Tag: ACCESSORIES

Blue Microphones Mikey (Creative, Under $100) For those who like to get creative with sound, Blue Mikey ($79.99) is an excellent addition to your potable digital tool belt. Essentially a mic that plugs into the bottom of your iPhone or iPod, Mikey lets you capture anything from live music to lectures. You interface with the hardware as you would the iPhone's built-in mic; you can either use ...

Joby Gorillamobile for iPhone (Media Hound, Under $50) Joby first earned fans several years ago when it essentially invented its own market: low-cost, flexible but durable mini tripods for cameras. And Joby's done it again by extending into the iPhone accessory market with the $40 Gorillamobile. Put any iPhone 3G or 3GS (sorry first genners) into the included soft case and then snap it into the ...

Back in the late '90s, when brand designer and specialist Matthew Waldman waited for a client, he passed his time like anyone, looking at the clock. Waldman, who has always been fascinated by object meaning and form, was struck by the strangeness of the dial. The clock make-up didn't seem natural; minute and hour hands wouldn't make sense to anyone who didn't know how to tell conventional time. ...

As more and more handheld gadgets come equipped with time-telling capability, watches seem almost pointless these days -- except for when they're hyper-colored, super-digital, electrifying art for the wrist. The sun may have set on summer, but the dark days of fall and winter ahead means we'll want to keep things bright, so check out our selection of 12 day-glo, pop watches (six for men, ...

Odds are your computer's monitor looks a lot like everyone else's. Well, we here at Switched like to break out of the status quo, and we've found 10 screens that do the same. ...

As much as nerds love to accessorize their electronic devices, some products out there would cause even the nerdiest of nerds to turn up their noses. Introducing the Thiphone, a fashion faux pas no one should ever make. According to LikeCool.com, the Thiphone is a holder for your iPhone, which, of course wraps around your thigh, allowing you to use the iPhone while seated and with just one hand. ...

If you're a movie nut and love cutesy accessories, the Netsuke cell-phone strap is incredibly fitting. Now, everyone will know about your obsession with 'Rocky' or 'Edward Scissorhands.' (Because your phone certainly won't fit in a pocket once one of these miniature dolls is attached.) The charms (which come from Japan, of course) stand about 3.3-centimeters tall and cost less than $9, according ...

We are the world's worst about dropping our cell phones. Whether it's into a toilet or off a balcony, sometimes it seems like our phones leap out of our hands. This problem has cost us both money and grief from our friends. Short of applying super glue to our hands, though, we have not been able to find a solution. Then we came across the Mobigrip ($9.95). This nifty phone accessory functions ...

Video game manufacturers have always attempted to market gaming accessories, but some of those products proved to be colossal disasters, completely worthless or just awesomely bad. DVICE investigated some of those console peripherals, and selected six that could be the worst accessories of all gaming time. While some of the choices just failed sales-wise and never caught on, they did pave the ...

There are dozens of products designed to keep your body ergonomically sound while you sit at a desk every day. Few, though, are more fun (or less appropriate for the office) than these Japanese-anime-styled mousepads sporting some suitably voluptuous carpal tunnel-preventing love mounds. We're not sure how much additional explanation is needed here. [From: BuzzFeed] Related Links: White ...

If you've ever tried to lug your gaming setup with you on vacation, you know what a pain it is; finding compartments for all of the associated wires, power adapters, and controllers is an exercise in futility. Now a company called ASTRO Gaming believes it has the answer. Its new Transport Series of gaming bags is meant for the road-hardened gamer. For a hundred bucks, the Roadie dual guitar ...

We halfway want to hate on this new Monster Laptop Cozy, but secretly, we're kinda into it. It's homespun and fleecy and, come on, it's cute. We all have mixed feelings about fleece as a fashion statement, but have decided that it's okay for kids and computers. The sleeve in question is handmade by indie crafter 'beckaboo,' whose wares walk a fine line between adorable and annoying (monster ...

One of the greatest things about the video game industry(or pretty much most industries) is its willingness to make absolutely crap-tastic products and sell them to you. But there are some products so amazingly terrible that not even the most careless of consumers would purchase them. These are the devices that made it to Cracked's list of the "6 Most Ill-Conceived Video Game Accessories Ever." ...

What better to complement a wooden mouse (and wooden keyboard, for that matter) than a wooden mousepad? Nothing, that's what. This masterfully constructed jewel not only brings the tree to your workspace, but it's slightly angled for ergonomic pleasure and can likely be used upside-down in a pinch. Yeah, the $60.31 sticker makes this thing absurdly overpriced, but your wooden PC just wouldn't be ...

After nearly a year's worth of flying Wii-mote mishaps, Nintendo is offering a free protective grip sleeve for all Wii owners. Yes, for free. Beginning with shipments going out today, all Wii consoles, Wii remotes and copies of 'Wii Play' (which comes with an extra remote) will include the free anti-slip grip sleeve. Stores are expected to get the shipments towards the middle of October or ...