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T-Mobile: We Didn’t Get The iPhone Because Of Our Unique 3G Band
Photo by Scoobyfoo - http://flic.kr/p/36jTkj Apple’s iPhone is now available on AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon in the U.S., but T-Mobile customers are still waiting for the popular smartphone to come to...
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New Outback-Worthy Bruiser Battery From Mophie Will Charge Your iPad [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — Those studly hex bolts, that rubberized exterior, the thick mass of battery — Mophie’s new Power Station Pro was obviously designed with one idea in mind: keeping your...
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TomTom’s New iOS App Uses Facebook And Twitter As Sources For Turn-By-Turn...
TomTom’s navigation apps for the iPhone and iPad are going social with Facebook and Twitter integration that will allow you to navigate to your friends, places, and events more easily. Version 1.10 of...
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CES 2012 Proves That Verizon Is The Nation’s Best iPhone Carrier [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – In the aftermath of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, there are going to be hundreds of awards — some official, some decidedly not-so — declaring the best product of CES....
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Is This What Future TouchScreen iMacs Will Look Like? [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Ever since Apple’s patent for a fold-down touch screen desktop computer, the internet has been wondering how the device would look and when Apple would come out with it (if...
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8MM Movies And Private Audiences With Steve Jobs Inspire Ex-NeXT Programmer...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – For Greg Kostello, an amiable ex-Apple and NeXT software developer with a goofily winning smile, there’s an intimacy and immediacy in a smaller audience. It’s something Greg...
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Follow Cult Of Mac On Instagram For A Behind The Scenes Look At CES [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Yes, it’s true, we’ve joined the masses on Instagram in order to give you more behind the scenes photos of what life is like for the Cult of Mac staff as they pound the streets...
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AppGear’s Elite Command AR Fills Your Home With Invading Alien Hordes! [CES...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Remember the days before you had an iPhone and played games outside? Using sticks for swords and your hand as a gun? I bet you spent hours outdoors pretending you were some movie...
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Ok, Now We’re Talking: Gorgeous New Wireless Dock From Altec Lansing [CES 2012]
ddd LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — The last Altec Lansing dock we reviewed, the Bluetooth-equipped InMotion Air, left us with a weird taste — it was just too funky. AL’s new LIVE 5000 more than makes up for...
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Timbuk2 Overhauls Their Venerable Commute Messenger With TSA Compliance,...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Taking a cue from their cutting-edge Command Messenger laptop bag, Timbuk2 have taken their popular, almost decade-old Commute Messenger and finally given it a major overhaul....
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Sennheiser Announces Two New Headphone Models, Audiophiles Respond With...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — Sennheiser is attacking the audio market with two exciting new headphones: the high-end HD 700s, and the mid-tier anodized-aluminum-crafted Amperior. Both have taken me to my...
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Battle of The Armatures: Upstart Audiofly, Sony Introduce Their First-Ever...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Amazing to think Sony has never offered an armature-driven earphone before; now that they are, they’re diving in huge time with eleven models. Aussie new kid on the block...
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Case-Mate Shows Off Silly Looking ‘Build-It-Yourself’ iPhone Cases [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Odds are that giving away free stuff will attract people to your CES booth no matter how high the level of suckiness of said free product. Earlier this morning Case-Mate wasn’t...
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iLuv’s DreamTraveler Could Charge A Whole Apple Keynote By Its Lonesome [CES...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Wandering the showfloor of CES as a juiced-out gadget writer, charging solutions can take on a bizarrely exotic appeal. That external battery pack you passed over the press...
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iLuv’s CES Secret: They’re Selling A $129.99 USB Wall Charger. Say What?...
UPDATE: iLuv has since clarified the price of the RockWall to be $29.99, not $129.99. iLuv’s rep misspoke during our interview. For $29.99, including Apple charger compatible international plug...
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“Hands On” With An iPad-Controlled Sex Toy [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — There are a lot of iPad- and iPhone-connected devices at CES, but OhMiBod’s line of iPad-powered personal massagers are some of the most unusual. No one was actually trying these...
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Say iDo With An iPad At This Las Vegas Wedding Chapel [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Not only does Sin City’s newest quickie-wedding chapel look like an Apple store, but the vows are read off an iPad. For the moment, the chapel is offering only pretend weddings....
