Dec 15

This Unofficial 3-in-1 iPad Camera Connector Has SD Card Slots

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3-in-1 Connector for iPad

It’s not sanctioned by Apple, but over at the M.I.C (Made in China) shop, this 3-in-1 iPad Camera Connector can be yours for approximately $25 US, list price. The kit fits into the 30-pin Dock Connector on the bottom of your iPad, and has a USB port for your camera to connect, and also features two slots for an SD card and a MicroSD card if you need to plug the card from your camera or phone into your iPad to transfer photos. 
The kit comes in white and black, and is available now. Since the product isn’t official, there’s no way to tell if Apple will pull something in a future iOS update to disable the functionality, but if you find yourself with more SD cards than USB cables, this might be a quick way to get your photos off of the card and onto your iPad.
 
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Dec 14

iGrill meat thermometer for iPhone is the expensive, unholy marriage of the meat thermometer and iPhone

Posted in: app, Apple, bluetooth, household, ios, ipad, iPhone, ipod, ipod touch, IpodTouch, peripheral, Today's Chili
OK, we didn’t see this one coming: iGrill is a Bluetooth-enabled meat thermometer. That’s right, this bad boy not only displays the temp of whatever you sink the probe into, it also takes that info and transmits it to your iOS device for remote monitoring. Hell, the app itself even features a kitchen timer, alerts for whatever temp you set it to, and more. Because really, you do everything else with your smartphone, so why not use it to free yourself from the tyranny of the kitchen once and for all? Oh, that’s right — because this thing costs $100. See for yourself by hitting up the source link.

iGrill meat thermometer for iPhone is the expensive, unholy marriage of the meat thermometer and iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 14

Arc Touch Mouse now on sale for $60 at all Microsoft retail stores

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It may not be available at your favorite e-tailer quite yet, but Microsoft’s Arc Touch Mouse is indeed on sale at the company’s seven retail stores, each of which got a shipment of the flexible critters this morning. (How do we know? We just called every one.) What’s more, they’ll only cost you $60 apiece, a full portrait of Alexander Hamilton less than the original batch of preorders, so if you’re looking for a thoroughly unique rodent partner that bows to your will, now might be the best chance to nab one.

[Thanks, Elliot B.]

Arc Touch Mouse now on sale for $60 at all Microsoft retail stores originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 14

Knockoff 3-in-1 iPad camera connection kit improves Apple’s own design

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Frankly speaking, the vast majority of knockoff gear is a giant leap backwards from the real-deal. This, friends, is one of those fringe cases where the opposite is true. The 3-in-1 iPad camera connection kit (available in black or white) is a single dock connecting apparatus with a trifecta of ports: USB, SD and microSD. In order of mention, you can offload photos from your camera onto your iPad via a direct USB connection, offload photos from your SD card and offload photos from your microSD card. It’s all pretty self explanatory, and at just $29.90, there’s hardly a reason to even consider the official version. Hit the links below to get your order in, but don’t expect it to ship until early next year.

Knockoff 3-in-1 iPad camera connection kit improves Apple’s own design originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 10

Shogun Bros. Chameleon X-1 mouse flaunts its hidden gamepad (update)

Posted in: controller, mouse, peripheral, Today's Chili

No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you — not one little bit. You’re looking at a PC gamepad built into the bottom of a mouse, and not a drab one at that. It’s called the Shogun Bros. Chameleon X-1, and if you just fell in love, we’re afraid there’s no suggested price, shipping date or a way to buy it yet. What we do know are the promised specs, which include a 5-stage adjustable 1600dpi optical sensor with 125Hz polling rate — which admittedly sounds last gen — that connects to your Windows PC over a USB dongle sporting 2.4GHz wireless. There’s 14 buttons on the bottom, 7 on the top, and the company’s support page suggests the device has force feedback as well. We’re not terribly bullish on the “sophisticed Norway Nordic Chip System” the controller apparently has, but considering there are three very legitimate looking pictures of the device in our gallery below, we’re not going to write it off quite yet.

Update: Shogun Bros. tells us the Chameleon should be available in Q1 2011, for the suggested retail price of $55.

