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Review: PowerPak iPhone charger is a double-threat

Probably the #1 drawback to most iPhone wall chargers is that they require a wall. As we all know, walls are large and unwieldy, making charging your iPhone while on the go somewhat difficult, not to mention severely limiting your travel options. However Technocel has come up with the PowerPak, a neat little USB wall charger that has something other, more wall-centric chargers... Read More

Review: Totemo – My New Time Burglar

As odd as it may seem, not all iPhone games begin life on the iPhone. Game maker Hexage seems to have an “Android first” mentality that while seemingly a ludicrous waste of time from a business standpoint, at least lets them iron out most of their games bugs before porting to a “real” platform. One such game is their newly released Totemo, a sort of match... Read More

Memovator: The Toughest Game You’ll Ever Love (or love to hate)

When it comes to the iPhone, it seems casual games have enjoyed the greatest success, and it doesn’t get any more casual than a game that almost always ends in 2 or 3 minutes. Memovator is just such a game, or at least it is for me. Like most great games, Memovator is extremely simple to play, yet extremely difficult to master. The game puts you in the role of an elevator... Read More

Review: iSkin ProTouch Vibe keyboard cover for MacBook/Pro/Air

It has been well documented that my love of blogging is rivaled only by my love of UTZ cheeseballs. This unfortunate battle for my affection has often left my MacBook Pro caught in the middle, with cheeseball encrusted keys. So when the good people at iSkin asked if I wanted to check out their new line of stylish MacBook Pro keyboard covers, I said “sure!”( with a... Read More

Wage war on your out-of-control iTunes library with Song Sergeant

Through a series of unfortunate events this year, my iTunes library had become a shell of its former self. Over the years I had amassed a library of about 13,000 songs (yes, all legally purchased) but due to not one, but TWO hard drive failures and the theft of my iTunes backup drive, I now had a pieced together Frankenstein of a library that despite my best efforts to repair,... Read More

Melon Golf: Tim Burton meets Tiger Woods

Just thought I’d throw out a recommendation to iPhone-physics lovers of a game I’ve been playing the past few days – Melon Golf As you play each round you can unlock Stars which will in turn unlock bonus rounds in the Nightmare Course. I think the reason I like Melon Golf so much is that it really has very little to do with Golf – it’s actually much more... Read More

Review: HyperMac External MacBook Battery – “Heavy”-Duty power

These days Apple seems to be on a big “Who would ever need an extra battery?” kick, what with non-user-removable batteries being found in pretty much every device it makes. But there are literally dozens of reasons why you might find your MacBook’s non-replaceable battery out of juice while far from a charger. Apple may claim its latest batteries deliver over... Read More

Review: iCam – Who knew watching your own stuff could be so fun?

For iPhone owners, there are now hundreds of extremely cool applications capable of eliciting satisfying “oohhs” and “ahhhs” from jealous non-iPhone users, but iCam might just top them all. Yes, if you’ve ever gotten into a heated debate with a blackberry or Pre owner about which phone has the coolest features, just wait until you show them how with... Read More

Review: Defender Chronicles – It’s better than Percocet

I thought I’d take a quick moment to give a shout out to Defender Chronicles ($2.99 iTunes link), a game so addicting that it pretty much got me through my 3-day appendectomy stay in the hospital last month and made me forget the pain the way Percocet couldn’t. Since for the most part I was in too much pain to sleep I more or less played Chronicles for 96 hours straight,... Read More

Review: Speck’s CorePack Messenger Bag

Those of you who have been long time readers (you have my apologies) know that I have been searching for the ultimate laptop bag for some time now. Well, I realized the other day that I have been using Speck’s CorePack Messenger Bag exclusively for about 4 months now, and have pretty much stopped looking at bags, so I guess I have found my ultimate bag without even realizing... Read More