The Blumoo system consists of two components: the HomeBase with connecting cables, and the Mobile App, which is used to control your home media center.
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The Blumoo system consists of two components: the HomeBase with connecting cables, and the Mobile App, which is used to control your home media center.
Read MoreMy Panasonic digital television does not have a headphone port. Why have TV manufacturers removed headphone ports from our equipment? How are people supposed to use headphones now? Why are we suddenly not interested in using them?
Read MoreI met and interviewed the co-founder and CEO of vipOrbit, Mike Muhney, at Macworld 2014. He’s the co-inventor of ACT!, a popular customer relationship management application that was revolutionary for its time, 1987. Mike’s newest venture, vipOrbit, was developed to address the poorly designed contact apps available on the iPhone.
Read MoreThis high-performance little black cube has an AC power plug, an audio socket, and a USB charging port. Plug the Mpow into a wall outlet, connect it to any speakers audio input, then Bluetooth pair it with your audio source device, such as an iPhone or iPad. Within seconds, you are wirelessly playing anything and everything on your audio source to the connected speaker system. USB charging is possible from the included 5V/1.5A port. A small printed user’s manual is included.
Read MoreI’m hardly the kind of fellow who could be accused of being a new-age sensitive guy. I regularly scoff at anything healthy at the grocery store, looking instead for convenient and comfortable food. I even have a paperweight with an old Mark Twain quote on exercise: Whenever I get the urge, I lay down until it passes. And, Im in the first paragraph and already, Im digressing
Read MoreSeagate’s Excellent New USB3 Hard Drives Nemo Memo When considering an external hard drive to purchase for backing up and archiving, what do you
Read MoreOne of the great things about going to Macworld is discovering new apps. With some, you think, why didn’t I think of that? Noteology is one of those apps.
Read MoreRdio is the best streaming music service you’ve never heard or seen. Album selections are plentiful, sound is very good, user interface experience is pleasant, and value for money is high. A free two-week trial is available to help potential customers experience everything that is Rdio. There is a thorough Help Center.
Read MorePhotoPresenter is an app with a very specific, niche purpose. It allows you to wirelessly display the photos from your iDevice on a second screen via AirPlay. If you are a presenter or if you want to show your photos via Apple TV, this is a great solution.
Read MoreThe ZAGGkeys Folio has been updated. The new Folio keyboard is thin and is slightly more than a quarter of an inch. The Folio is approximately two-thirds of an inch thick with the iPad enclosed in the case. The Bluetooth keyboard utilizes a 510mAh rechargeable lithium polymer battery that lasts several months during normal use without charging.
Read MoreIt’s always refreshing when an audio device works as advertised right out of the box. WaveJamr v5 Bluetooth Audio Receiver enables the user to wirelessly connect any Bluetooth enabled device to almost any speaker dock, docking alarm clock, plus home or car audio system.
Read MoreFor the last few weeks, I’ve been playing with a new iOS app called Balanced – Get more out of life. Balanced is good for reminding you to perform recurring tasks, but it is not a traditional “todo” list. You would not, for instance, put a reminder to “buy milk,” or do something that is time-sensitive into Balanced – it’s for recurring tasks that you want to accomplish. Balanced seeks to help you keep your life in balance, and rewards you for doing so with some motivational feedback.
Read MoreYou can take this headline one of two ways. Either Apple stock is going to nose dive again, or Apple is going to announce some great products this Fall. Unfortunately, the way Wall Street works, both are probably true.
Read MoreHow low can you go? Does it make sense to save money and purchase a low-capacity iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, then extend its capacity using a wireless remote storage solution? With fast and cheap flash drives and USB external drives available, is it preferable to be thrifty when buying iOS hardware, and extravagant when considering the new types of remote and wireless personal file servers that are being released monthly?
Read MoreAperion Audio hits another home run with its innovative Allaire ARIS powerful one-piece speaker. The well-designed physical unit is heavy and loud, and the sound quality is impressive. If you have been shopping for a premium plug-in speaker that works either with an audio cable or Bluetooth wireless connection, stop looking and start listening to ARIS.
Read More“Big sound from a small Bluetooth speaker!” It’s a claim made by countless manufacturers. Most of their products fail to live up to their claim while others try hard, but the results are usually disappointing. Soundmatters has beat them all with the foxLv2 Platinum Bluetooth Speaker.
Read MoreAs an amateur astronomer and a volunteer telescope operator at the Flandrau Science Center observatory, I enjoy sharing the night sky with the public. My primary objective, when inviting the public to look through the telescope, is to encourage them to enjoy viewing the heavens and to ask questions. I recognize that not everyone wants to be an astronomer and I certainly understand the magnitude of what is required to pursue a career in this profession.
Read MoreA Musician Reviews Two Gaming Headphones from SteelSeries
Read MoreAs an iPhone user I long ago got used to not having a manual with the iPhone. But I’m not your average user, and have had iPhones since the 3GS. But some people really need help with learning about their iPhones, and how to use them. So I was interested to see how the iPhone: The Missing Manual, 6th edition would succeed.
Read MoreIK Multimedia is releasing a new line of 6 high-quality cables today. Aptly named the iLine Mobile Music Cable Kit, the cables provide musicians and audiophiles with nearly every possible cable to connect your iOS devices to speakers, headphones, stereos, amplifiers, or your vehicle. The Italian-made cables feature a level of craftsmanship seldom met by other manufacturers. IK Multimedia coins the kit as the “Swiss Army Knife” of the cable world.
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