Archive | May, 2010

Apple TV… “I’m Not Dead Yet”

According to Engadget Apple TV is not only not dead but it is coming soon as a totally revamped item that will bring streaming media to your TV. According to the post- The new architecture of the device will be based directly on the iPhone 4, meaning it will get the same internals, down to [...]

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Review: RadTech RadSleevz Fits Your iPad Like A Glove

RadTech is one of my favorite accessory companies.  Why?  Because they’re smart.  The company doesn’t take the “throw some spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks” approach to marketing.  Meaning, they don’t make a thousand items and hope that one or two of them sell well.  What they actually do is carefully decide what the [...]

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Buckyball Recall Notice

Normally I like to be light and jokey for the news items, but recalls because of danger–particularly with toys–can be scary business.  So rather than make jokes about Saturday Night Live or something, I’m just going to give it to y’all straight: Toy (or “sundries,” as they say) maker Maxfield and Oberton has issued a [...]

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Artwizz AluStand: Ergonomics With Style

When you use a laptop as your main machine, we all know how sore you can get after hunching over the non ergonomic keyboard, toiling away on e-mails in your hotel room while on a business trip.  Well, no more.  Artwizz has brought out their new AluStand that is styled to give your laptop a [...]

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Amazon and Barnes and Noble… Take Down Those Walls

I saw a Barnes and Noble nook in the flesh for the first time this week. (I bought one when released but sold it without opening the box.) I was impressed. Seriously, I loved the hardware and could definitely see myself using one. The only problem is… I have a huge number of books that [...]

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Ice Cream, T-Shirts and iPhone Cases From A Truck?? I Almost Wish I Still Lived In LA…

Remember the old fashion Good Humor Ice Cream Trucks? Me too… Remember when the highlight of the day occurred when that specific jingle would fill the air? Me too… Remember when, a few minutes later, that yummy push-up-pop filled your tummy? Me too… Remember when you thought, “I wish I could also buy a t-shirt [...]

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With Line2 Update The iPad Really Is A Phone

We are spending a few days up in the mountains. It is beautiful. It is peaceful. It is a great place to get some work done. Only problem is… The cell reception here is terrible and our landline costs a fortune. Luckily I still have my subscription to the Line2 VoIP app and it works [...]

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Evernote Gets Drag and Drop… For Some Browsers.

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Review: M-Edge Executive Jacket for iPad

M-Edge has a wide variety of case options out for the iPad.  We’ve had the chance to review a few of them already, but their Executive Jacket might be the most sophisticated of the bunch.  The book style case is available in 2 synthetic leather colors and 6 authentic leather colors; it features a four-point [...]

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Jeff Beck – Emotion & Commotion Review

Just over a month ago I wrote about the special launch-day deal Amazon.com was having on the MP3 version of Jeff Beck’s new Emotion & Commotion CD. Over the last six weeks I’ve kept the CD on my iPod in heavy rotation. Needless to say I have found something to like in the first studio [...]

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Sena Walletbook for iPhone 3GS Review

The other day I reviewed the Sena Folio for iPad. It has quickly become my favorite, and most-used, iPad case. I love the refined look, the flawless leather of it and the way it protects my iPad so thoroughly. Sena offers a wide range of options for the iPad. In fact, they have cases for [...]

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Apple’s iPad Already Eating Netbooks’ Lunch … Or Is It?

I remember many years ago an impassioned speech from a new Director of Engineering about how a former colleague who had become a VP at a competitor said they were opening a manufacturing site in the US and were going to ‘eat our lunch’. And while the symbolism and tactics used were generally less effective [...]

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Barnes and Noble Finally Releases iPad eReader App

Good news for ebook reading iPad fans…the Barnes and Noble iPad app is finally out! It only took them an extra month over everyone else! Highlights appear to be a fancy interface and the extension of LendMe to the iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone. Also, if you read through the press release there is a [...]

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iWatch Adds Packaging Now Just Needs Apple To Make

Remember the iWatch?  The iPhone inspired concept watch that we showed you a few weeks ago started out as only a picture.  Then days later the designer added a video commercial to the mix. Now ADR Studio, the Italian design house responsible for the iWatch concept, has taken it one step further and added retail packaging! Oh [...]

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Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction Hits the App Store

It’s one of the most anticipated titles to reach the iTunes App Store.  Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction from Gameloft is now available for download for the iPhone OS. The game seeks to bring its popular mix of stealth strategy and shooting from its popular console format to the iPhone. Available for the iPhone and [...]

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