Accessory Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Love Box is a low-fi video mixer for iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 27th, 2012)

Creativity is a splendid thing. It lets you come up with never-before-considered ideas, and leads to the creation of products like the Love Box. The Love Box is a videography accessory for the iPhone that lets you mix two videos together in real time. It's a wooden box with a slot for your iPhone ...

megaPhone iPhone stand is rubbery, battery-free amplification

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 13th, 2012)

Here's another quickie for you from CES. I've seen a few physical amplification attempts, some good, some bad. The megaPhone from iSimple sort of sits in-between. It's a little rubbery megaphone for your iPhone which provides some acoustic amplification of your iPhone's tiny speaker. There's a ...

Apple accessory developer conference pushes AirPlay, Bluetooth

by Michael Rose (Dec 12th, 2011)

Last week, Japanese blog Macotakara reported that Apple hosted its "Made For iPhone" (MFI) technology summit in Shenzen, China (translated version). The conference last week, including 2,000 accessory makers and OEMs, featured Apple's announcement of a new certification chip for MFI accessories ...

iHealth HS3 Bluetooth Body Scale reveals your weight to iOS

by Steven Sande (Oct 31st, 2011)

While my long-term quest for fitness has been stymied by a severe lack of motivation to actually get off of my butt and exercise, it comforts me to know that there are plenty of health-related iOS accessories to help me to at least track my stagnant weight. I own a Withings Scale, which sends ...

VooMote One IR sled and app: A new iPhone/iPod touch universal remote

by Steven Sande (Jul 25th, 2011)

The boss -- AKA Victor Agreda, Jr. -- did an amazing writeup on July 15 where he compared three iOS-based universal remotes. Sure enough, just a little over a week later, there's a new kid in town. Zero1.tv has created a universal remote sled for iPhone and iPod touch called the VooMote One ...

No comment: Steve Jobs in Carbonite

by Steven Sande (Apr 25th, 2011)

Did you ever wonder what happens when the reality distortion field meets Star Wars? You get these cool/cheesy/ready-for-cease-and-desist Steve Jobs in Carbonite iPhone skins and cases from Society6. Until the Apple lawyers get ahold of this and breathily note "I am altering our agreement. Pray ...

M.I.C Gadget's iHub 2 looks like Apple lawsuit bait

by Steven Sande (Apr 18th, 2011)

M.I.C Gadget, the same website that brought the world the Steve Jobs action figure that was quickly given a cease and desist notice, is back for more potential legal fun. This time, they've come up with a very cool 4-port USB 2.0 hub. It doesn't matter how many USB ports you have on your Mac ...

Mobee Magic Bar offers wireless charging for Magic Trackpad, Apple keyboard

by Steven Sande (Apr 12th, 2011)

If you've ever laid eyes on a Palm Pre smartphone, you know that one of the features that makes its owners excited is how the phone is charged; it's simply put on top of a charger called a TouchStone, and the battery is topped off via inductive charging. There's no need to plug a charging cable ...

iChair for iPad 2 looking for a little Kickstarter love

by Steven Sande (Apr 11th, 2011)

In the last year, just about every iPad case or stand has made it to my office for a review. While I don't always write them up, I often show the products on TUAW TV Live. It doesn't matter what I'm showing; there's always someone for whom the product is perfect, and a lot of people liked the ...

OtterBox Reflex Series case for iPhone 4: First look

by Steven Sande (Apr 11th, 2011)

When it comes to smartphone cases that can stand up to almost anything, OtterBox pretty much defined the market. Starting with the multi-layer Defender Series and then moving on to the more sleek Commuter Series, Colorado-based OtterBox has always made iPhone cases that can stand up to a lot of ...

AViiQ Smart Case for iPad 2 works with your Smart Cover

by Steven Sande (Apr 4th, 2011)

AViiQ is an accessories manufacturer that loves to do things with aluminum. TUAW reviewed the AViiQ Portable Laptop Stand last October, which is a slender folding wedge of thin aluminum that props up your laptop and takes up little or no space in your bag. Now the company is putting some of ...

4i at CES 2011: iPhone keyboard, iPad strap and an iPod nano wristband

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 7th, 2011)

We first saw the 4i keyboard for iPhone at Macworld. Back then, you had to "install" it, but the company has learned this isn't optimal and has created a clever case that we got to see at CES 2011 today (one quite similar to Apple's bumper) with a slot for easily adding the overlay keyboard in ...

The Vyne: Adorkable, wearable iPhone mount

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 6th, 2011)

If you enjoy wearing your gadgets instead of merely holding them, then you need to check out the the Vyne. One of many inventions to help you wear your portable device, the Vyne is a belt-like flexible plastic strip with a holder at one end for your iPhone, iPod touch or other similarly sized ...

The Tivizen, over-the-air TV antenna, coming to iPad

by Mike Schramm (Jan 5th, 2011)

We're live at CES this week, and things are kicking off here in Vegas. The show floor itself opens tomorrow, but electronics manufacturers have already started up with all of their announcements and reveals showing off all of the new hardware for 2011. Here's one interesting gadget: the Tivizen, ...

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 ...