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Apple makes EFF's Holiday Wish List

by Mike Schramm (Dec 29th, 2011)

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has released its annual "wish list" for various tech companies and its wishes for their openness, and Apple was only mentioned in one item. The EFF wishes Apple would easily and officially provide a way for users to "get root access" on every Apple device they ...

Goldman Sachs sees iPad demand slowing

by Mike Schramm (Nov 16th, 2011)

Almost two years after the iPad launch, Goldman Sachs reports that demand is slowing down, just as the holiday shopping season begins. "While improving holiday demand into late November could certainly push the momentum in the other direction, we believe it is prudent to assume the iPad is ...

Sphero available for pre-orders now

by Mike Schramm (Nov 1st, 2011)

We got to see Sphero, the remote-controlled ball toy controlled by an iOS device, way back at the beginning of this year at CES, and if you're still interested, it's now finally available for pre-order. The toy's been priced out at $129.99, which is a little high, I think, but then again if you ...

DirecTV working on 'Nomad,' may provide streaming to iOS

by Mike Schramm (Aug 29th, 2011)

Engadget recently found a teaser page on the DirecTV website that speaks about a "Nomad," a little box that promises to take your movies and TV from your home DVR out to the rest of the world (no relation, supposedly, to my favorite portable game console, the Sega Nomad). Details are slim, but ...

Apple ID account/device limits gain attention

by Erica Sadun (Aug 9th, 2011)

Trevor Sheridan sent us a note earlier today, asking if we'd look at his blog post about encountering Apple ID limits with iOS devices. Although Trevor just now encountered this issue, the policy actually went into effect a couple of months ago, back in June. When you use Apple's new ...

Bigstream sends video from iOS to almost any TV

by Mike Schramm (Aug 8th, 2011)

We last saw the Bigstream device back at CES earlier this year, but it's out and available now and I got to plug one in and see how it worked on my home television. The result? It worked out OK, with a couple of issues. The biggest issue is compatibility with apps, because setup is very ...

Roll the wheels of steel with iDJ Live

by Mike Schramm (Jul 12th, 2011)

The awesome monstrosity you see above is the iDJ Live, a set of two turntables and a control panel that also serves as a dock for your iPad. The device is manufactured and sold by famous DJ supplier Numark, and it features the ones and the twos, a cross fader, and a hookup to any sort of sound ...

Denon and Marantz release AirPlay update for $49

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 7th, 2011)

Denon and Marantz announced that owners of select AV receiver models can download a highly anticipated AirPlay update. The update will let you stream video from your iOS 4.2 device or from your iTunes library on your PC or Mac. Receivers eligible for the update include, Denon AVR-4311CI ...

Klipsch shows off AirPlay-enabled speaker docks at CES

by Mike Schramm (Jan 6th, 2011)

One day before CES begins here in Las Vegas, Klipsch invited journalists to visit a gallery of their products, and that's where we got to see the company's new line of "soundbars," specially made speaker docks that will come equipped to support Apple's own AirPlay system. The docks we saw were ...

WOWKeys integrates keyboard and iPhone dock

by Mike Schramm (Nov 9th, 2010)

A keyboard called WOWKeys is trying to make good use of your little touchscreen-based iPhone when it's just sitting there charging itself up. The keyboard includes an actual iPhone dock, and with a switch on the device, you can go from controlling your computer wirelessly to using the keyboard on ...

Driverless taxi gets called with an iPad

by Mike Schramm (Oct 18th, 2010)

This is just wild! A group of researchers in Berlin have been working on "autonomous cars" for a while. Those, of course, are cars that drive themselves, and as you can see above, this one uses a variety of equipment to monitor the road and environment. It then drives by itself according to all of ...

GDC Online 2010: Spacetime Studios and the making of Pocket Legends

by Mike Schramm (Oct 8th, 2010)

Pocket Legends has been out on the App Store for quite a while now, but if you (like me) haven't seen it in a while, you might want to check it out again. Spacetime Studios has been steadily updating the game, and the title they showed off at GDC Online 2010 this week was pretty impressive -- an ...

Pinball Magic turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a tiny pinball machine

by Mike Schramm (Aug 24th, 2010)

I still haven't seen an actual iPad arcade cabinet for sale (all the ones we've seen so far have been made by hobbyists for themselves), but here's a pretty cool case/accessory for your iPhone or iPod touch. Pinball Magic is a little device that you can slide your handheld into, and with the help ...

PhoneHalo for your iPhone helps finds your keys

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 6th, 2010)

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A less-than-graceful keynote

by Mike Schramm (May 5th, 2010)

We've seen the keynote in 60 seconds, and we've seen the "only the adjectives" 'approach before. Here's a slightly less complimentary way to show off the keynote, though, with all of the "ums," "aahs," and other interjections that popped up during the iPhone OS 4.0 keynote a while back. Far be ...