Available only at Apple Stores, Cooler Master’s Duo Stand and Dock for iPad and iPhone ($50) has a rather self-explanatory title. This set of nesting accessories is made from aluminum, rubber, and plastic. The stand is a heavy piece of curled metal that can hold a tablet at only one […] Read the original post…
First Looks: Cooler Master Ren Stand for iPad
Cooler Master knows how to work with metal, and one of its newest accessories proves this point conclusively. Ren Stand for iPad ($70) is an adjustable holder designed to be compatible with all iPads — the first-generation model isn’t listed, but it’ll fit — as well as the iPad mini. […] Read the original post…
First Looks: iLoveHandles Trunk Lightning Cable
iLoveHandles attracted some attention with the announcement of its Trunk Lightning Cable ($20), which is now available. What sets this three-inch, non-licensed cable apart is the fact that it can bend and hold its position. It’s designed to be portable, and to hold your iPhone or iPod upright when attached […] Read the original post…
First Looks: iLoveHandles Trunk Lightning Cable
iLoveHandles attracted some attention with the announcement of its Trunk Lightning Cable ($20), which is now available. What sets this three-inch, non-licensed cable apart is the fact that it can bend and hold its position. It’s designed to be portable, and to hold your iPhone or iPod upright when attached […] Read the original post…
First Looks: Cobra AirWave Wireless Music Receiver
Like several other companies in the post-Dock Connector era, Cobra has released a Bluetooth wireless receiver as an audio alternative to wired Lightning adapters. Named AirWave ($40), the square accessory contains a rechargeable battery with 12-15 hours of play time or 30 hours of standby time, enabling stereo Bluetooth-ready iPods, […] Read the original post…
News: Logitech to retain Harmony brand, sell Harmony Hub
Following an earlier public disclosure that it was looking to sell its Harmony remote control business, Logitech has announced that it will retain the well-known product line. In a release, Logitech said, “The company has determined that retaining ownership is in the best interest of its shareholders. The Harmony product […] Read the original post…
First Looks: Cobra iRadar Atom Radar/Laser/Camera Detector
iRadar Atom ($200) is Cobra’s smallest radar, laser, and camera detector, featuring a body that’s 35% smaller than its roughly iPhone-sized predecessor, now thick rather than long. Compatible with an iOS application that integrates user-submitted radar, laser, and photo alerts with a digital speed, direction, and car battery-monitoring dashboard, iRadar […] Read the original post…
News: Pegatron: Budget iPhone is coming, isn’t “cheap”
A Pegatron executive appears to have confirmed that Apple will be producing a new, lower-cost iPhone this year, while suggesting that it will not be “cheap.” While translations of the new report from Chinese are shaky, the company’s chairman allegedly said that the “price is still high,” and apparently said […] Read the original post…
News: Pegatron: Budget iPhone is coming, isn’t “cheap”
A Pegatron executive appears to have confirmed that Apple will be producing a new, lower-cost iPhone this year, while suggesting that it will not be “cheap.” While translations of the new report from Chinese are shaky, the company’s chairman allegedly said that the “price is still high,” and apparently said […] Read the original post…
News: Apple patent: Fingerprint scanner could be in bezel
A recently published Apple patent shows that the company is exploring a fingerprint scanner that can be included in a conductive bezel on a device. In the described invention, the user would swipe his or her finger over a surface of a sensor. The sensor would capture “thin strips” of […] Read the original post…
News: Apple patent: Fingerprint scanner could be in bezel
A recently published Apple patent shows that the company is exploring a fingerprint scanner that can be included in a conductive bezel on a device. In the described invention, the user would swipe his or her finger over a surface of a sensor. The sensor would capture “thin strips” of […] Read the original post…
Review: Logitech Harmony Smart Control
Just like the $350 Harmony Ultimate, the $130 Harmony Smart Control bundles a sleek black remote control with a wall-powered Infrared blaster called a Harmony Hub. The Hub has an 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi chip inside, as well as Bluetooth 3.0, so it’s capable of receiving commands from both the dedicated remote […] Read the original post…
Article: Instant Expert: Secrets & Features of Apple TV 5.3
On the heels of the excitement from last week’s Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple today rolled out Apple TV Software Update 5.3 for the second- and third-generation Apple TV. The new update adds five major new content providers for users in the United States, including HBO GO, ESPN, Sky News, Qello, […] Read the original post…
Review: Eton Rukus XL Bluetooth Wireless Speaker
Unlike audio systems that surprise you by delivering more than you’d expect from their small bodies, Rukus XL is designed to wow you with its bulk. Measuring roughly 14” inches wide by 8” tall and 5” deep, it looks from the sides like an extruded triangle, complete with sturdy hard […] Read the original post…
News: Apple patent chief leaves company
Boris Teksler, who headed Patent Licensing and Strategy at Apple for four years, recently left the company to join Technicolor, a French media and entertainment company. Teksler notably played a large role in the company’s patent battles with Samsung, and departed while Apple and Samsung remain tangled in litigation. [via […] Read the original post…