Archive for December, 2010
Top 10 Tech Disappointments of 2010
This past year was an interesting year for technology. There were some really big wins, like Apple’s iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Xbox 360 Kinect. Sadly, there were also some really big flops. We pick the 10 biggest disappointments in the tech world in 2010. The criteria for making our list was that these ten products [...]
Best Laptop Bag of 2010: Mobile Edge EVO BackPack
There are too many laptop bags, briefcases and pouches released every year to count, but being a bag-hound that I am I spend way to much time drooling over laptop bags than is healthy and my closet would put a purse addict to shame. Finding the perfect laptop bag in all of this can be [...]
Nook Color First Impressions: eBook and Magazine Reading Experience (Video)
The Nook Color is the latest ebook reader from Barnes and Noble which comes with a 7 inch vividview screen for reading books and magazines. The Nook Color also has a collection of extras that add to the usefulness of the device such as games, a web browser and Pandora. The Nook Color as an [...]
Best iPad Accessory of 2010: Lapworks Space Dock
Just like iPad cases, 2010 was a year of many iPad accessories to charge, hold and allow you iPad to do more than Apple intended. While the easy choice might be to name a stylus like the HardCandy Cases stylus or the Targus Stylus as the iPad accessory of the year we went with an [...]
Best iPad Case of 2010: Scosche foldIO p1
Apple may as well quote the retail price of the iPad as $550 since buying a case is almost as necessary as charging the iPad. Because of this there are a huge selection of cases available for the iPad and while the Scosche foldIO P1 has the worst name we’ve seen all year for an [...]
DropPhox Immediately Uploads iPhone Images to DropBox
DropPhox is an iOS app that takes a picture and immediately starts to upload it to the user’s DropBox storage so long as there is an Internet connection available. In our tests the app worked well, but not on 3G. The company claims that it will work over 3G, but we had stalls and difficulty. [...]
Incase Convertible Magazine Jacket iPad Case Review
After a long time of settling for a so-so case the Incase Convertible Magazine Jacket Ipad case is a refreshing change. The Magazine Jacket case is in reality the case Apple should have made for the iPad. It’s thin and lightweight, versatile and just plain amazing! You can watch our video review for an in depth look at why [...]
Toshiba L635 Laptop For Kids Can’t Handle Best Buy Crowds
When Toshiba announced the Satellite L635 laptop for kids that is specially designed to handle the stresses that children put notebooks through with a wipeable keyboard, hard drive shock sensor, fingerprint resistant lid and software to keep them safe online. The laptop looks pretty nifty and may be better than a net book for many [...]
Ford Sync Destinations App Gives A Mobile Connection to In Car Navigation
Hot on the heels of announcing an update to the Ford Sync system that will allow users to control smartphone apps with their voice, Ford has announced the Ford Sync Destinations app for iPhone, iPad and Android users, with BlackBerry support coming in the near future. The Sync Destinations App allows SYNC users who have SYNC TDI (Traffic, Destinations [...]
Skype iPhone App Updated For Video Chat Over 3G and to Computers
Skype announced today that the popular app for the iPhone had been updated to include video chat. Unlike Facetime which only works over WiFi and only to FaceTime the iPhone, iPod Touch and Mac — the updated Skype App for iPhone will allow users to video chat over 3G and to chat with users Skype on Windows [...]
