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Review: Antec Advance Screen cleaners

For most of us, the goto way to clean our iPods, iPhone, and iPads is the old “breathe onto it and quickly rub it with your shirt before the vapor disappears” thing, and with good reason – it works quite well. So given that you have your own built-in supply of hot water vapor, is it worth spending the money on a screen-cleaning solution? Well, Antec thinks so. Let’s... Read More

Review: MoonSkins Glow-in-the-dark iPhone cases

When I gave my daughter my “old” iPhone 4 this Christmas, I began looking for a “cool” iPhone case that she’d like to help sweeten the gift. It turns out this was unnecessary as she was so excited when she opened it that she was visibly shaking, but she got a cool case anyway – the MoonSkins glow-in-the-dark case ($29.99 Amazon). How cool? Well,... Read More

Review: Phone to Mac 4 – The best tool you’ll hopefully never need

Readers of my reviews are familiar with my love for Elgato’s Eye TV HD, which I have explained has allowed me to amass quite the library of TV shows over the years. But let me explain the exact process I use in full, just so you can have a little empathy (or a good laugh) at my recent misfortune. In order to create that wonderful library of “free” TV Shows for... Read More

Review: EyeTV HD – All you want for Christmas

Turn your Mac into a full-featured DVR with EyeTV Many of us Apple Fanboys swore our oath of allegiance to Apple in our teens and 20′s, and now that we’re in our 30′s we have begun spawning our own new generation of little Fanboys and Girls. Once you, and your family, have committed to the Apple way of life, things can quickly get expensive – you and the wife... Read More

iSkin iPhone 4/4S case roundup – Claro, Solo, Aura

Continuing my iPhone 4/ 4S case review series, here’s a quick roundup of my impressions of three of iSkin’s latest offerings. iSkin Solo ($29.99) – Available in four translucent colors (pink, aqua, purple, and black) the Solo is your basic “rubber case”. Of course, iSkin says the Solo is made from a a special “new generation theromoplastic”,... Read More

Review: XtremeMac Tuffwrap Shift color-changing case for iPhone 4/4S

Usually I’m not a huge fan of reviewing silicone iPhone cases, not because I don’t love them (after all, who doesn’t love changing the look of their phone every once in awhile), but usually there’s not all that much to say about them aside from “It’s pretty much what you would expect”. However, XtremeMac got my attention with their new Tuffwrap... Read More

Games That Don’t Suck: Temple Run

Today’s game that doesn’t suck is Temple Run (iTunes: free – Universal) , from Imangi Studios. This is a quick-finger, endless running game sort of like former “GTDS” Gravity Guy, or The Impossible Game, but with a great 3D twist and Indiana Jones adventurer theme to it that makes it even more enjoyable. During a quick tutorial you will learn the basic... Read More

If you have Spotify, you need Airfoil

Like many of you, I eagerly awaited the arrival of Spotify to the US. However once I got it, I suddenly found myself wondering what I was going to do with it. For those unfamiliar with the service, basically Spotify gives you free, ad-supported access to just about any song you can think of. Free, that is, on your computer. There’s an iPhone app which, for a monthly fee of... Read More

Review: Aluratek Mini Surge Dual USB Charging Station

And speaking of powering your iDevices, here’s a great little gadget for when you’re NOT out and about. The Mini Surge Dual USB Charging Station by Aluratek. This $19.99 space saver is designed to help you manage the charging chaos that so often happens in houses like mine with about 700 USB powered devices. Basically it is an external AC outlet that gives you three... Read More

Review: PowerSkin battery for iPhone 4

As anyone who’s ever read my Wikipedia page knows, I’m an iPhone battery whore. I suppose ultimately it is a compliment to Apple that I use my iPhone so much during the day that the built-in battery alone is usually not sufficient to make through on one charge (although I suppose the case could be made that Apple could have made the thing slightly thicker and thrown... Read More