I’m not all that picky when it comes to alarm clocks. Essentially it passes my rigorous test if the display doesn’t light up my room while I sleep, and the default buzzer doesn’t stop my heart when it goes off in the morning. But I suppose after using the Timex Ti700 for a [...]
Let’s be honest, sitting in a chair or on a couch with a laptop sitting directly on your legs is just…painful. After extended periods of time the heat from the laptop just gets uncomfortable for everybody involved.
Previously I’ve just ended up sitting at a table or putting a book or something of the sort under [...]
Back in March I sold my G5 tower in favor of the mobile life and have been using a 17″ MacBook Pro since then.
There are a plethora of bags/totes/backpacks/etc for traveling with your laptop so there was a pretty big sea of things to chose from. I’ve tried a few different bags over the past [...]
iPhone users quickly found out that the headphone jack on the iPhone is recessed several millimeters and standard headphones won’t fit in the jack.
Belkin Adapter
The first company to release an adapter was Belkin, but the adapter is rigid, ugly and looks like a 3″ antennae sticking out of the top of your iPhone. The [...]
Spire has always been a favorite of ours. They make solid bags that are lightweight yet still extremely functional.
I’ve been using the Endo XL for a few weeks now and it really has just about everything I could need. What makes it so great is that it is built to carry significantly more items [...]
DLO provided me with a review unit of its Home Dock Deluxe. It is an iPod dock that can be used with your television and can be controlled with the included remote.
Remember how I said “I Want My Apple TV”? Well, it came. And I’ve been trying it out all weekend. After a false start on Friday, where I had tried to connect an HDMI cable from the Apple TV device to my TV set, only to find out the TV set didn’t have an HDMI [...]
The people over at Mvix, makers of the Mvix MX-760HD (a Linux-based wireless media center), have done a comparison of their product and the gadget of the moment, the Apple TV.
For those of you looking for a media center or media center extender device, the Mvix is a great alternative to the Apple TV. [...]
You’ve seen that stylish little white Apple Remote, but your Mac doesn’t have an infrared (”IR”) sensor. What are your options?
Twisted Melon has come out with a product called Manta TR1 — an USB IR receiver which works with Apple Remotes (and other remotes if you so desire). Source: SvenonTech.com via EverythingUSB. The Manta [...]
The land of iPod accessories is nothing if not a very crowded space. In the speakers area alone there are a ton of companies competing for the coveted shelf space in Apple’s stores. New players in the market compete with trusted brands and things can get murky quickly. Companies have to do more and more [...]
If you own an iPod, you know you need to purchase and use a case in order to keep from getting it smudged and scratched. But if you own a U2 iPod, you don’t want to cover up its unique style with a case. When I purchased a 5th Generation iPod U2 Special Edition, I [...]
I recently tried out the “Entertainment Dock 500” by Kensington. This device allows an iPod owner to connect their video/music player into a stereo or television to enjoy their media through speakers or on a bigger screen. That’s it in a nutshell.
If you have an iPod with video capability, and you like to watch [...]
Product: Belkin TuneFM for iPod nano
Price: $49.99 USD
I was quite optimistic when I opened the Belkin TuneFM for the iPod nano. Boasting the “best-in-class audio performance,” I expected nothing but.
The TuneFM nano is a sleek little tuner. It connects directly to the nano’s dock connector and headphone jack, fitting snuggly at the bottom of the [...]
Have you ever been in an audio chat (whether with iChat, or Skype, etc, etc) and had the speaker output from your mac picked-up by the built-in mic? Those who haven’t taken the plunge to get an external microphone, or headset are sure to be all too familiar with this annoyance. I’ve been [...]
There are certainly quite a few different iPods out there now - Apple have come a very long way from the initial iPod with a whole family of devices today. I’m the proud owner of a 5g iPod video at the moment - I think it’s fantastic. The only downside is that sometimes it [...]
Belkin’s SportCommand for iPod (RRP of $79.99)is one of those products that, though definitely not revolutionary, makes you wonder why it hasn’t been done before. Essentially, it’s little more than a remote control for your iPod (with dock connector), in the vein of Griffin’s Airclick, or similar offerings found pretty much anywhere.
What makes this [...]
Review
So I’ve never really been much of a fan of the Shuffle. It’s always just seemed like yet another iPod Apple put out. So, while I do think there is a market for it, this second time around for the Shuffle doesn’t change my mind.
From a design perspective, this Shuffle is much more aesthetically pleasing. [...]
Yesterday I picked the new iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED and thought I’d drop some photo’s of it here. Note that I think the actual full name of this iPod is absurd and in my mind doesn’t follow Apple’s standards for simplicity. It’s the most confusing product name…ever. I’m not sure I’ve heard anybody say it [...]
Griffin Technology’s iTrip Auto ($69.99, ~£35) is a fairly recent addition to the ever expanding line of iTrip radio transmitters, originally for the iPod and now branching into other devices such as the PSP too. Griffin, from memory, were fairly early to the market with fairly revolutionary (at the time) iTrip for the 1st and [...]
A while back I had the opportunity to try the LapWorks Mac Feet. The stick-on little feet for my PowerBook were excellent. But alas, as durable as they were, they didn’t stand up to the destructive power of my 2 and 4 year old boys…plus, I’ve moved on to newer notebooks since then [...]
