May 21, 2012

Mac Setups: Mac Music Studio & Development Workstation

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This weeks Mac setup is brimming with hardware for both work and play. Coming to us from Terkel G, this awesome workstation features a couple of decked out Macs, iOS gear, and lots of other hardware for programming and making music.

Kickstarter: Meet CordLite, The Light-Up iPhone Cable For Night Owls

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My set ritual before going to bed each night is as follows — turn out the lights, plug in my iPhone, take off my glasses and attempt vainly to nod off. Step two in that process can be a bit of a crapshoot in the dark, but the folks at Scrap Pile Labs have recently kicked off a new Kickstarter campaign for a product called the CordLite that just may come in handy.

Insert Coin: CordLite illuminated iPhone cable (video)

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In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line.

SlashGear Weekly Wrap-Up: May 19, 2012

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Happy Saturday, everyone. If you’re curious about what made news in the tech world this week, you’ve come to the right place.

An interview with Chris Brennan for MacUser magazine UK

Chris Brennan asked a few important questions regarding potential saturation of the iPhone market. Is the iPhone anywhere near saturation?

An interview with Kenney Ho of The Chosun Daily of Korea

Kenney Ho, a staff reporter from Korean newspaper The Chosunilbo (The Chosun Daily) sent me a set of delightful questions. According to Kenney, The Chosunilbo “has a history of 90 years, has been the most dominant, and influential paper of all time in Korea.

Our Favorite Apps This Week: May 14-18, 2012

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What makes a smartphone “smart”? The apps of course! Every week we will feature some of the best newest or updated apps for the three big names in the mobile industry; iPhone, Windows Phone, and Android.

GameStop Mobile launches as AT&T virtual carrier, gives us rare bring-your-own GSM in US

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Here’s an expansion of mobile competition in the US that comes out of left field, even for us: GameStop as a cellular provider. GameStop Mobile, as it’s called, is that rare bird of an AT&T-based MVNO that relies on a bring-your-own-device strategy.

How To Charge Your iPad and iPhone In One Outlet At The Same Time (AAPL)

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Sometimes space is a premium. Griffin’s PowerDock Dual is an elegant way to dock and charge your iPad and iPhone simeltaneously.

Friday Poll: All Android or Do You Mix Up Platforms?

( Feel free to click around the Lytro image if you are bored .) This morning, our boy Ron wrote up his opinion on the “fanboy” situation that plagues almost every tech community. Whether you own an iOS or Android or Blackberry device, someone is bound to call you a fanboy because you chose one over the other.