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TUAW Holiday Giveaway-tacular Part One: the active iPodder

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 24th, 2008)

For the next 5 days we're giving away a bunch of stuff from our friends at Dr. Bott. Check back each day for a new chance to win a bundle of goodies, each with a theme. Today the theme is "the active iPodder," or all those folks you see running ...

motionVFX: 40% off for TUAW readers

by Brett Terpstra (Dec 22nd, 2008)

Since we last wrote about them, motionVFX has expanded their selection of high def templates for Apple's Motion significantly. The website is just as easy to navigate as it was before, but there's a lot more content fit for professional video work or ...

Apple Store free shipping deadline is tonight

by Michael Rose (Dec 19th, 2008)

If you're flush enough to give Apple gifts this holiday season, but frugal enough to want to avoid shipping charges and still get your gear in time for Christmas, be mindful: Apple's web store deadline for free express shipping is tonight at midnight ...

iBreathalyzer is, yes, a breathalyzer for your iPod

by Mike Schramm (Dec 18th, 2008)

It's late Friday night, you're stepping out of the bar into the cold after a few drinks, and as you head towards the car, you stop, realizing that it might not be the right time to drive. But how can you know for sure? Simple -- you just pull out ...

Keep your New Year's resolutions: a Holiday Gift Guide

by Steven Sande (Dec 18th, 2008)

Ahhhh, New Year's resolutions. You promise that you're going to take better care of yourself, improve your life, and then you usually break all of those resolutions by January 2nd. This year's going to be different, right? Here are some gift ideas to ...

Gift guide for amateur video producers

by Dan Fellini (Dec 17th, 2008)

We all have a friend of family member obsessed with posting videos on YouTube. Their cats, dogs, babies and whatever else are all fodder for two minutes of teh funny. This holiday season, help them improve their craft and produce the next big viral ...

Hands-on with Element Case and your chance to win a TUAW version

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 16th, 2008)

We get a small number of physical products to review around here, and the streets are thick with iPhone cases of every variety -- but Element Case stood out. These aren't generic leather or plastic cases, they are somewhat beefier plastic cases ...

Even more magic tricks

by Mel Martin (Dec 12th, 2008)

Well, my earlier prediction turned out right. I said in my last review that more tricks would be on the way, and this afternoon 3 more hit my in box. Maybe there is something to magic after all. These three apps for the iPhone and iPod touch are ...

Throwboy Dock Icon pillows

by Mike Schramm (Nov 26th, 2008)

We're in the middle of gift guide season right now, but here's a gift that would fit great on any Mac user's list: Throwboy has designed a set of throw pillows after some of the Dock's most famous icons, including iTunes, iPhoto, Dashboard, and the ...

Apple unleashes Sonic the Hedgehog for iPod

by Nik Fletcher (Dec 18th, 2007)

Listen up iPod nano (3rd Generation), iPod Classic and 5th Generation iPod owners! Your ability to abstain from buying iPod games could be challenged, for Apple have quietly released Sonic the Hedgehog for your favorite pocket music players. Yes, ...

Take Control eBooks 20% off via MacSanta today

by Michael Rose (Dec 18th, 2007)

Still looking for gifts for your friendly neighborhood switcher or new Leopard user? Nothing says "I love you, but I'm sadly incapable of planning ahead and getting organized enough to buy actual, physical presents" like the gift of eBooks. Well, ...

TUAW Buyers Guide: Christmas Reading

by Nik Fletcher (Dec 18th, 2007)

I, like Christina, am a bit of a book lover - especially over the festive season. Normally found looking through a formidable library of books, what better way to stave off the pre-Macworld hype (at least for a few hours) than a relevant book. Unlike ...

Worst. iPod. Accessories. Ever

by Erica Sadun (Dec 14th, 2007)

Podcasting news has put together a helpful guide to the most impossibly bad iPod accessories. These include the "Rock My Teeth" tooth whitening appliance shown here as well as the Griffin iBeam--perfect for frying your retinas, and the iFrogz Tadpole ...

TUAW Buyer's Guide: What to get a "switcher"

by Christina Warren (Dec 13th, 2007)

As a recent fully-fledged "switcher" myself, I'd like to think I have some ideas about what to get the recent Mac convert (and no, this is not just my Amazon wish list - though anyone buying me stuff is free to use it as such). If you haven't already ...

MacUpdate promo bundle unlocks PulpMotion, deal ends tonight

by Michael Rose (Dec 11th, 2007)

The good news: against expectations (well, mine anyway) the MacUpdate Promo bundle has sold well enough to unlock the final application in the ten-pack, the Aquafadas slideshow creator PulpMotion. You now have until shortly after midnight ET to get ...

TUAW Buyers Guide: Parents' picks for Apple-loving kids

by Michael Rose (Dec 5th, 2007)

Here we are in the thick of the holiday shopping season, and no matter your faith or creed you know that the kids, tweens and teens in your life will be expecting something nicely wrapped. What can you give them that will help get them going on the ...