Now that Samsung’s Galaxy phones have achieved iPhone-like popularity, accessory makers are quick to get in on the action as soon as a new model is unveiled. Several case makers, including Speck, Cygnett, and Otterbox, have announced that they’ll have new cases available for the Galaxy S4 around the time it hits stores next month. …
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The funny thing about headphones and earphones is that sometimes the same product costs much less depending on its color. That’s the case for the V-Moda Remix Remote earphones, which carry a list price of $79.99, but the pink version goes for $38 on Amazon (the standard Remix model without an inline remote and microphone is only $30). We’ve generally …
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Editors’ note: This post was updated December 21, 2012, with five new products, including cases from Aduro, Covert, Samsung, Sena, and Urban Armor Gear. The Samsung Galaxy S3 has quickly become one of the most popular Android smartphones, and like the iPhone, has spurred a cottage industry of cases and covers. In boiling down the best of what’s currently out …
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In a bold experiment to differentiate its tablets from the competition, Amazon has launched a new service called Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, which is geared toward kids between 3 and 8 years old, allowing them to access a wide assortment of books, games, apps, and video content after parents ante up a monthly fee. Amazon is initially offering FreeTime Unlimited, which …
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Last year, Barnes & Noble ran a Black Friday sale on its Nook Simple Touch e-reader, chopping $20 off its list price of $99. This year it slices $40 off with a $59 in-store special — while supplies last, of course. Both Target and Sears are offering doorbuster deals on the Nook Simple Touch for $49 and $39.99, respectively, but …
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The $99 JBL OnBeat Micro has a battery option for mobile use (click to enlarge). JBL Various accessories that include Apple’s new Lightning connector are gradually trickling out onto the market, and JBL is the first to announce Lightning-equipped speaker docks. The smaller $99 battery-powered model, the JBL OnBeat Micro, which gets about 5 hours of power from four AAA …
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More people are interested in the Kindle Fire HD, which starts at $199. But for those who don’t want to spend that much, Amazon is running a lightning deal on the entry-level Kindle Fire (8GB), which was updated a couple months ago with a faster processor. You can pick up the “new” Kindle Fire for $129 or $30 off its …
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It was always a great mystery why Sonynever had an iOS app so its Reader customers could read their Sony e-books on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Amazon has its Kindle app. Barnes & Noble the Nook app. And Kobo has a Kobo app. But somehow Sony’s Reader app remained conspicuously absent from the Apple App Store (a free …
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Now that Barnes & Noble’s new $199 Nook HD tablet is starting to ship to customers, the company has lowered the prices on last year’s Nook Tablet models to $179 (16GB) and $159 (8GB), and reduced the price of its entry-level Nook Color to $139. It’s unclear how long Barnes & Noble will keep these models on the market, but …
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Prices for the Wi-Fi-only version of the iPad Mini. Apple First, an admission: I preordered an iPad Mini. But I wasn’t happy about the price I was paying. You see, I’ve been around iOS devices long enough to know that 16GB of storage space just doesn’t cut it — throw a couple of high-res games and an HD movie or …
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