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Trick or Treat with TUAW: Thought Out Stabile iPad stand

by Steven Sande (Oct 28th, 2010)

TUAW is giving away a gaggle of ghoulishly good gadgets over the next few days. Be sure to come back every day between now and October 30th for a chance to win. The good part of the giveaways? You don't need to wear a costume to win 'em. According to the Dictionary app on my Mac, stabile is ...

Pretty but pricey: Hands-on with the AViiQ Portable Laptop Stand

by Steven Sande (Oct 13th, 2010)

Question: What's a quarter-inch thick when folded, weighs a scant 5.5 ounces, yet can support a 17" MacBook Pro? Answer: The AViiQ Portable Laptop Stand. When I first heard about this lightweight laptop stand, my first thought was that it was going to be flimsy and incapable of holding up an ...

Griffin's Woogie turns iPhone into a plush

by Mike Schramm (Sep 25th, 2010)

When I was a kid, we just played with regular stuffed animals, and then Teddy Ruxpin came along and blew us all away. But kids these days, they get all kinds of cool stuff. Like look at this thing: they can stick an iPod touch in a "huggable plush accessory" called the Woogie, and run around with ...

Vapor iPhone case review and giveaway

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 25th, 2010)

First of all, we're giving away four Vapor cases in your choice of colors to four lucky readers. Second, the Vapor case is awesome. The Vapor bolts onto the edge of your iPhone 4 and cradles it in aircraft aluminum, complete with little rubbery grips on the inside to isolate the antenna and provide ...

Review: Joule iPad stand by ElementCase

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 16th, 2010)

The iPhone cases from ElementCase have always impressed me. Made to last from sturdy materials, they are beautifully designed and a joy to use. I've used a lot of iPhone cases and after so many wound up treating my phone badly, I felt the case we covered a while ago did possibly the best job of ...

NewerTech releases the iFolio luxury iPad case

by David Winograd (Mar 31st, 2010)

With just a few days to go before we can actually get our hands on an iPad, Newer Technology Inc., better known to us as NewerTech, has introduced quite a fancy custom handcrafted Brazilian leather protective carrying case for the iPad. It's made in the US and comes in either black or red at an ...

MoviePeg iPhone stand is cheap, cool, easy to clean

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 22nd, 2010)

Here's a nifty little iPhone stand for you. MoviePeg is basically just a piece of plastic with a notch cut into it that slides over an iPhone. Its design makes it the simplest iPhone stand I've ever seen. But as Apple has proven, simplicity works. I used to think that I would never have a need ...

Hands-on with the OWLE bubo: Better photos and video from your iPhone

by Steven Sande (Feb 7th, 2010)

A while back, we had a product announcement about the OWLE bubo (US$129.95). That bizarre name is actually a play on words: OWLE stands for "Optical Widget for Life Enhancement" (the company's name) and bubo is the genus for American horned owls and old world eagle owls. The device, if you have an ...

iPhone as TV remote coming to CES

by Mike Schramm (Jan 4th, 2010)

It's kind of a shame the iPhone didn't include an IR port at all. While it's not a necessity (certainly the device has sold plenty of units without one), I have quite a few devices in my house that still require an old school IR remote to control -- it's 2010, but my TV still isn't hooked up to ...

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 either through a 3.5mm headphone jack or, using RCA ...

Offshore iPhone/iPod USB power adapters: Caveat Emptor

by David Winograd (Oct 14th, 2009)

When I opened my iPhone 3GS, I was surprised to find that the power adapter was nothing but a little 2-prong AC plug (I live in the US) that allowed you to plug in the standard USB to 30-pin connector to charge the phone. I wanted to get a spare; checking online told me that the Apple Store ...

TUAW and Scosche are giving away a tapSTICK for 3rd gen iPod shuffle

by Steven Sande (Oct 6th, 2009)

When you think about the 3rd generation iPod shuffle, you probably don't think about getting a case for it. After all, the little music box is less than 2 inches long, .7 inches wide, and .3 inches thick, and it comes with a clip. The designers at Scosche Industries realized that some shuffle ...

Infectious 'Cut to the Core' design challenge winners

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 10th, 2009)

We reported the Infectious "Cut to the Core" design contest a while back, but the winners have just been announced and their designs are truly gorgeous. I rarely sticker my computers, but the Infectious skins are vinyl and won't leave a mess behind when you remove them. These designs are created to ...

A BackPack for your iMac or Cinema Display

by Steven Sande (Aug 12th, 2009)

iMac or Cinema Display owners with limited desktop space have a new way of keeping Time Machine hard disks, USB hubs, and other space hogs off the desk and out of the way. Twelve South, a Mac-only accessory design house located in Charleston, South Carolina, has just introduced the BackPack ...

Shoot steady iPhone video with Zgrip iPhone PRO

by Dave Caolo (Jul 6th, 2009)

ZGrip iPhone from Steve Weiss, Zacuto USA on Vimeo. A few weeks ago, I shot a video of myself riding a bike around. The result was a bit jumpy, as you might imagine, so I used iMovie 8's stabilization feature to eliminate the shakiness. The result is nice and smooth, but also artifical looking. I ...