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Google Opens In-App Subscriptions for Google Play
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Google has offered up a new option for developers to charge consumers for games and other things in the Google Play store. Google has been accepting in-app payments for a while now, and this week opened the system up to allow in-app subscriptions to be purchased as well. This means… |
May 26th, 2012
iPhone Idostand Swings Both Ways – Landscape and Portrait That Is
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The perfect iPhone stand is hard to find, especially since there are so many choices out there and not all of them are that versatile. That’s why industrial designer Allan Ospina developed the Idostand, which is basically a case that doubles as a stand, working in both portrait or landscape… |
May 25th, 2012
FYLM Foldable Speaker: Ultimate Portability
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Speakers come in all shapes, sizes and colors, but this is one of the first that I’ve seen that completely folds down flat, making it extremely portable, especially if that’s the kind of thing you need to share your tunes. FYLM is the perfect size to fit in a bag… |
May 25th, 2012
PressurePen Stylus Adds Pressure Sensitivity to iPad, Android Tablets
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I’ve longed for a stylus that was actually good for drawing on my iPad, but after many purchases, I’m still not satisfied. What I really want is something that has a fairly fine tip, but can also produce pressure data. What I really want is to be able to use… |
May 24th, 2012
Quirky Ions Magnetic LED Lamp: Light Where You Need It
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The problem with repairing stuff is that I don’t how to do it. But if there’s one thing I do know about repairing, it’s that whatever it is you’re working on is bound to be dimly lit. That’s why the world needs something like Ions, which are tiny magnetic LED… |
May 24th, 2012
Gooma Case Marine Keeps Smartphones Nice and Dry
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In most situations, if you drop your phone into water, there’s a good chance that it’s toast. Granted, there are ways to save it, if it wasn’t underwater for too long. The Gooma Case Marine is a soft polyurethane skin that stretches over your phone that’s designed to protect it… |
May 24th, 2012
Quirky Converge Docking Station: One Dock to Rule Them All
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How many mobile devices do you need to charge up every day? The answer is probably more than one, as most of us carry between 2 to 4 devices with us these days. Quirky’s new docking station takes care of juicing up to four devices at once. That’s convenient, since… |
May 23rd, 2012
gTar: The iGuitar You’ve Always Wanted
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I use my iPhone quite a bit, and I know that many people use it to also create tunes. Now you can have a guitar which integrates an iPhone dock, and it’s fully powered by the phone, making it the ultimate iGuitar. I’m not sure, but it’s definitely an interesting… |
May 23rd, 2012
Turn an Old G4 iMac into an iPad Stand
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Have you got an old iMac G4 laying around? Well I don’t, but Reddit contributor cwtfozzy bought one and decided that it would make the perfect iPad stand. I have to say that it looks like a match made in heaven.… |
May 23rd, 2012
Arcadie Adds Arcade Joystick to iPhone and iPod Touch on the Cheap
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There are already a couple of add-ons on the market or in the works to equip your iOS gadgets with a joystick. I actually have one of the original iCade units for my iPad and it’s pretty cool. However, most of the joysticks out there are pretty expensive, and they… |
May 22nd, 2012
