Accessories

iMore Editors' Choice for September 16, 2012

By Leanna Lofte, Sunday, Sep 16, 2012 a 6:45 pm

Every week the editors at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps, accessories, gadgets, and websites. This week's selections include a crazy hard abstract puzzle game, a killer audio accessory, a classic comic book, and a app for expecting parents.

To see what we picked, follow along after the break!

iControlPad 2 hits Kickstarter with full keyboard, game controls, and open source

By Simon Sage, Saturday, Sep 15, 2012 a 1:38 pm

iOS gamers will likely remember the iControlPad, an accessory that launched last year to offer physical controls to the sticklers that can't abide by on-screen controls. The iControlPad guys have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their next product, the iControlPad 2. It's making a bunch of marked improvements, including open source code, a swivel mechanism to stow the controller away when not in use, and a full keyboard for typing.

Win a FREE Jot Touch Bluetooth pressure sensitive stylus from Adonit and iMore! Enter Now!

By Georgia, Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 a 7:02 pm

Tell the truth! The moment you saw our review of the amazing new Jot Touch pressure sensitive Bluetooth stylus, you coveted one for your very own, didn't you? Well, now's your chance to take it home! The fine folks at Adonit are giving a Jot Touch away FREE to one lucky iMore reader.

And all you have to do to enter is:

And that's it! Did you enter yet? Hurry up!

ION iCade vs Atari Arcade vs a real arcade cabinet: Classic gaming gear shootout!

By Anthony#IM, Monday, Sep 10, 2012 a 8:11 pm

Ah! the 1980’s. A time when hair was big and so were the arcades. Sure, it's 2012 now, and we have more computing power in our iPads than we used to have in our houses, but there's still many a retro gamer just itching to play the classic arcade games on a classic arcade gear. Both the Atari Arcade Duo-powered joystick for iPad and ION Audio's iCade for iPad promise just that -- to give you a flashback of the '80s on the iPad of the '10s. But which is better, and which gives the best real arcade experience?

Ten One design announces Pogo Connect Bluetooth 4.0 pressure-sensitive stylus

By Georgia, Wednesday, Sep 5, 2012 a 2:37 pm

Ten One design, makers of one of our favorite stylus pens, the Pogo Sketch Pro, have just announced their next generation product -- the Pogo Connect, complete with Bluetooth 4.0 pressure sensitivity.

Pad & Quill iPhone and iPad cases: Labor Day giveaway!

By Georgia, Monday, Sep 3, 2012 a 5:17 pm

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Pad & Quill make some of the finest hand-crafted cases ever to grace the iPhone and iPad and just to put the perfect topped on the Labor Day weekend, they want to give some away to our fantastic iMore readers.

If you love the moleskin look, if you like nothing better than to swathe your metal and glass in wood and leather, if you absolute love it when the most advanced computing platforms on the planet are beautifully balanced with the very best of out-world binding, then you'll love Pad & Quill

Here's how to enter:

Foundation Dock hits Kickstarter, a strong and flexible docking solution for iPhone

By chrisoldroyd, Sunday, Sep 2, 2012 a 4:00 am

The Foundation Dock has arrived on Kickstarter and looks to provide a docking solution for your iPhone that is quite different to anything else currently available. The dock has a very strong flexible cable which is there to allow you to easily position your iPhone in any viewing angle that suits you. It can be twisted and bent into just about any shape and locked into position to give your iPhone the ultimate support.

ZAGG announces two new Bluetooth iPad keyboards, one with backlit keys

By chrisoldroyd, Friday, Aug 31, 2012 a 5:27 am

ZAGG has announced a new duo of iPad keyboards at the ongoing IFA technology show in Berlin, Germany. The new keyboards are designed specifically for the new iPad and offer a new magnetic closing system which ZAGG claims protects the iPad screen from any scratches or smudges.

iGrip Headrest Tablet Kit for iPad review [Giveaway]

By Anthony#IM, Friday, Aug 31, 2012 a 12:32 am

The iGrip Headrest Tablet Kit allows you to secure your iPad to the seat of your vehicle to keep your little pests -- i’m mean, your sweet innocent children! -- entertained on those long drives to the grandparents house, whether it's across town, or across country.

Thanks to an adjustable, extensible holder, the iGrip Headrest Tablet Kit easily fits the iPad, and might even be able to scale down to fit smaller tablets depending on their exact dimensions when and if they launch...

Cooler Master Elegance Collection Cormo and Afrino cases for iPad review

By Georgia, Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012 a 12:51 am

To be perfectly honest, when I first saw the Cooler Master Elegance Collection cases for iPad, I wasn't sure I liked the look. They're made of 100% synthetic wool felt reminded me of the art I used to make as a child, or something like a faux-finish. However, the more I used them, the more they grew on me.