T-Mobile now selling Square credit card payment systems in retail stores
T-Mobile USA announced on Tuesday that it is now selling Square credit card systems in its retail stores. Square allows people to take payments by …
Accessories
Boxee Live TV tuner to ship this week
Boxee will begin shipping its new Boxee Live TV tuners this week according to a post on the company’s blog. The new device is a …
Wilson Electronics unveils Sleek 4G-V LTE signal booster for Verizon
Wilson Electronics on Tuesday unveiled the Sleek 4G-V, the world’s first LTE signal booster. It will work with Verizon’s 700MHz 4G LTE network as well …
Revenue from mobile hotspots to balloon 500% over next five years
Despite the proliferation of smartphones that include built-in mobile hotspot capabilities, the market for dedicated mobile hotspot routers like Novatel Wireless’s Mifi line of products …
Nest learning thermostat hands-on and installation
When a product emerges that is created by a team of ex-Apple employees — including one responsible in part for leading the hardware teams behind the iPod and …
MiFi mobile hotspot shipments surpass 3 million
Despite the increasing popularity Wi-Fi of integrated tethering functionality across a variety of smartphone platforms, sales of dedicated portable hotspots continue to remain strong. Novatel …
Apple outs updated LED Display with Thunderbolt port
Apple news site MacRumors on Friday discovered images of a new LED Display on Apple’s website. While the OS X Lion wallpaper could have meant …
Microsoft issues Kinect for Windows SDK beta
Windows developers around the world had cause for excitement Thursday afternoon as Microsoft finally released a beta version of its Kinect for Windows software development …
Next-gen Time Capsule, Airport Extreme outed by Apple software update
References to a fourth-generation Time Capsule and a fifth-generation AirPort Extreme have been found within Apple’s latest AirPort Utility software update. Dwindling inventory and several …
Jabra recommends Bluetooth headsets in lieu of brain tumors
Following the World Health Organization’s revelation last week that cell phones are “possibly carcinogenic to humans based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant …
Seagate GoFlex Satellite mobile wireless storage hands-on
We met up with Seagate last week to get a sneak peak at its brand new wireless mobile storage drive, the GoFlex Satellite. It’s a …
Motorola restates intentions to build more Webtop laptop docks for smartphones
Reviewers and early adopters seemed to agree that Motorola’s Webtop laptop dock for the ATRIX 4G was both very nifty and very overpriced. At the …
AppleCore cord organizer keep your cables in check
Honestly, let’s just skip past the small talk — we’re ordering a bunch of these ASAP. AppleCores are available in a variety of sizes and …
BGR's BlackBerry PlayBook giveaway ends today!
All good things must come to an end, and our BlackBerry PlayBook giveaway is no exception. For those of you who haven’t yet entered, BGR …
SRS iWOW 3D for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch giveaway!
We reviewed SRS’s iWOW 3D accessory for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch three weeks ago and at that time, we were pretty much blown …
T-Mobile's first 4G mobile hotspot launches tomorrow
In line with earlier rumors, T-Mobile confirmed on Monday that it will launch its first 4G mobile hotspot on Wednesday, April 13th. Built by ZTE, …
Confirmed: Sprint getting Motorola XOOM with WiMAX
We exclusively reported Sprint would be getting an identical version of the Motorola XOOM sans LTE and adding a WiMAX radio, and we now have …
Ralph Lauren introduces solar-powered backpack
We’ll be honest, we didn’t quite expect Ralph Lauren to be the company to introduce a useful solar-powered backpack to power our gadgets while on …
Sprint Novatel 3G/4G MiFi paws-on!
Sprint was nice enough to shoot us over its brand new Sprint Novatel 3G/4G MiFi, and while we saw it at CES, there’s just nothing like getting …
Apple dock-connector patent tips USB 3.0 for future computers, iDevices
Patently Apple reports that its Cupertino-based namesake has been granted a new patent for an improved 30-pin dock connector. The interface, which is used by …
Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot paws-on!
While Verizon Wireless just announced two new 4G LTE devices that are going to serve up insanely fast mobile broadband speeds, Samsung’s 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot is …
SRS iWOW 3D: The iPhone gets a swift kick in the buds
If you had asked me a few weeks ago, I would have insisted that no ear buds in the sub-$1,000 price range sound better than …
ST-Ericsson’s PM2300 charges your smartphone in half the time
In a blog post today, ST-Ericsson announced a new device that aims to keep your smartphone and tablet off the charger and in your hands …
LG’s inductive Wireless Charging Pad for Verizon Wireless hands on!
We met up with LG on Tuesday to check out its inductive Wireless Charging Pad, which it hopes will compete against competitors like Powermat. During …
LG unveils inductive Wireless Charging Pad to combat Powermat
LG on Tuesday announced a new inductive charging system at the CTIA Wireless 2011 show. Like the Powermat, LG’s Wireless Charging Pad is a flat …
How to ‘Pro’ your iPhone 4, part 2: NUU MiniKey packs a BlackBerry style QWERTY
Last month I wrote a piece entitled Keyboard Buddy case transforms your iPhone 4 into an iPhone Pro, in which I took a look at a …
iPad 2 Smart Covers to generate over $1B in revenue for Apple, says analyst
Asymco analyst Horace Dediu has published an interesting prognostication on his company’s website: Smart Covers will generate over $1 billion in revenue for Apple this …
Keyboard Buddy case transforms your iPhone 4 into an iPhone Pro
Here at BGR, we constantly get emails from readers looking for help with their gadget buying decisions. While I wish we had time to address each of …
Powermat looks to expand beyond the mat
Some of you may be familiar with the mobile accessory company Powermat. The New York City based accessory manufacturer creates a line of cell phone …
Verizon Wireless LTE modem now supports Apple computers
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday updated its “VZAccess Manager” software to add Mac support for the Pantech UML290 LTE modem. The new update — VZAccess Manager …
