The $300 can stream music from your iOS deviceor your computerusing a Bluetooth connection. Each speaker includes a tweeter, a three-inch woofer, and a passive bass radiator for rich, deep sound. The compact speakers weigh in at just 7 pounds and come with their own stands.
The $40 is made for iOS users on the move. It comes with a 30-pin USB-to-dock-connector cable to charge up your iPhone, and both a car charger and a wall charger. If youre in the car or staying at a hotel, youll always be ready to revive the battery on your phone. Also new from Bracketron is the $37 for powering your iPhone in the car.
Who says your dock-connector cables cant be stylish? Vermont-based Eastern Collective has debuted its line of $14 , each of which encases the syncing cord in colorful, fashion-minded textiles. There are four different color combinations, just the thing to impress your friends when you sync your iPhone with your laptop at the local hipster coffee shop.
The $50 is a rechargeable microspeaker that lets you boost the audio from your iPhone or iPad. It offers two midrange drivers and two tweeters, all packed into a foot-long shell. You can plug it into your iOS devices audio jack, or tuck it into its own protective carrying pouch when youre on the go. A USB cable, for charging the speakers battery, is included.
The makers of the $90 stylus say the device is responsive to 1,024 different levels of pressure sensitivity, offering users the ability to create precisely the brush strokes and lines they want while creating digital art. Hex3 says the stylus communicates with your iPad via the tablets microphonethe stylus itself emits a high-frequency pitch that cant be heard by human ears, but that communicates pressure data to the tablet. One app, , already offers Jaja support. The stylus ships in September.
Most weather apps for iOS tell you the weather in your general vicinity. The $179 tells you the weather at your precise location. It comes with two modulesone for inside, the other for outsidethat relay the temperature and other conditions to the app on your iPhone or iPad. (The outdoor module runs on AAA batteries.) The outdoor module measures humidity, barometric pressure, and CO2 levels, letting you know how to dress when you go outsideor whether its worth going outside at all.
The $70 battery case is made to power up and protect the iPhone 4 and 4S. The device includes a 1500mAh rechargeable battery that can extend the talk time of your phone by up to five hoursor allow it to survive in standby mode for up to 200 hours. Just switch the on/off switch on the cases exterior and the juice will start to flow. The case comes in either a matte-black finish or limited-edition titanium.
The $30 solves the problem of (natch) having too-short USB cables. This 10-foot-long cable features a USB plug on one end and a 30-pin dock-connector plug on the other; its good for both syncing and charging your iOS devices if theres some distance between, say, your iPhone and your computer. The cable comes with a lifetime warranty.
Its not often we find a product that combines the functionality of an iPhone kickstand, a pocket square, and a screen-cleaning cloth, but the $15 performs all of those functions. Its a plush bit of microfiber fabric that can be used to prop up your iPhone, or to wipe its screen clean whenever a bit of dirt or moisture smudges the view. And when not in use, you can tuck the Wedge in your front pocket; it comes in a variety of patterns and styles so you can match it to your clothing.
One thing about USBFevers product names: You never have to wonder what it is a product is supposed to do. The $80 , for example, is a late-generation iPad stand secures using the seat bolt of the passenger-side seatthe process takes about three minutes, the company saysso that drivers have full access to and view of their iOS tablet. The tablet itself can swivel 360 degrees to be viewed in either landscape or portrait orientation. If thats too expensive, the $70 which mounts your iPad on a base that fits into the cars cup holder, is also available.