Want to edit video on your iPad? Apple’s $4.99 iMovie is the go-to choice for most folks. But now there’s another option, and it won’t cost you a penny. Pinnacle Studio 2.0 for iPad used to be Avid Studio for iPad, and it used to cost $4.99, same as iMovie. Now owned by Corel, it’s …
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If you spend a lot of time in the car, you know what an awesome companion audiobooks can be. A pricey one, too. A single “book on tape” (OK, CD) might run you $20, $30, even as much as $50. That’s why I’m a big fan of Audiobooks.com, which offers unlimited listening for a flat monthly rate. Just one problem: …
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Your iPhone may be getting more and more wireless, what with iCloud and Wi-Fi syncing and all, but there are times when it’s nice to have a dock. Of course, most docks are little more than stands, offering few, if any, features beyond charging and syncing. Enter the Foundation Dock, a Kickstarter project that’s arguably the most versatile iPhone dock …
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It seems like only yesterday that Angry Birds blasted into space. Now it seems they’ve made contact with Martians. Well, sort of. Rovio, in partnership with NASA (no, really), just released a new “Red Planet” update for Angry Birds Space (Android | iOS). The episode comes as part of a free update that went live yesterday in the App Store …
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Planning to upgrade your iPhone to whatever model Apple announces next month? Amazon wants to make it worth your while. As of today, the company is offering some of the highest trade-in values I’ve seen on used iPhones. The only catch? Your payout comes in the form of an Amazon gift card, not actual cash. Amazon is accepting used, fully …
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Book publishers offer large-print editions for elderly readers and people with vision problems. Now there’s a “large-print” interface for Android: Big Launcher. This ingenious app replaces the stock home screen with one that’s large, easy to read, and easy to operate. That makes it a good choice not just for seniors, the eyesight-challenged, and the tech-unsavvy, but also folks who …
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Suppose you’re taking a long trip and want to stock your smartphone or tablet with a bunch of movies. Just one problem: there’s no room at the inn. A Kindle Fire, for example, famously has only 8GB of storage, with no option for expansion. Same goes for any iDevice you own: once it’s full, it’s full. Maxell’s AirStash offers storage …
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If you’ve been following the Curiosity rover’s progress even a little, you’ve probably seen the cool 360-degree Mars panorama that hit the Web a couple days ago. As CNET’s Amanda Kooser pointed out, it’s “about as close as you’ll get to being there.” Now you can get even closer, virtually speaking. It turns out that the panorama works with gyroscopes, …
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Late last year, Republic Wireless made a big splash by offering an Android smartphone with unlimited calling, texting, and data for the unheard-of price of $19 per month. There were a few catches, of course, most notably the phone itself: LG’s Optimus S, a small, decidedly entry-level model with a scratch-prone screen and slow processor. This month, the company dumped …
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Your iPhone comes packing a pretty decent camera, but there’s no camera on the planet that doesn’t benefit from the stability of a tripod. Just one problem: Tripods tend to be long, large, unwieldy accessories, not the kind of the things you can just slip into your pocket. Until now. Photojojo’s Tiltpod Mobile puts an iPhone tripod on your keychain. …
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