The AppleNinja has an ancient secret to upgrading her Macs every year, and it’s doesn’t involve scrolls and big piles of cash. What if I told you there’s a $50 investment you can make in your gadgets that will keep them looking pristine and perfect - and more importantly, preserve their high resale value? Welcome to the Zagg InvisibleShield.

This video will speak for itself. Here’s a MacBook Pro with insanely heavy use after a year looking as gorgeous as the day I bought it.


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It’s hard to buy a new hard drive these days, and not feel somewhat cheated. On one hand, traditional hard drives have never been cheaper. But on the other, their performance is completely eclipsed by solid state drives. It seems like you have two choices - pay outrageous amounts of money for little space and bleeding edge performance, or get a cheap drive with ample space that will be the bottleneck in your system performance. Neither is a great option.

Seagate is trying to make its own path with the Momentus XT Hybrid SSD. It’s a clever concept - a traditional 7200 RPM drive with 4 gigs of an ultra-fast SLC SSD built in. It memorizes what programs you use the most, and loads it into the read-only part of the drive.

One notable reviewer lauded it, proclaiming “finally a good hybrid SSD!” The problem is, this high-profile reviewer measured it on a Windows system. The AppleNinja got her hands on it, and found it strongly DECREASED her system speed in OSX. Read more to get the gritty details of why Mac users should not buy this drive. Read More...

Tags: Disapointment, Fail, Hard Drive, Apple,

Let’s start off by dropping the the truth bomb. Wacom products have barely changed in the decade I’ve been using them. Yes, they’re prettier. Yes, they are more sensitive and have more buttons. But the core digitizer technology and user experience have barely changed at all.

In general, that’s a good thing - the Wacom line is the only serious choice for a graphic artist. There are few that would argue that they make the best tablet in graphic arts. Their technology has always been tied directly to the Adobe apps most creative professionals use. But, there’s also the skeptical argument that they are quite overpriced for what you get.

I’ve owned every generation tablet in the Intuos line, and all of them have been very solid. The Intuos 4 is unquestionably the best in the line so far, but is it worth $350?
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If you’ve got a Macbook, then you’re probably in the market for an external drive. The reality of Time Machine backups and high definition iTunes content means most users will need storage beyond their original drives, especially if they have a Macbook.

There are a plethora of options to choose from, but this GeekGal wanted the best. Price was less important to me than reliability, looks, and most importantly a Firewire 800 interface. She settled of the gorgeous G-Technology High Performance 1 TB for $200. Was this drive just a pretty face, or was the performance there to justify the cost?
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There is a huge gap in the market for fashion-forward gadget accessories. The iPhone is the sexist phone in history, and most of the cases for it look like they were designed by the nerd patrol. That’s why I was so delighted to see Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. line had Apple gear! The prices are very reasonable, and the look is tough and functional. Is this a product line a girl can get behind, or a cheap cash-in on Stefani’s gal cred?

The bag that caught my eye was the UltraViolet Leather Clutch, a small bag that’s designed for your iPhone, and not much else. GeekGal has often lamented the absence of designer bags that will easily accommodate her iPhone, as many of her favorite lines of purses think we’re still living in the ancient days of dumbphones. It arrived from the Apple Store in just a week, so GeekGal took it for a test drive. Read More...

Tags: iPhone