EarFun Air Wireless EarbudsManufacturer: EarFunRetail: $59.95 Attempting to compete with Apple’s AirPods is a tough engineering, technological, and design challenge. EarFun has come very
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Author: Curt Blanchard
I’m a Mac user from the beginning with a background in graphic design, product design, photography. I’m a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in Illustration. I spent much of my professional career designing consumer products in ceramics, glass, and metals by working on-site with European and Asian manufacturers. I am currently an officer at Tucson Macintosh Users Group and a reviewer in the Amazon Vine program.
Can You Hear Me Now?
Twenty years ago we were listening to CDs on our living room stereos. Shared listening was by mutual consent because we played music out
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Type-C Aluminum stand and hub for Mac mini – Review
Type-C Aluminum stand and hub for Mac mini Manufacturer: Satechi Retail: $79.99 The Mac mini is a terrific solid-state Mac with a small footprint.
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Book Book 2 for iPhone 11 – Review
Book Book 2 for iPhone 11 Manufacturer: Twelve South MSRP: $69.99 Book Book 2 is a quirky all-in-one leather case and wallet for your
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HiRise Wireless – Review
HiRise Wireless Manufacturer: Twelve South Retail: $79.99 Twelve South’s HiRise Wireless charger is talented. It stands on your desk or nightstand and charges
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MyMac Holiday Gift Guide v2018.4 – Cold Brew Coffee Maker
MyMac Holiday Gift Guide v2018.4 Asobu Coldbrew Insulated Portable Brewer $50 U.S. This Asobu portable coffee maker is perfect for the cold brew aficionado. The
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PowerPic Wireless Charger – Review
PowerPic Wireless Charger – Review Manufacturer: Twelve South Retail: $79.99 Hate a cluttered nightstand or desk? How about an iPhone charger that’s invisible?
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Marshall Stanmore II Voice Speaker – Review
Marshall Stanmore II Voice Speaker Manufacturer: Marshall MSRP: $399 U.S. The Marshall Stanmore II Voice speaker sounds terrific and incorporates Marshall’s iconic guitar amp
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Square Jellyfish Phone Tripod – Review
Square Jellyfish Phone Tripod Manufacturer: Square Jellyfish Available from: TheGrommet.com Price: $19.99 Here’s a tripod designed specifically to securely hold your phone while taking
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Kasa 6-Outlet Smart Wi-Fi Power Strip – Review
Kasa 6-Outlet Smart Wi-Fi Power StripManufacturer: TP-LinkModel; HS300Amazon price: $79.99 Here’s a power strip with six outlets that can be individually controlled using a Wi-Fi
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Macally Folding Keyboard – Review
Macally Folding Bluetooth KeyboardModel: PMOBILEKEYManufacturer: MacallyRetail price: $59.99 I’ve never considered folding keyboards cool, but Macally’s PMOBILEKEY changed my mind. It’s portable, beautifully made, and
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AirFly – Review
AirFly Manufacturer: Twelve South Retail:Â $39.99 AirFly from Twelve South lets you use your AirPods or wireless headphones with any wired headphone jack. Say
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MX Sound Speakers – Review
MX Sound Speakers Manufacturer: Logitech Retail: $99.99 The sound quality from Logitech’s new MX Speakers for your Mac or iPhone competes with speakers that
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JBL E65BTNC Wireless Noise-cancelling Headphones – Review
JBL Wireless Over-ear Noise-cancelling Headphones Model: E65BTNC Manufacturer: JBL by Harman MSRP: $199.95 Great sound from wireless, noise-cancelling headphones—the trifecta for private listening. A
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ZVOX Soundbar – Review
ZVOX Soundbar Company: ZVOX Model: AV200 Current retail: $199.00 This soundbar was once described as reading glasses for your ears. I couldn’t have said
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Bluetooth Keyboard for Three Devices – Review
Bluetooth Keyboard for Three Devices Manufacturer: Macally Model: Â SLIMBTKEYC Retail: $49.99 (Internet pricing: $30.00) The Macally Bluetooth Keyboard can be paired with up to
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Vaux speaker for Amazon Echo Dot – Review
Vaux speaker for Amazon Echo Dot Manufacturer: Ninety7 Amazon price: $50 The Vaux is an accessory speaker for the Echo Dot -Amazon’s hockey
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Luminar 2018 – Review
Luminar 2018 Developer: Macphun Download: $69.00 (Upgrade: $40.00) Macphun’s Luminar 2018 is a versatile photo editing, cross platform application that offers multiple levels
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Qicent Powered 7-port USB 3.0 Hub
Powered 7-Port USB 3.0 Hub Manufactirer: Qicent Sold through Amazon: $29.99 (at time of writing) USB hubs aren’t new or sexy, but they are
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Logitech Craft Keyboard – Review
Logitech Craft Wireless Keyboard Manufacturer: Logitech MSRP: $199.99 Logitech’s new Craft Keyboard is a superb piece of engineering and design. It is hefty
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