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Magnetic power couplings are a godsend for the clumsy and accident prone, snapping away under stress and preventing physical damage to cables, connector and laptops. Owners of new USB C devices, such as the latest Apple MacBrook or Google Pixel, have had limited choice up to now but at CES, accessories outfit Griffin announced a new BreakSafe magnetic USB C power cable. Available from
Griffin's iMic has been a long term favourite with those who need 3.5 mm audio jacks on USB-only PCs and laptops. With a USB A plug on one end, and two audio sockets on the other, it does the job of converting audio brilliantly. But with new MacBooks now only sporting USB C sockets, it was inevitable that Griffin would
On review here is the Booq Cobra Laptop Briefcase, a lightweight and high-spec laptop bag. Unlike some of the other Booq bags that I've reviewed here for GNC, it's in the more traditional style for those circumstances where a rucksack looks a little bit too casual. Designed for laptops with screens up to 16", it's made with ballistic nylon complimented by lower leather trim, meaning it looks good but is durable too. As you'll see from the pictures, the YKK zips are mostly on show in bright steel, though the main laptop compartment has a covered waterproof zip.
Jenny Simpson of Lenmar stopped by TPN in Las Vegas recently to talk about the company's new battery pack for your MacBook computer. The new Chug Plug can provide up to four hours of additional batter life and connects via the computers existing cable. It is Apple specific, so don't expect to get one for your Windows PC. It has
Virgin Mobile is running a new video on Youtube. It's called "Blinkwashing". You will need a webcam connected to your computer, which the YouTube page will calibrate your face and blinking. This will act as a remote control to switch the video up. Every time you blink, the video changes. It doesn't lose place in the video; it just moves
On review today is the G-Technology G-Drive Mobile, a 1 TB mobile external hard drive. Aimed squarely at the Apple MacBook crowd, the brushed aluminium finish and white LED compliments the host machine, and the combination of both USB3 and FireWire 800 show its Mac heritage. Of course the drive can be formatted for Windows or Linux use but the
One of the machines I have is a 6 year old 13” white plastic Intel MacBook. In recent years I’ve used it as a backup machine just in case I needed it. It has a 2 gigahertz Core 2 Duo processor and is maxed out at 2 gigabytes of RAM. Solid State Drive prices have been dropping lately, so I