The iPhone may have a fancy screen and fancy graphics, but these 8-Bit Bumpers will add a little retro flair. Besides preserving the 8-Bit look, the bumper keeps your phone safe with its rubber silicon construction and an anti-friction coating. They even have synthetic leather 8-Bit sleeves in 10″ and 11/13″ sizes to accommodate your iPad or MacBook Air.
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This is the iPad 3? The interface is sh*t. All I can do is make stairs!
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If you own an iOS device and have been craving new reading material, you’re in luck. Marvel just released 80 graphic novels featuring popular characters like Captain America, The Avengers, Spider-Man, and more for the iBookstore. You can find some comics to enjoy from Marvel even if superheroes aren’t your style. The have a graphic novel interpretation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and titles from authors like Neil Gaiman. The books start at $7 (via the iBooks app), and to get you hooked Marvel’s offering The New Avengers #1 for free for a limited time.
(via Macworld)
ThinkGeek is following up their revolutionary iCade iPad Arcade Cabinet with this iCade 8-Bitty – a retro NES-styled wireless game controller that allows you to play apps on your iPad, iPhone and Android devices. The controller features 8 buttons, including 4 face buttons, select, start, and two shoulder buttons – plus the D-Pad for movement, and is fully compatible with all iCade game apps, which include an Atari Classics collection, Pac-Man, Super Mega Worm, etc. In addition, the 8-Bitty uses a completely open interface system, so any app developer can easily add game support.
Although a specific date hasn’t been posted, the 8-Bitty is slated for release later this year.
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The floppy disk case. It’s kind of like wearing a fur coat made out of a wooly mammoth—only this fur is felt and it’s made to protect your precious iPad.
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The next time you lose your iPhone, you might need to look for it in 1969 because it could have traveled through time and space thanks to these TARDIS skins.
The skin is available for several gadgets like the iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Nook and the Motorola Droid.
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The trend of animals playing games on tablets and smartphones became a thing in the latter half of 2011, but this cat just might be the most skilled of them all.
Watch after the break as this cat scores an animal record of 128.
All test subjects must cover their iPads with the Aperture Laboratories iPad sleeve. You know, just in case you drop it when you’re killed. iPads aren’t cheap people—the budget is tight.
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Watch the Zelda theme masterfully performed on an iPad in the video after the break.
Signal Snowboards takes pride in creating strange and unique boards – in fact, they schedule an event called “Every Third Thursday” which is focused on doing exactly that. This time around, they decided to create a custom snowboard with built-in iPad as a tribute to the late Steve Jobs.
In addition to the built-in iPad, the board also sports a beacon that lights up as well as an aluminum base. Check out the video after the break to watch the creative process and the board’s first test in Colorado.
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