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Apple’s Planned TV Is ‘Elephant in the Room’ At CES [CES 2012]
For a company not officially at the Las Vegas-based CES, Apple sure does have a huge presence. Not only is the tech giant molding the smartphone and gadget exhibits, but the Cupertino, Calif. firm...
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MiVue’s iPhone POV Mounting System Attempts To Replace The Need For a GoPro...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — I hate having three different cameras to address various situations in life – iPhone for when I’m lazy, DSLR when I want to pretend I know how to take pretty pictures, and a...
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Monster’s Not Even Pretending Anymore: It Finally Becomes a Fashion Company...
The Diamond Tears in black (they'll also be available in white) LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Or maybe it’s that they’re pretending even less. The amount of bling at the Monster “booth” — it was actually more...
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The Top 7 iPhone and iPad Accessory Trends In The CES iLounge [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — Four times bigger than last year, and now filling about half the massive north hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, the iLounge is home to an enormous plethora of iDevice...
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Sony’s SmartWatch Is The Closest Thing To Apple’s iWatch CES Has To Offer...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – When Steve Jobs unveiled the sixth generation iPod nano in September of 2010, he coyly said, “You can even wear it as a watch!” Overnight, the “iWatch” was coined and a whole new...
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Cult Of Mac Says Why Microsoft Might Be The Next Apple On Macbreak [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — Our very British Editor Leander and I were invited to sit in with Leo Laporte, Sarah Lane, and Alex Lindsay for Tuesday’s live episode of Macbreak Weekly. We had a hoot ‘n...
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Exclusive: Retina Display iPad 3 To Be Even Thinner Than iPad 2 [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – The forthcoming iPad 3 will be thinner than the iPad 2, Cult of Mac has exclusively learned at the Consumer Electronics Show from a well-placed source. A major accessory...
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OnLive Desktop Is Now Available For Your iPad
OnLive made headlines earlier this week when the company announced a new iPad app at CES which brings Windows 7 to the iPad, allowing you to run Microsoft Office applications like Word, Excel, and...
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Marvel At The Shamelessness Of These MacBook Air Knockoffs At CES [Gallery]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Apple must be feeling very flattered. Also ripped off. Many of the new Ultrabooks here on display at the Consumer Electronics Show...
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I Want This Holographic iPad To Be Real [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – As a kid who grew up in the ’80s, I feel robbed by the tech industry. Robbed, spit upon, and laughed at by a bunch of bald guys in suits who have deprived the ghost of my youth...
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The Dark Knight Would Love To Dock His iPad In This Amazing Bat-Cycle...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — How did professional auto-modder Mark Abate build this custom iPad-integrated Bat-trike? He started with a stock 2010 Can-Am Spyder trike, then worked a whole lot of...
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The Most Talked-About Gadget at CES Was Probably This Ultra-Cool Fuji Camera...
My colleagues here at Cult of Mac, PR reps completely unrelated to Fuji or anything photographic, random showgoers whose snippets of conversation I intercepted — everyone seemed to be talking about...
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This Is Microsoft’s Best Product Of CES, Hands Down! [Caption Contest]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – There are some really awesome products on the showroom floor of CES this year, but we think we’ve found the greatest Microsoft product of all time. OF ALL TIME! Microsoft...
View ArticleSteve Ballmer’s Final CES Keynote A Letdown, Despite Good Software [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Oh the irony! Microsoft showed off some of its best software in years at its final keynote at CES. But just as Microsoft seems to be getting its act together, it is pulling out of...
View ArticleApple Could Allow Users To Upgrade The Rumored iTV Every Year Using A-Series...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Like many TV makers at CES, Apple’s rumored entry into the HDTV market was the specter in the room at Samsung’s Monday afternoon press conference. However, unlike other makers who...
View ArticleFuture iOS Devices Could Be Slimmer But Stronger Thanks To Gorilla Glass 2...
Corning is at CES in Las Vegas this week to unveil its next-generation Gorilla Glass, which it promises is as tough and scratch-resistant as ever, designed to withstand the “unexpected abuses of...
View ArticleIf You Have A Cat, You Need To Buy The Sphero [Hands-On, CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Sphero is a fun little gadget indeed. Paired with your iPhone, you can make the Sphero roll this way and that. You can also change its color on the fly. And if you own a cat,...
