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iPhone, iPad optics add night vision for covert missions

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 25th, 2012)

The iPhone and iPad are consumer devices, but they're powerful enough to be used in a variety of industries, including the military and law enforcement. One such military tool is a new hardware and software system from Special Operations Apps ...

HAND Stylus jumps from Kickstarter to your iOS device

by Steven Sande (May 24th, 2012)

While the bloggers here at TUAW are of varied opinions about whether or not one should use a stylus with a touchscreen, we love to see the products that innovative manufacturers come up with. A recent Kickstarter project that is now 514 percent ...

Satechi Bluetooth Multi-Media Remote for iPhone, iPad

by Steven Sande (May 24th, 2012)

For those exasperating situations when you just can't be bothered to get up out of your seat and reach for the iPhone or iPad you're using to watch video or listen to music, accessory manufacturer Satechi has just the answer. It's the Bluetooth ...

Credit card-sized stylus in the works at Quirky

by Steven Sande (May 24th, 2012)

Quirky is a design shop that uses ideas from a crowd of contributors and influencers to create new products. In the past, it's come up with some incredibly useful Apple-related accessories like the US$12.99 Power Curl, which has made its ...

MetaWatch offers iPhone compatibility in new developer kit

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2012)

So, you didn't get signed up to get one of the first Pebble watches on Kickstarter? Well, you have a fallback plan now. MetaWatch, a spinoff of watchmaker Fossil, has released a new version of its self-named watch in developer kit format that ...

ZooGue cools an iPad by freezing it (video)

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2012)

Tim Angel and the crew at ZooGue have been working on a followup to their wildly successful iPad case, and they expect to have it out by the end of this summer. The new case apparently features a thinner, completely reworked design with all of ...

Elgato announces Game Capture HD, shipping next week

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2012)

When you're into gaming, there are some times that you wish that you could go back in time and replay a particularly astounding point in gameplay where you wiped out a deadly foe or racked up a huge score in a short amount of time. Elgato wants ...

Engadget tries on the gTar for iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 22nd, 2012)

Engadget hopped over to TechCrunch Disrupt to check out gTar, a guitar accessory for the iPhone. If you've never heard of gTar, it's a learning guitar powered by the iPhone that's part Fender and part Guitar Hero. It'll help you learn the basics ...

The Ultimate iPad Case Review Roundup and Giveaway

by Steven Sande (May 21st, 2012)

As much as I love reviewing iPad cases, it sometimes becomes a bit overwhelming to handle all of the review requests we get from manufacturers. In the interest of getting a pile of overdue case reviews done and get these cool cases into the ...

Leap suggests future of gesture-based computing

by Steven Sande (May 21st, 2012)

When techies try to think of the future of gesture-based computing, they often discuss 2002's Minority Report, a sci-fi thriller starring Tom Cruise. In the flick, Cruise controlled a huge transparent display by moving his hands and arms like an ...

AIRbudz: A safer way to listen to your tunes

by Steven Sande (May 20th, 2012)

While the world seems to be beating a path to the door of manufacturers of noise-canceling earphones, inventor Tammy Erdel has a much better idea that could save some lives. AIRbudz replace the removable earbuds on your favorite set of ...

G-Technology G-Drive mobile: Rugged, pocket-sized, and fast

by Steven Sande (May 18th, 2012)

The march of technology amazes me. Yeah, I'm an old guy, but it still surprises me when I realize that the amount of storage that used to fill a data center can now fit in my pocket. G-Technology's G-Drive mobile (made by Hitachi, US$199.99 MSRP ...

Logitech's Ultrathin Keyboard Cover: The best iPad keyboard case yet

by Steven Sande (May 15th, 2012)

Logitech's Ultrathin Keyboard Cover (US$99) has been out for a while, but TUAW didn't receive a review device until last week. After a weekend of happily pounding on the keyboard and giving this shiny new product a workout, I'm pleased to say ...

Wicked Audio Metallics Earbuds Giveaway

by Steven Sande (May 14th, 2012)

Sometimes we don't even need a reason to do a giveaway of some fun swag. Our friends at Wicked Audio were in the giving mood, so we teamed up with them to give away three pairs of their new Metallics earbuds. The Metallics (US$12.99) are ...

Etcher iPad case works like a real Etch A Sketch

by Steven Sande (May 10th, 2012)

We get to see all sorts of Kickstarter projects here at TUAW. There are the incredibly successful and "why didn't I think of that" projects like the Pebble e-paper watch (now at well above US$10 million in funding) or the Une Bobine iPhone cable ...

Kanex ATV Pro connects Apple TV to VGA projectors

by Steven Sande (May 10th, 2012)

Kanex has just released the US$59 ATV Pro HDMI to VGA adapter. This little video adapter may well be a hit with teachers and presenters who want to mirror their iPad screens to VGA projectors -- without tethering the iPad to a clunky VGA ...