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Third-party Lightning accessories begin to arrive in Apple Store retail locations

If you’ve been looking for third-party Lightning adapters, they’ve begun to arrive in Apple Store retail locations. Per The Mac Observer, which so far, only car chargers are available, other compatible accessories are likely coming soon. Lightning-compatible accessories with Apple’s official approval have been slow coming because the company has apparently taken its time ramping […]

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CCTV battery, third-party car charger hacked into do-it-yourself external MacBook battery

This falls into the “If You’re Feeling Brave” category, but it could work nicely. Per The Verge, MacBook Pro user Evan Rodgers took a CCTV battery, a third party MacBook car charger, and some soldering tools to create a do-it-yourself external MacBook battery. Watch the video, see what you make of it and if you […]

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QuickerTek releases Apple Juicz solar charger for MacBook Air notebooks

Ok, this smacks of the spiffy. Recently, accessory maker QuickerTek updated its Apple Juicz line of solar power chargers, releasing a flexible photoelectric tarp which can be laid out upon or staked to the ground to absorb sunlight. The 27-watt model covers 41.”5 x 30.5″, and recharges a MacBook Air in 12 hours; the 55-watt […]

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BMW announces support for iOS 4 “iPod Out” API for upcoming car models

When the “iPod Out” API was mentioned at Apple’s iOS 4 preview event back in April, no one really knew what it was. Still, this didn’t stop BMW Group from mentioning that it had integrated iPod Out into its newest BMW and Mini vehicle entertainment systems. Per Macworld, the iPod Out API allows car manufacturers […]

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PowerPage Now Accepting Reviewer Applications, Sample Pieces

O’Grady’s PowerPage is looking for five or six good product review editors to hone in on peripherals, accessories, iPhone games and apps and all things Mac-related and associated with mobile technologies. In short, we need reviewers and were hoping for you. The job: It’s not glamorous, but there’s free review items, fame, immortality, press credentials […]