OK so this isn’t news about a new device, but it does win on the kookiness factor, the geek rating, and the downright cute-o-meter! 🙂 Our buddies over at fonehome.co.uk have somehow managed to get their hands on a boxed set of Android toys! The toys feature some wick-eed art, and a variety of the…
Do-it-Yourself iPad Cases For the Win!
Duct tape? Check. Apple logo sticker? Check. Bubble-wrap envelope? Check. iPad? Check. Looks like we’re all set to build our very own iPad sleeve. The other day over on TUAW I noticed a couple of very clever iPad case and dock solutions for those that may be on a bit of a tight budget. Using…
Unlocking the Secret Behind Apple’s Recurring Numbers
Not sure if you’ve noticed this before, but for some reason, Apple likes to plop a 9:40-ish time on their products in ALL of their product shots (and launch presentations). Ever notice that? On the iPad, it was 9:41. On the iPhone and iPod Touch 9:42 was the time marked on the device. Don’t believe…
If RIM Made the iPad… Introducing the ‘bPad’
Are you one of the BlackBerry users out there that are sick-and-tired of all this iPad news? If you’ve got your ‘hate’ on for the iPad, I suspect you’re not alone, however, by the sounds of things you’re definitely in the minority. The folks over at Elecite noticed many BlackBerry users’ grumblings about the iPad,…
Disguise Your Drinking Addiction as a BlackBerry Addiction with the BevBurry
Here’s a great gift idea for that BlackBerry-addicted friend of yours. You know, the one that has his 9700 holstered at his/her hip at all times… constantly has a head down, checking emails, sending BBM messages, playing Brick Breaker… you know who I’m talking about. It’s time to introduce… the BevBurry. Designed to look like…
Have iPhones, Will Sing: ‘AppleGirl’ Cranks Out Beyonce, Lady Gaga Hits with iPhone Backup
It’s time to meet applegirl002. I’m not sure where the heck she came from, but after watching her setup and perform ‘Irreplaceable’ by Beyonce in the video above, I had to post it. If you can get through the first 1:30 or so while she sets up the beat and melody on her 3 iPhones……
Orange calls for UK employees to reclaim the summer
To mark the start of British Summer Time and some extra hours of daylight, Orange is calling on workers to reclaim the summer for themselves (for those of you that aren’t familiar, the British Summer Time adjustment is due this Sunday 28th March and moves the clocks forward one hour, thus losing an hour of…
Teen Gets Carpal Tunnel, Wants iPhone to Ease the Pain
I’m starting to thing today’s youngsters need to do wrist exercises, not only because of the time spent at computers these days, but for the time spent emailing and texting friends from our beloved smartphones. Take today’s case-in-point, 16-year-old Annie Levitz from Mundelein, Illinois. The teenager had been feeling numbness and pain in her hands,…
Feel the Power of the Universal Gadget Wrist Charger
For the golfing set, Chubbs Peterson said it was ‘all in the hips’. While this is very true, for the technology crowd, it may be ‘all in the wrist’. Case in point, the Universal Gadget Wrist Charger from ThinkGeek. Tipping the scales at 82 grams and pricing in at $35, the Universal Wrist Charger is…
Mobile devices and kids, specifically 2 year-olds!
I haven’t written a post about Babies and Mobiles for a while, mainly because my baby has now grown up in to a 2 year old toddler. But given how proficient she is with Mobile devices, I figured it might be time to write another one. Before I get stuck in to the post proper,…