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Griffin Hands-Free Mic + Aux Cable

Posted 05/10/2010 at 9:21am | by Leslie Ayers

The day when the stereo systems of all new cars come with USB ports for instant iPhone connectivity isn’t far off. In the meantime, lots of late-model vehicles--and aftermarket car stereos--have auxiliary jacks but still lack the built-in hands-free Bluetooth systems that connect your car speakers to your phone.

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Kanex iAdapt 20 & Dr. Bott Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter II

Posted 05/03/2010 at 3:49pm | by Susie Ochs

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If you’ve got a Mac with a Mini DisplayPort, you could connect it to Apple’s gorgeous but super-pricey 24-inch LED Cinema Display ($899, apple.com). Or you could pick up an adapter and connect that puppy to the flat-screen TV or third-party monitor you already own.

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Vestax Spin

Posted 03/16/2010 at 10:16am | by Roberto Baldwin

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The recent spike in sales of vinyl and turntables brings a warm glow to our hearts. We love our technology, but vinyl is just a beautiful format. Having said that, vinyl records aren’t perfect. They’re bulky, fragile, and easily scratched, and those milk crates filled with your block-rocking jams can get heavy. Fortunately, DJ software is a rock-solid alternative for amateurs and pros, and one of our favorites, djay (5 out of 5 stars, Jan/10), just got a sweet dedicated hardware controller, the Vestax Spin.

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Logitech Performance Mouse MX

Posted 03/04/2010 at 10:33am | by Florence Ion

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Mouse technology has come a long way since the rollerball mice of the 1980s. Logitech’s Performance Mouse MX drives that point home--it can be used on practically any surface, and it offers features that our first Mac mouse could never have dreamed of.

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Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000

Posted 02/03/2010 at 11:09am | by Susie Ochs

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If Apple’s keyboards, with their extreme thinness and laptop-style keys, resemble an underfed model, all waiflike and delicate, Microsoft’s usual offerings look like they’ve been bulking up with Iso Mass Xtreme Gainer protein powder. Their wireless keyboards tend to have an extra inch or two of plastic hanging off the bottoms or the sides, and they just look so beefy and large on a desk, even an uncluttered one. Microsoft's Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000 reverses this trend.

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Targus Bluetooth Comfort Laser Mouse & Compact Optical Mouse

Posted 01/07/2010 at 4:13pm | by Ray Aguilera

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A good mouse is priceless. It’s a key cog in any computer-based workflow. But the thing is, everyone has a different idea of what “good” is. For mobile users, it might mean small and light, while a desktop Mac user may value comfort above everything else. Apple takes a one-size-fits-all approach to mice, and while the new Magic Mouse can pull off cool tricks, sometimes simple and reliable is all you really need. Besides, options are always a good thing.

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Magic Mouse

Posted 11/28/2009 at 2:27am | by Roberto Baldwin

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While Apple excels at creating best-in-category hardware and software, every time the company has unleashed a new mouse, well…let’s just say that their rodentia haven’t lived up to the Apple name. And sometimes their mice have just plain sucked. But now with the Magic Mouse, which brings Multi-Touch technology to the desktop, Apple has created an input device a bit more worthy of its pedigree.

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Scosche TapSTICK

Posted 11/09/2009 at 10:30am | by Ray Aguilera

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One of the big reasons we didn’t have a gadget-crush on the third-gen iPod shuffle (3 out of 5 stars, Jun/09) is its reliance on Apple’s earbuds to control the device. Without any buttons on the shuffle’s chassis, the inline remote on the included ’buds is the only way to navigate tracks, play, pause, or make volume adjustments. But now Scosche’s tapSTICK aims to improve your shuffle experience by adding back the third-gen shuffle’s missing buttons.

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Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch

Posted 11/05/2009 at 10:43am | by Roberto Baldwin

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If you’ve become accustomed to the MacBook’s multitouch capabilities, you’ll find yourself missing them when you use a desktop Mac. Wacom has an answer, care of its recently refreshed Bamboo line, which adds a new take on tablet input. We tested the Bamboo Fun, which recognizes the pen, as well as touch input from your fingers--including some multitouch gestures. For long-time tablet users who are used to pen-only control, the addition of touch capabilities is nice, especially in image editors like Photoshop and iPhoto, where using two-finger pinches and reverse pinches can zoom in and out of images. You can also use gestures to rotate images. It’s not a feature that comes into play all that often, but it’s welcome when you do need it. There are nine touch gestures in total, but they’re all limited to one- and two-finger motions--and that’s one to two fingers short of the three- and four-finger gestures supported by the latest MacBooks.

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Apple's First Bath Accessory - Magic Mouse Soap Dish

Posted 10/29/2009 at 6:38pm | by David W. Martin

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Apple's releases new Magic Mouse and inadvertently releases its first bathroom accessory.

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