Kevin loves notebooks, tablets, gadgets and photography. He grew up with computers starting out on a Vic 20 and Commodore 64. The first computer he owned himself was an 8086 Compaq Deskpro. His foray into tablet computing began when he bought a Samsung Q1 Ultra. The smartphone market opened up for him with his Palm Treo 600.
The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are incredibly popular phones, but one of the biggest complaints for both devices is the lack of a removable battery and poor battery life. While there are tricks you can use to fix bad iPhone 4S battery life, sometimes there’s nothing better than a bigger battery. If you find your iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S is running [...]
The MiLi Power iBox iPad 2 battery case puts a big 8000 mAh battery on the back of your iPad in the form of a protective case compatible with your iPad Smart Cover. The plastic, silver case bills itself as the 1st Apple approved battery case for the iPad 2, however Kensington also has one [...]
Apple quietly announced their new OS today calling it Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. For those who don’t keep track, the name alone signals a something important about the update and Apple’s philosophy. Mountain Lion includes minor changes and not a big leap forward. Lion felt like that, but signaled a drastic philosophy shift [...]
If you plan to sell your iPad or iPad 2 before the new iPad’s release, likely coming next month, then removing your Sim Card and canceling 3G service might be a good idea. You will also want to erase the data and reset it to factory default settings. I will tell you how to remove [...]
Maybe you got a Kindle Fire and aren’t that crazy about it. You want to sell the thing, give it away or return it to Amazon or the store where you bought it. It could be you just want to start over and remove all the free Amazon App Store of the day apps, documents [...]
Before you give your iPhone away or sell it, be sure to erase everything and reset your iPhone so you won’t have your identity stolen. People who buy used phones often mine them for personal information so they can steal your identity so they can empty your bank account, run up charges on your credit cards or [...]
If you’re looking for a budget set of headphones that still produce decent sound and rich bass, then you should give the iHome iB40 Headphones a look. They’re comfortable, have an understated look, and produce good sound for the money. I hate ear buds! When I’m around the house and want to listen to some music [...]
Valentines Day is a great time to remind someone you care about that you love them. While gadgets alone won’t show your true feelings, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite gadgets to give this Valentines Day. Instead of roses that wilt and chocolates that go bad, why not pick up a fun gadget gift [...]
The Elevation Dock for iPhone, the first Kickstarter project to break the $1M mark, promises to solve a number of the annoying problems that you face with ordinary iPhone docks. The project has hit on a need of many as nearly 10,000 iPhone users really want to see this Kickstarter project produced. They’ve invested near [...]
The Satechi SCH 121 iPad Cup Holder Mount looks like just the thing I’ve been looking for to help me use my iPad as a GPS device. For nearly a year I’ve struggled to keep my iPad in place on the road. I love the large screen for easy viewing on the road, but because it’s bulky [...]
I downloaded the new Avid Studio iPad video editing tool when it launched last week and tested it out this weekend after shooting some video of my kid’s recreation league basketball game. Avid Studio for iPad has great potential as a mobile video editing solution, but it proved too unstable to be usful. If the app [...]
Many sports franchises are settling on iPads instead of bulky paper-based play books and game video on DVDs, but the Phoenix Suns may be the first to pass on the popular pick. They chose the 4G Samsung Galaxy Tab from Verizon instead of Apple’s iPad 2. Samsung and Verizon jointly announced the decision by the Suns to [...]
Photographers use the iPhone and iPad to do some interesting things, from shooting snaps of the kids to creating works of art to post online or even hang in a gallery. The old adage that says the best camera is the one you have with you may be true, but it also implied that the [...]
Here’s a list of mobile apps that will help you get ready for the Super Bowl and help you enjoy the game. I’m not as excited about the Super Bowl this year as I would be if my Packers made it. So I looked for some apps to make the game more enjoyable as I hang [...]
The SlingBox offers a great way to enjoy TV viewing on mobile devices or via the web and Sling Media announced this week that the SlingPlayer app is available for the Amazon Kindle Fire as well. We recommend it as one of the best ways to watch the Super Bowl while on the go, if [...]
If you’re away from your TV on Super Bowl Sunday, then consider watching the game on your iPad, Android device or iPhone. It’s not the same as watching on a big HD display, but not everyone will have that luxury due to work schedules or cable cutting. You can watch on your iPhone, iPad or [...]
When I bought an iPhone 4S I gave my Samsung Infuse 4G to my 13-year-old son because his old feature phone was on its last legs. He flipped out and bragged about how much better Android was than iPhone for the first few weeks. At 13 he’s already invested in the iPhone vs. Android debate. [...]
Apple filed a patent last July that suggests they might be exploring replacing their dock connector and/or headphone jacks with the MagSafe connector that they now use to charge the MacBook Air and Pro. That would be both awesome and horrible at the same time. The MagSafe power connector impressed me when I first made [...]
The iPad turns two today! On January 27 2010 Apple announced the iPad in a highly anticipated event with the late Steve Jobs wowing the masses by introducing a device that infused new life into the tablet space. The Windows Tablet PC or Ultra Mobile PC floundered for years reaching only niche markets, but the iPad [...]
