Privacy be DAMNED! This holiday season, Background Check App is the ultimate party game
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Awesomeness, Free Stuff, News, Product Reviews, iPhone
We’ve all been there: you’re young, hanging out with your friends, high on Mountain Dew, and then someone yells out “Hey! Let’s run some guns down to Cuba!” Flash forward 10 years, and you’re SURE that 5-year stint in the Federal Penitentiary will never come back to haunt you. But then you end up at a Christmas party with me, and I have the Background Check App (free) on my iPhone. You’re Busted.
Yes, Background Check App is getting a lot of hype, and it totally lives up to it. The free app allows you to run a background check on virtually anyone in a matter of seconds, and while it doesn’t give you a terribly deep (or sometimes even accurate) look into someone’s past, more often than not it gets the big stuff right. And it’s addictive. Read more
Review: Tyme Machines Star Wars flash drives come to a galaxy very, very close
When it comes to giving geeks presents, nothing says “I love you and respect your need to move large files quickly” like a USB flash drive. And nothing says “I am a geek too” like giving them a flash drive that looks like a bobble-head Star Wars character.
Currently the big name in Star Wars-themed flash drives is Mimoco, with their adorable line of smooth-headed characters. However the Star Wars flash drive arena just got a little more crowded with Tyme Machines’ new line of sculpted USB flash drives.
Unlike the super stylized Mimobots, Tyme Machines went for a somewhat more realistic, yet still comical look for their drives. The characters are more physically detailed than the Mimobots, from Boba Fett’s dented helmet to the “011″on the back of the Storm Trooper, there’s some pretty impressive detailing going on. The overall look is reminiscent of the dashboard “bobble head” dolls that I assume all of you have distractingly placed in your rear windshields.
Each drive consists of a 3-inch tall figure from the original Star Wars movies (aka, the good ones). Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Yoda, and a Storm Trooper are all available in capacities ranging from 4 GB to 16 GB, at prices ranging from $29.99 to $59.99. (Tyme Machines also makes a “Twilight” drive for Read more
Review: Konnet Shine case for iPhone
If you asked 10 iPhone users what their favorite iPhone case is, I think it’s a safe bet you would get 10 different answers. The criteria for what makes a good iPhone case is one of the more subjective discussions a geek can have. Take me and the decidedly less geeky Bride of Macenstein, for example. We received a duo pack of Konnet’s new ultra slim (and aptly named) Shine Metallic Case for iPhone
I was pretty surprised as I found I was liking my Shine case quite a bit (I had the mirror finish one), and in fact coming from a Speck Toughskin, you really couldn’t have made a bigger change in case styles. When I asked her what she hated about it, she said it was “too slippery”. I kind of let it go for a day or so, but then after realizing that the case is really anything BUT slippery, I asked her to explain. Apparently her issue is she wears stylishly tight pants without pockets, so she often sits and types at her computer or drives in the car with the iPhone resting on her lap. Apparently the ultra smooth exterior of the Sine case slides right off her legs at the slightest movement, and she had dropped her phone a couple times. Since the case is more of a “scratch protector” than true shock absorber, she decided to go back to something with more “grip”.
Now, being a big slob with pants which have more pockets than I know what to do with, this never would have occurred to me, and is likely the main reason why almost 1 month later I am still using my Shine case, long after she had given up.
Design
The Shine case is a self-described “Ultra Thin” case, and they aren’t lying. The case is pretty much Read more
Review: Livespeakr proves good things come in small, rotating, rechargeable packages
Filed under: Opinion, Product Reviews, iPhone, iPod Touch
If you’re looking for a pretty cool last minute gift for that iPod touch or iPhone user in your family, I would highly recommend the Livespeakr iPod/iPhone speaker by Livespeakr.
Costing only $40 and available in both White
Design
The Livespeaker consists of a rotating cradle/dock which can accommodate both the iPhone and the iPod touch (due to the different headphone jack placements between the devices, the cradle pops off and flips so you can change the orientation of the speaker wire). Sound is handled via a standard mini stereo jack as opposed to a dock connection, which is good for a couple of reasons. First, it means you can use the Livespeaker with pretty much any device, including a DS or iPod shuffle (although they will not fit well in the cradle). But the biggest benefit of a mini jack over the dock connector is you can use the Livespeakr to play the sounds and music from your iPhone’s GAMES as well as music and Read more
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