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We love snowboarding. There are few things in life that are as exhilarating as ripping up the powder on a black diamond at 20mph with the wind in your face. Ok, we're not that good. [...]

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Are there two more depressing words in the English language than "Sold Out"?  Okay, maybe "It's positive," but still, when we find something we want, we hate seeing those red letters holding us back.  The Gramophone [...]

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Using most iPad or iPhone cases to prop up your gadget leaves you with one or two angles at best.  In a way, you'd be better off leaning it against a stack of pillows, Esquire's or [...]

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Our record with audio technology reads like the dating history of John Mayer – a slew of long relationships, a bunch more brief ones and a regretful one-night stand (the minidisc).  Yeah, we’re happy with our mp3’s [...]

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Don’t call us oldbut sometimes music can be too loud.  Yeah, we’re all for tracks with bass that rattles your rearview and amps pinned to 11, but sometimes you just want to chill.  For those [...]

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Most things in life get bigger over time – athletes, fast-food sodas, Kim Kardashian’s sofa cushion imprint. When it comes to electronics however, it’s the exact opposite. Computers get smaller, TV’s get thinner and iPod’s get compressed [...]

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When it comes to gadgets, bells and whistles are all that matter. If they didn't, you would still be rocking a Startac instead of that app happy, death grip susceptible, toilet entertainment device known as [...]

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Not much good came out of the eighties. Any positive cultural additions (the films of John Hughes, The Ferrari Testarossa, Cindy Crawford) were mitigated by an overwhelming number of bad additions (leg warmers, synth pop, [...]

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So you got this new iPhone - iPod - whatever and you need a case for it. Before you go slapping some crazy ass armored-titan-armadillo-bombproof case on it, think about what it's going to feel [...]

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There isn't a single audio or electronics company that isn't making an iPod/iPhone dock these days, but what separates the brand you're normally used to finding at Wal-Mart from all the others out there is [...]

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Even your paper boy is rocking a fruit-badged portable media player these days, so it's time to step up your game when it comes to accessories. You probably already have a dock that looks something [...]

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While watching movies on your iPhone isn't ideal, sometimes the situation demands it: in planes, trains, automobiles, etc.  Allusions to John Candy (RIP) movies aside, it can be a pain to hold the thing at [...]

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If you're anything like the guys at Cool Material, you have problems getting up for work after a long night filled with Red Bull, women, and liquor. But no more because now there's an app [...]

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You may remember Bowers & Wilkins for their award winning Zeppelin iPod dock so you won't be surprised that they offer headphones designed with Apple gadgets in mind. The noise isolating B&W P5 Mobile [...]

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Sure, iPods have a sleek design, but we've been over that for some time now. Show a little personality (and a penchant for gambling) with Let's Play iPod Skins. The detailed card design covers the [...]

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