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SteelSeries Shows Off MMO Keyset for Shift Keyboard

Evan Selleck, Nov 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

Back at the end of September, SteelSeries unveiled a brand new way for people to use their keyboards, especially those who play a lot of different games, or do a lot of different tasks on one computer. Instead of buying a lot of different keyboards, why not just buy one that allows you to change the keyset? Thankfully, SteelSeries released the Shift Keyboard, which allows you to change keysets on the fly, and now they've added one more keyset to the mix: MMO. Read The Full Story

iPad Magic Pinball accessory makes your tablet a table

Chris Davies, Nov 18th 2010 Discuss [1]

The iPad's sizeable display does make it rather apt for games like pinball, but New Potato Tech are taking things one step further with a custom iPad "Magic Pinball" accessory. Slot in your iPad, run the game (available through the App Store) and rather than tap at the tablet's screen you get proper buttons to hammer away at. Read The Full Story

Griffin Slap is the Newest iPod Nano Watch, Probably the Coolest

Evan Selleck, Nov 16th 2010 Discuss [12]

As far as watches go, there's usually just one main design element: it wraps around your wrist, gets secured in some fashion or another, and then you go about your day. But, way back in the day, there was this crazy thing called slap bracelets. No, they weren't watches, but they were cool in their own right. So, why not put the two things together? In fact, why don't we take this growing trend of making an iPod Nano into a watch, and combine it with a Slap bracelet? Someone at Griffin asked that very same question, and luckily enough, they've got the means to actually make it happen. Read The Full Story

Scosche tosses hoards of Galaxy Tab accessories onto market

Shane McGlaun, Nov 12th 2010 Discuss [1]

Scosche is an accessory maker extraordinaire and has things for just about any cool gadget you can think of, especially if it is Apple branded. Apple gear isn’t all that the company supports though. Scosche has tossed a case for just about every geek want and need onto the market for the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Read The Full Story

Sprint ZTE PEEL 3G cradle for iPod touch will be $80

Chris Davies, Nov 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sprint has announced the ZTE PEEL, a 3G-capable cradle for the iPod touch that basically turns it into a VoIP-capable mobile device. The PEEL - which will drop on November 14, priced at $79.99 with a month-to-month rolling data contract - is in effect a 3G mobile hotspot, capable of sharing its EVDO Rev.A connection with up to two simultaneous WiFi clients. Read The Full Story

Honk Toot! Horn Stand Amplifies your iPhone 4 with No Electronics

Chris Burns, Nov 8th 2010 Discuss [3]

This product is simply called "Horn Stand" and connects to your iPhone 4, either standing it up vertically or horizontally, amplifying the sound of the iPhone using a most excellent vintage technique. In the same way a gramophone, aka phonograph, aka old fashioned record player works via vibrating your sound through a cylinder, so too does this Horn Stand amp your music through silicon. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Jawbone JAMBOX Review

Vincent Nguyen, Nov 4th 2010 Discuss [4]

Jawbone is no stranger to Bluetooth and personal audio, after all their headsets have consistently impressed reviewers – ourselves included – but according to the company the new Jawbone JAMBOX is paving the way for a new category of mobile audio. Rival wireless stereo speaker manufacturers might argue with that, however, so is the new JAMBOX a case of PR hype above all else? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Slimline PS3 Bluetooth headset incoming?

Chris Davies, Nov 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Sony's PS3 went from chubby to slim; isn't it about time the companion Bluetooth headset lost some of its tubbiness too? A Kotaku tipster spotted a promo sleeve for what looks to be the second-gen Sony PS3 Bluetooth earpiece, with a $49.99 price-tag and what looks to be simpler fascia controls. Read The Full Story

oStylus For Those Who Enjoy Seeing What They’re Drawing Onscreen

Chris Burns, Nov 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

One day, a jeweler decided they'd like to touch their iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and other touchscreen devices without the use of their finger. They tried the foam-tipped styluses, yes, and they did consider exercising their fingers to make them small enough for their needs, but it just wasn't good enough! That jeweler wanted something new. Thusly, they created the oStylus, a hinged "O" shape held at the end of a rod by hinges that allow it to stay flat to the screen, allowing you, the user, to be able to see everything you're drawing. Read The Full Story

Scosche iClops iPod/iPad webcam and Optoma Neo-i pico-projector dock incoming

Chris Davies, Nov 2nd 2010 Discuss [23]

The market for iPhone accessories is huge, but it's also 99-percent full of nasty cases we wouldn't want anywhere near our shiny Apple hardware. However, glancing through iLounge's preview of 2011 products and two stand out: the provisionally-titled Scosche iClops webcam, which gives camera-free iOS devices a 2.1-megapixel CMOS of their own, and the Optoma Neo-i pico-projector iPhone dock. Read The Full Story

Monster Headphones Not Playing Well With Apple Devices

Evan Selleck, Nov 1st 2010 Discuss [5]

Not including the iPad, Apple includes a pair of in-ear headphones with your purchase of an iDevice. And for most people, those usually work well enough that they don't have to think about buying more headphones. But for those who want something different, and decided to go with a Monster-branded pair of 'phones, you may have been noticing that significantly distracting things have been happening to your music as of late. And it looks like Apple knows there is a problem, too. Read The Full Story

HyperMac rebranding to HyperJuice over Apple legal issues

Chris Davies, Nov 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Powerpack manufacturer HyperMac has announced it is changing its name to HyperJuice, as another in the company's legal workarounds after Apple complaints over its external batteries and business practices. The company confirmed last month that it would be ceasing sales of its HyperMac Mac charging cables at midnight Pacific time today, after Apple took issue with the use of its proprietary MagSafe and iPod dock connectors. Read The Full Story