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CES 2013: Duo Gamer controller sees success after a half price cut

by Mike Schramm (Jan 9th, 2013)

We posted about the Duo Gamer iPhone controller back when it first released in October of last year, but I hadn't gotten a chance to try it out yet. Fortunately, Duo is here on the floor of CES this week, and they of course had the controller on display and available for a demo. It's actually ...

Discovery Bay Games raises $15M for iOS "Appcessories"

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 21st, 2012)

Seattle-based Discovery Bay Games, a board game company turned iOS accessory maker, announced today it has raised $15 million in Series B funding, according to a report in TechCrunch. Big name investors include accessory maker Logitech and Trilogy Equity Partners, an investment firm led by ...

Yoomi and Duo create unique iPad game

by Dave Caolo (Dec 7th, 2010)

Yoomi is an iPad game (free) that, when combined with the Duo hardware, offers a unique tabletop gaming experience. It looks like a fun combination of software and hardware, and it's something we haven't seen before as it requires no dock connector link. Here's how it works. Yoomi is a simple ...

Cook breakfast with your MacBook (just kidding)

by Alberto Escarlate (Jul 13th, 2006)

[11/09/2011: Source link removed, as the site is no longer online.] Everyone knows that Apple's Intel powered portable lineup gets hot, but this is insane! An enterprising fellow figured out that it would be possible to actually fry an egg on the bottom of his black MacBook. Granted, it probably ...

Hacker installs Core 2 Duo chip in Mac mini, hangs on for the ride

by David Chartier (Jun 13th, 2006)

Macenstein has blogged a Mac mini CPU swap, as a poster in a Taiwanese forum has switched out the Core Duo chip for a Core 2 Duo chip, a next-generation CPU from Intel. The brain upgrade has resulted not only in the Mac mini stomping a PowerMac G5 dual 2.5 GHz in an iTunes MP3-AAC conversion test ...

Rig of the Day: Powerbooks

by Dave Caolo (Apr 20th, 2006)

Today's Rig shot features three vintage PowerBooks: A PowerBook Duo 2300c, a PowerBook G3 (bronze keyboard) and a PowerBook 3400c, all up and running. I've got a 3400c myself that I intend to turn into a picture frame some day (because I have so much free time). I was once given a Powerbook 150 for ...