Posts tagged Accessories
Apple Starts Issuing Refunds For iPhone 4 Bumpers
1July 23, 2010
Last week Steve Jobs announced at the special press conference that Apple will give free cases to all iPhone 4 customers to address concerns raised by iPhone 4 users about it’s antenna issue, dubbed “Death Grip.” For those customers who already purchased a bumper, Apple announced that they will be given a refund. Macrumors is reporting that Apple has already started processing refunds for iPhone 4 bumpers that were placed on Apple’s online store. Here is what they had to say:
Apple has started processing refunds for the iPhone 4 bumper cases to online Apple Store orders. Existing More >
How Does Apple’s “Free Bumper” Offer Effect iPhone Case Market?
1July 21, 2010
As announced, Apple will be launching their free cases program at the end of this week, and its already affecting different iPhone case manufacturers. Some companies most likely figure that many people will be swayed to Apple’s free bumper, as after all the case works well to solve the antenna issues and comes in a few stylish colors. Perhaps the most obvious and important reason is because of the price, FREE. Apple’s giving all iPhone 4 users the ability to get a Bumper for free, so why would anyone pay $29-49 for a case from a different manufacturer?
Incipio is already realizing More >
Antenna-aid; A Solution To Apple’s iPhone 4 Antenna Boo-Boo
0July 20, 2010
As many of us await the free bumpers and cases that Steve Jobs promised us, other companies are looking to take advantage of the situation. A new product has risen, dubbed Antenna-aid and you guessed it, its a band-aid for your iPhone 4 that claims to help prevent signal loss. Much like Consumer Report’s suggestion of just using a piece of tape, this is a somewhat innovative idea that tries to get a laugh out of the situation. You can get different colors and you pay $4.99 for 6 band-aids. It isn’t free like the bumpers and other cases promised by Jobs but you don’t have to wait. Many More >
Apple Pulls Bumper Cases Off The Shelves; Pending Giveaway
1July 20, 2010
As announced on Friday, Apple is planning to provide free iPhone 4 cases (bumper cases and other models yet to be announced) to all the folks who purchased iPhone 4 and future customers, from now through September 30, 2010. Also, anyone who bought a Bumper already is due to get a refund.
Since the announcement, Apple has removed the bumper cases from store shelves and from the online store to prevent people from paying for something they are entitled to get for free. Multiple sources have reported that the online Apple Store had dropped the Bumpers to a price of $0 and marked them out More >
Zagg’s InvisibleSHIELD Cases Seem To Fix iPhone 4′s Antenna Issue
5July 19, 2010
As we are all aware of the iPhone 4′s antenna issue, and the fix recommended by Steve Job’s himself is to put bumpers/cases to resolve the issue. Folks over at ZAGG stated – that they have conducted extensive testing to determine if our products can help this problem, including internal tests, independent lab tests, and research with consumers in the wireless industry.
The test is clear in the video – “Packets go all over the place” when they don’t cover up the antenna spot, then stop entirely when they do. Packets resume going “all over the place” once they release the spot. When the More >
RIM CEO’s Respond To Apple’s Antenna Statement
2July 17, 2010
If you thought Nokia was pissed off at Apple’s conference held by Jobs on Friday, they weren’t the only ones. RIM co-CEO’s Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have issued a statement of their own. With both of them having big mouths and big egos in the wireless industry, they directly responded to Apple’s Friday press conference on antenna issues with very strong words. Apple also made it rather personal for RIM because it used the Bold 9700 as a demonstration device in its attempt to prove that signal loss was a problem for phones and manufacturers from all companies, not just them, but Mike More >
Apple’s Death Grip Solution: Free Bumpers And Cases To All
14July 16, 2010
by TechHead
in 3G, Accessories, Apple, Cell Phones, Development, iPhone, News, OS, SmartPhones, Software, Tech
Starting out directly by aiming at the iPhone 4′s infamous “Death Grip” situation by kicking off the event with the “iPhone 4 antenna song” music video, Steve Jobs took the stage at Apple’s press conference earlier today in Cupertino; promising to answer the longstanding questions about the iPhone 4′s antenna dilemma.
“You know, we’re not perfect. We know that, you know that. And phones aren’t perfect either,” Jobs said, after noting the record sales and the popularity of the iPhone 4. “But we want to make all of our users happy. If you don’t know that about Apple, you don’t know Apple. We More >
Razer Announces Starcraft 2 Accessory Lineup
0June 17, 2010
PC Gaming accessory vendor Razer has been teasing everyone for months but has finally announcd its Starcraft II series of gaming peripherals. Amongst the lineup is the Razer Spectre gaming mouse, the Razer Marauder gaming keyboard, the Razer Banshee gaming headset, all of which boast a Starcraft-themed design complete with blue LEDs and the game-friendly touches you’d expct from razer. 100 Hz Ultrapolling / 1 ms response on the keyboard, 5600 dpi resolution and the button foce adjustment on the mouse, and a detachable mic ont he headset. Those are just some of the many features of the new More >
New Accessories For Apple’s iPhone 4 Race To The Market
0June 8, 2010
Just a few hours after the official announcement about the release of the new iPhone 4, the first accessories for the phone are also being announced. One of the first companies to do so was Case-Mate, which has already announced a whopping 26 new accessories specifically for the new iPhone 4, all on display at the company’s website. The new iPhone, which is slimmer than current models but has lost the tapered edges, sports new features such as an LED camera with flash on the back, a forward facing camera for video chats, and a high-resolution screen is unlikely to fit into an older iPhone More >
webOS Coming To HP Products Such As Slate and Printers
1May 18, 2010
When HP acquired Palm, rumors of HP products running the webOS were about, but it turns out that’s actually part of the plan. HP CEO Mark Hurd told analysts that the webOS would hit a “verity of form factors, including slates and web-connected printers” on the company’s Q2 financial results call today. webOS tablets were obviously a no-brainer, but printers are slightly more intriguing in a way. While we’re not surprised that HP wants to leverage webOS on its line of advanced touchscreen printers. We’re curious to see what that looks like in practice though, a printer with synergy level More >
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