Gallery: Shogun Bros. Chameleon X-1 mouse and gamepad combo

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Dec 08

Locking iPad case makes your tablet far less portable, attractive, and enticing to thieves

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Sick and tired of hauling your iPad into a dodgy work environment, scared to even leave it in your desk drawer for half a minute while you scurry across the office for a cup of scorched coffee? Never mind finding a new career — just fill out the paperwork necessary to pack a concealed weapon and head over to Mac Locks. You see, the aforesaid site is now carrying what it calls the world’s first locking iPad case — a plastic shell that can be closed via lock and tethered to pretty much anything via a coated steel cable. Once it’s secured, the only way to remove the tablet is the right way, or the fast way, with the breaking-and-entering method rendering the device worthless. The case itself can be had for $39.95, whereas the case / cable bundle is going for $64.95. But hey, it’s hard to put a price on peace of mind, ya know?

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Locking iPad case makes your tablet far less portable, attractive, and enticing to thieves originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 07

Rugged LaCie Tank enclosure protects external HDDs, gaming handhelds, family heirlooms

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Hard to say why being “manufactured in Italy” is the reason for this thing’s “guaranteed durability,” but hey, there it is! LaCie‘s tough-as-nails Tank is little more than a robust, rugged, waterproof enclosure for anything small enough to sneak inside of it, but the internal foam cubes can be repositioned in order to house a top-secret external HDD, your cousin’s DSi or your wife’s gargantuan wedding band. Heck, you may even get two out of three in there. It’s IP-63 certified to protect against dust and “pouring rain,” and it measures 1.6- x 4.8- x 7.3-inches. Humorously, the warranty stops after 365 days, but look, it’s built “like a fortress,” okay? Now hand over your £19.99 ($31) and rest easy, bronco.

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Dec 06

The Pebble Smartskin for iPad Boosts Your iPad Battery

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Pebble SmartSkin

There are plenty of cases that protect your iPad when you travel, but not all of them keep the battery charged at the same time. The Pebble Smartskin for iPad from Veho, however, gives you a screen protector, a soft rubberized case, and a 6000mAh battery pack all in one package that attaches to your iPad when you need a little extra juice but you don’t want to risk scratching or damaging it. 
The Pebble Smartskin’s rubber backing slides on the top and the bottom and leaves all of the ports on the iPad free to use except for the Dock Connector, where the battery pack plugs in. The screen protector rests on the screen while you slide the two sides of the case onto the top and bottom, and the Smartskin even comes with a neoprene pouch to carry it all in when you have the case on. The whole package will cost you $89.95 retail price, and is available now at select retailers. 
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Dec 04

Mad Catz ships Rock Band 3 MIDI Pro adapter, gives your keyboard and drum set new life

Posted in: adapter, controller, gaming, guitar, keyboard, Microsoft, Music, nintendo, peripheral, playstation 3, Playstation3, ps3, sony, Today's Chili, wii, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox360

Talk about just in time. With merely weeks to go before Mr. Claus makes his wintry journey ’round the globe, Mad Catz has decided to finally ship a peripheral that was introduced way back in June. Without a doubt, the MIDI Pro adapter is one of the more intriguing music game accessories to hit the open market, enabling Rock Band 3 owners to use most MIDI keyboards and drum sets with the title. The box is shipping as we speak for Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii, and the Xbox 360 variant should be headed to Best Buy in the coming hours. If you’ll recall, this guy’s also designed to work with the forthcoming Rock Band 3 Squier guitar / controller, and it even features a velocity sensitive adjustment for MIDI drums designed to reduce cross-talk during play. At $39.99, it’s a no-brainer for those who already own a MIDI instrument or two, but we just might be more excited about the hacking possibilities than anything else. DIYers, get at it!

Gallery: Mad Catz Rock Band 3 MIDI Pro adapter

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Dec 03

Altec Lansing Octiv Stage (450) review

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No matter how much you love your iPad, there will always come a time when you feel the need to prop up this hefty tablet while simultaneously giving its audio and battery a little boost. Well, Altec Lansing thinks you do, anyway. Like the $99 SMK-Link PadDock 10 we reviewed not long ago, Altec’s Octiv Stage (or Octiv 450 outside the US) also provides a combo of swivel hinge and speakers for the iPad, but is this $149.95 dock worth the extra money? Read on to find out.

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Altec Lansing Octiv Stage (450) review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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