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Apple's Magic Trackpad approved by FCC

by Mike Schramm (Jul 19th, 2010)

We've seen the Magic Trackpad name before, and we've even gotten a glimpse of what the device might be -- a larger, Bluetooth-enabled multitouch surface designed to bring all of the gestural and multitouch capability found on the iDevices and ...

iPad hands-on: Not a full desktop replacement, but the keyboard works

by Mike Schramm (Feb 5th, 2010)

For all of the back and forth about the iPad over the last week, only a handful of people (including Stephen Colbert) have gotten to actually touch one. Fox News, of all the outlets out there, posted a pretty clean and objective hands-on with the ...

The good and bad of iPad pricing

by Mel Martin (Feb 1st, 2010)

I think all of us were surprised at the entry level cost of the new iPad at just US$499.00. In a recent article at ars technica it's stated that the pricing "confirms what a major shift in strategy the iPad is for Apple's business." My colleague Sang ...

Jawbone brings new, very iPhone friendly headset to market

by Mel Martin (Jan 19th, 2010)

Jawbone has a new, feature rich Bluetooth headset called the ICON that is a nice match for the iPhone. New to this headset is a battery meter that displays on the iPhone, something the Apple Bluetooth headset also did. The Apple headset was quietly ...

Using a Wireless Keyboard with an iPhone using BTstack Keyboard

by Joachim Bean (Dec 26th, 2009)

A few days ago, the BTStack keyboard package was released to Cydia. This package, which we posted about recently, allows owners of jailbroken iPhones to use a Bluetooth keyboard with their iPhone 3G or 3GS, or 2nd generation or later iPod touch. The ...

BTstack Keyboard jailbreak app provides iPhone text entry

by Erica Sadun (Dec 23rd, 2009)

Due to hit the Cydia store momentarily, Matthias Ringwald's BTstack Keyboard app allows users to type text into any iPhone application using an external Bluetooth keyboard. Built on the open source BTstack project, BTstack Keyboard runs a daemon ...

More than one way to stream Bluetooth

by David Winograd (Dec 20th, 2009)

Want an easy way to use the Bluetooth in your iPhone/iPod touch to stream music to your traditional stereo? The new Belkin Bluetooth Music Receiver, announced this week, should do the job nicely. It's a little dongle that connects to your stereo ...

MusicNAO offers unique dock for iPhone and iPod touch

by Mel Martin (Nov 24th, 2009)

Canadian company Cignias has announced an interesting product in the home audio/iPhone category. It's called the MusicNAO and it allows you to wirelessly control a docked iPod with an iPhone or iPod touch. It also lets you play music wirelessly to ...

Found Footage: The iPhone and the WiiMote

by Erica Sadun (Nov 10th, 2009)

Matthias Ringwald, of iPhone Bluetooth fame, has just released BTstack 0.1 for iPhone. This video demonstrates his group's technology in action, as an iPhone syncs with a WiiMote and then uses the WiiMote for input. Although the system does not ...

Apple patent application details simple "Grab and Go" sync

by Steven Sande (Nov 7th, 2009)

Apple, being the innovative corporation that it is, applies for patents many times per year. While many of these items may never make it to market, the company is proactive in making sure that possible patents are filed as soon as possible in order ...

Hands-on with the Magic Mouse

by Joachim Bean (Nov 3rd, 2009)

Well, I got my Magic Mouse a few days ago, and I've been using it for my everyday tasks for a few days (and I'm still using it), and here are my impressions. Packaging: This packaging is clear, showing the actual Magic Mouse, just like the ...

Magic Mouse lands at many local Apple stores

by Mel Martin (Oct 29th, 2009)

I stopped by my local Apple Store (Tucson) today for a quick look around and saw many people playing with the new Magic Mouse. I tried a few 'moves' with in and it seemed a bit nicer and more responsive than I expected. My old Apple wired mouse was ...

Ask TUAW: Backing up photos, remove Boot Camp partitions, Snow Leopard and Windows 7 and more

by Chris Ullrich (Sep 10th, 2009)

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about backing up photos, removing a Boot Camp partition, Snow Leopard and Windows 7, Bluetooth menus, iPhone search results and more. As always, ...

Sun-powered Scosche solCHAT Bluetooth speaker phone is a bright idea

by Steven Sande (Aug 27th, 2009)

And now for something completely different -- a post about something other than Snow Leopard. Accessory manufacturer Scosche today announced the solCHAT solar Bluetooth speaker phone. Designed to work with Bluetooth phones like the iPhone, the ...

Apple releases fixes for Bluetooth and MacBook Pro hard drives

by Joachim Bean (Aug 19th, 2009)

Apple has just released two firmware updates, one fixing issues with Bluetooth and the the other fixing the MacBook Pro hard drive noise issue. The first, Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0.1, fixes bugs and improves compatibility with the Apple Wireless ...

iPhone 101: Safe driving with iPhone

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 22nd, 2009)

Let's face it, the less distractions you have while driving the better, even if the government can't decide whether or not to tell you how dangerous phones + cars can be. Last week I was happy to see Penn Jillette (a magician whose work I've admired ...