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  • Gigaware dongle brings HD Radio to iPod touch and iPhone for $80

    Gigaware dongle brings HD Radio to iPod touch and iPhone for $80

    Posted on November 9, 2009 | No Comments

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    Up until now, there have been just two ways to get HD Radio in a portable, handheld solution: buy a Zune HD, or opt for Insignia's NS-HD01. As of today, Gigaware is changing all that, and it's hoping to give HD Radio a kick in the pants by opening it up to every single iPod touch and iPhone user in the US. iBiquity's own HD Radio module has been tucked neatly inside the clickwheel dongle you see above, giving any iPhone / iPod touch with iPhone OS 3.0 (or greater) the ability to listen to HD Radio and FM stations in their area. The (now available) adapter itself sells for $79.99 exclusively at RadioShack, while the accompanying app -- which sports a manual tune wheel or auto-seek option, social network integration, bookmarks and iTunes Tagging -- is available to download free of charge. It's a novel idea, sure, but something tells us the limited availability and lofty price tag will keep it from selling like gangbusters.

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  • Klipsch ProMedia speakers rock the wireless

    Klipsch ProMedia speakers rock the wireless

    Posted on November 4, 2009 | No Comments
    Klipsch announced their new ProMedia 2.1 speakers today. Designed for use with a laptop system in mind, these THX-certified speakers are totally mostly wireless.

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  • Contest: Become potent in your segment with Poken

    Contest: Become potent in your segment with Poken

    Posted on October 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Nothing says "I'm a plugged-in, cool guy with lots of money and charm" like a small RFID-capable dongle that you can rub against your friend's RFID dongles to pass pertinent information. With that hypothesis in mind, we've teamed up with Poken to offer 10 CrunchGear branded Poken Pulses for you and your friends. Here's how to win.

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  • Beware the fake WoW beta invite emails

    Beware the fake WoW beta invite emails

    Posted on September 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Despite the fact that Blizzard has warned us, there have been some fake beta invite emails starting to go out for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm. In fact, they tried to catch the CrunchGear crew this morning with their little fake email and site.

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  • Fonera+ gets upgraded to 2.0, adds built-in torrent download and upload services, other goodies

    Fonera+ gets upgraded to 2.0, adds built-in torrent download and upload services, other goodies

    Posted on July 13, 2009 | No Comments
    As you recall Fon makes wireless routers for sharing. You install the Fon node in your house, share it with others, and then are given access to other Fonera routers around the world. It's sort of a viral Wi-Fi community. Now, however, the Fonera is incredibly more interesting. The device can now access web services without the aid of a computer, allowing you to download torrents and "content" as well as upload to multiple services just by plugging in a USB key. The router also can be used as a webcam or print server and can connect to a 3G or HSDPA node and share the connection over Wi-Fi. It also supports 802.11n and acts as a wireless NAS with remote browsing capabilities. In short, the router just got much smarter.

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  • Virgin Mobile USA offers Broadband2Go service with no contract

    Virgin Mobile USA offers Broadband2Go service with no contract

    Posted on June 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Using Sprint’s EVDO Rev. A network, Virgin Mobile USA announced today the launch of their wireless broadband service, Broadband2Go. When the service goes live later this month you’ll be able to purchase a Novatel Ovation MC760 USB dongle for $150 sans contract. Pay-as-you-go VM Top-Up cards can be purchased in the following increments: 100MB, 250MB, 500MB and 1GB. Here’s where it gets a little confusing; 100MB will cost you $10, but you have to use that within 10 days. For $20 you get 250MB, 600MB for $40 and 1GB for $60, which have to be used within 30 days.

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  • Ozaki iCommand for the Shuffle

    Ozaki iCommand for the Shuffle

    Posted on June 5, 2009 | No Comments
    Want to break Apple’s hegemony over your headphone choice when using the new iPod Shuffle? This $18 dongle adds all of Apple’s functionality into a little thing that sits on top of the Shuffle rather than inline on the headset, thereby freeing you from the shackles of fear that hold us all down and, in [...]

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  • DIY: An iPod touch/iPhone microphone and headphone breakout cable

    DIY: An iPod touch/iPhone microphone and headphone breakout cable

    Posted on May 28, 2009 | No Comments
    If you have ever wanted to plug in a pro-quality microphone and headphone to an iPhone or iPod touch, pay attention and read on.

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  • Review: Finis SwiMP3 – designed for swimmers!

    Review: Finis SwiMP3 – designed for swimmers!

    Posted on May 27, 2009 | No Comments
    Memorial Day has come and gone, which means that aside from an abundance of family cookouts, many swimming pools have officially opened their doors for the summer swimming season. I love swimming, and I enjoy swimming laps for exercise. Unfortunately, it's mind numbingly boring to swim back and forth. I've long wanted a waterproof MP3 player to liven up my swimming. Enter the Finis SwiMP3. Read on for a full review.

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