Amazon Cloud Player App Finally Available for iOS - Geek News Central
Amazon Cloud Player has been available for Android devices since it launched, but today Amazon announced that the music app is now available for iPad and iPhone. That’s great news for iOS owners,...
View ArticleRSS Talk IOS App - Geek News Central
I was talking to a friend early this morning about what I’d like to see in an RSS reader app. As a truck driver, I’ve got endless listening hours. I want an RSS reader app that can use text-to-speech...
View ArticleFiiO E6 Headphone Amplifier Review - Geek News Central
The FiiO E6 is small headphone amplifier designed to improve the listening experience from personal music players and smartphones. With a couple of equalisation settings, the E6 can enhance the bass...
View ArticleActivision Pitfall Updated and Released for iOS - Geek News Central
Some of you may know the game Pitfall thanks to it being kept alive through computer emulators, and a few of you may even remember playing it on your Atari game console. Now Activision has revived the...
View ArticleApple, Samsung and a Third Way for Patents - Geek News Central
When I heard the verdict on the Apple v. Samsung case, I was angry. Angry with Samsung for copying, angry with Apple for suing, angry with jurors for naivety, angry with the legal system for letting...
View ArticleReview of Spider + App by Brainium Studios - Geek News Central
Lately, I’ve become a bit nostalgic for some aspects of what computers were like in the early days of the internet. Remember when PCs used to come with one, simple, solitaire game installed? I spent...
View ArticleAndroid Apps Accelerate - Geek News Central
When I got my first Android phone a bit over two and a half years ago, an HTC Evo from Sprint, the Android Marketplace was a confused and confusing place. The Apple App Store had the clear advantage....
View ArticleUpdate On Belkin “YourType” Folio + Keyboard For iPad 2 & iPad 3 - Geek News...
Recently I purchased a Belkin “YourType” Folio + Keyboard for my iPad 2. The unit operates via Bluetooth. When I initially began using it I noticed there was a rather prominent problem with rather...
View ArticleAn Airbus A380 Flew Over My House - Geek News Central
My husband has been using a really fun app called Plane Finder. Today, he discovered that an Airbus A380 flew over the house. He heard a loud plane outside, and wondered what kind it was. Plane Finder...
View ArticleYou can turn your Android into an iPod, but why? - Geek News Central
Not long ago an app called Idrod surfaced in the Google Play store. What is this you say? What if I told you it was an app designed to make your Android look exactly like an iPod? You may say “cool!”,...
View ArticleKid Friendly Accessories for iPhone, Android, and iPod Touch at CES 2013 -...
Griffin Technology has partnered with Nickelodeon to create fun accessories for children’s mobile devices. The inspiration came from several of the popular characters that your child watches in...
View ArticleGriffin Expands Kid Friendly KaZoo Line at CES 2013 - Geek News Central
Griffin Technology has expanded their line of animal inspired headphones, cases and accessories for kids. The line is called KaZoo, and it is easy to see how the “Zoo” part got into the name. It...
View Article4iiii Innovations Announces Viiiiva at CES 2013 - Geek News Central
4iiii Innovations has created the first heart rate monitor to enable an athlete’s ANT+ devices to “talk” to their iOS devices without the need for awkward adapters. This incredibly handy device is...
View ArticleAmazon Introduces AutoRip - Geek News Central
Amazon has introduced a brand new service called AutoRip. This is a very different way of looking at music storage. In short, it takes the CD that you purchased from Amazon and puts it into your...
View ArticleGriffin MicConnect for iOS at CES 2013 - Geek News Central
Jeffrey Powers goes all Pop Idol when he chats to Jackie from Griffin Technology about the newly announced MicConnect, which connects iOS devices to XLR mics with phantom power. The Griffin MicConnect...
View ArticleHeartMath Inner Balance for iOS - Geek News Central
It’s a brave man who attempts to find inner balance at CES, but Jamie gives it a go with HeartMath‘s forthcoming Inner Balance. HeartMath’s Inner Balance combines an iPhone app with a heart rate...
View ArticleSennheiser Momentum Headphones - Geek News Central
Sennheiser has been producing headphones for over 50 years and has created some classics along the way (HD414s anyone?). Each year, Sennheiser brings something new to the table and this year was no...
View ArticleLifeProof Cases and Accessories - Geek News Central
LifeProof showed off its cases at CES 2013. Life Proof makes cases for iOs devices including iPhone 4, 4s and iPhone 5, the iPod Touch (4th generation) and the iPad (2nd, 3rd and 4th generation). What...
View ArticleFinally Mobile Streaming Becomes Truly Practical - Geek News Central
I remember driving around back in the early 1980’s dreaming of what it might be like if I could listen to what I wanted when I wanted to. Back in those days, in many areas of the country, there was...
View ArticlePodcast From an iPad - Geek News Central
Podcasting has long been a multistep process for the majority of podcasters. There have been a few pieces of software written over the years that attempt to bring all of the podcasting tasks into...
View ArticleMinimalist Momentum Headphones from Sennheiser at CES - Geek News Central
Sennheiser are usually my headphone manufacturer of choice when it comes to music, so I’m always interested in the latest news from the German team. To be honest, it’s not massive news but when the...
View ArticleKorus Portable Wireless Speakers - Geek News Central
Todd and Don interview Nortek‘s Rob Halligan about the new wireless speaker system called Korus, which instead of using wifi or Bluetooth, uses SKAA, a wireless hi-fi audio standard that won CES...
View ArticleBeeWi Combat Toys - Geek News Central
Todd and Don have some fun with Tobias Schoeler from French wireless specialists, BeeWi, and on show at CES are Bluetooth battle robots. Controlled from a smartphone app, the robots can fight against...
View ArticleTablo Takes TPN Award at CES - Geek News Central
Digital video recorders (DVRs) are commonplace but usually they’re integrated with a cable decoder. Tablo’s offering records OTA (over the air) HD broadcasts that are transmitted from local TV...
View ArticleKingston MobileLite Wireless Review - Geek News Central
Last week I reviewed Kingston’s microDuo which is a great solution if your smartphone or tablet supports OTG. Unfortunately, many devices don’t and if yours falls into this category, Kingston can still...
View ArticleLibratone Speakers at The Gadget Show - Geek News Central
Danish audio specialists Libratone are relative new kids on the block, being established in 2009/10, but they’re making a strong impression with their colour co-ordinated hi-fi wireless speakers. I...
View ArticleSennheiser Momentum On-Ear Headphones Review - Geek News Central
I was watching an ABBA retrospective on BBC4 last night and to my surprise, there was Benny and Bjorn wearing Sennheiser HD414s in the recording studio. Lest anyone think that I’m a complete Sennheiser...
View ArticlePeri Duo Speaker Case for iPhone - Geek News Central
When it comes to smartphones and tablets, there are few mobile devices that produce anything like a decent volume and as for stereo separation, forget it. Fortunately Peri can come to the aid of...
View ArticleApple Watch Edition is a Mistake - Geek News Central
The Apple Watch Edition is a mistake. There, I’ve said it. Apple fans can leave vitriolic comments below without reading any further. The Apple Watch Edition is too expensive. Way too expensive. Apple...
View ArticleCook Reluctant To Fundamentally Alter iOS? - ipod – Geek News Central
Could Apple be faced with the classic innovator’s dilemma? About 10 years ago I got bit by the Apple bug. A friend sold me his original Mac Mini running a G4 processor, and I was immediately hooked. At...
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