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Review: USBFever’s Bike Mount Holder for iPhone / iPod / GPS

I’m sure most “responsible” bike riders would tell you that listening to an iPod or iPhone while cycling is a somewhat dangerous affair, but I bet if you got those same people alone in a room they would also tell you you should wear a helmet, use hand signals, and have reflectors on your bike too. In other words, they value safety and living over looking cool.... Read More

Review: Chuckisms

OK, let me start out this review by saying upfront that Chuckisms is definitely a one trick pony, and I fully admit I am into this pony, so take this review with a grain of salt. Chuckisms is an iPhone app that aims to consolidate all the hilarious “facts” about karate legend Chuck “Walker: Texas Ranger” Norris that are strewn about the web and put them onto... Read More

Review: The Dock Extender Cable from CableJive

There are many reasons you might want to use an extender cable to dock your iPhone or iPod – the most obvious of course being the Apple-supplied dock cable is too short for your needs. But for me a far more common issue is having an older accessory with a dock connection (speaker, car charger, stereo etc.) that I wish to to hook up my iPhone to, and it just doesn’t... Read More

Review: MetaSquares is the iPhone’s “Tetris”

Yes, that’s certainly a bold claim. However, my Tetris comparison is not meant to compare game types between the two (you’ll find no falling bricks here), but rather to convey the type of single-minded, addictive gameplay the two games share. This is now what I see when I close my eyes. To me the best games, whether on consoles or portable devices are usually puzzle/strategy... Read More

Review: iPhone stylus shoot out

Some of the more fun iPhone apps hitting the iTunes store these days are the ones like FlipBook and Scribble that let you actually draw on the iPhone’s screen using your finger. Unfortunately, even the thinnest fingers are often not the best tool for drawing on a tiny screen (and my big fat ones are definitely not). Luckily a couple companies have taken notice of the problem... Read More

Review: Preschool Adventure comes up “short”

While many people who do not have kids may scoff at the idea of handing over their $199-$599 iPhone to a 2 or 3 year old, I have found (with my kids at least) even very young children quickly learn that “Daddy’s iPhone” is very fragile, and we must be very careful with Daddy’s iPhone, and if we drop Daddy’s iPhone Daddy will cry. So it is not surprising... Read More

On my iPhone: “Cannon Challenge” Reviewed

Reviewing a free app is a little silly I guess, as I should probably save myself some time and just write “I liked this, go download it yourself and see if you do too”, but what the heck – the guys over at the Discovery Channel put some effort into this, I enjoyed my time playing with it, so the least I can do is tell you guys about it. Above: It would be cool... Read More

On my iPhone: “Koi Pond” Reviewed

Koi Pond is one of the more popular paid apps for the iPhone, and I can definitely understand why. First, at 99¢, it’s as close to free as Apple lets a developer get without simply giving away their app. But more importantly, Koi Pond is one of those cool little apps that really shows off just how powerful and interactive the iPhone graphics can be, and one of those apps... Read More

Review: MotionX Poker – That’s how I roll, baby

Having found myself fully caught up in the excitement of the iTunes App store launch, I have gone on a bit of a buying spree with the iPhone apps lately, and unfortunately, I have experienced quite a bit of buyer’s remorse as well. Especially with the games. It isn’t so much that the games aren’t well made, or don’t do what they claim to, it’s just... Read More

Review: DecoCases’ Alu-Magnesium Protection Case for MacBook is “heavy” on protection

Not too many people buy a MacBook thinking it will be as scratch and shock-resistant as a Panasonic ToughBook, but usually after a couple of days (and the first couple of scratches) many MacBook owners begin looking around the web for a laptop case of some sort. DecoCases’ Alu-Magnesium Protection Case for MacBook/MacBook Pro aims to offer the ultimate in laptop protection... Read More