This calendar week ’s roundup of iOS accessories lets you take to the air , keep your workforce quick , and make trusted your iPhone , iPad , and iPod have all the power they call for . And if you ’ve start out a long car trip plan , we ’ve get a few gadgets to make the trip-up more enjoyable .
Bracketron ’s twofold USB Charger
Bracketron : If both your pad of paper and your phone run low on power during your next car trip , the $ 25Dual USB Chargerhas you covered . The gimmick plugs into any car ’s 12 - volt appurtenance outlet and , as its name suggests , provides two USB - power diddley — one a high-pitched - power 2.1A that can palm an iPad , the other a down - current 1.0A variation — for power your iOS devices , iPods , GPS units , and satellite radios . The charger includes an light-emitting diode sparkle that signals when when ability is being issue . Also fresh available from Bracketron is the $ 35Cradle - iTgolf handcart climb for mobile phones .
Bracketron’s Dual USB Charger
Cygnett ’s CarGo mount
Cygnett : Parents know that one of the iPad ’s most - commodious utilisation is to keep kid occupy near the end of long , boring motorcar rides . Cygnett ’s $ 50CarGo iPad car mount bracketlets you mount the tablet to the back of a headrest and use it as a medium hub during long route trips . The mount turn out 360 grade , let the iPad to be viewed in portraiture or landscape painting orientation ; it also provides prosperous access to the iPad ’s dock - connective port and earphone tar .
Griffin ’s Helo TC
Cygnett’s CarGo mount
Griffin Technology : iPhone - controlled helicopters are apparently the latest rage — we told you of late about the offer from iHelicopters.com . Now Griffin Technologies arrives on the scene with its $ 50Helo TC . Just download Griffin’sHelo TC appand you’re able to moderate the miniature helicopter either using multitouch or tilt - to - bullock controls . The app lets you plan up to three flight plans for late exercise .
iHome ’s iW1
iHome : This accessory purveyor was the first to announce , right smart back in January at CES , an AirPlay loudspeaker system system of rules . iHome has now announced theiW1 AirPlay wireless system’sofficial launch . The iW1 sport a rechargable electric battery and a handgrip , which together make it easy to use the system nearly anywhere . The talker use Apple’sAirPlaywireless - medium - stream technology to let you play music from your iPad , iPhone , or iPod touch , or from iTunes on any computer , over your local Wi - Fi web . you’re able to also connect your iOS gimmick using the iW1 ’s USB port , which also charges your portable . you may even control your portable ’s music playback using the iW1 ’s own playback - mastery push button , either on the iW1 itself or on its included wireless remote restraint . The $ 300 system goes on cut-rate sale August 31 .
Griffin’s Helo TC
InnoPocket ’s HexaPose UStand
InnoPocket : If you want to display your iPad on a stand reminiscent of your iMac , InnoPocket’sHexaPose UStandis the resolution . The $ 50 aluminum stand is compatible with a miscellany of tablets , and can be adjusted to three different Angle for optimal viewing in either portrait or landscape painting orientation . The outdoor stage features extendible support arms inlaid with rubber pads to keep your iPad secure without scratching it .
Logitech : Music and video on the iPad just find a small louder with Logitech ’s unexampled $ 50Tablet Speaker for iPad . A rubberized clip attaches the utterer to the top edge of your tab , and you get up to eight minute of listening . The loudspeaker comes with its own carrying case , or can fit out into a laptop computer bag . Other novel Logitech products let in the $ 20Joystick for iPadand the $ 130Fold - Up Keyboard for iPad .
iHome’s iW1
OnTip boxing glove
OnTip : Winter ’s come — really!—and that can make outdoor role of your iPhone passably hard . OnTip has introduceda line of iOS - compatible glovesthat work with your gadget ’s Multi - Touch screen while keeping your men warm . The gloves place in cost from the $ 30OnTip Fleeceto the $ 703 - in-1gloves — the latter include Thermolite insulation and musing piping so othher wintertime jock can see you and invalidate danger when you ’ve stopped trailside ( at night , presumably to take a picture with your iPhone .
Scosche ’s BoomCan
InnoPocket’s HexaPose UStand
Scosche : This accessory seller has has released its own portable speaker arrangement for Io equipment , the $ 25BoomCan , It ’s small enough ( 2.5 inch marvelous and 2 inches in diameter ) to splay into your bag , and it secure directly into the headphone jackass of your iPhone , iPad , or iPod touch . The twist let in a rechargable battery that provide up to seven hours of listening time , and it ’s made of aluminum for light weight and lastingness . The BoomCan comes in red , patrician , or silver . Scosche also includes a charging cable and a travelling pocket .
TouCoul ’s CoulVue
TouCoul : California - based designer Tete Selado has unveil an update version of theCoulVuecar riding horse , a headrest mount that lets backseat passenger consider videos and play secret plan on the iPad 2 . The $ 80 machine includes a flexible branch mount and a swivel radix that allow spectator prefer between portraiture and landscape orientations . The CoulVue also sports a soft interior facing to prevent the mount from drag the iPad , and the company says the mount can be used in conjunction with Apple ’s SmartCover to ensure the iPad ’s CRT screen is protect when the pad is not in use .
OnTip gloves
TwelveSouth ’s Compass Mobile Stand
TwelveSouth : This design troupe has unveiled two newfangled color of its $ 40Compass Mobile Stand(which weliked a draw when we reviewed it ) . In addition to the original iPad Silver , you may now get the Compass in Tactical Black and Candy Apple Red . The heavy - gauge alloy tripod bandstand can expose your iPad like an easel , or it can adjust down to create a down in the mouth - angle typing stand . fold up , the standstill is just 7 column inch long and 1 in wide , making it easy to carry around in your bag when it ’s not in use — TwelveSouth distinguish the stall as being the size of a candy bar .
USBFever ’s all-encompassing - angle lens
Scosche’s BoomCan
USBFever : This add-on provider has several novel products on the mart . The $ 250.5X Super Wide Angle Lens Back Cover for iPhone 4lets iOS lensman capture wide angles on their phone ’s camera — just snarl on the blanket / case , roll in the hay in the lens , and you ’re ready to take photos with a 90 - degree field of vision . Also available is the $ 13Sync Blocker USB to Dock connector cable , a 39 - in transmission line — set up to business travelers — that lets you charge your iOS machine from a computer while preclude sync .
iPhone 4 family
iPad 2 family
TouCoul’s CoulVue
TwelveSouth’s Compass Mobile Stand
USBFever’s wide-angle lens
