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Wacom Inkling Digital Pen Review

Posted 01/20/2012 at 11:10am | by Ambika Subramony
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Wacom’s Inkling is a fabulous concept: draw in your own notebook, with a real pen, and easily download digital versions of those drawings onto your computer. In theory, it improves on existing digital tools--support for layers makes it more flexible than a scanner, and real ink and paper offer better feel and control than a tablet. The Inkling should be a perfect bridge between digital and analog art. Unfortunately, the product still has a few kinks to work out before we can truly sings its praises. The Inkling certainly does what it sets out to do--it effectively captures a digital likeness of anything you sketch. We just wish it did a better job.

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Kensington Virtuoso Metro Stylus and Pen Review

Posted 01/02/2012 at 8:34am | by Florence Ion
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Why is it that you can never find a pen when you need one? And though the iPad doesn’t ship with a stylus, if you do much sketching or digital note-taking, they’re handy to have around. But it’s annoying having to carry around a pen and a stylus at the same time, and constantly switching between the two. The Kensington Virtuoso Metro Stylus and Pen solves this conundrum by combining both into one handy do-everything writing utensil.

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Magic Charger Review

Posted 11/14/2011 at 5:23am | by Paul Curthoys
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Some accessories are so clever that we wonder why Apple didn’t just fold them into the product’s original design. And with the Magic Charger, a lovely rechargeable-battery solution for the Magic Mouse, you might end up wishing that Apple actually had made it.

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Wow-Keys Keyboard Review

Posted 07/14/2011 at 2:20pm | by Nic Vargus
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Wow-Keys didn’t need to be flawless for us to love it. The potential for awesomeness was huge: a computer keyboard that charges our phones and lets us switch between typing and texting is enough to get us seriously excited. So we were willing to forgive a few faults for that kind of functionality…just not this many.

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Peel Fruit Universal Remote Review

Posted 05/30/2011 at 1:00pm | by Zack Stern
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How many remotes does your entertainment center need? The answer is probably higher than you’d like. And where did you leave all 17 of those crucial controllers anyway? Peel’s hardware/software combo attempts to address both questions by turning your iPhone or iPod touch into a universal remote and intelligent program guide. The app emphasizes specific TV shows and movies, steering you to recommended content instead of picking channels; it doesn’t even have a number-pad input. But because of that and other missing basics, the Fruit can taste a bit sour.

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20 Extraordinary Third-Party Peripherals for iPhone and iPad

Posted 05/25/2011 at 9:30am | by Ambika Subramony
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With every iOS device comes a slew of iOS accessories. This gallery features some of the most interesting and extravagant ones outthere, as well as a few you might actually decide to buy. Either way, they all take your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the next level.

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M570 Trackball Review

Posted 03/28/2011 at 2:41pm | by Ray Aguilera
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Ahhh, the trackball. Once the darlings of ergonomics-minded computer users, people often assume they’ve gone the way of those weird kneeling chairs from the 1980s. But like many other relics of the era—Eddie Murphy’s career, spandex, and Bon Jovi come to mind—the trackball is still alive. But trackballs have actually gotten better with time. Logitech’s M570 trackball combines the best aspects of the device you already know, with some new technology to make it even easier to use.

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AluPen Review

Posted 03/11/2011 at 10:00am | by Nic Vargus
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No one needs a stylus, at least according to Apple. But any artist using an iPad as a sketching tool will tell you that a stylus will take your art from finger painting to, well, actual painting. After all, Michelangelo didn’t do many hand turkeys, and he certainly didn’t draw with his finger.

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LaCie USB 3.0 ExpressCard/34 Review

Posted 01/26/2011 at 12:00pm | by Florence Ion
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Apple users are used to being on the cutting edge. When the original iMac shipped, it was the first computer to drop old-school ports in favor of USB. Since then, USB has become the de facto standard for everything from printers to cell phone chargers. Two generations later, USB 3.0 devices are emerging, offering data-transfer speeds that crush earlier versions, but Apple has been dragging its feet about bringing that power to the Mac. Of course, this isn’t entirely Apple’s fault. Intel isn’t supporting 3.0 in its chipsets, and NEC—gatekeeper of the USB 3.0 spec—hasn’t released OS X–compatible drivers, leaving Mac-o-philes lusting for that super speed. But if you just can’t wait for USB 3.0 to come natively to the Mac, LaCie has a solution—sort of.

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Hard Candy Stylus and Pen Review

Posted 12/22/2010 at 10:26am | by Nic Vargus
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The first time you pick up the Hard Candy Stylus and Pen, you’ll be struck by how it feels in your hand. It’s solid and has great balance—and sure enough, it levels perfectly on your index finger. By the time you put it down, though, you’ll be struck by how smudgy your silver stylus has become. That’s the nature of the chrome beast, we’re afraid, and this one is so great-looking that you may never want to touch it.

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