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“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” Arthur C. Clarke said, and a new wireless accessory sure looks close to using the Force to control your Mac. Myo ($149) from Thalmic Labs may look like a simple armband, but the Bluetooth-equipped accessory promises a new way to control your […] Read the original post…

Mophie has announced Juice Pack Air ($100), a new battery case for iPhone 5. Juice Pack Air comes with modestly more battery capacity than Mophie’s recently-released Helium, packing a 1700 mAh battery compared to Helium’s 1500 mAh. It purports to double the iPhone 5’s battery power, though testing results of […] Read the original post…

This smaller model uses the same style rubber inner lining and dimpled plastic support shell as before, shipping with a removable shield that includes a pop-out stand. It’s easy to encase the iPad mini in the soft, silicone layer first, and then double up the protection with the plastic shell; […] Read the original post…

From the outside, Lavish looks like any number of folios. The faux leather isn’t quite as textured as it looks, but it’s not as cheap-feeling as we’ve seen on other cases. We found the metal logo in the bottom right corner to be a nice touch. On the back are […] Read the original post…

The latest edition of iLounge Weekly, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, will be arriving in subscribers’ inboxes early next week. iLounge Weekly is a summary of the week’s best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and accessory discount offers from various companies. […] Read the original post…

Q: I’m wondering if there’s some way that I’m missing to get iCloud Photo Stream to work over a cellular data connection or if there’s some alternative out there. I’m on the road a lot, and snap a lot of important photos on my iPhone, and hate the idea of […] Read the original post…

Measuring 4.3” wide by 2.3” tall by 2.6” deep, the Mobile Boombox trades its predecessor’s glossy plastic body and capacitive top controls for a combination of colored metallic and rubberized surfaces. Similar to the Westinghouse Unplug but much smaller, the body is now a rounded-off box of thick rubber, matching […] Read the original post…

Incase has announced its series of SYSTM cases, all of which use the lightweight impact protection material Poron XRD previously featured in G-Form cases. Vise ($50) is billed as the toughest SYSTM case, and features an internal shock-absorbing rubber cover with Poron XRD edges and corners, encapsulated by a two-piece […] Read the original post…

The rear shell offers better-than-average protection, running all the way to the iPad’s four edges rather than stopping short. Each of the openings for the ports is large enough to accommodate any sort of accessories you might be using, and it’s easy to access the buttons as well, although they’re […] Read the original post…

Released last year, Apogee Digital’s MiC ($199) is one of the first professional-quality recording solutions with iOS certification. A portable, studio-quality condenser microphone, MiC allows users to make a direct digital connection to prior-generation iPads, iPhones, or iPod touches using the included 0.5-meter Dock Connector cable—a relatively short distance that […] Read the original post…

Vector fits tightly around the tablet’s body, without us fearing that it might pull away at the edges. All the proper openings are there, and both the volume and Sleep/Wake buttons are covered by slightly raised material. This is generally a good thing, but in this instance, it proved to […] Read the original post…

An iPad casing manufacturer is facing sanctions from Chinese authorities for discharging waste that has turned a river “milky white.” A local water worker told the Financial Times that such waste incidents often occur weekly from a Riteng factory, which according to a waste water treatment employee has killed fish […] Read the original post…

Following its very cool Composite Case for iPhone 5, Urban Armor Gear is now shipping its Composite Case for iPad mini ($50), as well. The general styling is the same, although the tablet model includes swappable cardboard inserts, allowing for a bit of customization. Its body is a combination of […] Read the original post…

At this point, Feral Interactive can take pretty much any property, put it in its LEGO-fied world, and we’re sold. LEGO Les Misérables? Sure, why not? So there’s really no question about the epic tie-up LEGO Lord of the Rings ($30), just released for the Mac. With a story spanning […] Read the original post…

Qualcomm has announced the RF360 Front End Solution, a family of chips designed to give next-generation devices global 4G LTE compatibility. The chips will support all seven cellular modes — LTE-FDD, LTE-TDD, WCDMA, EV-DO, CDMA 1x, TD-SCDMA and GSM/EDGE. All 40 cellular radio bands currently in use will be supported, […] Read the original post…