International CES is not much of a show for Mac users . ( Actually , given thepreponderance of 4 chiliad TVscrowding the showfloor at the Las Vegas Convention Center and thelack of starring smartphone word , it ’s becoming less of a show for personal computer and mobile user , too . ) But front long enough and you may find a few token of interest group on the Accho of exhibit place that may invoke to Mac users . Broaden the criteria to let in items for the iPhone or iPad , and your search becomes a lot easier .
On this week ’s Macworld Podcast , I ’m joined by executive editor in chief Jonathan Seff and adjunct editor program Leah Yamshon . The three of us just spent a week in Las Vegas and repay from CES with the balance of our wits inviolate and a few Mac- and iOS - favorable widget and apps to talk about . For the next half - hr or so , it ’ll be just likeyouwere at CES , only without the overpowering gang , unending walks up and down the showfloor , and exposure to several strains of norovirus .
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We bring up a few products in the podcast that deserve some virtual ink here . LensPenwas on hand in Vegas to show off the new SmartKlear product for keeping your iPhone ’s projection screen barren of smudges and smirch . Like LensPen ’s Sidekick for iPads , this new offering features a carbon paper clean launching pad attached to a handgrip that pass over fingerprint off your iOS screen — only the SmartKlear comes in an iPhone - friendly size . Look for the $ 10 cleanup product at Macworld|iWorld later this calendar month .
One affair that was n’t too unmanageable to find at CES — iPhone cases . And among that multitude , we see slews of eminent - remnant “ luxury ” instance designed with way in mind . Case - Mateshowed off its Modern Crafted Collection , which feature case crafted from echt mother of pearl that go for $ 150.iWave’sluxury Pt melodic phrase of iPhone 5 fount ranged in price from $ 250 to $ 1000 , count on how many Swarovski quartz glass the case has . An iWave HR rep did admit that these casing are made custom to consecrate , so do n’t expect to see too many out in the wilderness .
Boostcasehas an interesting approach path to the fashion case — one of its example had a aggregation of detachable slice that lease the user produce a custom vitrine to fit different needs . The basic case is a sparse hardshell with a few holes in the back denture ; those holes are for contribute additional musical composition with various functionality . Need something to protect the telephone set from hump and cliff ? Attach the rugged exterior piece . choose something to stash your credit card ? Take off the rugged shell and attach the bill of fare holder . Need power ? burst the battery pack over the canonic slip . Boostcase also has a identification number of manner - forward alternative as well , if that ’s more your manner , like a batch - purse ADHD - on and trendy designs . Boostcase system offer an easy and relatively cheap way to switch up your iPhone sheath in a snap .
Of naturally , if you were looking for a honest trend among smartphone cases at CES this year , it ’s the fact that both third - political party display case makers and even the telephone manufacturers themselves are looking tomake roving devices more long-lasting . ( That includes suppliers like Corning , whichshowed off a more dent resistant version of its Gorilla Glassat CES . )
Griffin Technology made some cool products specific to the iOS user , like thePowerDock 5 , which lets you mount up to 5 iOS devices for charging at once . The PowerJolt machine courser also stood out — it has two port for file two gimmick at once , but it recognizes what eccentric of equipment it is ( Io vs. Android , iPhone vs. iPad , and so forth ) and will optimize the bearing run specific to that equipment .
On the accouterment front , we descry several cool toy mean to be paired with an app on your smartphone or lozenge . Thelatest Apptivity toys from Fisher Priceare telling — they let in a built - in case that you plume an iPad into , and then you use the playset to interact with the app . Griffin Technology team up with Crayola to make theLight marking , a drawing off tool and app for the iPad that beguile virtual drawings . Kids can draw in the air , and the iPad ’s front - facing camera will capture the motion and display the artwork on the iPad ’s concealment . And , of course , we were impressed enough by Sphero ’s maraud into augmented reality games to include it in ourBest of CES List .
Speaking of our Best of CES list , it also include theNessie , an adaptive USB mike that Blue Microphones plans to eject subsequently this class . During the podcast , Jonathan Seff talks aboutiHome ’s Lightning docksand assortedaudio accessary from House of Marley . Another accessory that gets some time in the podcast spotlight is thewireless microphone and Bluetooth verbaliser from Phillips . Combine this $ 179 frame-up with an app on your iPad , and you’re able to have your own mobile karaoke machine . We also spotted some new earphone fromJabra : The Jabra Revo Wireless is a set of Bluetooth earphone ( there ’s also a corded interpretation ) while the Jabra Vox is an in - ear model . Both the Revo and the Vox swear on a disjoined app that imports your music library on your iOS gimmick for a much rich and entire speech sound than what you get from the built - in music app on your phone or iPod touch . Look for the new Jabra headphones to come sometime this natural spring .
CES focuses more on ironware than software program , but we spot a pair of in - exploitation iOS apps of note . MindMeld fromExpect Labsshould come to the App Store in a few weeks . ( It was originally herald last gloaming . ) It ’s a video and voice calling app that listen in on your conversation and can pull up out relevant entropy based on the subjects you ’re verbalise about ; you’re able to then apportion the data MindMeld put forward up with other people on the call . The other app that caught our eye — Atlas — isn’t as far along in the development microscope stage . It ’s a programming and project management app that simplifies get together scheduling by including a lean of alternate times and reducing the inbox - clog back - and - onward that can occur as everyone tries to go under on a time and place . Apublic beta for Atlasshould begin by the end of March .
For more on CES , be sure to take a look at our roundup of iOS add-on at CES , bothpart oneand part two .
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