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Do you remember a time when a proper home audio system cost thousands of dollars and required separate cabinets just to house a bunch of different pieces of audio equipment that we would consider ugly [...]

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Do you long for a time when books actually had pages you had to turn, could be read in the sun and didn't require a power source? Yeah, so do we. Digesting the classics digitally [...]

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You can lie all you want to justify the reasons you "needed" your iPhone 4s or the latest Android device. You can tell yourself it will help out at the office or it will streamline your [...]

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We're always on the lookout for products that blend our modern and classic tastes. While we love the cold steel feel of the latest tech gear, we also happen to love a timeless piece of craftsmanship. It's [...]

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We love the bells and whistles that get put into everyday products, but does your phone case really need a kickstand? Do you really have to have a case made out of carbon fiber or [...]

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Even if you turn your phone into a brick by putting it in one of those impressive Otterbox cases it still isn't going to be completely invulnerable. Neither is the fantastically awesome real wood case [...]

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At first, TidyTilt looks like an iPad 2 case for the back of your iPhone. Why some designer would make a tiny version of the Apple shield only to stick it on the wrong side of [...]

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If you own an iPhone, you have attempted to purchase a dock on at least one occasion. Constantly plugging and unplugging that stupid cable when you're at work, out or in bed is a huge [...]

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As much as we love our iPhone camera, part of us is having a really difficult time letting our classic camera go. Yeah, breaking out the Leica still happens, but we can't deny the ease [...]

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We’re sold on the Amethyst X-1 iPod/iPhone Docking System for looks alone. Just look at it. It looks like the gorgeous love child of a Ferrari and a space plane. But that’s not what makes [...]

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Every application on our phones goes through a favorite kid phase where we spend far more time playing with it than everything else on the device. First it was Angry Birds, then it was Words [...]

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Most iPhone 4/4s docking stations out there would seem pretty out of place on the set of All in the Family, The Brady Bunch or Debbie Does Dallas. Flowers and tacky wallpaper don't really mesh with [...]

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Did we recently write an article saying the term "boombox" immediately makes our shoulders cringe? Yes. Did we then mock the get ups we used to wear when we used them? Um, yeah, but if you'd [...]

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Flashback to when you were between the ages of six and twelve. You remember pretending you were a spy and wearing those sweet sunglasses with the little mirrors inside? We can't possibly be the only [...]

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When some dude sitting in his basement can throw together a bunch of speakers, some wiring and a suitcase and turn it into audio dynamite, it's difficult to justify the premium most manufacturers charge for [...]

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