s a microfiber screen cleaner – plush on one side to clean your screen and silky on the other side to polish the screen. It even has a antimicrobial agent to prevent growth of mold and mildew. This little beanbag can also serve as a stand for
The Wedge stand also keeps your screen clean Read More
I’m a heavy iPad user and always carry it around with me during meetings for when I need to pull up a document to show the employees. Most of the time I just prop up the iPad and point to a chart. The problem with that is that it leaves a whole bunch of ugly
IPEVO Telescoping Stylus review Read More
Back in 2010, I reviewed my first Tom Bihn Ristretto for iPad bag. It was fantastic. I liked it because you could carry your tablet computing device and a handful of other things, without a bulky bag. I expected the Ristretto for iPad to last a long time. I certainly didn’t expect what happened next. We’ll
Tom Bihn Ristretto Bag for iPad (new version) review Read More
I typically carry my gear around with me in the Colonel Littleton No. 1943 Navigator bag I reviewed last year. But there are those occasions where I want my iPad mini with me either totally by itself or in something like my gi/sports bag. In both situations, I do not want my tablet rattling around
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Sick of seeing that little useless POGO connector on the side of your Nexus 7? It finally looks like the official dock will be released to make use of it. The dock itself features a microUSB port and 3.5mm audio output and not much else, and it will only support your Nexus in landscape mode.
Google ASUS Nexus 7 Dock available soon Read More
If you use the Apple wireless keyboard with your iPad, you’ve probably run into the problem of not being able to easily use the combo on your lap. I have a solution for you… it’s the GroovBoard Lap Desk and Stand. It’s made of solid wood and can be used several ways. Let me show
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The Dock Minimal tablet stand is an indiegogo project. It has a bow tie shape, and it’s made of ABS plastic with a rubber coating in Arctic White, Black Onyx, Glacial Blue, or Lava Red. It comes with a kickstand that can be used to adjust the stand to 20 different viewing angles. It also
Dock Minimal is a versatile dock stand for tablets Read More
This Wellness Cloud is a bit different from other pillow stands for tablets. It has a billowy shape that was inspired by clouds. It has memory foam padding in the front to support your wrists and forearms. It supports a tablet up to 11″ wide; it works with “iPad 1, 2, 3 and mini, Samsung Galaxy
Let a cloud support and charge your tablet Read More
My search for a Nexus 7 case continues. I’ve been down the cheap path, and then looked at the premium option, but what lies in that middle ground ? Poetic is a company makes cases for heaps of devices, and they were good enough to send me a Slimline case , one of about 10
Poetic Slimline case for Asus Google Nexus 7 review Read More
The Thai Pad from Levenger serves a lot of purposes. You can use it to hold books or eBook readers, or you can use it as a tablet stand while you surf, play games, read, or watch movies. The flat wrist rest is big enough to hold many Bluetooth keyboards, as you can see in
Levenger’s Thai Pad is a universal tablet stand or typing stand – and it holds books, too! Read More
Kids I’ve seen seem to be fascinated by tablet computers, and many of them want their own. The problem with tablets and children is there isn’t a lot you can do to restrict what they can access with the tablet, and there’s a worldwide-web of things out there that you may not want them to