Last week we created a thread asking you to post your best iOS theme setup for a chance to win the V-MODA Remix Remote Headphones shown above. All entries have now been received and it’s time to vote. Head over to the voting thread for this competition and vote on who you think posted the best iOS theme setup. It’s up to you to decide which user will get these headphones–a retail value of $79.
You’re looking at the new Square Stand, a customizable peripheral that converts an iPad into a cash register. The stand has a credit card reader at the bottom, plus a secure mounting configuration for use with cash drawers, receipt printers, barcode scanners and other point of sale hardware.
The Square Stand was announced earlier this morning, with a retail price of $299.99, and pre-orders are now being accepted in the United States. International customers will have to exercise their patience for a little longer.
Square was co-founded by Twitter brainchild Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey, allowing business owners to accept credit cards with an iPhone, iPad or Android device. Square reinvents the traditional POS system with a modernized iOS- or Android-based setup.
Bluelounge, an award-winning curator of lifestyle accessories for consumer electronics, has updated its popular MiniDock with iPhone 5 support by swapping the traditional 30-pin dock with a Lightning connector. MiniDock is an accessory that plugs into the traditional Apple wall charger, allowing iPhone users to dock their handset upright directly at the power outlet without the need for sync cables. Retails for $39.95.
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With each iteration of the iPhone, Apple has included minute upgrades to the camera. With the iPhone 5, a new lens was placed on it. Phone cameras have improved vastly in the past few years. Their flexability, however, has remained quite constant. They make great point ‘n shoots, and everyone knows that the best camera is the one on you. The OlloClip hopes to extend the power of the iPhone’s camera by supplying a lens. (more…)
The widespread success of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones has certainly inspired at least a few other companies to release a range of celebrity-endorsed headphones on the market. American rapper Ludacris offers the Soul lineup of headphones, while fellow rapper Curtis Jackson — 50 Cent — founded SMS Audio to push his STREET by 50 over-ear and SYNC by 50 in-ear headphones.
And now, Jackson is set to appear on live television tonight, on the QVC home shopping channel, to promote his new lineup of exclusive colors that the STREET by 50 headphones will be available in. The new headphones will retail for $179.95 and will be offered in the following colors for a limited time only: cobalt blue, green, orange, magenta, red and teal. QVC will also sell an exclusive purple color until May 31st.
“SMS Audio is all about giving our fans the finest experience we possibly can,” said 50 Cent, CEO of SMS Audio. “The response to the limited edition colors for our STREET by 50 Wired Over-Ear headphones spoke for itself – the fans want the opportunity to match their headphones to their personal style, and we definitely want to make sure to give them what they want.”
The STREET by 50 over-ear headphones are designed with ultra-plush memory foam for a comfortable fit, with professionally tuned 40mm drivers and passive noise cancellation. The lineup of headphones is certainly stylish, but also expensive. What do you think of celebrity-endorsed headphones like Beats by Dr. Dre, Soul by Ludacris, or STREET by 50 Cent? Would you want a pair, or this is just another gimmick?
Some cases are amazing for my uses, and some are less than good. There are some that lie in the middle, however, and the Booqpad mini from case manufacturer Booq definitely falls into that category. This case is not all too typical, though, because it does offer some very intriguing features. Sadly, in my case, these features do little more than add bulk rather than provide functionality. (more…)
Most cases are just a little too bulky for my tastes. Even with my iPhone 5, I tend to prefer sleeves that hold your device during commute rather than a case that tightly hugs the device all day long. This especially is true with Apple products due to their Ive-ness–their extremely high level of “fit and finish.” It just doesn’t seem right to cover that with a layer of silicone. That said, my devices need protection when they’re not being used. That’s why I typically go for sleeve cases like the Papernomad. (more…)
Speck Products, based out of Mountain View, California, is one of the leading accessory makers for iOS devices and other consumer electronics. Due to its success within the industry, however, Speck has seen a number of smaller firms counterfeiting its products in an attempt to ride the wave.
In an attempt to tackle the problem aggressively, Speck has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against Katinkas USA, including its chief executive, for selling carbon copies of its official Speck cases and accessories. Katinkas did not immediately comment on the matter.
“Counterfeiting is a very big problem in the accessories market,” Speck CEO Irene Baran said in an interview. “We’re going to go after this. It’s illegal and it hurts us companies and there’s a lot of it going on.”
Speck Products has accused Katinkas USA of both copyright and trademark infringement in a Central District of California Federal Court, claiming that it purposefully bought the counterfeit products from Amazon and eventually identified Katinkas USA as the seller.
I have finally gotten my hands on the Fling Mini, a capacitive stylus nub for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Essentially, the little device allows you to play some (but not most) of your iOS games with physical buttons. Almost any game that has a button layout akin to a classic d-pad and buttons will probably work just fine and Ten One Design, the company behind the Fling, has even provided a list of compatible games with the accessory itself. (more…)
As you most likely know, the current generation iPhone and all of its predecessors have used some iteration of Gorilla Glass for screen material. While this reinforced glass is definitely far less prone to scratches compared to plastic screens of the past, Gorilla Glass isn’t as effective at repelling scratches as Sapphire.
Gorilla Glass ranks around seven on the Mohs scale of hardness, compared to diamond at ten. This new sapphire glass is made from naturally occurring corundum, ranking around nine on that same scale. The substance is expensive (around three to 4 times the price of Gorilla Glass) and isn’t yet commercially available, but GT Advanced Technologies believes the price will come down as production increases and that we will be seeing this technology in future generations of smartphones.
Would you be interested in a more scratch-resistant screen on your next iPhone, iPad or iPod touch?