The Cult of Apple: When Even a Battery Charger is Big News

Over the last few days, one of Apple’s new products has been all over the internet. Nothing new there, right? But which one do I mean? The new iMac? The 12-core Mac Pro? The cool new Magic Trackpad? Nope. I’m talking about the Apple Battery Charger.
It’s a nice charger, to be sure: it minimizes “vampire [...]

Twitter Convert Kanye West Changes His Rap

One of the most notorious holdouts against the Twitter short messaging network, Kanye West is now on board, celebrating his new Twitter account with a live appearance at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters Wednesday, where he rapped for Twitter staff.

Rumor: Sprint Testing Wi-Fi Case for iPod Touch

It looks like Sprint is hell-bent on bringing at least some kind of iPhone to its network. An FCC filing shows a MiFi like device which not only creates a personal Wi-Fi hotspot but also acts as a cradle for the iPod Touch. It effectively turns the iPod into an iPhone, only without the actual [...]

The Eye-Fi Pro and the iPad? Forget About it

After posting about the ShutterSnitch/Eye-Fi combo on Monday, which lets you beams photographs direct from your camera to an iPhone or iPad, I was sold, and I bought both. After using them for a couple days, it turns out that the Eye-Fi, in its Pro form at least, pretty much sucks.
I went for the Pro [...]

Low-Tech Shatner Eyes Twitter, Says $#*!

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — William Shatner confesses he has problems with the digital age. At 79 years old, he doesn’t use Twitter and can’t remember computer passwords.
So what is the Sci Fi icon — who started in television when it was aired exclusively live and became a pop culture hero as Captain [...]

Pod à Porter, a 3D-Printed iPod Shuffle Necklace

The current iPod Shuffle is tiny to the point of being hard to use. In fact, lose or break the Apple earbuds and you’re screwed, unable to control playback without the in-line remote in the cable. It is cool-looking though, in a how-the-hell-do-they-fit-an-iPod-in-there? kind of way.
Now you can make it even cooler-looking with the lamely-named [...]

Note-Worthy Panasonic Earbuds Have Best Packaging Ever

Really, the Panasonic RP-HJE 130 is just another earbud. Price is a good indicator of headphone quality, and after that you choose whether you need noise-canceling or an in-line remote and you’re done. But the real genius behind the RP-HJE 130, the thing that will make people buy a pair, is something that has nothing [...]

Screen-Protector for Magic Mouse: Why?

Most people I know who have an Apple Magic Mouse hate it. They hate the carpal-tunnel-inflaming multi-touch gestures, and they hate the stupid shape, which fits nobody’s hand. One thing they probably don’t hate, though, is the resilient glass surface on top.
Even the most cautious of Magic Mouse lovers would likely shy away from this [...]

Amazon Strikes Back at the iPad With New, $140 Kindle

Jeff Bezos has survived the iPad.
Predictions that Apple’s bright tablet computer would be a Kindle-killer haven’t quite come to pass: Amazon CEO Bezos says that the growth rate in sales of his e-reading device has tripled since June, when he dropped the Kindle price to $189. (Clearly increased competition from other e-readers, like Sony Reader [...]

iPhone 3G Users Complain of Slowdown on Upgrade to iOS4

Some Apple 3G phone owners who upgraded to the new iOS4 operating system are facing buyer’s remorse. The upgrade has left their devices slow and struggling for breath, according to complaints on Apple’s users forum.
“My iPhone 8Gb 3G is soooo slow after ‘upgrading’ to OS4,” says a user registered as George Stark on the Apple [...]