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iOttie Easy Smart Tap Car & Desk top Mount for iPad

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iOttie is a company that has many    products ranging from cases to mounts as well as other products. The iOttie Easy Smart Tap in available for the iPad (1st to retina display generations) and iPad Mini and Nexus 7. The mount retails for $44.99 on their website at iOttie.com (and was sent out for review purposes).

Facet iPad Stand from iLoveHandles

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iLoveHandles has many products ranging from a watchband for the iPod Nano 6g to iPhone products and many others including the Facet. The Facet is a magnetic pyramid iPad stand that features viewing angles of 35, 55, and 75 degrees. It works for the iPad 2, 3, and 4th generations (the iPad Mini has a slightly different build). You can purchase the Facet in black or white for $39.95 on their website (iLoveHandles’ website).

BlackBerry Z10

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BlackBerry excites its fan with the launch of new BlackBerry Z10.

BlackBerry has not been able to keep pace with iPhone and Android phones and its market share dropped to 4.3% (2012). Now with its completely revamped operating system and hardware BB plans to revive its global fortunes again. However, after years of lagging behind there is lot of catching up to do.

This year BlackBerry puts some serious work with its phone from minor detail to some solid features. But can it compete with giants like iOS and Android?  And is it a viable option to Android, iPhone, and Windows 8 phone (which is still new)? Let us find out what BlackBerry Z10 has to offer.

Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro

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Microsoft Surface Pro finally makes a debut today after lot of waiting and anticipation. A tablet, a laptop, or a hybrid, lets find out.

Surface Pro is available for sale today. It comes in 64 GB or 128 GB storage capacities and sold through Microsoft physical or online stores, Staples, and Best Buy at a price of $899 for 64 GB and $999 for 128 GB. Surface Pro gives a tablet experience but comes with superb hardware which can get you a 10.6-inch screen ultra book experience using an optional keyboard. However, the superb hardware and little larger screen size than a normal tablet come with a half pound additional weight and couple of hundred dollars more in cost. Is it worth it? – Well it depends how you want to use.

[Review] Olloclip for iPhone 5 [Video]

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Olloclip is a very mature Iphone accessory that takes mobile photography to entirely new level.This device has three new rear facing camera lenses to use, fish eye, wide angle, macro. The unit itself simply slides onto the top-right corner of your iPhone, making switching between the lenses a snap. It’s $69.99 that is available for both I phone 5 and I phone 4/4S. Interested? Continue reading for the full review

[Review] Slingbox 500 Live Media Streamer [Video]

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Slingbox 500(Amazon) release comes out with new features and improvements over their predecessors. If you are not familiar with Slingbox it is a physical set up box that allows you to connect various video sources such as HD cable or whatever is outputted from your mobile device. Sling 500 is Sling’s latest product and priced at $299. hopefully, this post will help you in your purchase decision

[Review] Bose AE2 around-ear headphones [Video]

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Finding the right pair of headphones can be tough and fairly time consumer. However, there are some audio options that are pretty safe to get that combine comfort, materials, as well as audio quality. The AE2 by Bose is a good example of a safe pair of well-rounded headphones.