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Apple Senior Vice President of Industrial Design Jony Ive has teamed up with U2’s Bono and designer Marc Newson to create special items for The Global Fund in an upcoming auction, including a pair of 18-karat solid rose gold Apple EarPods. Ive and Newson customized the EarPods for the (RED) […] Read the original post…

Although it’s rather nondescript as battery packs go, RAVPower’s Dynamo 14000mAh External Battery Charger ($130) does stand out for its large capacity, and its suspiciously low $43 price tag on Amazon. The plastic block is equipped with two full-sized USB outputs — one for 1-Amp charging, one for 2-Amp — […] Read the original post…

Apple is being sued by an Ohio man who claims he’s owed $22.99 for not receiving all 16 episodes in the iTunes Season Pass for Breaking Bad — the fifth and final season of which was split into two parts by AMC. The suit claims Apple engaged in false advertising, […] Read the original post…

Having been released and marketed for the iPhone 5, Case-Mate’s Madison ($100) may end up pairing well with the gold version of the iPhone 5S. A quilted leather shell-style case, it’s finished with Swarovski crystals; both materials help explain the elevated price. It also comes in black and copper versions, […] Read the original post…

Coming in at least six colors, Moonstone is a piano lacquer-finished plastic block that’s larger than the 6000mAh cells we’ve recently tested: roughly 3.2” by 3.2” by 0.8” at its thickest points. There are two USB port outputs on one edge, plus a micro-USB port input for recharging. The faster […] Read the original post…

U-Stone’s basic pitch is that it’s capable of recharging anything from a full-sized tablet down to a pocket device, and the 12,000mAh capacity is certainly more up to the task than smaller rivals. In our testing with a full-sized fourth-generation iPad, U-Stone managed to bring the tablet from 0% to […] Read the original post…

Rounding out the lineup of X-Doria’s earliest iPhone 5C cases, Scene ($25) and Scene Plus ($30) are quite similar to one another. Both one-piece cases combine rubber outer frames with plastic backplates. Scene’s back is a clear piece of plastic, allowing the color of the iPhone 5C to show through. […] Read the original post…

Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue ($5) is a new Chuggington interactive pop-up book from StoryToys Entertainment. Based on the licensed Chuggington characters, this flip-style book is lightly animated on its regular pages, but features lots of voice narration and audio samples to keep kids excited. Interactive roadside rescue/task games break […] Read the original post…

In many ways, Gumdrop Cases’s Drop Tech Hideaway for the second-, third-, and fourth-generation iPads ($80) looks a lot like the company’s earlier Drop Tech Series Case. In fact, it’s almost identical to the ridged-rubber and plastic design, with a big exception: a stand is built into the back, allowing […] Read the original post…

Belkin’s TrueClear InvisiGlass Screen Protector for iPhone 5 ($40) is ever so slightly thinner than Spigen SGP’s GLAS.tR Nano Slim — 0.2mm versus 0.23mm — but it’s so thin that it looks and feels like a slightly rigid plastic sticker. Otherwise, it’s very similar to the handful of self-adhesive glass […] Read the original post…

The day before Apple officially announces the iPhone 5C, Odoyo is showing off a finished batch of cases for the handset, including SoftEdge ($20). Coming in six translucent colors, mostly matching leaks of the 5C’s multiple hues, the cases are soft rubber, with edge protection that includes coverage for the […] Read the original post…

Defense 720° for iPhone 5C ($30) is a new design from X-Doria for a new phone. The protector combines a rubber bumper with a frosted plastic backplate, and a separate hard plastic screen protector that clips into place over the display. There are three holes on the piece of clear […] Read the original post…

Rapt for iPhone 5C ($25), from X-Doria, is a CandyShell-style case, with a visual and textural twist. The rubber and plastic case, which offers Sleep/Wake and volume button protection, is augmented by a raised zig-zag pattern on the back. We’ll see if it matches the size and shape of the […] Read the original post…

Q: I’m totally confused and hope you can help me. A buddy of mine said I can use a phone number for iMessage on my iPod touch, but I can’t figure out how to do it. I know I can use an e-mail, but I want to get my real […] Read the original post…