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Review: tapSTICK gives you back control of your iPod shuffle

Apple recently launched a new iPod shuffle, but made a major design change that limits you from using your own personal headphones. They moved the basic controls from the device to the headset so you have to use the Apple headphones or buy some made specifically for the iPod shuffle...

Tags: Headphone, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Shuffle, tapSTICK, Scosche, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-03

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Camping with your Mac 2.0 (HyperMac mini review)

In June I wrote about some essential gear to bring while camping with your Mac. This is a follow-up based on a camping trip I took with my family this month to Olympic National Park in Washington. I thought I'd share couple of tips from a recent...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Battery, USB, Apple MacBook Pro, HyperMac, Engineering, Notebooks, Smart Phones, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Miccus BluBridge for iPod

The Miccus BluBridge is a stereo (A2DP) Bluetooth adapter made specifically for the iPod. The Blubridge isn't the smallest, sexiest, or best-sounding Bluetooth adapter we've tested, but with a retail price of $59, it is one of the most affordable. Measuring 1.75 inches wide, 1 inch tall, and just 0.25...

Tags: Digital music, Bluetooth, Digital media, Wi-Fi, BluBridge, Scosche TuneStream, Apple iPod

Product reviews 2009-06-04

Scosche SolChat solar-powered Bluetooth speakerphone

The more gadgets we bring into our cars, the more cables end up strung down to 12-volt power points. Scosche's SolChat eliminates one of those cables by getting its power from the sun. The SolChat is a Bluetooth car speakerphone that lays claim to the "green" label by being...

Tags: Bluetooth, Scosche SolChat, speakerphone

Product reviews 2009-04-23

Scosche PassPort

The Scosche PassPort ($29) adapts older, iPod accessories such as car stereos and speaker docks, to work with the iPhone and recent iPod models. Specifically, the PassPort steps down the voltage of older accessories from 12 volts to 5 volts, to address the fact that the iPhone and newer...

Tags: Scosche PassPort, car stereo, Apple iPod, car, Apple iPhone, adapter

Product reviews 2009-03-18

Scosche PassPort HomeDock

Photo gallery:Scosche PassPort HomeDockThe Scosche PassPort HomeDock ($39) adapts older, iPod accessories such as speaker systems and docks, to work with the iPhone and recent iPod models. Specifically, the PassPort steps down the voltage of older accessories from 12 volts to 5 volts, to address the fact that the iPhone...

Tags: Digital music, Scosche PassPort HomeDock, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod

Product reviews 2009-03-18

Scosche passPORT Home Dock

Take a closer look at the passPORT Home Dock iPod adapter from Scosche. by CNET News.com

Tags: CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-03-17

News to know: AOL's new CEO; Windows 7; Cloud computing

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Is Windows 7 reliable enough to release now? Brian Sommer: A U.S. Version of the Satyam Scandal? Washington D.C. IT Fraud? ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, America Online Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Operational Planning, Social Networking, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Business Operations, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet

Blog posts 2009-03-13

Scosche showTIME

Apple's iTunes store makes it easy to download digital movies or television shows to your computer, iPod, or iPhone, however, things get complicated and expensive if you want to play those copy-protected videos on your television. One of the cheapest solutions we've found is the Scosche showTIME ($39), a simple...

Tags: Corporate communications, Digital music, Digital media, TVs, TV & Home Theater, video, Apple iPod, Scosche showTIME, TV, cable, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-02-17

(How-to: Basic car stereo installation)

(How-to: Basic car stereo installation)Arghhhh.... The wiring.... It hurts my eyes...Ok, maybe a bit too much drama but I can explain...Here's the thing... I spent the better part of 20 years installing, troubleshooting and managing installation teams in the Car Audio business. As a result I retain some left over...

Tags: stripper, car, harness, blade

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

Scosche TuneStream

Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch include tons of desirable features, but they can't stream music over Bluetooth. To address this shortcoming, the folks at Scosche created TuneStream, a $79 stereo A2DP Bluetooth transmitter that plugs directly into the dock port of your iPod or first-generation iPhone.For better or worse, there's...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Scosche TuneStream, Apple iPod

Product reviews 2008-11-19

Psystar: Just how loud is it? (updated 2x)

Today was my second day with my spankin' new Psystar Open Computer. Following are some observations. I don't have a wireless card in it yet and my desk is too far away from my router to string an Ethernet cable, so I'm offline for the...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Database Administrator

Blog posts 2008-05-09

Psystar: Just how loud is it?

Psystar: Just how loud is it?Oh, and the puck mouse,a perfect complement...Can you restore it?Are you provided with any restore DVD? Do you get any instructions for what to do if you can't boot?I believe Nvidia video cards work well but I think you need a driver to get quartz...

Tags: C-scale, Psystar

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

CES gets a kick start with gadgets galore and more

CES VIDEO » Here in Las Vegas, the forklifts may have still been driving across the show floor getting booths ready for the Consumer Electronics Show CES and the carpeting may have yet to have been rolled out, but that didnt stop the pre-show known as "CES Unveiled" from...

Tags: Desktops, Consumer Electronics Show, video, Apple iPod

Blog posts 2007-01-07