The world has no shortage of iPad docks, but Scosche (http://www.scosche.com) has come up with something a bit different with its US$149.99 bassDock. The adjustable speaker dock tilts and rotates for both landscape and portrait viewing angles and features a 2.1 sound system with 40 mm stereo speakers and 10 watts of power.

You feel the need for speed? You got some serious moolah to spend? Then check out the Thunderbolt SSD from Elgato (http://www.elgato.com), which combines a solid-state drive with Thunderbolt technology.

Elgato calls it “the ultimate portable high-speed storage solution.” That’s a bit of marketing hyperbole, but this thing is wicked fast. It trounces the performance of USB and FireWire (even FW800) drives.

By Laurie Excell

There are many flash modifiers to choose from these days, giving the end user a variety of options with which to customize their flash photography and match their style.

My new iPad arrived around noon Friday via FedEx, so I’ve had the weekend to play around, er, test it out. So far I’m impressed. With its new display, Bluetooth 4, support and more, it’s a game changer.

All the new features — the Retina display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics, a 5-megapixel iSight camera that can capture 1080p HD video, and more — were impressive. (Disclaimer: I bought the Wi-Fi only version, so can’t report on the 4G LTE support.)