Western Digital introduces My Passport Studio 2TB portable drive with FireWire 800 ports
Western Digital unveiled a new 2 TB external hard drive for Mac users this week. The My Passport Studio is formatted for the Mac and compatible with Time Machine so you can back up your data and go. The new drive also has an all-metal casing that'...
Sonos drops dedicated controllers in favor of iOS and Android apps
It was probably inevitable. Sonos, maker of wireless, whole-house music systems, will halt production of the handheld Sonos Control after May 31.
The company has offered iPhone and iPad controller apps for years, which are free and offer a complet...
Brains, Brawn, And Sex Appeal: Retrospective 5 Is A Camera Bag You’ll Want To Carry [Review]
I love the look of old canvas camera bags; they have a style and charisma that the bags of today can’t touch. But the problem is, canvas bags often aren’t comfortable to wear, and they also lack the padded protection...Dude, where’s my food truck? Mapping businesses that move
Kevin Zemnickis calls them stumblers—the people who find his food truck, not via Google Maps or Facebook or Twitter, but serendipitously. And he estimates they make up about 75 percent of...
DIY external MacBook battery
Evan Rodgers took a CCTV battery, a third party MacBook car charger, and some soldering tools to create a do-it-yourself external MacBook battery. As he points out in his post on The Verge, a little elbow grease and electronics know-how will save ...
Lilitab iPad kiosk hits the mark on price, simplicity
Having the iPad serve as a portable, simple display kiosk or showcase is terribly tempting. For one thing, now that the 16GB iPad 2 has dropped in price due to the new iPad launch, it's more affordable than ever. For another, getting that touch inter...
How to control Apple TV with a third-party remote
Here's a cool Apple TV feature that you probably didn't know about, particularly if you're like me and the third-generation Apple TV is your first foray into Apple's "hobby" device. In addition to the pre-packaged and somewhat spartan remote and A...
Macworld says the new iPad’s screen is underrated
"Is that the new one?" one of my workmates asked of the iPad sitting on my desk in its upright dock.
"Yep," I said, and showed him the screen.
He played around with it for a few seconds and said, "Huh. It doesn't look all that different, does it...
Arcam’s rCube: rMazing Sound, rNfortunate Price [Review]
This is the Arcam rCube, a high end speaker dock for iPhone and iPod touch. It’s a large-ish, solid cube weighing 11lbs, beautifully styled to match all your Apple stuff. It looks great, sounds fantastic, and offers some useful non-wifi...Verizon Jetpack MiFi Launching April 12th For $50, Bringing Blazing Fast 4G To Your WiFi Devices
Announced at CES 2012 in January, Verizon’s Jetpack MiFi 4620L is finally launching on April 12th, Verizon announced today. The Jetpack MiFi 4620L packs 4G LTE and 3G and will be available for $50 with a two-year contract, after a $50 mail-in-rebate. If you...Nokia will refuse to license ‘essential’ patents if Apple’s nano-SIM standard is selected
The discussion over a new standard for SIMs is turning into an all-out war. Earlier this week, Apple agreed to offer its SIM patents royalty-free to competitors if two things happen. Specifically, if Apple's nano-SIM idea is adopted by the European ...
New iPad can be used as Verizon LTE hotspot for over 24 hours
Anandtech took a closer look at the new iPad's 42.5 Wh battery and discovered the battery is fantastic for those using the device as a mobile hotspot. In a series of tests, they ran the Verizon WiFi+4G iPad from a full charge down to zero with the...