The Pad & Quill Octavo case for the iPad 2 is a leather bound case that looks great on the iPad 2. This case is crafted with care and you can tell that when you pick it up. Pad & Quill is known for producing high quality cases that protect your tablet, computer or iPhone with [...]
If you have a Kindle Fire, then you owe it to yourself to take a look at the beautiful Kindle Fire Keeper, a case from Pad & Quill. Pad & Quill cases protect your iPad, eBook reader, computer or iPhone with a touch of class giving users a classic book-like experience even though they’re holding a very [...]
There’s a new Pogo Sketch Plus Stylus coming. We know a lot of our readers love to ink with a stylus even though iPad isn’t optimized for inking. Ten One Designs agrees with you and makes one of the best styli I’ve tested and that’s a bunch. They improved their already simple and economical design with [...]
Apple wants to revolution education with iBooks, iBooks Author and a new iTunes U app, announced today at a special live event in New York hosted by Apple’s Phil Schiller. Phil and friends showed off these three apps with an impressive vision of making multimedia rich interactive books for school children and university students using [...]
With all the Android phones that manufacturers announced at CES, each phone seems to get lost in the crowd. No matter how good one might be, they all start to look ordinary due to the number of phones available. They start to all look alike. You can buy one iPhone – the latest greatest iPhone 4S – [...]
At CES 2012 OnLive announced their new iPad app, OnLive Desktop, which brings Windows 7 and Microsoft Office to your iPad through a streaming virtual environment. It uses the same technology that allows OnLive to stream graphically rich video games to your computer or through their small set-top box. The OnLive Gaming system works well, but [...]
Our team did a great job of covering CES 2012 and picked some awesome new gadgets, notebooks, smartphones and tablets as the Best of CES 2012 this year. Since I couldn’t make it to the show this year I had to drool from the foothills of North Carolina as the gang enjoyed getting their paws [...]
Fujitsu made a splash at CES 2012 with their new Arrows line of tablets and smartphones. You can submerge the Fujitsu Arrows Waterproof Android Smartphone under water for up to 30 minutes at about 5 feet deep. So if your phone slips out of the pocket into a puddle or the stall as you … [...]
The Fujitsu Arrows Waterproof Android Tablet has one primary differentiator – you can dunk it in your pool and it won’t fritz out! The folks at the Fujitsu booth demoed this by submerging the tablet in a bowl of water and it kept running. You won’t go deep-sea diving or to the bottom for the [...]
OnLive on your Google TV just might save the platform. I bought a GoogleTV just before Christmas – the Logitech Revue. My Christmas present to myself came at a big discount even on the already discounted $99 reduced price that came after Logitech decided to pull out of the GoogleTV experiment. I got it for [...]
ION Audio, makers of interesting iPad accessories like the iCade gaming joystick dock, announced the Guitar Apprentice, a new attachment for your iPad that turns it into a useable guitar. Along with a forthcoming app, Guitar Apprentice will let you play the guitar and even give you lessons. Combined with other apps or games, it [...]
The various manufacturers of smartphones and wireless carriers pulled back the veils on their new phones coming out this year. Our team went hands-on with many of them at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Below, you will find pictures and a bunch of links to hands-on videos of devices running Windows Phone 7, Android and [...]
HzO announced a new method of waterproofing electronic devices called WaterBlock that coats the internals of the device with a waterproof coating. The Utah company found a way to keep your device from shorting out even if the shell of the device fills up with water after being submerged in water. As their promotional video [...]
Apple hasn’t announced a new iPad yet, but already a rumor circulated at CES 2012 that people have seen it. Jeremy Horowitz of iLounge claims to have seen what he called “the next-generation iPad” at CES. He doesn’t have tangible proof, like a picture, because he said the new iPad looks exactly like the iPad [...]
OnLive makes an awesome cloud-based gaming platform and pushed their gaming tool to mobile devices recently when they released a version that runs on Android and iPad, although the iPad version never made it to the App Store for some reason. At CES 2012, OnLive grabbed attention announcing OnLive Desktop, a new app that will bring [...]
Apple released the third beta of their iOS software for the Apple iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone with little new to report. That alone could be news, since it makes it very likely a new the new version of iOS will find its way to the masses soon. Could it possibly come in time for [...]
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The Best Way to Beat AT&T’s Data Throttling is to Have Everyone Consume More Data!
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Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
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The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are incredibly popular phones, but one of the biggest complaints for both devices is the lack of a removable battery and poor battery life. While there are tricks you can use to fix bad iPhone 4S battery life, sometimes there’s nothing better than a bigger battery. If you find your iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S is running [...]
Galaxy S Pen and Holder Kit Mini-Review
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Plantronics Marque Review: Small, Affordable, Awesome
If you’re looking for a great bluetooth headset, but you don’t want to spend $100 on a high-end headset, the Plantronics Marque M-155 bluetooth headset. Plantronics makes a number of headsets, including the Plantronics Voyager HD, which we gave a Best of 2011 Award, but not everyone is willing to wear the larger headset out [...]
