Are you worried about your documents, precious photos, music library, and data stored in The Cloud? Ever thought about how secure your personal information is when it is all sitting in a data center somewhere? Instead of trusting your stuff to someone else’s cloud, how about putting it in your own cloud?
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In 2001, Earbuds were introduced with the iPod. They were not particularly good at the gym or when walking. Recently Apple developed improved EarPods, but even with a better fit, they disappoint when you are physically active. The biggest problem is the dangly cord that gets caught on clothing, and its weight can pull the Earbuds or EarPods out of your ears.
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Henge Docks manufactures a wide array of docks for most of Apple’s MacBooks, MacBook Airs, iPads and iPhones. The company’s sense of design follows and complements Apples esthetic in both fit and finish. Their latest dock is Gravitas, aptly named because it weighs in at an hefty 2.54 lbs. (1.17kg).
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iPads and other tablets are rapidly becoming part of mobile data entry in industry, hospitals, construction, reporting, inventory management, and at home. Occam’s Razor is a 12th Century principle that states when solving problems, the solution with the fewest assumptions is often the best. So it is with the new BakBone tablet ring. A tablet is awkward to hold with one hand while you are working. BakBone provides a simple, effective solution.
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My Passport Pro 2TB portable hard drive is built specifically for the Mac as it utilizes Apple’s Thunderbolt technology. It is also powered by Thunderbolt so no external power source is required. The hot, new feature is that it contains two identical drives that are user configurable. For example, you can use one of the drives for Time Machine and the other for your back-ups.
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The folks at olloclip have developed a wide assortment of precision lenses that clip onto your iPhone or iPod Touch. There are telephoto, fisheye, macro, and wide angle lenses in a variety of strengths as well as 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 combo kits available. These lenses add versatility to the already very good iPhone cameras. This company maintains a lead in optics for the iPhone with high quality ground, coated, multi-element glass lenses, engineered aircraft aluminum frames, and careful attention to detail.
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The PhotoProX is a rugged, waterproof case for the iPhone 5 and 5S that accommodates four included lenses. The case is designed for the outdoors and is built to withstand serious abuse it can even be used for underwater photography. Your iPhone fits into a plastic sled which, in turn, slides into the clear plastic case. The top door, where the phone slides in, has a tight-fitting gasket and a strong latch. There is also a bottom door that permits access to the 3.5mm audio jack, the Lightning charging port, and the phones mic and speaker. This little door snaps shut with effort and is very difficult to open due to the necessary waterproofing gasket.
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There was a time, before iPods, when we would put a CD in our big home stereo, sit down, relax, and listen to music. What a concept listening to music, out in the open. That has mostly gone away. We listen to music with earphones, in our cars, at the gym, in the background, whenever time permits. We lead busy lives without enough time to relax.
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If you dont know about SCOTTEVEST, you should. In 2000, Scott Jordan developed a multi-pocketed vest specifically for tech folks who tend to carry all kinds of gear. There are individual pockets for phones, a camera, memory cards, spare batteries, cables, wallet, passport, and many more. Heres Scott Jordan wearing his newest offering, the SeV Pack Jacket.
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With your iPhone 5 or 5S in the uNu Aero Battery case, you simply place it on the aluminum charging mat and the device charges your iPhone as well as the backup battery. No wires, no connections.
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Applications for portrait retouching on the Mac are often complex and quite expensive. Apps that perform similar functions in iOS are less expensive (or free) but usually aren’t as capable. A new competitor, Facetune, is now available for the iPhone and for the iPad.
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LoopPay’s Fob provides a way to wirelessly transmit your credit card information to a payment terminal. Just hold the Fob close to the slot where you would normally swipe your card and press its button. Transaction complete.
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PhotoPresenter is an app with a very specific, niche purpose. It allows you to wirelessly display the photos from your iDevice on a second screen via AirPlay. If you are a presenter or if you want to show your photos via Apple TV, this is a great solution.
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I have owned three full-sized iPads and now use the iPad mini with the Retina screen. On all of them, I have used the Handyshell case by Speck. My opinion: The Handyshell is the best, most versatile iPad case available.
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Shuttr began life as a Kickstarter project. It is a beautifully designed and executed remote shutter release for the iPhone (and Android phones). Once it is set up, you simply press the camera button on the remote to take photos from a distance. Simple selfies!
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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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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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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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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.
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Adobe has chosen to charge for Photoshop use of its professional Creative Cloud software on a subscription basis. This monthly fee is beyond the reach of many small businesses, semi-pro photographers, and home users. As a result, a flock of new photo editing applications are rapidly being released. The quality and features of these new downloadable competitors range from inexpensive one-trick ponies to comprehensive full-featured editors.
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