Archive for the ‘iPad Accessories’ Category

Apple iPad accessories hands-on / micro-review

We’ve taken an in-depth and thorough look at the iPad, but we wanted to spend a little time with some of Apple’s official accessories the company handed out with review units. There’s nothing crazy here, but we did make some interesting observations about add-ons for the iPad, so join us for a phantasmagorical peek inside [...]

Ion Scratch 2 Go gives your iPad physical DJ controls, we go hands-on

DJing apps on the iPad are cool and all, but the touchscreen controls leave something to be desired. However, Ion Audio has launched a set of physical controls, such as knobs, turntables, and sliders, specifically for DJ apps on the touchscreen tablet, and it makes the experience way more tactile and realistic. The company has [...]

PSA: That’s no plastic iPhone, it’s just an iPhone case

This week there appears to be some confusion in the press about what a newly-granted Apple patent covers, the general consensus at the moment being that they’re seeing a fully-plastic iPhone for a cheap future. This patent can be found under US Patent Office number 8,364,032 and goes by the name “Light Isolating Protective Cover [...]

iPad mini pre-release cases appear

It’s time to have a peek at a few pre-made cases for the fabled iPad mini, a device which Apple has not yet confirmed the existence of, but which appears to have made the rounds in case-form fashion to case manufacturers. This device, if we’re to believe the cases we’re seeing here and now via [...]

Octa iPad TabletTail Whale Kit Review

This week we’re taking on one of the strangest accessories in the history of mobile devices, the iPad-friendly TabletTail Whale Kit. This accessory comes in two pieces: one of them bubble you see connected to the back of the tablet, the other being the adjustable WhaleTail. You pump the plunger to the tablet and connect [...]

Philips DS6100 iOS Speaker Dock Unveiled

Phillips has this week launched a new iPhone/iPod speaker dock in the form of the Philips DS6100. Which has been designed with desktop machines in mind and in particular the Apple iMac, as it sits neatly along the length just underneath the screen. Providing you with a handy docking station for your iPhone and extra [...]

iConvert Scanner Scans Documents To Your iPad

There are a number of portable scanner solutions available for both PCs and Macs, but I think this may be the first portable scanning solution for the iPad, the iConvert Scanner. The iConvert Scanner is basically a dock for your iPad and it is compatible with both the original iPad and the iPad 2, and [...]

Padlette Rubber Tablet Grip

If you are looking for a quick and easy way to add a little extra grip to your tablet, or iPad in particular. You might be interested in a new strap called the Padlette which has been created by One Hand Clapping Ltd to provide Apple’s iPads and other tablet users with a little extra [...]

Ten One Design unveils Pogo Sketch Pro capacitive stylus that thinks it’s a paintbrush

There are a several applications on the iPad and iPhone that allow the user to draw on images and to create original drawings using the touchscreen devices. Ten One design has offered a case with an attached iPad capacitive stylus before. The company is now back with a new capacitive stylus that is designed to [...]

WINGStand turns iPhone and iPad into a computer

Sometimes really cool products and ideas are very simple. This is one of those cases. The WINGStand is a very interesting little product that is designed to hold your tablet or smartphone such as the iPad or iPhone right next to the curved Apple Bluetooth keyboard. The little stand has a curve in the front [...]