Apple’s iPhone is a triumph of marketing over functionality, and the new model won’t be any different.When Apple first launched the iPhone in 2007, it was leaps and bounds ahead of its nearest rivals. But now the handset is a triumph of marketing over functionality. And it’s so ubiquitous it’s not even cool any more.

Here are ten reasons why, whatever is announced at the iPhone 4G launch, there’s no point buying it: Read the rest of this entry

It happened with the iPhone and it looks set to happen again with the iPad; consumer electronics manufacturers are rushing to bring out their own touch-screen tablet computers, with the latest being the WePad from German company Neofonie.

Will these new tablet pc’s going to kill Apple’s iPad??? Lets wait and see…Here, we round-up five of the most likely ‘iPad killers’, check them out yourself and rate them. Read the rest of this entry

Playing the guitar is fun. However, because of its size, you may not be able to bring it with you at all times. That would have been okay if the place you’re going is already entertaining or not too boring. But if not, for sure, you could have wished that your guitar is handy enough so you can counter boredom.

Thankfully, ThinkGeek is around to rescue guitarists like you from being stuck in boring places – introducing the Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt.

Yes, you read it right! Indeed, there’s a guitar shirt that you can wear and play at the same time. As its name implies, the Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt is a t-shirt based real playable electric guitar that produces great rock sound. Read the rest of this entry

Portable digital audio players, more commonly referred to as MP3 players, have taken the world by storm since Apple released their original 1.8” 5 GB iPod in 2001. The iPod wasn’t the first MP3 player, though.

The first of the modern successors to portable tape and CD players was produced in 1997 by SaeHan Information Systems. Their MPMan, later licensed to Eiger Labs for distribution in North America, held only 32 MB of music.

Since then, MP3 players have become as ubiquitous as cell phones—and they’re status symbols in the same way cell phones are, as well. Read the rest of this entry

To play videos on an iPod, iPod touch or iPhone, you need to ensure the file is of the correct type.The video needs to be encoded using a codec that your device understands, and the picture has to be the correct size for the screen.

Once you have a file that meets these standards, you can drag it into iTunes and then copy it to your iPod or iPhone.
There are several different programs that will convert video for you. The trick is finding one you can get along with and that makes the process as easy as possible. Read the rest of this entry

“iPad Supreme” is currently the world’s most expensive, with a starting price of $192,042. This gem is limited to just 10-units worldwide and is encrusted with “25.5 cts of ‘I’F’ Flawless diamonds, a magnificent total of 53 individually set sparkling gems dwell beautifully in their solid 22ct Apple logo.

Once Apple’s premiere iPad tablet hit the shelves, it was only a matter of time before luxury gadgeteers got their hands on a few and set to work on creating the most expensive iPads in the world. Read the rest of this entry

So you just bought a Nexus One from Google - good job! This outstanding phone might still have a few issues, but packs a lot of power with a 1GHz processor, plenty of storage, and a slick OLED screen that shines brighter than most.

As you’re discovering new features and downloading apps, we’ve provided a kickstart to make your experience even more rewarding and to help you get the best from your Android handset.

So here goes the 10 essential tips & tricks for your Google Nexus One : Read the rest of this entry

There’s a reason why every new iPod comes labeled with the commandment the stealing music is wrong. That’s also why the road between iTunes and the iPod is (at least in theory) a one-way street. You can load up your iPod with new music from iTunes till the cows come home. But dumping the music from your iPod onto iTunes or a computer hard drive isn’t as rote.

Despite what some record industry bigwigs may believe, not everyone is desperately seeking free music. And Apple realizes that accidents happen. Hard drives crash. Computers end up at the bottom of swimming pools, in the hands of thieves or in deserted hotel rooms thousands of miles from home. Indeed, there are plenty of law-abiding, upright reasons to want to retrieve music from your iPod.

In that glorious light of openness and honesty, i-Core -with plenty of help from Apple & other Tech blogs - offers a few avenues for transferring music that is rightfully, legally yours from an iPod onto your computer. Read the rest of this entry

Companies like to call their new gadgets revolutionary.Only time will tell if these devices will live up to the hype, but throughout history, the truly revolutionary innovations are those that so fundamentally changed how we work and play that it’s hard to imagine modern life without them.

With all due respect to many other game-changing inventions and technologies, here are seven gadgets dating back to the 15th Century that sent transformative ripples throughout society and whose legacies still make waves today. Read the rest of this entry

Make no mistake, the Apple iPad is an impressive feat of engineering. In his address, Jobs said, “The problem is that netbooks aren’t better than anything. We think we’ve got something that is better. And we call it the iPad.”

Apple’s newest device is only half an inch thick and sports a beautiful 9.7-inch multitouch screen, not to mention Apple’s own 1GHz A4 processor inside. In the demos, the iPad handled Web surfing, music, high-definition video playback, productivity tools and iPhone apps effortlessly.

As impressive as it is, the iPad is still not as powerful as a laptop, and it doesn’t do much more than the iPhone except display media on a larger screen. There are even more complaints from consumers on the Web because the iPad has some serious deficiencies that not only hamper its fight against netbooks, but make people question its value.

Here are just a few things the iPad is missing that many consumers want. Read the rest of this entry