THQ Wireless has released Star Wars Sound Board, a Lucasfilm-licensed application that allows users to replay sound bites from the Star Wars series, they announced recently. Quotes from characters such as Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and C-3PO are included, as well as sound effects including the Lightsaber, R2-D2′s beeps, Chewbacca’s growls, and TIE Fighters [...]
Some OtterBoxes
Nov. 17, 2008 Leave a Comment
They add weight, width and bulk to your devices, but they are one of the best solutions out there for active gadget geeks. The few and the proud.
Wanna go diving with your iPod? Of course you do.
Oct. 21, 2008 1 Comment
The new iDive waterproof iPod case and speakers claim to give users the ability to listen to their podcasts, videos, music and movies up to 300 feet underwater. “Three years ago we introduced the world’s first waterproof housing and speakers developed for scuba diving, the DV-i700. Even though the number of supported mp3 players was [...]
iTunes upstages Wal-Mart as top music retailer
April 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
Apple proudly boasted on Thursday that their highly successful iTunes Store has passed Wal-Mart as the top music retailer in the US. iTunes has sold over four billion songs to over 50 million customers since opening in 2003. “We launched iTunes less than five years ago, and it has now become the number one music [...]
Safari 3.1 launched
March 18, 2008 Leave a Comment
Apple announced Tuesday that Safari 3.1 has been released for Mac and Windows systems. “Safari loads web pages 1.9 times faster than IE 7 and 1.7 times faster than Firefox 2,” Apple said in a statement. “Safari also runs JavaScript up to six times faster than other browsers, and is the first browser to support [...]
$49 shuffle!
Feb. 19, 2008 Leave a Comment
Apple announced Tuesday that the iPod shuffle will now cost $49 with a new 2GB model going for $69. This is a big development for “the world’s most wearable music player” which weighs just half an ounce. “At just $49, the iPod shuffle is the most affordable iPod ever,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president [...]
New iPhone and iPod touch models!
Feb. 5, 2008 Leave a Comment
Apple announced Tuesday that they are adding new models of the iPhone and iPod touch with double the storage capacity. The iPod touch now comes in a 32GB model for $499, joining the 16GB model for $399 and the 8GB model for $299. “For some users, there’s never enough memory,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice [...]
Our take on the MacBook Air
Feb. 1, 2008 2 Comments
There’s been a lot of talk about Apple’s latest laptop the MacBook Air, and a lot of this talk seems to be by people who aren’t quite clear on the concept and target market segment. First announced in the middle of January, the Air is ultra-thin, lightweight, and has a seeming dearth of standard features- [...]
iPort FS-2 iPod Docking System
Jan. 30, 2008 Leave a Comment
The iPort FS-2 is a multipurpose docking system compatible with all 30 pin dock connecting iPods. The purpose of the product is to let you plug your iPod into both a stereo/home theater system and a computer in one fell swoop. Now, it adds a decent amount of wires to your system, and I felt [...]
11-year-old hacks iPhone
Jan. 9, 2008 3 Comments
What appeared to be a legitimate iPhone application, “iPhone firmware 1.1.3 prep,” turned out to be a piece of malicious software intended to ruin functionality on affected phones. The programmer of this dangerous piece of code was an eleven-year-old boy. Using the installer.app feature on the iPhone, users can access the diverse world of third-party [...]
