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iSesamo steel repair tool review

iSesamo

I’ve had an iPhone 3G with a severely broken screen lying around the house for a while now, so I figured I’d give the iSesamo a try on it, even though I didn’t have a replacement handy. Using the iSesamo, I was able to almost effortlessly remove the cracked glass screen, exposing the iPhone’s internals in less than 30 seconds. I don’t doubt this would have been a much more difficult task with a plastic spudger.

iBallz and Lid case for iPad review

iBallz lid case

iBallz, despite a funny name,offer some serious protection. Coupled with the newly-introduced Lid case, they could possibly be the most secure protection your iPad will ever enjoy short of being locked up in a vault. All around one of the best and most novel case designs out there, iBallz offers both superior drop protection and unflagging ability as a conversation starter.

Cirago Aluminum Bluetooth Keyboard Case for iPad 2 review

Cirago Aluminum Bluetooth Keyboard Case for iPad 2

Mobile road warriors flocked to netbooks, and are now adopting the iPad for two key reasons: size and weight. The all-day battery life of the iPad is a winner, but its onscreen keyboard is definitely a dud. A Bluetooth keyboard that that offers protection with a slim profile and iPad-matching battery could be the ultimate mobile accessory. The question is, does Cirago’s offering fit the bill?

iPad for the Older and Wiser book review

iPad Older Wiser

Recent retirees tired of fighting with Windows are choosing iPads to keep in touch via email and social networks, and on-the-go seniors value the portability and always-on connectivity an iPad offers. For these users, Sean McManus’ book, “iPad for the Older and Wiser,” is a fantastic primer, covering everything from buying the iPad to FaceTime calls with the grandkids.

IK Multimedia iRig MIDI for iOS devices review

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Would you like to play your keyboard, electronic drums or other MIDI compatible device through your iOS device? Yes, please. Thanks to IK Multimedia’s iRig MIDI, you can do just that. It’s a dongle for your iOS device that accepts MIDI In, Out and Through, which opens a number of doors for electronic musicians.

Appletell staff picks: Romantic movies (that aren’t romances) for Valentine’s Day

Corpse Bride

If all your significant other wants for a Valentine’s Day movie is romance, you can get that in pretty much any kind of movie. So, when you hear the words “Let’s watch something romantic tonight,” you can steer clear of anything with Renee Zellweger or Reese Witherspoon in it and instead take these suggestions from the hopeless romantics here at Appletell. All the movies recommended are available for rental at purchase from iTunes.

Game Your Video for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch review

Game Your Video

In these days where videos bounce from the actual event to YouTube with just a few taps of an onscreen button, Game Your Video gives you the chance to actually make those videos worth watching with just a few more taps of a button. You already know how to use this app, because it works like your iPhone works: tap and swipe. And the more you use it, the more you realize what it can do.

TypeWay adaptive keyboard for iPad review

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Conventional keyboards require typing in linear rows, although, for example, the pinky finger and ring finger would prefer relative short distances. Hands are also individual in size, shape, and typing habits, and may shift their position. TypeWay for iPad uses information about touch events in several algorithms to control and refresh the configuration of keys continuously (patents and patents pending) to adapt to the idiosyncrasies and physical characteristics of the individual user, at least that’s the theory.

Line 6 Mobile In digital guitar interface review

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The Line 6 Mobile In is a digital guitar adapter that uses the dock connection to interface your iOS device with your guitar. But there’s more; a whole app more. As if a digital input that works with other guitar effects apps wasn’t enough, Line 6 is giving away their Mobile POD app, and it’s awesome.

Monster Clarity HD Model One iDevice compatible speaker monitor review

Monster Clarity HD Model One

Monster’s Clarity HD Model One had me thinking back to party night at church camp, and the sound system that was required to fill an outdoor pavilion. Those speakers were towers, and there were stacks of LPs or CDs in milk crates surrounding them. The relatively tiny Clarity HD Model One may have been able to out-power those rigs, and all from a tiny little iPod.