iPin Laser Pointer
Manufacturer: Conary Enterprise
MSRP: $49.99 (Internet price is a few dollars less)
iPin Laser Pointer
iPin is a speaker/presenters’ tool. If you make Keynote or PowerPoint presentations with any regularity, this will be of interest. It’s a good, bright laser pointer that, combined with an iPhone app, is controlled from your phone. Just touching your finger to the screen turns the pointer on. In addition, the app turns your iPhone screen into a trackpad that controls your MacBook via Wi-Fi.
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Cipher Cycling Gloves
Biologic
Price: $35
The Cipher Cycling Gloves come with a patch of conductive fabric on the thumb and index finger that makes it possible to use touch screen devices like the iPhone without removing your gloves. The gloves have padded and reinforced palms, as all cycling gloves do, to soften the vibration coming from the handlebars.
There’s a lot said about Android devices gaining all the market-share, but very little about what kinds of devices these are, or what people use them for. As it turns out, mostly cheap, old, and not all that good for much. Gaz and Guy look deeper into it while still managing their usual shenannigans.
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Guy’s App Pick: Card Shark Collection from Easy 8 Software $2.99. Fun multi game solitaire game with Klondike, FreeCell, Golf, Pyramid, and many more
Gaz’s App Pick: IOS Banking Apps, one for Barclays GB users is the Barclays App, I use it all the time and think it’s a really good App
People’s Pick: From Eric Stone. Here is a great people’s pick for everybody. Sonic Dash is an excellent endless runner, like Temple Run. You get to play as Sonic the hedgehog and run through a colorful world full of baddies, spikes, bombs, you will even loop upside down on occasion. It is free in the App Store as a universal app for iPad and iPhone. It has in-app purchases but you definitely don’t need to purchase any of them to play or enjoy the game.
Amped Wireless RTA15 High Power 700mW Dual Band AC Wi-Fi Router
Amped Wireless
Price: $189.99
REA20 WI-FI Range Extender
Amped Wireless
Price: $199.99
The Amped Wireless RTA15 High Power 700mW Dual Band AC Wi-Fi Router is blazingly fast, easy to set up, and broadcasts a powerful Wi-Fi signal that enables you to stream HD programs smoothly and without interruption. There are many similar products on the market for a lower price. Some are equal to or faster than this one, but for ease of use, reliability and coverage, the RTA15 is a strong competitor and highly recommended.
Tim Robertson and David Cohen discuss Amazon and their Drones, Nakamichi, and some cool tech inventions over the years.
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2 Handset Connect-To-Cell Answering System
Model: DS6521-2
Manufacturer: VTech Communications
MSRP: $59.95
2 Handset Connect-To-Cell Answering System
This VTech Connect-to-Cell phone can be paired with up to two Bluetooth mobile phones so that both incoming landline calls and calls on your iPhone can be answered on its handsets. In addition, you can choose to place cellular or a landline calls from these phones.
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BTSA1 Long Range Bluetooth Speaker Adapter
Amped Wireless
Price $69.99
With this Bluetooth speaker adapter from Amped Wireless, you can wirelessly send music from your iPad, computer, smartphone, or other Bluetooth enabled device to any speaker in your house. Set up is simple and takes less than five minutes.
We reach our big 200th anniversary is which we do exactly what we do each week! YAY! We finish the interview with Larry O’Connor from OWC, answer some listener feedback, and generally have a good time. The bit at the end is X-Tra (snickt) long this week just because it was kinda goofy.
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Guy’s App Pick: Swift Publisher 3 by BeLight Software $14.99
Gaz’s App Pick: Real Racing 3 Free
People’s Pick: Eric Stone likes Art Text 2. Was for sale half off on Cyber Monday but probably isn’t anymore! WOO!
On1 Stereo Headphones
thinksound
Price: $300
Sources: iPhone5 alone, iPhone5 with FiiO E07k using LOD, various computers using the Audioengine D3 and HRT Microstreamer DACs/amps.
Review note: My initial impressions of the sound of the On1 are based on direct comparisons to other headphones — in particular the Shure 1540, B&O H6, B&W P7, Sennheiser Momentum On-Ear, and notes I’ve accumulated from many prior reviews. I describe how I relate to the On1 (i.e., my personal tastes and how I use the headphone) after covering all of the objective issues.
First impressions of the Thinksound On1: A slightly emphasized bass, with neutral and detailed treble, and a slightly forward perspective in voices and midrange instrumental sounds.
Comparing headphones isn’t easy because no two signatures match. Even if the midranges of two different headphones sound similar, just play a variety of music tracks and you’ll find that headphone A’s midrange may sound more forward than headphone B on one track, while the reverse is true on another track. That’s because the output of each headphone varies with frequency and those variances never match exactly.
MXL USB microphones – Audiocast Review – Studio 1 Red Dot and AC-404
MXL Studio 1 Red Dot USB Microphone
$85 to $100 Internet pricing
MXL AC-404 High Performance Boundary USB Microphone
$65 to $100 Internet pricing
(Click on the play triangle symbol, above left, to begin our audiocast.)
