Consumer Electronics Wins

Apple has released its “Best of 2013” list on iTunes. The annual best of list highlights Apple’s favorites and best-sellers in apps, music, movies, books, TV shows, and podcasts. In apps, Apple selected Duolingo, the free language learning app, as its iPhone App of the Year. Apple’s iPad App of […] Read the original post…

If you put in a little effort, the rubber inner layer can be removed from Evolution’s plastic skeleton, but it certainly seems like it’s meant to stay together. Like Tough Armor, the rubber extends out to include button coverage along the edges, and leaves three openings at the bottom for […] Read the original post…

Want to feel old? The first Rayman game came out almost 20 years ago, way back in 1995. Since then, there’ve been dozens of titles across multiple platforms, and one of the most recent is Rayman Origins ($20), which is now available in the Mac App Store from Feral Interactive. […] Read the original post…

Beyoncé‘s self-titled, initially iTunes-exclusive album “Beyoncé” has become the iTunes Store’s fastest selling album ever, Apple announced. The company said today that Beyoncé sold 828,773 albums worldwide in its first three days, with 617,213 of those albums sold in the U.S., breaking the iTunes first week album sales record. It’s […] Read the original post…

iGrillmini ($40) is iDevices’ sequel to its late 2010/early 2011 product, iGrill. The core concept is the same, but the Bluetooth app-enabled grilling thermometer has been significantly redesigned. Now, instead of a large plastic rectangle as the brain behind the device, there’s a small, half-dollar-sized control center. It sits atop […] Read the original post…

AwoX’s new StriimLight SL-B10 ($99) is unlike earlier iOS-compatible lightbulbs, which have relied upon wireless-controlled color-shifting LEDs to distinguish themselves from conventional options. Here, the key feature is the built-in Bluetooth speaker, which sits in the center of a ring of off-white LED lights, all powered by a standard light […] Read the original post…

TabKeeper 360 is made of a nice but not particularly noteworthy nylon material—the kind of nylon you’d expect from a standard bag or backpack. The bag is held closed with a pair of zippers, opening on three sides. A panel is found in the middle interior, separating holders on both […] Read the original post…

Sprint announced today that it has introduced 70 new 4G LTE markets. The new markets include Birmingham, Green Bay, Orlando, San Diego, St. Louis, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, among others. Sprint now offers 4G LTE in 300 U.S. markets. Verizon currently claims its 4G LTE network is available in […] Read the original post…

Weight is the key Big Blue Party element that pictures don’t totally capture. Unlike common portable speakers, it uses so much metal that it weighs just under 12 pounds, all of which you’ll feel when carrying it by its impressive chrome and sparkling metal top handle. Apart from top, bottom, […] Read the original post…

Sprint is “working toward a possible bid” for T-Mobile, the Wall Street Journal reports. It’s noted the deal could be worth more than $20 billion. An approved deal would preserve Sprint’s status as the third largest carrier behind Verizon and AT&T, but up its subscriber count to 53 million postpaid […] Read the original post…

Previously available only for Dock Connector-based iDevices, CableJive has introduced a new version of its dockXtender ($26), this time with support for Lightning connectors. This two-foot black cable isn’t a standard Lightning cable, but instead, a way to use Lightning accessories without having to remove the case from your iPad, […] Read the original post…

Q: I’m looking for some non-Bluetooth speakers with a Lightning Dock for charging my iPhone. It seems everybody is going with Bluetooth these days, but I really have no interest in paying extra for Bluetooth, and I actually want speakers I can use at my workplace where wireless equipment isn’t […] Read the original post…