Otterbox remains king of the rugged smartphone case arena, but there are plenty of alternatives, including Speck’s new ToughShell for iPhone 4. Like other rugged cases, this one has multiple layers of protection (three to be exact) and it comes with the requisite detachable holster with rotating belt clip that doubles as a viewing stand. …
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After removing its Nook app for iPad from Apple’s App Store for a few days, Barnes & Noble’s now has a new, updated iPad app available for download. The new app complies with Apple’s new in-app subscription rules and has no links to Barnes & Noble’s e-book store or Web site. Related links Apple forces Amazon to alter Kindle …
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Real or not? That’s the question we always ask when we see design schematics, drawings, or mockups of upcoming cases for upcoming Apple products. But in the past, a few of those schematics have proved to be reliable previews of the design of next iPhone or iPad. In this instance, the source of the alleged CAD drawing for a new …
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Crayola has been offering a free iPad coloring app for a while. But Griffin, which makes styli for capacitive touch screens, is now shipping Crayola’s full interactive coloring package for the iPad, ColorStudio HD, which includes a Crayola-branded iMarker digital stylus for $29.99. One of the interesting things about the package is that the app can tell whether the stylus …
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Speck’s black CandyShell Wrap was one of the more strikingly designed cases for the original iPad. Now the company has announced an iPad 2 version that comes in the same glossy finish it calls DarkLord Black that’s reminiscent of Darth Vader’s helmet. We’re not sure how the shiny finish will hold up over time (it might be prone to showing …
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Some new data from Amazon.com this morning: it’s now selling more Kindle ebooks than print books. (Credit: Amazon) This isn’t exactly shocking, as Amazon had previously announced that Kindle book sales had surpassed hardcover sales and, more recently, had overtaken paperback book sales. In fact, we’re not sure why the announcement didn’t come earlier because you’d figure that if Kindle …
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Look ma, no cable box. David Carnoy/CNET With all the talk of 3D, plasma vs. LCD, LED TV backlighting schemes, 240Hz vs. 120Hz, and all other sorts highfalutin technical specs, there’s one small but potentially important TV feature that doesn’t get a whole lot of play: The QAM tuner. Just what is a QAM tuner? Well, according to Wikipedia, QAM …
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Apple’s AirPlay feature was announced back in 2010 but has been enhanced in recent months with new features. James Martin/CNET Airplay icon At some point you’ve probably heard about AirPlay, a wireless streaming feature found on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or any Mac or Windows PC running iTunes. While some features had been available for years under the AirTunes …
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The OtterBox Defender for iPhone 4 costs $49.95. OtterBox OtterBox claims you won’t find a tougher case than the OtterBox Defender Series for iPhone 4. But a company called Ballistic is saying its HC case–the HC stands for Hard Core–is “better” than OtterBox’s, offering four layers of protection instead of OtterBox’s two. Yes, never mind all this talk of free …
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The iSkin Duo retails for $49.99. iSkin iSkin makes some pretty popular iPhone cases, so we’ve been waiting patiently for the company to bring out its iPad covers. While it doesn’t have anything yet that features a kickstand option, the two new cases–the Vu and the Duo–offer some similar design traits to iSkin’s line of iPhone cases, including a layer …
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