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Google Now For IPhone And IPad: It’s Here, And It’s Great
Rumours have been swirling that Google Now (the Big G’s super-useful personal assistant application) would be coming to the search page on Google.com, but surprise! Our friends on iOS are getting the love first. Starting today, Google Now will be rolled into the Google Search app for iPhone and iPad.
Seagate Wireless Plus Portable Drive Review: No Wi-Fi, No Problem
Seagate’s new Wireless Plus portable harddrive has 1TB of storage — double that of its predecessor — for the same price. It lets you stream to your iPad by creating its own Wi-Fi network. It’s very useful — that is, if you have very specific needs.
The Nexus 4′s Charging Orb Is Now On Sale In Google Play, But Only In The US
The Nexus 4 has been around for a few months now, but the Android phone’s pretty wireless orb charger is just now available in the Google Play store. The only catch is that you have to be in the US to get it. Don’t worry, there are ways around it.
Soak Up The Sun And Songs With Etón’s Solar Rugged Rukus
Etón’s upgraded its Rukus solar-powered portable Bluetooth speaker with a fancy new Tonka-tough, splash-proof outer housing letting you take it camping — or anywhere outside the safety of your home — without having to baby it. And as long as the sun’s shining, the Rugged Rukus may never run out of power.
Charge All Your iOS Gear From A Single Outlet With Griffin’s PowerDock 5
If your bedside table has become an unmanageable menagerie of phones, tablets, and other devices charging overnight, Griffin wants to bring order to your chaos of cables. The company’s new PowerDock 5 charging station has a footprint no larger than an iPad, but can accomodate up to five tablets, or a mix of devices, and charge them all from a single power outlet.
Belkin’s Thunderstorm Turns Your iPad Into A Handheld Home Theater
iPad users no longer have to lament the crappy speakers, and lightweight form factor, of their tablet when enjoying videos or music sans headphones. Belkin is promising to turn the iPad into a portable home theatre with an add-on set of boosted speakers, or at least that’s what one assumes from a product called the Thunderstorm Handheld Home theatre.
Griffin’s Glowing iPad Stylus Lets Kids Draw Without Banging Up The Screen
Children are drawn to the iPad like flies to honey, but children are also notoriously bad at taking care of their toys. And if the thought of a young’n bashing away at your tablet’s display with a pen leaves you anxious, Griffin’s got you covered with a glowing stylus that lets them draw in mid-air.
Report: Intel’s TV Service Won’t Be Announced At CES, But More Details Emerge
Bad news for anyone who was excited for Intel to finally reveal its long-rumored set top box and TV service plans at CES next week. According to Janko Roettgers over at Gigaom, knowledgeable sources claim that Intel won’t be officially announcing its challenger to the Apple and Google TV at the show, but more tantalising details have emerged.
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