April 20, 2011

Maglus Aluminum Stylus Is Magnetically Awesome

April 20, 2011/ Nir Schneider

What looks to be the newly found half brother of the AluPen stylus, is the Maglus aluminum stylus for the iPad 2. What so different about the Maglus stylus is that you probably will never lose it as it's magnetic and can attach to the front and back of your iPad 2. Using a Smart Cover? Not a problem, it can attach to that too. Where can you get this magical stylus you ask? Well it's currently being funded over at Fund It, similar to Kickstarter, and it will retail for €24.99 (that's about $36), but if you help fund the Maglus via Fund It, you can grab a Maglus stylus for €15 (about $22). Check out the Maglus in action right after the cut.

April 13, 2011

II:XX iWah, Possibly The Best iPad 2 Stand A Guitarist Could Wish For

April 13, 2011/ Nir Schneider

Past the weird brand names is a mysterious looking stand for the iPad 2 called the iWah. The whah? The iWah Original is a stand for the iPad 2 that allows you the guitarist, to utilize the iPad's built-in gyroscope and accelerometer to add effects such as the famous "wah" effects as well as controlling the volume swells. All of this of course requires an app like Apple's Garage Band and many others. The iWah is essentially a hardware stand pedal that is solidly built with aluminum and rubber padding. The iWah allows for landscape and portrait positions and it's priced at $135. Availability has yet to be announced. In the meantime, rock on.

April 11, 2011

Moshi Announces iVisor AG Screen Protector For iPad 2

April 11, 2011/ Nir Schneider

Moshi's new iVisor AG screen protectors for the iPad 2 are fully removable, re-usable and 100% air bubble-free, guaranteed. The iVisor AG has an anti-reflective matte finish to help reduce glare and fingerprints while it's color coded frame gives me an idea to turn my black iPad 2 into a white one on the cheap. Moshi's iVisor AG screen protectors are available now for $30.

April 01, 2011

Tiny iDroplets Rubber Feet For Your Naked iPad 2

April 01, 2011/ Nir Schneider

If you haven't thought about this yourself by now, iDroplets are tiny rubber feet for your iPad 2 that will keep your iPad 2's shiny aluminum back scratch free when using the Smart Cover as a typing stand and when you simply set your iPad 2 on a table. iDroplets come in a pack of 4 for $5.

March 30, 2011

Hinge Stand For iPad & iPad 2 Stands By Its Name

March 30, 2011/ Nir Schneider

Another day, another iPad stand. This one comes to us from yet another Kickstarter project by William Tang, a young designer with a dream to create a foldable and compact stand compatible with both the iPad and iPad 2. The Hinge Crystalline edition was inspired by modern architecture with a simplistic design to allow the iPad and iPad 2 to be displayed in both landscape and portrait angles. The Hinge also comes in a natural birch wood finish called the Classic edition and it's padded with leather.

Both the Hinge stands are kept closed using a magnet latch when not in use. This doesn't look all that compact and portable after spending time with the Compass stand, surely. But if a metal stand like the Compass isn't what you're looking for, take a look at the Hinge project over at Kickstarter. You can pre-order the Hinge Crystalline stand for $25 while the Classic edition will run you $35. See it in action right after the jump.

March 27, 2011

iPad 2 CF Card Reader For Old Timers

March 27, 2011/ Nir Schneider

If you're still using CF memory cards then you know Apple doesn't have your back with their SD card reader accessory for the iPad but hold on because M.I.C has got your back now with their new CF Compact Flash card reader for the iPad and iPad 2. M.I.C's CF card reader is a 2-in-1, meaning it also has a USB port just like Apple's Camera Connector Kit. It's now on sale for $29.90 but will only begin shipping on April 25. In the meantime you can see it in action in the video review right after the break.

March 25, 2011

Real Racing 2 HD Goes Full 1080p On Us

March 25, 2011/ Nir Schneider

Here is a good example of what you could really do with your iPad 2 and Apple's Digital AV Adapter. Firemint's Real Racing 2 HD for the iPad 2 is the first iOS app to take full advantage of the ability to mirror the iPad 2's screen on a larger external display or HD TV using the Digital AV Adapter and an HDMI cable to output native full 1080p resolution without any black bars. Real Racing 2 HD retains its crisp and gorgeous graphics at full screen 1080p and it will compare with gaming consoles. Your iPad 2 is your controller as well as a full track map and statistic display. The update to enable all of this will be available soon. In the meantime, check out the video below.