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Kool Tools: Magellan Echo Smart Running Watch
Magellan's Echo is a new smartwatch for runners and other athletes that utilizes smartphone fitness apps to their full potential by wirelessly connecting them to the wrist and working with such apps as Strava, MapMyRun... Read more »
Kool Tools: PlusUs' LifeLink cable for iOS devices
Apple and Samsung dominate over 50% of the global portable device market with their products.  Yet this innovation has not been extended to their 1-meter USB cables, which have mostly remained unchanged for years (with... Read more »
Kool Tool: RAID 5 storage solution with Thunderbolt 2
Promise's Pegasus2 is a workhorse of a storage solution designed to work with Thunderbolt 2 enabled systems such as the all-new Mac Pro. Thunderbolt 2 delivers 20Gbps of bandwidth, a game changer for content creators,... Read more »
Kool Tools: HexaSawyer for OS X
HexaSawyer 1.0 is a cool, new, music making program that runs on 64-bit Macs running OS X 10.8.5 and above. It uses the built-in DLS MIDI synthesizer provided by the Mac OS to generate and play 4-channel audio. You can... Read more »
Kool Tools: Linode Mobile
Linode, which specializes in cloud hosting, has released its customer app, Linode Mobile, which grants clients improved on-the-go access to critical Linode account management features. Linode provides cloud services to... Read more »
Kool Tools: SmartDay Adaptive Organizer
SmartDay is a new, integrated calendar, journal, task manager, and project planner for iPhone, iPad, and Macs. It's available for iDevices at the Apple App Store for US$9.99 and for Macs at the Mac App Store for $29.99... Read more »
Kool Tools: Anytune for Mac
Anytune, the iOS music practice app that enables musicians to slow down music without changing the pitch, has come to the Mac. It allows musicians to learn to play or transcribe songs by slowing down the tempo,... Read more »
Kool Tools: Network Inventory Advisor for Mac OS X
Network Inventory Advisor (http://tinyurl.com/lm9amn9) is a network inventory solution that's been around for Windows systems for some time. Now it's come to the Mac — and it's free for up to 10 Macs that you wish to... Read more »
Kool Tools: Assured SAN 4004 storage models
Dot Hill Systems's new AssuredSAN 4004 storage models, based on the company’s ninth generation RAID architecture, are a great fit for high-end customers with deep pockets. These products offer greater data security,... Read more »
Recommended Reading: 'Functional Programming Patterns'
In "Functional Programming Patterns in Scala and Clojure" from Pragmatic Bookshelf, $36 paper, $24 ebook), readers will use Scala and Clojure to solve in-depth problems and see how familiar object-oriented patterns can... Read more »
Kool Tools: iCADMac 2014
ProgeCAD 's iCADMac 2014 is the first CAD software for Mac exclusively enabling export from DWG to 3D PDF to obtain an interactive 3D model of a project, displayable and editable simply with Adobe Reader. The software... Read more »
Kool Tools: BearExtender Turbo
BearExtender's BearExtender Turbo is a high speed 802.11ac USB Wi-Fi adapter for those who don't have the latest Macs. BearExtender Turbo features a maximum throughput speed of 867 Mbps on the 5Ghz 802.11ac band when... Read more »
Kool Tools: iSafe anti-bullying backpack
One precaution parents are taking for children comes in the form of alarm backpacks. Now parents and children can take safety into their own hands, literally. The iSafe US$59.99 backpack works in two ways. Not only... Read more »
Kool Tools: Straytect pepper spray iPhone case
Women are often mistaken as the weaker sex. And while they may not be able to arm-wrestle an average-sized man, what women lack in strength they make up for in resources and smarts. Through the use of technology, women... Read more »
Recommended Reading: 'iPad: The Missing Manual, 6th Edition'
Okay, so you've got a new iPad Air and/or iPad mini with Retina display. Do you know how to take full advantage of it? Super-fast processors, streamlined Internet access, and free productivity and entertainment apps... Read more »
Kool Tools: Urban Xplorer HalfPack RT
Urban Xplorer's Xplorer HalfPack RT ("RT" as in "road trip") is the first in Urban Xplorer’s "affordable luxury" line of travel bags and gear. In fact, it's designed not just as a bag, but as multi-functional,... Read more »
Kool Tools: Audioengine D3 Premium 24-bit DAC
If you like great audio on your Mac, you'll appreciate the Audioengine D3 Premium 24-bit DAC (digital-to-analog converter). It bypasses your computer's headphone jack and sends music directly through USB, making any... Read more »
Kool Tools: Treehouse authoring suite
Interlude's Treehouse is a self-service HTML5 Web app that lets anyone design and publish their own interactive videos. It unlocks Interlude¹s patented interactive video technology for video creators via its flexible... Read more »
Kool Tools: QuickerTek Most Powerful eyeBattery
The third generation QuickerTek Most Powerful eyeBattery (US$499.95) is 20% smaller and lighter than its predecessor. It comes in a rugged aluminum case styled to blend with Apple equipment. The easy-carry model now... Read more »
Kool Tools: WD's My Cloud EX4
WD's new My Cloud EX4 is a four-bay network attached storage (NAS) solution targeted to creative professionals, prosumers, workgroups and just about anyone looking for a reliable way to save, share, back up, stream and... Read more »
 

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