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AViiQ has developed a laptop stand that weighs 5.5 ounces, folds into something that is only 0.25 inches thick and holds up to a 17-inch laptop. If you, or someone you know, frequently trudges through airports, computer bag in hand (or on shoulders) you should take a good look that this new product. The Basics…

Once completed, the campus will cover about 50 acres, and will include a one acre area zoned as a public park.There aren’t any plans yet to build a second campus yet, but the rezoning opens the door for Apple to start working on ideas. “Right now, what we are trying to do is figure out…

FileApp 1.6 (not yet available in the App Store as I write this) restores the removed USB feature! However, there’s a catch. It only restores the option for people who owned and used FileAid (the older version of the app that includes the USB support). If you never had FileAid on your iPhone, the new…

I’m going to start with the assumption that the developer is agenda-free and doesn’t feel a need to entice the user into the Internet data cloud. E-mails sitting on a server in another state, accessed with a Web interface and browser, may be okay for the enterprise, but generally not for individuals who want instant…

No one ever accused Hasbro’s Game of Life board game of being an accurate representation of the real thing, but when I was a kid, it was sort of a low-tech version of The Sims: a sketched-out simulation with simple choices that leave out a lot of the messy details all of us face on…

David Gallant set aside his turn tables to try out Amido’s Touch DJ app for the iPhone. The app doesn’t have him ready to throw out his regular gear, but it does offer some nice features for on-the-go mixing. Check out his TMO Video Review for more. Touch DJ is a DJ music application that…

It may be an early App Store entry, but there’s no harm in revisiting a title from a major publisher. Control schemes using the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer may seem quaint now, but they were an intriguing idea during the summer of 2008, and THQ’s De Blob was one of the best in that department. The…

The state of e-mail is not good. When e-mail was the killer app in the 1990s, there were many fine e-mail apps for the Mac. They cost real money and were supported. While fairly simple and limited, they got the job done in an era of dial-up connections. Then, when Panther (Mac OS X 10.3)…

Psystar’s Web site, however, still shows its Rebel EFI product as available. Rebel EFI lets users install Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware, in effect letting the company sell Mac clones but leaving end users to install Mac OS X themselves.”Now Psystar simply sells grey boxes and offers Rebel EFI so that one can infringe…

As part of the settlement, Psystar agreed to pay Apple $1,337,550 in damages and $1,337,500 in legal fees after the appeal process has been completed. The court will also rule against Psystar for circumventing the copy protection in Mac OS X 10.5, violating Apple’s end user license agreement, and illegally copying Mac OS X. In…

Apple filed a lawsuit against Psystar in Northern California several months ago claiming the small PC maker was violating the Mac OS X end user license agreement, and that it was violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act with the steps it used to install the Mac operating system on PCs. Psystar claimed that it should…

Audio in HDTV systems can be even more tricky and confusing than video. As Mac (and PC) users, we’re fairly familiar with video, but simple stereo audio is usually relegated to a pair of analog desktop speakers or headphones. However, when you move up to an HDTV system, you’ll be faced with new terminology, perhaps…

Microsoft’s in-store loungeMicrosoft is using the annual holiday window display and lounges to help promote the recent launch of Windows 7 during the busiest shopping time of the year.While Microsoft’s team up with Saks could help foster some good will for Windows 7, the company also unintentionally created tech war thanks to the live Twitter…

One Mac owner took their MacBook to the Jordan Creek Apple Store in West Des Moines, Iowa, because his computer had been overheating. “Apple store called and informed me that due to the computer having been used in a house where there was smoking, that has voided the warranty and they refuse to work on…

The IntelliScanner Classic gives you your own private barcode reader and with it you can catalogue and organize just about anything. CDs, DVDs, books, equipment — as long as it comes with a barcode, or you can stick a barcode on it, you can use this tool to catalogue it. For testing purposes I took…

We, the viewer, see things far differently than the person who creates art. A suspicious husband viewing Mona Lisa for the first time may think Mona’s hiding something. Maybe she’s just come from a secret rendezvous where she had wild buck-nakid sex with Leo, hence the enigmatic smile. Of course, others see something different in…

Based on NPD data, hitting the 2.9 million mark would push Mac sales up 15 percent compared to the same quarter last year.Apple sold 3.05 million Macs during its September quarter, along with 7.4 million iPhones and 10.2 million iPods with US$1.67 billion in profit on $9.87 billion in revenue.Sales for Macs in the December…

Apple Web ad targets Windows 7 upgraders.Apple has targeted PC users interested in other ads, too.Google searches for Windows 7 often return ads from Apple that claim “There’s never been a better time to switch to a Mac,” and the company also released several commercials in its Get a Mac series suggesting Windows users should…

Connecting the Mini DisplayPort on a new Mac to an older DVI-based display is easy; a small adapter is all that’s needed. However, connecting an older Mac or PC’s DVI output to a modern, Apple DisplayPort monitor is harder. The Atlona DP200 interface makes the connection trivial. If you have a modern Apple MacBook/Pro, Mac…

The entire floor staff in the Microsoft Store broke into dance for over four and a half minutes while several customers watched. The routine looked to be an attempt to show customers how cool and fun Microsoft stores are, although most of the customers appeared to either ignore the employees or offer up looks of…

“The interactive media group is looking for a skilled software engineer who wants to work as part of a small highly motivated team to work on interactive multimedia experiences on the iPhone and iPod Touch,” the company said in its job posting. “The position on the team is to help design and implement interactive multimedia…

In September I reviewed the Genius EasyPen i405. Today I am looking at the Genius G-Pen M609X tablet which is a bigger, much more serious version of this genre, one that will likely be of interest to professional users. Genius G-Pen M609X The Basics System Requirements: OS X 10.4 or newer (It also runs on…

Worms Express (US$0.99) features single-player action in two environments, Hell and Hawaii, with randomly-generated battlefields, positions, and mines. A dozen challenges are included, along with three difficulty levels.Meanwhile, the forthcoming Worms 2.0 ($4.99) will offer support for multi-player gaming over Bluetooth and new visual options on the iPhone 3GS and latest iPod touch, bumping up…

For the U.S., the app shows the sources by state, their popularity, and whether it’s a police, fire or EMS channel. The app works over Wi-Fi or the AT&T data network. Default Main screen with speaker grill instead of mapTabs underneath show the list of states from which radio source can be selected, the hottest 100,…