Month: January 1970

As always, Skinny is a folio-style case. The lid and shell are covered in a really smart-looking nylon material. It’s textured and available in black, red, blue, or pink. The shell itself is hard plastic with openings for the headphone port, microphone, Sleep/Wake button, volume buttons and side switch, iSight […] Read the original post…

BoostBloc6600 ($99) is a surprisingly dense backup battery from Eton. The 6600mAh cell is housed in a plastic block 1.7″ tall and wide, and 2.8″ deep. At one of the square ends you’ll find a Micro-USB port alongside regulatory text; the other contains two full-sized USB ports. The battery can […] Read the original post…

References to unreleased Microsoft Office applications for iOS devices have been spotted on Microsoft’s support website. The French version of the site makes reference to Excel for iPad, while the Romanian version of the site refers to Office Mobile for iPhone and PowerPoint for iPad. Reports have already pointed to […] Read the original post…

The United States Patent & Trademark Office has ruled an Apple multitouch patent — commonly referred to as “the Steve Jobs patent” — as invalid on a non-final basis. All 20 claims of U.S. Patent 7,479,949 were rejected in a first Office action, a preliminary ruling that suggests a patent […] Read the original post…

This folio-style case uses the same combination of an edge-to-edge hard plastic shell and reinforced canvas fabric wrapped around from the back to the front, forming a lid, as the prior versions. As always, the materials don’t feel cheap at all. A big difference here is the inclusion of button […] Read the original post…

Calling all developers: If your company is interested in participating in iLounge’s 2013 Best of Show Awards, and has not yet received an e-mail from us containing this year’s submission rules, please send an e-mail to Nick Guy today. The rules are now available, and if you’re exhibiting brand new […] Read the original post…

As the latest accessory to leverage low-power Bluetooth 4/Smart wireless technology, Kensington’s Proximo Starter Kit ($60, aka Fob & Tag Kit) is a proximity monitoring system marketed towards iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 users. Proximo consists of two primary pieces — a keychain fob and a separate tag — plus […] Read the original post…

Eton’s new metal-clad BoostTurbine2000 ($59) is disproportionately large for its battery capacity, but there’s a reason for that: the 2000mAh charger has a hand turbine power generator built-in. In addition to charging through the Micro-USB port, it can be juiced up by manual cranking. The company says you’ll get about […] Read the original post…

Bose has introduced the SoundDock Series III digital music system ($250), which is compatible with the Lightning connector and built for the iPhone 5, fifth-generation iPod touch, and seventh-generation iPod nano, but not iPads. It’s the newest edition of Bose’s SoundDock Series — the original SoundDock debuted in 2004, followed […] Read the original post…

Apple and Google have teamed up to buy Eastman Kodak Co.‘s patents out of bankruptcy, offering more than $500 million in the bid, according to Bloomberg. The companies partnered after separately attempting to buy some of the digital patents this summer, sources said. Both separate offers were for less than […] Read the original post…

The newest Apple TV beta features a Bluetooth menu, and allows wireless keyboards to pair to the second- and third-generation Apple TV, 9to5Mac reports. While Bluetooth hardware has been found in Apple TV units since the second-generation, it has been left unsupported by the device’s software. Rumors have suggested that […] Read the original post…

Although the plastic panel can be removed, it doesn’t have to be taken off to install the case. The iPhone just snaps into place, and removal is comparably easy. We found it to scratch somewhat easily. Rather than curling over the edge of the glass screen, Slim Armor leaves a […] Read the original post…