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Huge and resembling a reactor core from an action movie, Brookstone’s Big Blue Party ($300) is the latest addition to the company’s wireless speaker lineup. Measuring almost 16″ tall, and 6.3″ deep and wide, it’s made mostly of metal, and heavy with a weight of roughly 12 pounds. Inside are […] Read the original post…

Angry Birds Go! (free) takes Rovio’s furious fowl to a new realm — the racetrack. The fully 3-D cart racing game marks the first time the birds have moved beyond the traditional 2-D side-scrolling play environment, raising the prospect that we’ll see the now famous characters in all sorts of […] Read the original post…

Samsung lost a bid to ban older iPhones and iPads in a South Korean court on Thursday, Reuters reports. A court dismissed a lawsuit claiming Apple infringed on three Samsung mobile patents. The iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, and second-generation iPad were among the devices ruled not to violate mobile messaging […] Read the original post…

Coming from Jabra, Solemate Mini ($99) is a new ultra-portable Bluetooth 3.0 wireless speaker. The rubber-coated speaker is palm-sized, with volume and speakerphone buttons on top, and a ridged underside that holds an included aux cable. It charges over USB, and comes with a micro-USB cable; the battery is claimed […] Read the original post…

It’s been a while since we’ve seen anything new from iBackFlip, but now the company is back with its latest — and least expensive — bag, the TabKeeper 360 ($55). Able to be worn as a messenger bag, sling style backpack, or briefcase, depending on how you position the detachable […] Read the original post…

Field Case for iPad mini ($27) is Magpul’s first step from making iPhone cases into creating tablet protectors. Although it’s obviously larger, the iPad mini Field Case is otherwise quite similar to the iPhone 5/5s edition, and others before it. Made of a single piece of molded, rubber-like plastic, the […] Read the original post…

Apple has pushed out another quiet but major content update for the Apple TV, adding four additional channels. While availability of the new content channels varies between countries, U.S. Apple TV users now have access to the ABC television network, Bloomberg, Crackle, and 16 different Korean television channels in KORTV. […] Read the original post…

Harman/Kardon’s Soundsticks speakers have been around for years and years, virtually unchanged aesthetically. Now the company has taken the iconic design of the central component and expanded it to a new product. Aura ($400) is a new speaker system that looks a lot like the Soundsticks’ subwoofer, which was once […] Read the original post…

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said on Tuesday that wireless carriers will move away from subsidizing smartphones. “When you’re growing the business initially, you have to do aggressive device subsidies to get people on the network,” Stephenson said at an investor conference. “But as you approach 90 percent penetration, you move […] Read the original post…

Apple has hired a top traditional radio executive to help make advertising deals for iTunes Radio, Ad Age reports. Michael Pallad, formerly of Cumulus Media, is now leading international ad sales for iTunes Radio. The report notes that Apple is getting ready to “offer the service widely to advertisers in […] Read the original post…

Expecting a new Apple TV under the tree this Christmas? With the latest Apple TV software you can now set it up in a flash right form your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. All you need is to have a recent device running iOS 7 in close proximity. Plug in […] Read the original post…

Thanks to a little less than half an inch of space left between the front and back supports, iPads and iPhones can be used regardless of whether they’re bare or in a case. This is always a positive for stands, and no different here. If there’s any problem with the […] Read the original post…

Like previous lenses from Olloclip, the plastic Macro 3-in-1 fits over the iPhone’s top left corner, covering the Sleep/Wake button, camera, and most of the flash. It’s reversible, with a lens on each side. One is the 21x lens, permanently fixed in place, while the other is the 7x magnifier; […] Read the original post…

Audio-Technica’s latest in-ear headphones are its ATH-CKX9iS SonicFuel ($100), a hybrid design that wraps silicone rubber around large 13.5mm drivers. They’re designed for active use, with rubber stabilizers and ear tips; three sizes of stabilizers are included, along with four standard ear tips and one set of Comply foam tips. […] Read the original post…

As the 2014 International CES is less than one month away, we are accepting submissions of new iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV and Mac products for our annual 2014 Best of Show Awards. Focused on the very best Apple-related products debuted at CES each year, the awards are solely open […] Read the original post…