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Gear

MACWORLD ’10 – FastMac iV Plus

Calling all control freaks! You will most definitely want to check this out. FastMac is about to release the iV Plus, a new case that will turn your your iPhone into a totally customizable infrared universal remote control! It also features a secondary battery, and a camera-synced flash! Of all the gadgets and gizmos lining the isles at Macworld, the

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Gear

MACWORLD ’10 – Gorilla Mobile 3G/3Gs

Joby was showing a nifty miniature flexible tripod called the Gorilla Mobile 3G/3Gs. And like the SuctionClip I featured after CES, the Gorilla Mobile opens up some interesting shooting possibilities. I’m a fan of anything that allows me to put a video camera in new and unexpected places.  That said, it looks like the Gorilla Mobile would be just as useful

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MACWORLD ’10 – Dots Gloves

It’s often said, “Cold Hands, Warm Heart.”  However, it’s also said, “Gloved hands, iPhone no worky.”  That’s because the moment you put on your winter mittens, your iPhone’s touchscreen no-longer senses your fingertips.  So, you’ve got to pull off the gloves every time you want to tap, flick or pinch. Fortunately, Dots Gloves has found a way to keep your

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Etc 25 degree sa hpl PocketLD, turns 2.
Apps

PocketLD turns 2

Is that a lighting director in your pocket or are you just happy to key me? Thank you! Thank you! Try the veal! Tip your waitress! Goodnight! With the world’s greatest joke out of the way, I’m happy to tell you that version 2.0 of Zinman Software’s PocketLD has just hit the app store. In a nutshell, this app helps lighting

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Gear

MACWORLD ’10 – Mophie Marketplace & Juice Pack TV

Mophie has two unreleased products I was hoping to hear more about at this year’s Macworld. And lucky for us, they had working prototypes of both. Marketplace is their new case with a built-in credit card reader. As you may remember, I recently covered a similar product from MacAlly called the QuikSwipe.  Both the Marketplace and the Quikswipe seem like great

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Announcements

HHH is MacVideo’s Movie of the Week!

I just found out that that my San Francisco SuperMeet presentation was named MacVideo’s Movie of the Week! That’s freakin’ awesome! If you weren’t able to come to the show, or you tried watching the messed-up live feed, here’s the whole presentation.  Enjoy! In other news… I just got back from MacWorld. Not a particularly great show, but there were

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