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SmartFit 2 a smart for the iPad 2 and Smart Cover
If your iPad 2 sports a Smart Cover, it's half-way protected -- the screen is safe, but the back of the tablet remains exposed. The Joy Factory (http://www.thejoyfactory.com) has a great solution in the US$29.95... Read more »
Octodome NXT is lighting kit for photographers on the go
By Laurie Excell For the active photographer who needs a portable light solution, Photoflex (http://www.photoflex.com) has introduced the US$549.95 OctoDome nxt: Extra Small Location Kit. Included in a single, easy-to-... Read more »
Lombard Sleeve offers decent MB Pro protection in flowery package
The Lombard Sleeve (http://macte.ch/8qqSI) is a well designed MacBook Pro sleeve at a fairly reasonable price (US$64.99). It's lean and sports a designer-styled exterior on both the front and back panels that's highly... Read more »
Kool Tools: OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD
If you've got the moolah and want to turbo-boost your Mac, Other World Computing's OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD will fulfill your need for speed. It's a consumer/prosumer-targeted SandForce Driven SATA Revision 3.0 6Gb/s... Read more »
WriteLock makes ToughTechs even better
I’ve test driven -- and reviewed -- ToughTech products before, but I’m revisiting the product line now due to the recently added ability to take advantage of WriteLock technology. In fact, all the ToughTech storage... Read more »
Plug-in creates amazing black-and-white images
By Steve Baczewski Nik Software (http://www.niksoftware.com) recently released Silver Efex Pro 2 (US$199.95), updating their powerful black-and-white conversion software with impressive new features and special... Read more »
Updated Package Central speeds up packaging files for InDesign
By David Creamer Packaging InDesign files takes up valuable time and computer resources -- simply put, Package Central (US$499.95) from Zevrix (http://www.zevrix.com) offloads the actual collection of the graphic files... Read more »
Coloud NHL series offers inexpensive, in-frills headphones
When Coloud (http://www.coloud.com) sent me a pair of Boston Bruins headphones, I was happy to test them -- just not in public since I live in Nashville, home to the Predators. One of Coloud's NHL series, it has good... Read more »
GoFlex Satellite a great idea, poorly implemented
Want more storage for your iPad? I thought Seagate (http://www.seagate.com) had the answer with its GoFlex Satellite mobile wireless storage. I was wrong, and I generally love Seagate's products. The Satellite is a... Read more »
CUBIK takes an angular approach to computer speakers
Palo Alto Audio Design's (http://www.paloaltoaudio.com) CUBIK digital audio speaker is a computer speaker system that designed with the audiophile in mind. Though US$199.95 seems a bit pricey for a speaker system with... Read more »
Grammarian Pro2 X a nice complement to Pages
One of the advantages Microsoft's Word has over Apple's Pages is a good grammar checker. Pages' Proofreader feature just isn't as comprehensive. If you want to add better grammar checking features to Pages, try... Read more »
Elgato hits an HDHomeRun
For folks with a particular TV viewing need (more on that in a bit), Elgato's (http://www.elgato.com) HDHomeRun, a dual-tuner device that's compatible with Macs and PCs, hits a home run. With it, you can view a show on... Read more »
The sound of Musik
Let's be honest: the speakers that come with Apple laptops are tinny. Of course, so are the speakers in most laptops from any company. If you want to upgrade your audio a bit with some portable speakers, Palo Alto Audio... Read more »
D7000 is a revolution in the Nikon line
By Laurie Excell With the introduction of the US$1,199.95 Nikon D7000, a new level of camera comes to the Nikon line. The D7000 fits between the D90 and the D300s in product lineup and features. Nikon (http://www.... Read more »
iPhone/iPod touch/iPad apps for June 10
Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps. You can find 'em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/). Googly has announced Merlin's Magic Room HD 1.0, a new children's entertainment app for... Read more »
PadDock 10 is flexible, has rich, full sound
By 'Doctor Dave' Greenbaum Although the iPad has excellent sound, it will never fool you into thinking it’s a true stereo system. However, wiith the PadDock 10 (http://macte.ch/WUiBl) you get a rich full sound you’d... Read more »
Hard to beat the RichardSolo 9000 Mobile Charger
By 'Doctor Dave' Greenbaum When you are looking for true charging power on the road, few external batteries can beat the RichardSolo 9000 Mobile Charger (http://www.richardsolo.com). The US$19.95 9000 mAh battery will... Read more »
Knoll Light Factory is the lighting effects plug-in you need
By Daniel M. East For all of the plug-ins that designers and photographers maintain, many of the third-party products begin with a feature built into Photoshop and take it to a higher level. Such is the case with Knoll... Read more »
Kool Tools: Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery
Missing or lost the only copy of pictures and need to get them back? Then you need Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery (http://www.stellarphotorecoverysoftware.com). The most common data recovery tasks performed worldwide... Read more »
CableJive products solve iPhone docking problems
By 'Doctor Dave' Greenbaum While I’m a huge fan of extreme case protection for the iPhone 4 (my current favorite is the Griffin Survivor), one of the problems is that this extra protection frequently prevents my iPhone... Read more »
 
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