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The Scout Observer: Your Personal SATCOM, Powered by iPhone

There’s not really much that needs to be said about this six-pound beast of a box than what’s hinted at in the headline: Basically, this is a portable satellite communications device that’s built around an iPhone dock. Inside the box are a spectrum analyzer, power meter, multimeter and a Low Noise Block Downconverter. The latter…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 11

Better Than a Pacifier, But Not by Much, Fisher-Price Offers iPhone Apptivity Case for Toddlers

I know many deluded parents will get their toddler the Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Apptivity Case thinking it’s the first step toward raising a millionaire App developer, but come on. Gut check. The kid just likes the shiny shiny, right? Besides, he or she is just going to gum it up and use it to…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 11

Photojojo’s Leather Camera Strap Makes Your DSLR Look Like Indiana Jones’

Dropping your expensive camera is terrible. Looking like a giant tool while you’re snapping photos is also awful. Photojojo’s “Handy Dandy Hand Strap” will take care of both, snuggly securing your cam to your hand, all while looking ruggedly beautiful. There’s nothing complicated about the strap. And that’s a good thing. It’s just soft padded…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 2

Speck HandyShell iPad 2 Case Lightning Review: Jack of All Trades

There’s no high concept to the Speck HandyShell. Slip your iPad 2 into its loving, polyurethane grasp and gain the ability to prop your vertically-oriented tablet at any angle between 0 and 180. It’s a simple, but useful, tool. Like I use my iPad 2 everywhere. On the couch. In bed. At the dinner table.…

Reviews Adrian Covert Aug 26

Why Is This Guy Holding His Giant Ear? Oh Because It’s a Giant Ear iPhone Case

If you ever wanted to start a conversation with an iPhone case, here’s a sure-fire way: buy this giant ear case for the iPhone 4. It’ll look like you have elephantiasis on your ear. I can appreciate a cleverly hilarious idea and I don’t see anything more OMG CLEVER than rolling down the street, smoking…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 26

GorillaPod + Inline Skate Wheels = Smooth-Flowin’ Video Genius

Remember that tortoise a while back that got an office chair wheel for a foot? Apparently, doing the same to a GorillaPod tripod transforms it into a smooth-panning, camera system. https://gizmodo.com/tortoise-gets-chair-wheel-prosthesis-to-replace-missing-5823445 Officially called the Cineskates Portable Tripod Dolly, it’s a Kickstarter project from Austin, TX, and consists of a set of Ballhead X mounts connected…

Gadgets Andrew Tarantola Aug 25

Sol Republic Tracks Headphones Review: Are $100 Headphones Allowed to Sound This Good?

Sol Republic is a new headphone company whose roots lie in a product you’re all well familiar with: Beats by Dre. But unlike those $400, bass-happy cans, the Tracks headphones only cost $100. https://gizmodo.com/sol-republic-tracks-and-tracks-hd-the-quest-to-pack-go-5833414 Why It Matters When it comes to headphones that aren’t earbuds, Sol Republic thinks up until now you had two options:…

Reviews Adrian Covert Aug 23

SOL Republic Tracks and Tracks HD: the Quest to Pack Good Sound in $100 Headphones

SOL Republic is a new audio company founded by the same people who worked on the Beats headphones at Monster. Their singular goal is to provide a headphone that sounds good and doesn’t cost a fortune. SOL Republic is company founded by Kevin Lee, Seth Combs and Scott Hix, all individuals with experience in audio…

Gadgets Adrian Covert Aug 23

Logitech’s New G300 Is $40 of Ambidextrous Awesome

I have wildly divergent needs from my mouse depending on whether I’m playing TF2, WoW or StarCraft. The upcoming G300 gaming mouse from Logitech aims to seamlessly handle all three from both sides of the keyboard. The G300 supports three separate configuration profiles—three games or three people, however you prefer—which are conveniently color-coded to avoid…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 18

A Pint-Sized Gramophone Will Instantly Class Up any Phone

The technical merits of a gramophone-shaped passive amplifier are certainly up for debate. But those looking for a stylish way to dock/charge their iPhones (without spending hundreds on an adequately-designed speaker dock) could do worse than Ozaki’s iSuppli Gramo. Available in white, red or black, the stand keeps iPhones upright so that they’re just a…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 17

Logitech Amps Up the iPad’s Sound With the Tablet Speaker

The iPad isn’t all that terrible for a built-in tablet speaker, but if you find yourself needing more sound in a small package, Logitech thinks they have the perfect speaker for you. Their Tablet Speaker clips onto the back of most tablets and plugs into the 3.5mm audio jack. The battery provides up 8 hours…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 16

A Classic Briefcase Stays Relevant in the Laptop Era

A conventional briefcase is unnecessary for most people these days because they don’t lug around thaaaaaat many papers anymore. What workerbees do keep affixed to their sides are laptops. A properly-outfitted case, like this Tanner Krolle one, would do fine. Once a staple of the ’50s, the New York Slim Line case now has dedicated…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 11

