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In building Synchros S400BT, JBL used a a very nice combination of metal, plastic, and what seems to be faux leather for both the the earcups and padding inside the adjustable stainless steel headband. Each side of the band can slide to adjust to 14 different levels of fit. While […] Read the original post…

The basic concept with Airbender Pro is simple. Your iPad Air gets wrapped up in a hard plastic and TPU playthrough case — one with integrated screen, button, and port protection — and if you want to carry it around, you attach an Air-sized Bluetooth keyboard and metal stand to […] Read the original post…

The questionable and increasingly strange saga of the mediocre game Flappy Bird has gotten plenty of attention lately, but the App Store has long had a one-touch flapping game that’s actually great — Frogmind’s Badland ($4). Badland now has iOS 7 game controller support in version 1.90. The update also […] Read the original post…

A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that court-appointed monitor Michael Bromwich can continue to supervise Apple’s antitrust policies, Reuters reports. Apple was given a temporary reprieve from monitor Bromwich in late January, but Bromwich will once more be able to perform his duties, which are limited to assessing compliance […] Read the original post…

An upcoming iPhone could feature a display with no bezel, according to The Korea Herald. A source said Apple is testing a prototype iPhone with a bezel-less screen that incorporates a fingerprint scanner, though there are still issues with mass-manufacturing the scanning component. The report notes the next iPhone is […] Read the original post…

Rita Lane, Apple vice president of iPad, Mac desktops, and Mac accessories has retired from the company, as noted by her LinkedIn profile. According to the profile, Lane has held her VP position since 2008; she was directly involved in the success of the iPad since its launch. Lane was […] Read the original post…

A reference to new Apple TV hardware has been discovered in iOS 7. The reference is to “AppleTV4,1,” which would be a new Apple TV, as the current Apple TV is referenced internally as “AppleTV3,2.” Though the reference has reportedly been in iOS since iOS 7.0’s release in September, it […] Read the original post…

Apple has announced iTunes Radio is now available in Australia. As in the U.S., iTunes Radio is ad-supported, with iTunes Match subscribers able to listen without ads. With the Australian launch official, it’s likely other countries will soon follow — a report from last October anticipated iTunes Radio would launch […] Read the original post…

Aside from the obvious size differences, both of the Gripster Wraps share the same design. The shell is a standard plastic material, clipping onto the back of the tablet and leaving each of its ports and buttons exposed. Along the edge where the lid attaches, the corners are scored to […] Read the original post…

The designs have several things in common. Least obvious from the photographs is the atypically small size of their rubber dome tips — 5mm — which is nearly as tiny as a tip can currently get without needing electronic assistance to be detected by iPad touch sensors. On Stylus Aluminum […] Read the original post…

Similar in many ways to the iPad mini-sized Airbender Mini, New Trent’s Airbender Pro for iPad Air ($80) is an impressive bundle of products. It combines an Otterbox-style rubber and plastic case with a removable Bluetooth keyboard; the pieces are held together by a metal hinge that allows for different […] Read the original post…