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Game time: How the iPhone 5 sent one case maker scrambling

SAN FRANCISCO--As Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage for his company's iPhone 5 media event yesterday, a group of hard-core Apple users a block away settled in to find out exactly what the new device had to offer.

With no less than nine Macs and eight iPhones in evidence, these ten people could easily be mistaken for a standard bunch of fanboys (and girls) eager to get their first official information about the iPhone 5. But they were hardly a normal group. This was much of the brain trust at Incase, one of the world's largest makers … Read more

Europe is easier with Apple's MacBook Air, iPhone 4

ZURICH, Switzerland--There's nothing quite like the confidence that you've got the tools to help you keep from getting lost in a strange city.

This summer, I spend two months in Europe as part of Road Trip 2011, and just about every day of the project, I found myself in some sort of situation where I had to figure out how to get from point A to point B.

For many people who travel abroad, tackling such situations is tricky because they don't have access to a mobile device that can help them with directions--or, say, information about … Read more

Incase Audio to launch new headphones in fall

Following the success of its broad line of smartphone cases, Incase has decided to move into the digital audio space with a line of headphones developed with an approach the company calls Incase Soundesign.

Incase leaps out of the gate with four headphone models that cover a range of fit designs: the Sonic Over Ear, the Reflex On Ear, the Pivot On Ear, and the Capsule In Ear. The press release promises that each model is aurally engineered to produce a "natural, balanced response," although it makes no mention of impedance, isolation, or driver specifications.

What we do … Read more

Scosche Kickback is firm, yet yielding to the touch

A couple of weeks back, I wrote a blog on Scosche's Kickback clear case for the iPhone 3G. In that post, I said I'm not into fragile-looking cases, which is how the Kickback looked to me in pics.

Since then, I've been able to try the Kickback firsthand, and while I still maintain that it looks fragile, it doesn't feel as brittle as I originally thought it would, and in some areas actually feels bendy.

Now, I haven't conducted any hardcore drop tests, but I did do a wimpy 2-feet-high drop-on-carpet test (twice!) and so … Read more

Crave: Welcome to the mile high...bed?

Polaroid is making a comeback with a digital camera that has a built-in printer; the Creative Mozaic has a lot of style; and you get to decide whose Spore-created creature is better: Brian Tong's or Bonnie Cha's. Plus, a bed that comes with frequent-flyer miles!