Dongles

Mobile

Shuffle Your Files Between iOS Devices, Computer-Free

11:55AM June 16, 2011 | Davey Alba

The Photofast i-FlashDrive will transfer your music, photo and movie files between iOS devices, even without a computer. It might look like a plain, two-sided USB and 30-pin dock connector at first glance, but it’s more than that. More »


Mobile

Aldi Selling Prepaid 3G Telstra Dongles For $79

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4:45PM June 8, 2011 | Nick Broughall

If you’re looking to get on a Telstra Pre-Paid mobile broadband plan and need a dongle, you might want to check out Aldi. The discount supermarket is offering the basic NextG dongle for $79 from Thursday, which is $20 less than Telstra charges themselves. It includes 5GB of data, but it’s sure to sell out quickly, so make sure you get in early. [Aldi via OzBargain via Lifehacker]


Mobile

A Dongle That Lets You Shoot 3D On Your iPhone

2:05AM June 8, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

This Kickstarter project is actually a great idea, if you’ve been eyeing up LG and HTC’s 3D phones enviously. It works by basically adding another camera sensor to the iPhone, via the Sthreeam dongle you attach to the base. More »


Mobile

Internode Launches Huawei Mobile Hotspot For Cheaps

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11:45AM May 31, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Internode were fairly early on the whole Wi-Fi pocket modem train last year, but the MiFi device was pricey at $349 outright. They’ve just slashed the price by releasing the new Huawei version, for just $149 outright or $49 on a 24 month contract. More »


Shoot DSLRs From A Distance Over Bluetooth, Using An IOS App

5:40AM December 9, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

With the power of Bluetooth…comes BlueSLR! A magical Bluetooth dongle which hooks up to Nikon DSLRs for controlling from iOS devices up to 90 metres away. Unfortunately only Nikon cams are supported at the mo, but Canon’s aren’t far behind. More »


Gadgets

Dongle Plugs Into Cars And Sends Vital Information To Mobile Phones

2:40AM November 23, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

This little dongle plugs into any car that has an OBDII port – supposedly, most cars made after 1996 have one. Ideal for obsessive oil level-checkers and those who forget where they parked the car, it’s on sale next year. More »


Gadgets

What On Earth Is The Jawbone ‘Nerd Dongle’?

2:38AM October 16, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

What’s it take to get us interested in an FCC filing from Aliph, a company best known for its comparatively stylish but still intrinsically uninteresting Jawbone Bluetooth headsets? A name like Nerd Dongle and a bit of mystery, that’s what. More »


Why Don’t We Have A 2-in-1 iPad Camera Connection Kit Yet?

9:23PM August 9, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Remember how the iPad camera connection kit was really hard to get hold of? How they were going for close to $US200 on eBay? Chinese iPad users are using this handy $US26 2-in-1 USB/SD card dongle. Lucky guys. More »


Clearwire Adds A Dual-Mode 4G/3G Modem For Macs

1:47AM June 18, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Sticking to their word about not giving up unlimited data plans, Clearwire’s new 4G/3G dongle is compatible with Macs for the first time, and dances out alongside two more new modems offering up 4G unlimited data/Wi-Fi. More »


Cameras

PhotoTracker Plus Geotagging Dongle Pulls Ahead Of Nikon GP-1

1:00AM May 31, 2010 | Jack Loftus

From price to power consumption to available tracking channels to, well, just about everything, the PhotoTracker Plus is a step ahead of the GP-1 when it comes to geotagging your photos on a Nikon DSLR. More »