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The Ion iCade, our favorite April Fools’ joke turned actual product, has just passed through the FCC and moved one step closer to retail reality. The arcade cabinet for your iPad had all its Bluetoothy bits laid bare and even brought along its user manual, in case you’re the type who bothers to read those sordid things. There aren’t too many surprises here except, perhaps, the inclusion of an Ikea-esque hex key — some assembly required. With the green light from the feds, though, that means the iCade is right on schedule for its May 31st release. If you want to ensure you nab one of the first batch, you can pre-order it now for $99 from either GameStop or ThinkGeek. And, while you wait for the blissful marriage of Atari’s Greatest Hits and Bluetooth joystick, you can peep the pics in the gallery after the break.

Continue reading iCade hits FCC, gets torn asunder

iCade hits FCC, gets torn asunder originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chubby DIY iPad cases aside, there aren’t too many options if you want to bring video wirelessly from a mobile device to a wall-mountable TV. The Moov from Olion is one of the few, but sadly it doesn’t really exist just yet. Don’t be thrown off by a name shared with a windshield-mounted GPS, this is a battery-packing case for iPhones. Slot one in and you get instant, wireless streaming of data to a WHDI-compatible receiver. Video resolution is fair at 1,024 x 768 while latency is said to be less than 1ms at up to 30-feet in range. That’s quick enough to get your Need for Speed on, as shown after the break, while the internal battery is said to provide enough juice for three hours of video streaming. Olion doesn’t have a shipment date or price in mind right now, still searching for partners of the manufacturing kind. If you have the requisite means of production maybe this could be a match made in silicon — and in love.

[Thanks, Aviram]

Continue reading Olion’s Moov caught on video beaming an iPhone to a TV using a little WHDI and a lot of magic

Olion’s Moov caught on video beaming an iPhone to a TV using a little WHDI and a lot of magic originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Killing time until the iPad 2 finally becomes available across Europe later today? Well, now you can stoke the flames of anticipation by taking a gander at this here wood cover made specifically for the magnet-infused new Appletablet. It comes from a single piece of cherry wood and rolls up into a stand, providing a pair of landscape positions and a sturdy base for keeping the slate vertical should you wish to gaze upon it in portrait mode. Frankly, Apple should’ve been the one to come up with this refinement on its Smart Covers, though at least a small company like Miniot spares us the overblown rhetoric about life-changing gear purchases. Price isn’t too bad, either, with orders starting at €50 later on today.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Continue reading iPad 2 gets a magnetic cherry cover to top off its delicious hardware cake (video)

iPad 2 gets a magnetic cherry cover to top off its delicious hardware cake (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Tarsier case magnifies the iPhone’s high-res screen up to almost six-inches

Nulogia’s Tarsier 2.0 screen is — at first glance — a rather inelegant hack for the iPhone. But on closer inspection (pun intended) it could be a very useful accessory, especially for those with poor eyesight.

The Tarsier is descibed by its maker, Stergios Stergiou, as “yet another bumper for the iPhone 4 but with an interesting twist.” That twist is a flat lens which is held above the iPhone’s screen by four 3-D printed legs. Thus suspended, the screen is magnified to appear almost six inches on the diagonal, making it almost as large as the screen of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab. Stergios calls it a “a pocketable Kindle but with a higher resolution and in color,” which strikes me as a great description.

You’re not going to want to keep this attached all the time, of course, but for extended reading it would be ideal. But keep the iPhone in the supplied bumper case and toss the lens and stand into a bag and you have a very portable — and readable — ebook setup.

The Tarsier 2.0 is available now from the Shapeways store, and will cost you a reasonable $25, or $4 less than Apple’s non-lens bumper case.

Tarsier 2.0 for iPhone 4 [Shapeways. Thanks, Stergios!]

See Also:

• Large-Screen Kindle Won't Mean Squat if Apple Tablet Arrives …
• IPad
• Magnetic Lenses Snap-on to Your Cellphone
• 3D Lenticular Greetings Cards: Great Idea, Terrible Taste

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Courtney, who obviously thinks the virtual iOS keyboard isn’t svelte enough for her needs. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“I’m sort of overwhelmed by the amount of iPad keyboard cases on the market, and would love to hear opinions from owners. Which one feels most sturdy, and which has the nicest key travel? They’re all priced nearly the same, so it really comes down to quality, fit and finish. Thanks for any guidance!”

Ignore the fact that the iPad 2 is likely just a few weeks away — we’re talking about the here and now. You’ve read our $0.02 on a few of these, but why not throw a few opinions of your own in comments below?

Ask Engadget: what’s the best iPad keyboard case? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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