View ArticleWe Get Hands-On With The New Nikon Flagship D-SLR, The D4 [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – At CES last year, Nikon booth-guy Lindsay wasn’t subdued, but he definitely wasn’t as rambunctious as he was tonight when I got him talking about the new D4. Let me tell you, this...
View ArticleSony’s In Serious Denial About The iTV. That’s Why They’re Screwed. [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Want to see at a glance everything that’s wrong with Sony? Look at that monstrosity above. It’s Sony’s new TV remote, and while the Japanese electronics maker prattled on about...
View ArticlePopular iOS Photo Editing App Snapseed Is Making Its Way To The Mac App Store...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — After recently winning Apple’s “App of the Year” award, the popular photo-editing app, Snapseed, is making its way to the Mac to provide the same amazing functionality for OS X...
View ArticleNever Get Dust Or Bubbles Under Your Screen Protector Again With The PureTek...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Here’s the secret business of most polyurethane iPhone screen protectors: they know you’re not going to be able to get it on perfectly aligned without bubbles or pieces of grit...
View ArticleSplish Splash, Take Your iPhone For A Bath With The iShower [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – According to maker iDevices, who made news last year with an odd Bluetooth cooking thermometer called the iGrill, the iShower’s entire raison d’être is to remove the “oh crap!”...
View ArticleMove Over Mophie, The Boost Case Hybrid Makes No Compromises And Takes No...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – The remarkable success of Mophie’s Juice Pack Air has inevitably resulted in a locust storm of battery case also-rans at this year’s CES, but of the lot of them, the Boost Case...
View ArticleApple VP Greg Joswiak Spotted On The Show Floor “Scouting The Competition”...
Apple’s VP of worldwide iPod, iPhone, and iOS product marketing, Greg Joswiak, has been spotted on the show floor at CES “scouting the competition.” paidContent caught up with the Apple exec in Las...
View ArticleToday At Cult Of Android: Google Provides Indoor Maps For CES, VIZIO Stream...
With CES in full effect, it’s been an extremely busy couple of days for Android. In fact, I was so absorbed in CES news, I forgot to post yesterday’s Android roundup (I bet you thought it was going to...
View ArticleXtremeMac Unveils InCharge Docks For Your iOS Devices [CES 2012]
XtremeMac has unveiled three InCharge docking stations for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch at CES today. The InCharge Duo Plus, InCharge X3 and InCharge X5 multi-dock chargers provide 10 watts of...
View ArticleExclusive: Samsung Unveils Galaxy Newton!!! [CES 2012 / Humor]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – A week or so ago, I quipped that come CES, we’d probably see Samsung continuing its pathological plagiarism of years-old iOS designs by unveiling a new Galaxy smartphone modeled...
View ArticleCase Makers Are Already Hyping iPad 3 Cases In The iLounge Pavilion [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – This Chinese case maker, the Shenzhen Reflying Corporation, is already hyping their apparently incredible iPad 3 cases at their iLounge booth. Unfortunately, upon being asked to...
View ArticleThe iNuke Boom iPod Dock Is So Big You’ll Need A Forklift To Move It [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — One trend we weren’t expecting to see at CES was the enormous amount of ultra-portable speakers every company is trying to sell. The type that look like a soda can cut in half...
View ArticleThis iPhone 4S Battery Case Also Projects An Interactive Infrared Keyboard On...
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Texting on the iPhone’s 3.5-inch touchscreen is about as good as you can expect, but wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to fit a full-size keyboard in there for good measure?...
View ArticleHands-On With Swivl, The Automated Cameraman For Your iPhone [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — The Swivl ($159) is like a mini non-union cameraman who just wants to record you all day long — no lunch or bathroom breaks needed. Here’s how it works: drop your iPhone into its...
View ArticleBest of CES, Day One [Gallery]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – It’s day one at CES. The show floor just opened. We ran down to check out the goodies. We’ve got Snooki doing a duck face, cool Aviator headphones from Skull Candy, and plenty...
View ArticleGreg Joswiak Isn’t The Only Apple Employee At CES — There Are 249 More Of Them
Apple’s vice president of worldwide iPod, iPhone, and iOS product marketing, Greg Joswiak, was spotted roaming the show floor at CES in Las Vegas yesterday, despite no official appearance from the...
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