MyMac Review Rating is 9 out of 10 for both MXL microphones, with our recommendation: excellent value and realistic sonic performance.
Melody Wireless Bluetooth Speaker — User Report Review
$450
You are familiar with surround sound, but do you know about round sound and around sound?
Soundcast’s new Melody Bluetooth wireless speaker is the ultimate Beach Boys fantasy come true: Round round get a round I get around! Melody is round in shape, and it gets around, going everywhere with you with its round array of speakers and built-in handle. The case is weatherproof, but don’t leave it outdoors in a Hawaii downpour, Arizona summer day, or Minnesota blizzard.
Larry O’Connor joins the GMen in a chat about Apple products, what OWC can do to make them better, and what we all think Apple could do to make them easier to upgrade. Not that we’re trying to sell you anything. The interview went on so long we split it up into two! Next week for show 485 (which will be our 200th show) we’ll have the second half of the interview. Stand by to stand by!
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Guy’s App Pick: Airport Madness from Fluik .99 cents
Gaz’s App Pick: RailMaze I have Railmaze original and now there is Railmaze2 Enjoyable little game and i’s free 
People’s Pick: None this week
iHome Bluetooth Clock Radio
Model: iBN97
Manufacturer: iHome Audio
MSRP: $99.99
iHome Bluetooth Clock Radio
Bedside clock radios—remember those? The ubiquity of smartphones with integrated alarms makes being wakened by a clock radio seem almost quaint. iHome Audio has freshened the concept a bit with their iBN97 Bluetooth Clock Radio.
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iB85 Bluetooth Wireless Headphones with Mic, Remote Control, and Pouch
iHome Audio
Price: $150
iHome Audio’s iB85 Bluetooth Wireless Headphones comes with a handy, weatherproof carrying case, comprehensive written instructions, and a USB charging cable. These on-ear headphones are attractive black, red, and silver, with hinge-folding earpieces for travel convenience. The left earpiece has power, Bluetooth, volume, and track advance button zones.
iB85 is not forgiving when source audio quality is substandard, including older recordings that don’t stand up to detailed listening. This attribute is a bonus, not a demerit, for today’s high performance headphones. You may be amazed at the immense variation from sensational to awful of all recorded popular music; classical and jazz recordings are usually consistently better than pop tracks.
FLOTE m2 Floor Stand
FloteYourTablet.com
Price: $300
If you want to have your iPad positioned within a zillion height and range possibilities, FLOTE m2 Floor Stand is on the top of your purchase wish list. The clamps that contain your iPad are spring-loaded, so almost every tablet in the world can be used with this ultra-premium FLOTE stand’s cradle.
Living room! Office! Classroom! Laboratory! Trade show! Musical stage! These and countless other situations are ideal for FLOTE. If someone accidentally bumps into the tablet or stand, its padded grippers help your device remain in place.
AirBlue
Company: Kanex
Price: $49.00
I’ve always had an issue with auxiliary cords. Either they are too long for comfort, or they won’t connect with my device because my case is too bulky on my phone. With the AirBlue Bluetooth to Speaker by Kanex, it solves all of my small, but big problems.
The AirBlue Bluetooth to Speaker device is simple. Charge the device, attach the 3.5mm auxiliary cord to the device, then the other end to the audio system of your choice. Next step is to pair your device whether it is an iPhone, iPod, iPad, or an Android device, and as long as you have Bluetooth you are all set.
David has an eye problem, Tim wonders what combo of over the counter drugs are safe, a bad Microphone makes recording difficult, and they both discuss almost ten years of Podcasting, with a special interview at the end of the show with ex-CEO of Apple Gil Amelio.
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Wood Is Good for Premium Headphones and Speakers — Nemo Memo User Report
On1 Monitor Series Headphones
$300
A2+ Powered Desktop Speakers
$249
Plastic may be fantastic, but wood is definitely good for top quality personal audio speaker and headphone enclosures. Both thinksound and Audioengine use wood for optimum performance in their newest releases.
Moov Mic Detachable Boom Microphone with Smartphone Adapter
Manufacturer: Headset Buddy (Long Tail Products)
MSRP: $29.95
Moov Mic
Here’s a first-world problem: You have a favorite pair of headphones connected to your iPhone. When a call comes in while you are listening to music, you have to unplug the headphones to answer. The Moov Mic Detachable Boom Microphone provides a solution to this problem.
SpiderPro Single Camera System
Manufacturer: Shai Gear LLC
MSRP: $135.00
Nothing says tourist louder than a guy with a camera hanging around his neck. This is one of the reasons why I have tried to avoid the camera neck strap for the past 40 years. A camera suspended from your neck is always in the way when not actively engaged in photography. A strap dangling from a camera in use is an impediment to the photographic process. Not to mention the resultant neck strain and pain. The SpiderPro Camera Holster aims to eliminate those problems by placing the camera where it belongs, on your hip close at hand and ready for action.
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