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iPad Camera Connection Kit Used To Hook Jailbroken iPad To External USB HDD

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The iPad Camera Connection Kit has always been an intriguing accessory, not just because it allows the iPad to directly interface with cameras and SD cards, but because it seemed like a ripe target for hackers to add third-party support for other USB accessories once the jailbreaks were in. In fact, when it was first [...:]

iHome Updates Flagship iP90 Alarm Clock Docking Station With Better Sound and Time Sync

iHome's pantheon of docks, clocks, and speakers for the iPhone and iPod are pretty hard to keep straight, but their flagship iP90 alarm clock docking station has always been one of their more visible products… and now they've updated it with a host of new features that make the iP90 a better buy than before.
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Yahoo! Says 10% Of Their Mobile iPad Traffic Is International

In a post on Yahoo's Mobile Blog, the big purple Y! seems pretty gobsmacked that 10% of iPad traffic is coming from outside of the US, despite the fact that there has yet to be an international roll out of the tablet.

These aren't just Canadians dipping south of the border: in fact, Yahoo claims that [...:]

iPad Spy Turns Jailbroken iPads Into A Privacy Nightmare

Ostensibly for keeping track of your kids, employees or your child labor's iPad surfing, Mobile Spy's iPad Spy is probably really meant for the jealous paramour, the sleazy private dick or the professional identity thief: it allows you to record the email and website visits of anyone using the iPad on which it is installed.
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Turn Your Jailbroken iPad Into A Portable SNES

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Now that Spirit is out, emulation on your iPad is finally possible for everyone who can click a "Jailbreak" button and launch Cydia.
Even better: the iPad's larger screen real estate finally makes an iDevice into a satisfying emulation console when paired through Bluetooth with a standard Nintedo Wiimote. All you need to do is [...:]

Visa To Launch payWave iPhone Cases This Summer

Taking their cue from start-ups like Square, Visa is planning to get in on the iPhone payment act, with a line of special iPhone cases that will allow you to make credit card purchases at retail just by waving your handset in front of a cash register.

The case would basically just be an interface for [...:]

Flickr Find Shows How iPhone Apps Should Be Displayed On The iPad

Over at Daring Fireball, John Gruber pointed out this excellent alt-universe mock-up of what icons for non-universal iPhone apps should look like on the iPad home screen.

On the iPad, iPhone-only applications run in the center of the screen, upscaled twice and with the remaining display space filled in with black borders. Additionally, iPhone app [...:]

Daily Deals: $999 iMac, App Store Price Drops, DMG Canvas

We start off with another deal on iMacs, including a 21.5-inch 3.06GHz desktop machine with LED-backlit screen for $999. Also on tap is the latest batch price cuts from the App Store, including "Dogs Play Poker," a poker game. Finally, we check out DMG Canvas 2 for the Mac, which helps create and customize disk [...:]

An iPad Car Mount For Peanuts (Plus An Apple iPad Case)

Earlier this week when we ran down a handful of options for mounting an iPad in a car, we missed this gem from blogger Jacky Yuen of alohaeveryone.com. Watch in the clip above as he demonstrates how he affixes his iPad to the dash of his car by running some thin cord through the vent [...:]

Full Subscriptions Of Selected Electronic Magazines From Zinio Now $5, Today Only

If you've ever wanted a full subscription to Car and Driver or Maxim on your iDevice, now's probably a good time to take the plunge: Zinio, the biggest electronic magazine rack on the web, has slashed subscriptions today for five of its titles to $5 — a pretty good deal, as a year-long subscription to [...:]