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TUAW visits Scosche at CES

by Kelly Guimont (Jan 14th, 2012)

Yesterday we got a chance to stop by the Scosche booth at CES. While we were there, we got to see all manner of items, from the just released to the recent but also pretty cool. Here's what we saw: Kelly's top pick: A new car charger. Why? It has three very important features all in one ...

Juicies: A colorful Kickstarter project with the Earth in mind

by Steven Sande (May 7th, 2011)

Kickstarter has been a wonderful way for entrepreneurs to get the money they need to fund a project, and we've seen our share of successful -- that is, fully funded -- projects here at TUAW as well as some that have been flops. A few weeks ago on Earth Day, we received notice of a rather plain ...

Poll: Some issues reported around using cables between iPad versions

by Erica Sadun (Mar 14th, 2011)

Experiencing cable woes? TUAW reader Chris Arnold of Sumo Computers sent in this photo demonstrating why he believes his original iPad cable had problems working with his iPad 2. TUAW rigorously tested several cables but was unable to duplicate these issues -- all the cables we tested worked ...

Apple patent suggests MagSafe connector that supports data

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 17th, 2011)

Apple recently filed a patent for a product described as "Magnetic Connector with Optical Signal Path." The patent filing describes a MagSafe-style cable that would provide both data and power to a device. The power cable would connect magnetically and contain additional internal pins allowing for ...

New Mini DisplayPort video adapters from StarTech

by Steven Sande (Nov 20th, 2010)

All of Apple's new offerings in the Mac line use Mini DisplayPort to pump video out to other monitors or video displays. Whether it's an 11" MacBook Air, a fully-loaded Mac Pro (with two Mini DisplayPort outputs), or any of the machines in between, Apple has standardized on Mini DisplayPort for ...

Some sites still selling third-party Apple accessories

by Mike Schramm (Aug 20th, 2010)

Ok, ok, it's not exactly news that there is Apple gear being sold on the Internet. But given that popular electronic accessory retailer Monoprice recently decided to stop selling Apple accessories, you might be looking for a new place to buy your cords and hookups. That's right -- TUAW contacted ...

Educational institutions: Get your discounted iPad 10-pack

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 20th, 2010)

MacRumors reports that Apple has begun offering iPad 10-packs to educational institutions at discounted rates. The discounts are relatively minor: $20 off of each iPad in a set of 10, or $40 off per iPad if they are ordered with AppleCare. The iPad 10-packs are shipped in a single box, which ...

Confirmed: Apple component cable works with iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Oct 4th, 2007)

So first, the iPhone appeared on the Apple Component cable page, and then we heard it didn't run video out, and then it did again, or maybe it didn't. At any rate, we finally have confirmation for you, thanks to punkassjim, that the iPhone will do video out. In fact, he tells us that it will even ...

The happiest iPod cables you've ever seen

by Dave Caolo (Mar 23rd, 2006)

When manufacturers have created every single iPod accessory that could possibly be conceived, what's left? Why, the cables, of course! Check out the CableGuys iPod cables by Speck. You can grab a set of AV cables for $19.95US, a USB-to-iPod (dock connector) cable for $19.95US or a three ...

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