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RIM sent me a simple little headset a little while ago to try out: the HS-300. It’s not quite as swanky as their HS-700, but seeing as it’s only $50 or so (versus $130), it’s hard to complain. The layout is exceedingly simple, featuring one giant button on the outside face, a microUSB charging slot…
New Potato Technologies launched the TuneLink Auto [app]cessory for Android, allowing drivers to link their Android device to a car stereo via either auxiliary input or FM transmitter, and enjoy music and audio content from their smartphone. TuneLink Auto connects to the 12-volt in-car accessory outlet, offering easy “PLUG IT, PAIR IT, PLAY IT, SHARE…
A company called CleverWraps has an interesting product (actually a series of products) called RingerWraps, which is/are made to protect your device from the wet weather. Additionally, these can also be used to safeguard your beloved gadgets from harmful elements like sand and other corrosive materials. Made of high-grade poly, RingerWraps are designed as disposable…
Wireless Dynamics and Visa have teamed up to plug NFC into an iPhone and enable wireless transactions in over 40,000 locations across Turkey. All end-users have to do is attach the accessory, launch the app, and tap their phone on a sensor at the store, and they’ll have paid. Generally you won’t even have to…
We had caught a glimpse of the OtterBox case for RIM’s first tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, but a crisp render of the full product has slipped out, and it looks pretty sweet. This is the Defender Series, which is Otterbox’s toughest lineup, consisting of a hard plastic frame, a rubber exterior, and a plastic screen…
We caught our first real glimpse of the HTC Thunderbolt at CES 2011, and we were pretty impressed with the handset. It’s the typical HTC design: soft edges, thin, soft-touch coating and sleek design. It’s very EVO-esque and features a kick-stand behind the phone to prop it up for watching videos. Additionally, it will come…
Among the ever-growing number of iPhone accessories, we’ve spotted a new one which may pave the way to revolutionize the health care as we know it. It’s called Handyscope and by sticking it on the back of the device, it effectively turns the iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS (auto-focus camera is required) into a digital…
Have you ever wished that you could just mount your iPhone onto a dock while shooting video and have it follow your every move around the room? It’s soon becoming a reality with the Satarii Star, a dock for your iPhone that includes a small module that you can hold or clip onto your shirt.…
Jawbone’s latest Bluetooth headset is called ERA and it’s touted as the “world’s first motion-controlled Bluetooth headset with HD audio.” That HD audio part is especially emphasized and is said to deliver the “richest, most life-like and clear sound to date.” Moreover, the headset boasts a 25% larger wideband speaker as well as Jawbone’s famous…
Last week we saw the unveiling on the new iPhone 4 made strictly for Verizon. The CDMA Apple smartphone is nearly identical to its GSM cousin in every way, except for two things – it doesn’t have a SIM card slot for obvious reasons, and the seams of the antennas are different, pushing the silent…