A lot of the protective cases we cover here at CNET tend to be designed for specific devices and often iOS devices. But Ecoxgear’s newly launched Ecoxpro speaker case doesn’t discriminate, accepting any device that will fit inside its waterproof chamber, which also has enough space to fit other personal items such as a driver’s …

The Iriver Blank Sound Donut is expected to have a list price of $129.99 and ship soon (click to enlarge). Iriver O-shaped speakers are apparently in fashion these days. I recently reviewed Philips’ SoundRing and now I notice Iriver is about to release its Sound Donut here in the U.S. The speaker comes in a chocolate flavor, as well as …

Not surprisingly here at CNET we get a ton of press releases e-mailed to us announcing new products. Most are fairly bland, but Creative’s media pitch for its upcoming Sound BlasterAxx line of speakers is one of the more amped-up ones I’ve received lately, reading like an ad for a new energy drink. In fact, I think the PR person …

Several other blogs have already highlighted a new Kickstarter project, Twig, a Gumby-esque iPhone docking cable, but I thought I should also throw some props its way as well. As you can see from the video below, Twig has a few things going for it. For starters, it’s compact. It also bends into a tripod stand. And finally, it’s affordable …

Otterbox has a teaser video out for a new iPhone 4/4S case that it says is the toughest case the company’s ever made. Set to ship June 24, the Armor Series case is dust proof, drop proof, waterproof, and apparently crush proof. No word on how much it will cost, but I’d been hoping Otterbox would have something new that …

Otterbox has built a booming business out of its ultraprotective iPhone cases but today has a lot more competition — and it’s only getting fiercer. Case in point: iSkin’s just-announced Fuze case, which also comes in a special-edition model, the Fuze SE. What’s nice about these is that they offer solid protection in a relatively low-profile case. The standard Fuze …

This one’s for the kiddies, tweens, or anybody who wants to go clubbing at home. Yes, iHome’s upcoming iP76 LED Color Changing Speaker Tower with Bluetooth has 16 multicolor LED clusters that do all kinds of fun stuff. That’s right, this pedestal-style iPhone/iPod speaker dock can be customized to feature your favorite color and includes such options as color fade, …

When Barnes & Noble launched a Nook e-reader with an integrated light last month, many speculated that it was only a matter of time before Amazon would release a new front-lit version of its monochrome Kindle e-ink e-reader. Well, according to an unnamed Reuter’s source who’s allegedly seen a prototype of the product, Amazon is aiming to have that new …

What feature have viewers been waiting for since the “beginning of television?” According to Dish, it’s commercial-free TV, and it’s added a new “Auto Hop” feature to its Hopper HD DVR system that allows you to jump over all commercials in recorded prime-time programs from ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC when viewed a day after airing. We’re not sure exactly …

During Apple’s second quarter earnings call yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook dismissed the idea of Apple releasing a MacBook-iPad hybrid device, saying such convergence was a “compromise” to the end user. “You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator,” Cook said, “but those things are probably not going be pleasing to the user.” Well, the folks behind The Oona smartphone …