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Appletell reviews Elgato’s Turbo.264 HD

by Jake Gaecke on May 18, 2009 at 11:03 AM

Elgato is well known for their superb EyeTV software and hardware that goes along with it. Recording TV is what they do best, but it’s not all they do; Elgato also makes a great product called the Turbo.264. It’s a USB dongle that eats video for breakfast, and throws up… Continue Reading »

Developer manages to Tether with iPhone OS 3.0 over USB and BT

by Jake Gaecke on Mar 19, 2009 at 05:33 AM

Apple stated in their iPhone OS 3.0 preview special event that the OS update is fully compatible with tethering, or sharing your iPhone’s connection with a computer, on the client side. All that’s keeping you from tethering iPhone OS 3.0 is an agreement between you and your cell phone provider.… Continue Reading »

Sure we miss FireWire, but do we really need it?

by Aaron Kraus on Jan 14, 2009 at 07:07 AM

To preface this article, yes it has been several months since Apple gave us the thumbs-down on FireWire by axing it from the latest round of MacBook updates (it survives on the MacBook Pro, but only in the less popular Firewire 800 form). Much has been said, though little has… Continue Reading »

Apple killing off Firewire on iPods

by Bill Stiteler on Oct 25, 2008 at 01:42 PM

One of the stranger signs of iPod ubiquity: two years ago when I bought a microwave oven, it came with a free gift. It was an AM/FM radio that also had an iPod dock. It’s been astonishingly useful gadget, both for music and as an iPod charger when I can’t… Continue Reading »

AirQueue released for MacBook Air

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Mar 9, 2008 at 07:04 PM

The MacBook Air’s single USB port is not suitable for all USB devices, because it is concealed in such a tight area. The AirQueue from Synchrotech hopes to solve this problem. It’s a $6 USB extender cable designed for the MacBook Air - it’s also designed to work with their… Continue Reading »

AppleTV hacked, allows external storage

by Michael Yurechko on Jul 31, 2007 at 08:37 AM

We all knew it was coming, we just had no idea when. Someone has developed a patch for the AppleTV that will allow you to connect an external hard drive to it via the extra USB port, thus expanding your storage. The hack gives you the ability to sync your… Continue Reading »

SendStation PocketDock AV

by Marvin Sum on Jun 7, 2007 at 05:00 PM

Looking for a simple solution to sync, charge and attach your iPod to your TV or stereo? SendStation recently announced the new PocketDock AV, an ultra-compact iPod adapter that provides connections for Composite and S-Video, line out audio as well as USB. Because the PocketDock AV uses the dock instead… Continue Reading »

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