Rapoo E9070 Wireless Ultra-Slim Keyboard: Big keys, sleek design, amazing battery life
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 03:00 PM PDT
 After seeing a few accessories from Rapoo recently, I'm beginning to take more notice of the company. A few weeks ago we looked at the company's colorful T120P Wireless Touch Mouse, and this week we have a really nice-looking wireless keyboard from...
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You came to the wrong neighborhood, Windows user
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 02:30 PM PDT
 There's something a bit menacing about the ways these vintage Macs have gathered, like they're just waiting for an unsuspecting Windows XP user to walk by and get roughed up. [Photo credit: Peter Baldes]...
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NASA's stunning Visualization Explorer get updated and offers more features
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 02:00 PM PDT
 We last looked at NASA's free Visualization Explorer back in 2011, and since then it's been through several versions, culminating in this latest update that makes it native to all iOS devices. It also adds iOS 7 compatibility and a redone GUI. The...
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Christian Bale is director's top choice to play Steve Jobs in Aaron Sorkin's upcoming biopic
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 01:30 PM PDT
 The JOBS movie starring Ashton Kutcher didn't exactly garner many positive reviews, but a second effort at a Steve Jobs biopic may very well be worth paying attention to. In mid-2012, Sony Pictures announced that it hired famed screenwriter Aaron...
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FireChat is a new way to chat "off the grid" but caution is advised
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PDT
 FireChat (free) is one of the new generation of apps that lets you communicate to nearby iOS devices without Internet or mobile phone coverage. It shows you other people who are local to you, say on the same camping trip, and you can chat or share...
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Runtime makes it easy to track where you run, walk or hike
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 12:00 PM PDT
 Runtime from Conrad Stoll is a simple fitness app that does one thing and does it well -- it tracks your most important statistics while you run, walk, or hike. I'm using it to track my cross-country skiing and snowshoeing this winter and have been...
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Daily Deals for March 20, 2014, featuring the diffr3nt | sleeve
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 11:30 AM PDT
 It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring exclusive TUAW Deals, a handy list from Dealnews and our own handpicked iOS and OS X selections. TUAW's Daily Deals The diffr3nt|sleeve: A Minimalist Masterpiece for...
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Introducing the world's fattest iPhone case, designed to make you thin
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 10:30 AM PDT
 In a time where gadgets brag about how thin and light they are, you wouldn't think the title of "World's heaviest iPhone case" would be something to brag about, but you'd be wrong. The ToneFone -- a weighty combination of solid steel and rubber --...
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Oh the places you'll go with the SnowLizard SLXtreme 5 case
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PDT
 Since I work in a rather mundane office setting, I love slim, tiny iPhone cases that protect against scratches and not much else. But if I'm on a camping trip or spending the day at the beach or on a hike, a practically non-existent level of...
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New Samsung ad pokes fun at the iPad, the Microsoft Surface, and Amazon's Kindle
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 09:30 AM PDT
 Well, Samsung is up to its old tricks again, this time taking more potshots against Apple in a new ad for its Galaxy Pro series of tablets. An equal opportunity shot taker, there are also jabs made against the Microsoft Surface and Amazon's...
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World's first Apple reseller to close after 37 years, and other news for March 20, 2014
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT
 The first Apple reseller is closing its doors next week after 37 years in business. Minneapolis-based FirstTech's last day of business will be March 29th with a going-out-of-business sale beginning today. The company (originally known as Team...
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How to identify battery-draining apps in OS X
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 08:00 AM PDT
 Notice that your MacBook battery level is falling at an alarming rate? Want to find out which apps are causing the power to drain? There are two easy ways to identify apps that are consuming the battery in your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. First, you...
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Rumor Roundup: ALL CAPS EMPHASIS
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT
 MAKE YOUR HEADLINES STAND OUT with words RANDOMLY capitalized in your HEADLINES. All of the MOST SUCCESSFUL BLOGS are doing it. YOU CAN TOO. This is Healthbook, Apple's major first step into health & fitness tracking (9to5 Mac) Buried deep in the...
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Daily App: RepeaterBook is a repeater guide for amateur radio enthusiasts
Posted: 20 Mar 2014 05:00 AM PDT
 Little known fact about me -- I am a ham radio operator and have been dabbling in radio technology for about a decade now. I picked up the hobby when I lived in a rural part of Vermont with no cellular service. The only way to communicate over any...
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Does your iPhone crash less often now? This and other news from March 19, 2014
Posted: 19 Mar 2014 08:30 PM PDT
 While some users are reporting a plethora of issues with iOS 7.1, Crittercism has found that app crash rates have gone down with the update. The number of app crashes, the site states, is lower for iOS 7.1 than it is on Apple devices running iOS 6...
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So, this exists
Posted: 19 Mar 2014 06:00 PM PDT
 I can almost hear the possibilities flying through your heads when you look at the image above. What exactly are we looking at here? It seems to be some sort of metal iPad stand... but what's with the toilet paper? Is it some sort of a joke? There's...
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Flappy Bird is coming back eventually, here's what we hope they add this time
Posted: 19 Mar 2014 04:00 PM PDT
 On February 9 of this year Dong Nguyen, the creator of Flappy Bird, took his insanely addictive bird flapping game off of the iOS store citing concerns that players were too addicted to the title. A flood of imitators quickly took its place, leaving...
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Still one of the best games you can play on an iDevice
Posted: 19 Mar 2014 03:30 PM PDT
 Let us not forget the iPod games that paved the way for true apps. These gems killed many productive hours in offices around the world. [Photo credit: Huasonic]...
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