Gaming

Add A Removable Joystick To Your IPad For $25

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December 26, 2010
Gadgets

Everything Your New IPad Needs Right Now

Well, weren’t you a good boy and/or girl this year! That iPad’s going to be your favourite new toy no matter what, but here’s how to squeeze the most out of it from day one.


July 31, 2010

iPad Mount Makes Apple’s Tablet The Priciest Fridge Magnet You’ll Have

Sure, you could try affixing some magnets to the back of your iPad and get the same iPad-as-fridge-magnet effect for far less, but then what would happen if the iPad dropped and shattered? You wouldn’t have anyone to sue but yourself.


July 14, 2010

$US20,000 Hollandia iCon Bed Is Really Just A Gigantic SNES

Oh, Hollandia. You can say your $US20,000 bed is iPad-friendly because of the docking station and speaker system in the headboard, but when you combine purple and grey like that all I see is a gigantic Super NES. [BornRich]


June 29, 2010

Wooden iPad Stand Amplifies Audio, Mocks Your DIY Skills

As this thing costs 25 notes, I’m going to suggest you pick up some wood and a drill and make it yourself. If you really don’t have the inclination for doing so, then head over to Etsy and cough up.


June 18, 2010

An iPad Case For Germaphobes

The iSkin Duo is a simple-yet-clever silicone iPad case. It comes in several colours, doesn’t prevent your devices from being docked and has an embedded antimicrobial protection. Oh, and you can sanitise it by sticking it into boiling water.


June 17, 2010

Keep Your iPad (Almost) As Cool As Your Beer

OK, so it may come with a stylus, but Ten One Design’s Particle Case manages to keep the iPad from overheating – something that may be plaguing your experience.


June 14, 2010

The USB Typewriter Makes Typing On iPad Even Slower

Forget the plethora of keyboard peripherals for the iPad – this is the only one you need. If you don’t mind typing at a speed of three words a minute, that is.


June 12, 2010

The Best iPad Kickstand Is A Robotic iPad Kickstand

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Without a doubt, my favourite feature the iPad doesn’t have is a kickstand. Some kickstand solutions have been proposed, but none of them will stand your iPad up autonomously like this bizarro robotic one. Bonus: robotic iPhone sidekick kickstand!


June 9, 2010

Microscope Connects To iPads Wirelessly For Extreme Close-Up Views

Designed for the beauty and education industries, this microscope peripheral can connect to iPads wirelessly, displaying video and images of skin (or whatever else you shove under the microscope) zoomed up by 50 times.