Road Tested Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Road Tested: Why the hackb00k is a fail

by Steven Sande (Apr 27th, 2009)

A tweet this afternoon pointed me to a post by Dave "MacSparky" Sparks titled The Netbook Experiment, in which he talked about his disappointment with a Dell mini 9 netbook. Since I was about to send out a tweet to the world at large announcing the ...

Road Tested: Otterbox's serious iPhone case

by Dave Caolo (Apr 20th, 2009)

I bought my 4GB iPhone way back on June 29th, 2007, release day for the US. Upon removing it from its box, all shiny and smooth, I thought, "I need a case for this thing." I'm what you call scratch-phobic. But then I saw the rigorous torture test ...

Road Tested: LaCie iamaKey, the USB flash drive you'll actually use

by Steven Sande (Apr 12th, 2009)

USB flash drives are a dime a dozen. They've gone from being a "wow" item a few years ago to a throwaway handout item. Many are cheap plastic devices that either come with a neck lanyard attached or with a small loop for attaching to a key ring. More ...

TUAW Review: XRoad G-Map US

by Steven Sande (Apr 9th, 2009)

During the discussion earlier in the year about why Apple was blocking turn-by-turn GPS navigation apps for the iPhone 3G (it will be "legal" in iPhone 3.0), a reader pointed out that there have been a pair of turn-by-turn navigators in the App Store ...

Road Tested: Voltaic Systems Generator laptop bag

by Steven Sande (Apr 8th, 2009)

Thinking green? Voltaic Systems' Generator laptop bag (US$499) might be just the thing to buy for Earth Day on April 22nd. I had a chance to road test one of these incredibly cool bags for a month and was very impressed. What makes it so special? ...

Road Tested: EcoRunner by Marware

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Mar 30th, 2009)

As promised, we're launching a new series called Road Tested where we try out various products for a month or more, see how they hold up to extended "real world" use, and report back our findings. To kick things off we're looking at the EcoRunner ...

One month with Apple TV

by Dave Caolo (Feb 2nd, 2009)

Last Christmas, my wife surprised me with an Apple TV. I had mentioned it a few times, but not with the breathless anticipation I typically reserve for Apple products and baked goods. Still, I set it up and have enjoyed renting movies, listening to ...