What do you do when a box shows up at your door one day and you haven’t been expecting it? Well, you do what I do when stuff from JAVOedge shows up - you rip it open like its Christmas morning. This time though I was in for a HUGE shock - this particular box (which again I wasn’t expecting) had not one, not two but over twenty cases in it! Naturally, I sent an email to my friends at JAVOedge and made sure they really meant to send this to me - because frankly I thought maybe they made a mistake. Turns out I was wrong, they really did mean to send all these cases to me, and they really did want me to review them and better yet they want me to give them away! So, I will be doing that soon - I’m just not quite sure yet how to do that, so make sure you keep an eye on the site because I’ll figure out how to do it soon.
Well, enough talking! Let’s get started!!
(All images open up to a larger image) Click on through for a look at each set of cases!
There’s a lot of things in this world that I don’t fully understand, and one of them is the Pogo Stylus. Don’t get me wrong, I understand the concept of a stylus and the use of a stylus (I was a WinMo user for a long time after all) however with the Pogo Stylus I just don’t fully understand HOW it works. I can tell you this though - it works and works pretty darned well - with a couple caveats.
Before we get to the caveats, lets take a look at the Pogo Stylus in design. First the Pogo Stylus is defined on the Pogo Website as having an ultra-light aluminum body with an anodized finish and laser graphics. Fancy! Real world explanation is the stylus is super light (makes a pencil feel ridiculously heavy), doesn’t scratch easy and has a nice graphic on it to let you know its the real deal.
First generation iPhone users like myself are used to the idea of adapters for use with the iPhone. After all, Apple, in all of their infinite genius, decided to make the 3.5mm port for earphones too bloody small for a large number of earphones on the market. Their solution? Hey, use an adapter (or buy an iPhone 3G)!
Another thing Apple kinda skipped out on with the iPhone (3G version included) is Bluetooth a2dp, which allows for wireless stereo sound on your compatible stereo Bluetooth headphones. You can pair headsets with the iPhone natively, but only for the making of the phone callings. Forget music – unless you count your ringtone.
But there’s got to be a way around, right? Like maybe Brando’s INFINXX Bluetooth Adapter that snaps onto the bottom of your iPhone? Something like that?
Alright, so I’ve got me a set of iPhone back covers from JAVOedge and I’m saying to myself … self, how can I best give a review of these things? I mean lets be honest (with myself) there’s not a whole lot you can say to make something like a case (or half of one) into a multipage, super long review like you can with say something like the iPhone itself. So, I say to myself … why not just do a quick look at the back covers and then plaster a ton of images up so the people can look and talk to themselves about it?
So that’s what I’m going to do. I’ve got a bunch of pictures taken with the various back covers (I’ve got 7 of em) and I’m just going to lay them out there for you see. First though I’m going to subject you to my thoughts about the covers…
iPhone and iPod earphones have always been a mystery to me. Actually, I’ll go even further than that. I really don’t understand why so many "high-end" devices out there come with such absolutely craptacular earbuds. When you spend over $400 for a device to play music shouldn’t you be given reasonable equipment with which to hear your tunes?
Anyway, while I wait for the Powers That Be to finally hear my consumer cries, let’s take a look at these iMetal stereo headsets from Maximo! The iP-HS1 (earbud style) and the iP-HS2 (isolation style) posing beside Monty the pirate hat dog. Metal earphones? I hear you ask. Sounds cool, right? But do they?
Hit the jump for the full down-low on both these stereo headsets!
Since I first got my iPhone in August I have been looking for a good portable speaker system to use with it.
It still boggle’s my mind that almost a year after it was first released the number of speaker systems that can be used with the iPhone without first having to put it into Flight Mode can be counted on one hand.
Is it THAT difficult to add enough shielding to prevent the horrid “GSM BUZZZZZZZZ” from destroying your music and your ears?
Thankfully a few shielded systems are finally emerging and while the choices remain limited, the items within that limited choice are pretty impressive. A quick look at the Apple Store reveals
Having reviewed two of other Etymotic headsets, the E6i and the hf2, I came into this review already a fan of Etymotic Research’s products. The E6i and the hf2 are, by far, the best headsets I have ever used. I was, therefore, thrilled to have the opportunity to use and review the new etyBLU Dual Mode Noise-Isolating Headset.
The company describes the etyBLU headset as providing
“…exceptional sound quality and clear communication at both ends of the conversation.”
Is there truth in advertising? Read on to find out.
Back in December I purchased and reviewed the 6isolator earphones from Eymotic. The were the first high-end earphone’s I had ever bought and over-all I was “wowed” by them. I did have a few reservations, however. I found/find that the exceptionally long (5’) cord is easily tangled and I was disappointed by the lack of an in-line mike. Over-all, though, I liked the 6isolators a lot and described them as “…HD for your ears!”
They quickly became, and have remained, my earphones of choice.
The kind folks at Etymotic have given me a chance to use their new hf2 headset and boy am I impressed. The sound quality is down right amazing. According to Etymotic the hf2 headset offers the same level of accurate sound quality as their premium ER-4P earphones.
If my 6isolators sound “great”, the hf2s sound… well… “greater”.
The folks at JAiB saw all three and thought, “Maybe one of these is the right headset for us? After all, the cops are really cracking down on the need for using a headset while driving.”
So - Anyone else tired of the post-SDK launch hype? Personally, I’m really excited but waiting until June is going to be like waiting for paint to dry. And 20 posts per site on each little thing in the SDK event is driving me crazy. So, lets break up the “news” for a little while and give you a look at the Zagg invisibleSHIELD for the Apple iPhone. Note: I bought this myself. This is not a review unit supplied by Zagg … so any glowing (or not so) praise is all me.
Alright - not too exciting, but hey, you gotta start somewhere. Of course boxes are never too exciting but the packaging for the invisibleSHIELD is pretty nice compared to some of them that I receive. More on that in another review coming soon.
Here’s what you get. In the first picture is the “solution” and the squeegee. In picture 2 is the invisibleSHIELD itself, a product registration card (not needed if you buy from their site) and some instructions/tips. Now frankly the boxed instructions could have been a bit more helpful, but there’s videos on the Zagg website to help you out if you need it. I decided not to use the videos - one because I’m a guy and we don’t stop to ask for directions and two because chances are good none of you folks are going to either. So - I’d rather get the same experience you folks will. Note: Use the videos and follow the tips on the installation page. You’ll be glad you did.
After working with hundreds of other mobile devices, developing for the iPhone is a breath of fresh air. The hardware is stable and full-featured, while the software development tools are intuitive and represent a level of polish rarely seen in the mobile arena. — Jonathan Backer, The Walt Disney Company
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