I recently moved to a 15-inch MacBook Pro as my only computer. While I loved my Air, I simply needed more power and screen space than the 13-machine could offer. However, the Air ruined spinning hard drives for me, so I installed a Crucial 256 GB m4 2.5-Inch SSD. Once you use an SSD, you really cannot go back. The speed and…
Ramotion is giving away a nice little set of Mac icons to replace the built-in artwork for Safari, System Preferences, Trash and more. Whether you have a vendetta against blue icons or are just looking for some different, this is a fun way to spice up your Mac.
While the iPhone 4S' camera hardware is pretty great for something you always have in your pocket, Apple's simple shooting software has left room for dozens of great apps to spring up. The winner in my book is Camera+. It has some great filters and borders, nice cropping tools and (most importantly) is super fast to launch and shoot. It can import…
This is the original leather guitar pick, made with Shell Cordovan, which is one of the most rare leathers in the world, taking 6-7 months to produce just 2 square feet of the material. Cordovan picks last longer than traditional leather picks, and sound more like a traditional plastic pick, just a tad warmer. The material will form to your grip, making…
While Shawn's Blue Yeti USB Microphone was my rig of choice for almost a year, I recently upgraded to the Rode Podcaster and have been very impressed so far with the microphone. With a 28mm dynamic capsule, the Rode captures broadcast-ready sound to your Mac or PC over USB. The dynamic microphone's built-in headphone amp means you're getting the audio as quickly…
Speaking of cool notebooks, this special edition Moleskine notebook celebrates Lego, the brand that made many of our childhoods what they were. This 192-page ruled notebook comes with a yellow brick and Lego stickers, as well as a special inner cover and document pocket. If you were a nerd growing up, this might be a great way to show it off today.
Evernote is an "everything bucket" application designed to make keeping large amounts of information organized easily, across almost every software platform out there. The Evernote Smart Notebook is a new Moleskine journal designed to make capturing hand-written pages in to Evernote easier than ever. With the iOS app's updated "Page Camera" feature, Evernote can straighten out pages and OCR the text for…
With two little kids in the house, I know that anything I own is one spill or accident away from being soaking wet. With the new washable keyboard from Logitech, I would feel a tiny bit better. This keyboard is designed to be soaked in water, so a spill here or there is no problem. With its built-in drainage holes and UV-coated…
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If minimal rubber wallets aren't your thing, maybe this could be. The Slim wallet is a Kickstarter project determined to be the slimmest wallet ever. Made from elastic instead of the more traditional leather, the Slim promises never to stretch out over time. Available in six colors, there's a design for everyone. Starting at just $25, it's an affordable option, too. Thanks…
Matt Marrocco is a artist from Chicago who wants to teach people how to draw comics. His Kickstarter project is a guide to not only drawing comics, but understanding the terminology and more when it comes to sketching masked heroes. The book includes "Non-Photo Blue" templates that are designed to help with learning perspective and scale. When scanned, the templates are easy…
I got an email from a reader the other day asking me what I used as a wallet. This gentleman is in the market, and wanted to know if I had any input. I sent him the above photo. For several years, I used some wallet I bought at Target for like $12. It wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible. Several weeks…
The Drobo Mini is the first Drobo to use 2.5" drives for a smaller from factor. In fact, the whole carbon fiber rig is only three pounds fully-loaded, and is about the "size of a deli sandwich," according to the company. With dual Thunderbolt ports and USB 3.0, the Drobo mini is ready to connect to any modern Mac. It can be…
Indiana Jones is coming to Blu-Ray. This 5-disc set includes all four Indiana Jones movies, even though Kingdom of the Crystal Skull doesn't count. That's 481 minutes of adventure and extra content like interviews, special introductions and more. The box set is due out on September 18, 2012. Pre-order it today!
If you want great sound on the go, and don't want to haul your Soundsticks around, the Philips ShoqBox SB7200 is the way to go. The Bluetooth portable speaker is shock and splash-proof, so its great for use in the backyard or on a hike. The built-in ring can be used to clip the speaker to a bag or belt for easy…
Harman Kardon's Soundsticks have been around since most of Apple's hardware matched the sound system's transparent plastic hardware. The third generation features 40 watts of power, a 3.5mm stereo connection and touch volume controls. I had the second-generation speakers in college, and they got me through many long hours of homework. The unique looks and good sound always led people to comment…
The Keylet is a Kickstarter project that aims to revamp the wallet and the ring of keys we all carry around all day. The Keylet is a stainless steel card-sized money clip with two built-in keys that swivel out from the aluminum core. If you have more than a couple of keys, the group's Key Caddy contains 4 keys, and has a…
charity: water is a non-profit dedicated to build water wells in developing countries where clean water is hard — even dangerous — to come by. This special edition of the DODOcase for iPad has all of the great features the regular case has — a hard bamboo tray for the tablet, with a cover made with traditional bookbinding techniques and materials. The cover is…
I remember when my mom got a minivan. It was a green 1995 Grand Caravan, and it was far from awesome, for many reasons. One of the reasons was that it lacked any type of in-car entertainment, except for a tape deck. While we content to be blasting Stephen Curtis Chapman driving around the suburbs, we could have been a lot cooler.…
If a full-blown weather station isn't your cup of tea, this app might be. Seasonality is a complete weather center for the Mac. The app ships with 34,000 built-in locations in more than 200 countries, with the ability to add custom locations beyond that. Seasonality gives you a 7 day forecast, graphs of past weather conditions, a custom satellite/radar image, and much…