While waiting for the official Nexus 7 case to finally go on sale, I decided to buy a highly recommended case as either a substitute or a temporary replacement. The Blurex Slim Folio Tablet Case is highly regarded on forums like XDA Developers and seems to have sold boatloads of these things. I figured at $15, why not give it a shot? It certainly isn't the cheapest case around, but for $15, it isn't unreasonable either. ...
Introduced with it's own segment in Apple's keynote iPhone 5 event was the newly redesigned Apple EarPods. What are the EarPods? They are the new earphones that ship with the new iPhone and iPod family. Replacing the iconic Apple Earphones, the Earpods' design is different from the mainstream earphones. Being neither a regular earbud nor in-ears, the EarPods design brings the speaker grills closer to the inside of your ear without creating a seal like an in ear earphone. ...
With the recent announcement of the WiiU's release date and price, pre-orders have been going on strong and interest is stirring. Priced at $299 and $349 (for the regular and deluxe bundles respectively), the console's release date on November 18th puts it in a great position to eat up competition during the holidays. Nintendo has given us some glimpses of their latest console in the past year; mostly focusing on the revolutionary WiiU Gamepad that straps ...
Ever since smartphones have started encroaching on the handheld gaming industry, there have been analysts that have speculated that portable gaming may soon be obsolete; devices such as the Nintendo DS or Playstation Portable will be replaced by the likes of iPhones and Android smartphones. This discussion has been going on for some time now, but has recently garnered more attention after an interview with Nintendo's Satoru Iwata. In the interview, ...
The Amazon Kindle comes with a free for life 3G connection. Intended to be used for books to sync and for users to purchase books off Amazon, the Kindle is also bundled with an experimental webkit browser to surf the net. In my reviews of the Amazon Kindle, I described the use of this 3G as pointless. It is crippled, it is slow, and the e-ink device just isn't for browsing. Over the weekend however, during my trip to Seattle, I finally appreciated it for what it is. Sure, the browser is slow, ...