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TKO Solutions X-BandThis product is for anyone who ever has to, or wants to, make presentations to others using their iPad. There is nothing more awkward than trying to hold your iPad with one hand and demonstrating something with the other. The X-Band, at US$19.99, grips the four corners of your iPad and gives you…

iPhone Playing Cards There are plenty of card games for your iPhone, and now there are playing cards that match your iPhone thanks to Meninos. The iPhone playing cards look like an iPhone with traditional hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds. Since they’re also iPhones, some cards include iOS-style dialogs and other surprises, too. At US$24.99,…

The new Powis iCase for iPads comes in Spanish Leather, is stylish, and provides excellent protection for your iPad. Oh, and there is one more thing. This iPad case, released November 17, 2010, is a well designed and attractive case. It is sturdy and lightweight. It is a book style design and the iPad snaps…

Short version: Book first, then {[email protected] title=email us your confirmation}. Relax and enjoy!The HistoryYou’ve come to know TMO as the place where you can find hotel deals for both Macworld Expo and WWDC. This year we’re here again for you, but the deal is a little different.Long-time TMO readers and podcast listeners know that for…

Sam’s Club is a division of Wal-Mart, which announced earlier this week that it, too, would sell the iPad starting on October 15th. Target and Best Buy have also been announced as retail distribution points for Apple’s market-defining tablet. In September, Best Buy CEO Brian Dun waxed eloquent when he announced his company would expand…

The crossgrade promotion carries the clever name of UnParalleled, and represents a $30 savings from the company’s normal upgrade pricing. The company is extending the offer to users of VMware Fusion 1 or 2, as well. The full version is priced at $79.99.

Bloomberg cited three unnamed sources “familiar with the plan,” and those sources said Apple was talking to CBS and Disney (which owns ABC), as well. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is a major shareholder and board member of Disney, and the two companies have often worked together on content deals for iTunes. “This is a smart…

The phones are still locked, however, which means they will still work only on AT&T’s network. Apple used to require an AT&T contract for its phones, even for the ones being purchased without a contract subsidy. The FAQ included in the memo specifically states, “Q: Do you have to be an AT&T customer to purchase…

Attendees wanting to take advantage of the free expo registration can sign up at the Macworld Expo Web site. 

McGraw Hill, Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt K-12, and Kaplan are among the publishers that have teamed up with ScrollMotion to develop digital versions of their books that are more than text-to-screen conversions.ScrollMotion is working on enhancing text books by adding in video, the ability to highlight text and record lectures, note taking support, searching, and…

Technocel PowerPak Sometimes you’re lucky enough to grab an iPhone and hit the road. But sometimes you have to travel with a whole collection of gadgets, any one of which might run out of charge at the wrong time. Technocel’s PowerPak is the answer: it’s a wall charger and external battery pack rolled into one.…

LCD or Plasma? Manufacturers would have you believe that LCDs, even LED backlit LCD HDTVs are just as good as Plasmas. That turns out not to be the case. In the September 2009 issue of Widescreen Review magazine, Raymond Soneira, Ph.D. in a series of instrumented and calibrated tests reported that a lot of, ah,…

Some parts of the globe area already on Calendar, of course, such as Japan and Australia, but the UAE is still on Thursday, as of this writing. U.S. customers must wait until 8:00 AM on August 28th (Friday morning) for their local Apple Stores to open to get their copies (or wait for their deliveries,…

SSD drives use MLC NAND flash components rather than the usual disk (or platters) used in a traditional hard disk drive. With no moving parts, the drives make substantially less noise, are often cooler, and are currently considered more robust. The company said the new drive, part of the M225 series, offers 250MB/sec read speeds…

I took some golf lessons last fall. I was told by my instructor, a golf pro, that the average difference in handicap between the top 10 money making pros and the 2nd tier guys who struggle to make a living is about 1 or 2 strokes. That is, as a very good pro, if you…

The sale effectively offers users five books for US$29.95 — all five books will be in PDF format, and will be downloadable. The sale is on now, and ends on Friday, February 13th, 2009. SitePoint stressed that all of the proceeds from the sale would be donated to relief efforts, and the company hopes to…

“We think there is strong reception of AAPL’s new iPhone 3G Gift Card program, where the process of giving the iPhone as a gift is greatly simplified without the need for activation and personal information,” Mr. Wu wrote. “We estimate several hundred thousand to one million units could be impacted.” That said, he also noted…

  FileMaker, the publisher of the newly released Bento 2 individualized database application, has just released a Holiday Pack with special templates and new views that let you easily create a database for your holiday card list and/or your gift and donation list. The company is offering the Contacts & Cards and Gifts & Donations…

If y ou’re a huge corporation with lots of cash in the bank, you’re inevitably going to be a target for lawsuits. Heck, even if you are a moderately-sized company with next to no cash in reserve, you can expect to be sued on a regular basis. Apple Inc. is certainly no exception here. Indeed,…

Until September 30, Parallels is offering their virtualization software, Desktop 3.0, along with eight others Mac apps, valued at US$300 for just $49.99. Parallels Desktop normally sells for $79.99 by itself.

A prominent economist wrote that Apple is about to finally take a hit from the slowing economy. However, thatis not going to happen this quarter thanks to back to school purchases, according to BusinessWeekis Arik Hesseldahl on Thursday. A remarkable number of college students are planning to buy Apple notebooks. Mr. Hesseldahl is so certain…

Dreamweaver is Adobeis professional Web site design application. The CS4 version includes a new live view for previewing sites under construction, a new code navigator view, support file management, Ajax and JavaScript code hinting, Photoshop Smart Object support, Adobe AIR authoring support, and more. Fireworks is Adobeis interactive Web site design and prototyping application. New…

OnScreen Science announced on Friday the immediate and permanent price reduction of its DNA visualization software. The new prices for the Lite, Standard, and Pro editions of OnScreen DNA are US$29, $99, and $134, respectively. OnScreen DNA, which runs under Macintosh OS X and Windows XP, is designed to make the detailed structure and workings…

VersionTracker is offering a special promotion starting Wednesday. The bundle includes a free copy of the Griffin RoadTrip for iPod. The complete bundle includes the following: A two year subscription to VersionTracker. Access to MacFixIt Pro which has ten years of archives. Griffin RoadTrip for iPod. Mac Pilot which unlocks over 300 hidden Mac OS…