TUAW @ Macworld/iWorld 2013: The blog gear diaries

by Steven Sande (Jan 30th 2013 8:00AM)

A lot of the TUAW crew is packing for the trip to Macworld/iWorld 2013, and while we're usually pretty lax in terms of our show garb (Victor's bow ties being the exception), we pay strict attention to what gear comes with us. It's important ...

MintyBoost unlocks the secret of Apple's chargers

by Mike Schramm (Aug 3rd 2010 3:00PM)

The folks at Minty Boost have unveiled a rather interesting Apple secret: just how the company charges its devices. In the video on the next page, you can see the whole process reverse-engineered. It's rather technical, but as long as you make sure a...

Hack: The iPod serial library enables homebrew remote controls

by Kelly Guimont (Mar 10th 2010 11:00AM)

Warning: If you are baffled by people who think dismantling technology is fun, and completely fail to understand the excitement of building robots to battle other robots, this post may not be for you. Just so you know. On the Make: magazine blog, ...

iDisguise

by Scott McNulty (Nov 6th 2006 5:00PM)

Do you live in constant fear that your iPod nano will be stolen? Sure, we all do, and that's where iDisguise comes in. These nano/shuffle cases are designed to look like make-believe candy brands and as such will confused would be iPod thieves. There...

Altoids case from an iPod Shuffle

by Scott McNulty (Mar 24th 2006 11:00PM)

Apple should pursue some sort of co-branding opportunities with the Altoid company. There was the Altoid Nano dock, the Altoids Shuffle case, the Altoids external battery, and the Altoids USB charger. Now we have an iPod Shuffle that has been conver...

Yet another Altoids iPod accessory

by Dave Caolo (Nov 3rd 2005 9:00PM)

For some odd reason, people seem bound and determined to turn Altoids tins into iPod accessories. Witness the Altoid nano dock, the Altoids external iPod battery and the Altoids iPod shuffle case, just to name a few. Phillip at Make has the latest iT...

PEZ MP3 now open for business

by Laurie A. Duncan (Oct 12th 2005 10:00PM)

It's not often you think to yourself... "I like PEZ. I like music. Wouldn't it be neat if the same dispenser could provide me with both?"Move over, iPod. the PEZ MP3 player is shipping in about a month and it looks delicious. PEZmp3 is taki...

Nano Altoid dock

by Jay Savage (Sep 11th 2005 10:00AM)

TUAW reader Fred (at least his blog is called Fred's Photoblog) has created what may be the world's first Nano accessory...and fulfilled C.K.'s wish for a Nano Pocket Dock. Ladies and gentlemen, in the grand tradition of Altoids tin iPod accessories,...

Flickr Find: iPod shuffle gum holder

by Laurie A. Duncan (Aug 1st 2005 10:30PM)

We've been doing it all wrong! For months we've all been trying to squeeze our iPod shuffles into gum packs and Altoid tins. Turns out, we've been missing the real action.Store the gum inside the shuffle instead!* Mmmm... shufflemint!ImNotGaryColeman...

A very fresh case for your iPod shuffle

by Barb Dybwad (Feb 13th 2005 10:29PM)

Add this one to your minty audio collection: an Altoids case for your iPod shuffle. Jake’s case builds on an idea from Derrick Story and goes one step further by making use of the iPod shuffle’s original case to provide gre...

Altoids iPod external battery

by Barb Dybwad (Dec 30th 2004 4:20PM)

I thought it was cool that I could carry my camera in an Altoids tin, but this beats all. Chris DiClerico has cooked up an external iPod battery in the ever-loving breath-freshener box. It uses three nine-volt batteries and provides up to ...