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Modding the iPad 1 to work with the Smart Cover

by Mike Schramm (Mar 22nd, 2011)

If you saw the Smart Cover during that announcement a while back and have really wanted to use it with your iPad 1 instead of buying a whole new iPad 2, you may be in luck. One enterprising blogger named Dan Provost agreed with you, and he found that if you super glue a few rare-earth magnets ...

iFixit tears down Apple's iPad 2 Smart Cover

by Steven Sande (Mar 14th, 2011)

Tech bloggers love iFixit. The website always purchases and dismantles new devices as soon as they hit the market, primarily for the benefit of people who want to repair equipment or who are curious about the innards of the latest shiny toys. Analysts use their work to determine the ...

Put your favorite apps on the fridge with app magnets

by Mike Schramm (Oct 11th, 2010)

These are great -- a company called Jailbreak Toys (name unrelated -- I think) has apparently been selling a set of "App Magnets," little square magnets that feature icons for Apple's official iPhone apps. How cool -- I'd love to have a Photos, Safari, or an App Store icon to pin things up on the ...

A "gaming shield" for the iPhone and 3G

by Mike Schramm (Nov 17th, 2008)

I have a feeling people will probably love these or hate these, but personally, I like the fact that they look a little different than most iPhone cases out there. The folks at Element Cases sent us a note about their new "gaming shields" for the iPhone. If you're trying to make your iPhone look ...

PSA: read your MacBook user manual

by David Chartier (May 19th, 2006)

Given all the recent MacBook Pro drama of late, what with overheating issues and all, it might be a good idea to peruse your MacBook/MacBookPro owner's manual one of these days to make sure you've covered the basics, even if most of Apple's care recommendations are obvious these days. Gearlog found ...