April 19, 2012

Will You Get This Stealthy Black Magic Mouse Wannabe At $69?

April 19, 2012/ Nir Schneider

Did you ever wish Apple made a black Magic Mouse? At last, now's your chance to score Manhattan's Stealth Touch Mouse, the stealthy Magic Mouse look-alike that boasts an all-touch sensitive curved surface with no buttons or clicking required. That's right, this is a true touch mouse. The Stealth Touch Mouse can be used as a normal touch mouse and can also serve as a PowerPoint presenter device. It runs off of two AAA batteries and features 2.4Ghz wireless connectivity via a tiny USB receiver, finger gestures that are said to work just like its glossy white rival. Manhattan's rubbery looking Stealth Touch Mouse is compatible with both PC and Mac for $69. On a side note, for an extra $40, you could completely customize the color of a Magic Mouse using ColorWare.

February 07, 2012

Twelve South HoverBar Floats iPads Around Your Apple Display

February 07, 2012/ Nir Schneider

Twelve South has come out with yet another Mac-only accessory cleverly called the HoverBar. It can attach an iPad 2 to any iMac and Apple Display for what Twelve South's calls a Tony Stark-inspired, futuristic setup any multi-tasking, social networking fanatic, stock watcher, weather hobbyist geek would love to come home to. Or not leave home at all. The HoverBar is a flexible arm strong enough to position an iPad 2 besides or above your display while the ball joint allows for various viewing angles and orientations.

Twelve South's HoverBar mount can also serve many different tasks with its sturdy and padded two-way clamp. It can attach your iPad 2 to a desk, kitchen cabinet or any other surface edge up to 1-inch thick as a versatile standalone iPad 2 stand. You can grab the HoverBar right now for $79.99. Video after the break!

October 30, 2011

Tilt Cools Your MacBook Pro & Mounts It On A Tripod (Video)

October 30, 2011/ Nir Schneider

MacBook Pros can get so hot often times that they can replace your skillet for cooking eggs in the morning. Kickstarter brings us yet another awesome new product just waiting to be released out into the wild. You thought you've seen your fare share of laptop coolers right? Wait until you get a load of the Tilt, one of the more unique takes on cooling pads we've seen to date. PC users will have to wait this one out I'm afraid because the Tilt was exclusively designed to work with the 15-inch aluminum unibody MacBook Pro while Tilt for the 13-inch aluminum unibody MacBook Pro is still under development. Sorry to say this but the 17-incher was never even mentioned.

The Tilt was designed to have an Apple-esque appearance and simplicity to seamlessly blend together with the MacBook Pro offering an elevated desk stand and cooling for the bottom of your MacBook Pro when using it on your lap or at your desk using a built-in USB powered fan that circulates ventilated air thru a wide cooling channel called the FLOWThru Cooling System. The fan is said to be whisper quiet. The Tilt can easily be attached to the bottom of your MacBook Pro thanks to the MAXGrip mounting system like a quick-release plate offering a secured attachment that won't affect portability.

Did I mention the Tilt serves as a tripod mount for your MacBook Pro? Oh yes. With all of this attached to the bottom, you might need to consider a new carrying sleeve because the Tilt adds an extra 0.6-inches to your MacBook Pro's thickness with all due respect. You can pre-order your very own right now for $45 over at kickstarter. Video after the break!

Thanks for the tip, Spencer!

August 02, 2011

Iomega Unleashes Mac Companion Desktop Hard Drive

August 02, 2011/ Nir Schneider

Iomega has released the ultimate desktop hard drive for Mac users called the Mac Companion, the first hard drive to feature a high-powered USB port you can use to charge up that power hungry iPad of yours. You would think Iomega would somehow add a Thunderbolt port to the drive, but instead, the Mac Companion desktop hard drive packs two FireWire 800 and a pair of USB ports that act as a USB hub for your other gadgets. Iomega's Mac Companion is available in a few different flavor capacities including a 2TB 7200RPM version for $195 as well as a massive 3TB 7200RPM version running for $295. To top it all off, an LED capacity gauge on the front lets you know how much space you've got left. Back that Mac up peoples!

July 20, 2011

Apple Updates 27" LED Cinema Display With Thunderbolt, Ethernet, Firewire

July 20, 2011/ Nir Schneider

Apple has release quite a few updated products today, one of them is the new 27" LED Cinema Display with the same gorgeous 2560x1440 LED backlit IPS display and appearance, but with a few new added perks. The new 27" LED Cinema Display now comes equipped with a Thunderbolt port for blazing fast 10Gbps transfer speeds and daisy chaining goodness, Gigabit Ethernet port to reduce even more cable clutter on your MacBook Air or Pro, a Firewire 800 port and X3 USB ports. The Thunderbolt cable will replace the USB cable used to transfer audio and video into less cable clutter and saving you an extra USB port on your Mac while the MagSafe charging cable will power up your Mac. The new 27" LED Cinema Display will still set you back $999, available now.

June 28, 2011

Apple Outs Thunderbolt-To-Thunderbolt Cable

June 28, 2011/ Nir Schneider

Apple has finally released a Thunderbolt cable today with a nice price tag to match it at $49. What's it good for you ask? How about blazing fast data transfer speeds of 10Gbps. There's not much you can use this Thunderbolt cable for right now. There are very few devices and peripherals that support this technology at the moment, but you can use it to connect your Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro with your iMac and use it as an external display.

May 28, 2011

Incase Introduces Rostarr Designed Protective Cases

May 28, 2011/ Nir Schneider

Incase loves hooking up with artists and applying their artwork on their signature line of protective cases. This time Incase has partnered up with artist, Rostarr, to create geometric and polymorphic designs in a palette of gray and orange colors. Rostarr's work is stunning to say the least and is one of a kind. Incase has released a few of their signature cases with Rostarr's paintings applied to them including the Snap Case for the iPhone 4, Book Jacket for the iPad 2 and the Protective Sleeve for the 15" MacBook Pro. Is it just me or, and excuse me for saying this, is that an orange pile of poo in the middle that is featured on the Snap Case for the iPhone 4? Whatever the case may be, I think I'll pass up on that one thank you very much. The good new is that you won't have to stare at some orange looking pile of poo if you go with the latter.

The Rostarr editioned Snap Case for the iPhone 4, Protective Sleeve for the 15" MacBook Pro and the Book Jacket for the iPad 2 will set you back $49.95, $59.95 and $74.95, respectively. The Incase Rostarr line of cases are available now for pre-order.