Not Another Nano Watch—This One’s Running Android

Albeit it’s Donut, but the Italian “I’m Watch” (yes, that’s what it’s called) has plenty of flair in its bright colors and 1.5-inch screen that you can preview emails and texts on, plus screen calls like a normal Bluetooth watch. Some basic Android apps work on the I’m Watch, and you can browse photos and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 8

iStrike is the iPad Stylus for Your Inner Pyromaniac

Yes, it’s an iPad stylus that looks like a match for no other reason except that it can. But who’s going to make the complementary iPad app that’ll make a flame appear as you drag the stylus across the screen? [Perpetual Kid via ChipChick]

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 1

YouTurn Brings Car-Style Turn Signals to Bicycles

If you’re a “biker” you probably know what hand turn signals mean and use them daily. But if the people behind you don’t know them, they’re essentially useless. That’s where the YouTurn turn signaling glove comes in. The YouTurn has a built in accelerometer that detects your hand signals and activates the corresponding LED arrow…

Gadgets Michael Zhao Jul 30

Playable Guitar Bag Provides On Demand Party Time Excellence

While it’s sad that Wayne and Garth are no longer actively producing their most excellent community television program, I’m sure they would totally approve of this rockin’ messenger bag with a built-in functioning guitar. Party on, indeed. As a messenger bag, it’s a pretty standard affair. It’ll fit laptops up to 17″ and has an…

Gadgets Michael Zhao Jul 27

The New, Awesomer Xbox 360 Headset Doubles As a Legit Bluetooth Headset (But Please Don’t Wear It in Public)

The old Xbox 360 headset is gigantic and expensive, considering it only worked with the Xbox 360. The new Xbox 360 headset? Not only is it much, much better promises Senior Director of Xbox Accessories, Zulfi Alam, it’s a Bluetooth headset. It’s still kinda giant-sized—so if it becomes your default Bluetooth headset, you’d definitely be…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 26

MacBook Batteries Are Totally Hackable. Wait, What?

One security researcher discovered the password protecting the microcontroller in MacBook batteries is not unique for every notebook and is easily hackable. It could brick your battery, or worse, install malware that’s nearly impossible for the average person to scrub. According to Forbes, Charlie Miller is the man who discovered this vulnerability and he plans…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 22

You Can Pay As You Go With AT&T’s New 4G Dongle

Mobile AT&T customers will be surfing at broadband speeds come mid-July. How much that privilege will cost, however, depends on how much you want another two-year contract. The USBConnect Force 4G grants AT&T subscribers access to both the carrier’s HSPA+ mobile broadband network and unlimited use of its Wi-Fi HotSpots. When it’s released on July…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jul 8

Turn Your iPad 2 into a MacBook Air

M.I.C.’s Aluminum Keyboard Buddy Case doesn’t just protect your iPad2 screen, it also has a bluetooth keyboard like a few other iPad cases. But what sets this one apart is that the outer casing is made of aluminum. When closed, the iPad bears resemblance to a MacBook Air, albeit to a rudimentary extent. But the…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 6

The Scout Observer: Your Personal SATCOM, Powered by iPhone

Better Than a Pacifier, But Not by Much, Fisher-Price Offers iPhone Apptivity Case for Toddlers

Photojojo’s Leather Camera Strap Makes Your DSLR Look Like Indiana Jones’

Speck HandyShell iPad 2 Case Lightning Review: Jack of All Trades

Why Is This Guy Holding His Giant Ear? Oh Because It’s a Giant Ear iPhone Case

GorillaPod + Inline Skate Wheels = Smooth-Flowin’ Video Genius

Sol Republic Tracks Headphones Review: Are $100 Headphones Allowed to Sound This Good?

SOL Republic Tracks and Tracks HD: the Quest to Pack Good Sound in $100 Headphones

Logitech’s New G300 Is $40 of Ambidextrous Awesome

A Pint-Sized Gramophone Will Instantly Class Up any Phone

Logitech Amps Up the iPad’s Sound With the Tablet Speaker

A Classic Briefcase Stays Relevant in the Laptop Era

Not Another Nano Watch—This One’s Running Android

iStrike is the iPad Stylus for Your Inner Pyromaniac

YouTurn Brings Car-Style Turn Signals to Bicycles

Playable Guitar Bag Provides On Demand Party Time Excellence

The New, Awesomer Xbox 360 Headset Doubles As a Legit Bluetooth Headset (But Please Don’t Wear It in Public)

MacBook Batteries Are Totally Hackable. Wait, What?

You Can Pay As You Go With AT&T’s New 4G Dongle

Turn Your iPad 2 into a MacBook Air

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Lost Warship From Battle of Copenhagen Found After 225 Years

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