GETTING THE EDGE

We’ve tried many different wireless speakers for our iPad and the Android phone, but the first one we really liked is “Edge Sound” from CubEdge. It’s a black box shorter than a human hand and weighing just 9 ounces.

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THE POCKET DOORBELL

This is a cellphone app so silly we couldn’t resist it. It’s called the “Pocket Doorbell,” and is meant to work with an iPhone or iPad.

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MOVIE TRIVIA APP FOR THE IPHONE

For iPhones, iPods and iPads: “Say What You See” is free to download, but you pay 99 cents for each new collection of puzzles. The latest, called “Blockbusters,” features 50 of the highest grossing movies of the last 50 years, transformed into puzzles.

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A SQUARE DEAL

If you’ve ever been to an Apple store, you might have noticed there is no cash register and no check-out counter. Employees swipe your credit card on their iPod Touch and complete a transaction anywhere in the store. Other businesses are learning how to do this too.

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NEW IN APPLAND

Smoothie app and shopping app for the iPad/iPhone, iPodTouch.

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FREE PHOTO EDITING ON THE IPHONE/IPAD

Over 20 million people have used Photoshop Express, a free version of the great behemoth, Photoshop. Now Adobe has come out with a free version for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch users.

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GRIP IT

This sounds totally dangerous to us, but for $20 the “Spiderpodium” will attach a handheld gadget, like an iPhone, to your car dashboard, bicycle handlebars, car seat, or baby stroller.

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MUSIC AROUND THE HOUSE

Music files, podcasts, audio books and online radio can play through your stereo instead of the speakers on your laptop with the $69 Orb.

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LOST COMPANY FOUND

Creative’s new Sound Blaster will wirelessly transmit iTunes, MP3s, and online radio stations through speakers up to 100 feet away.

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MOVE IT

Many families and even some small businesses have several different phones and other devices that need a format changing program to transfer videos, photos and music fro m one to another. Nero Software has an automated way to handle this with a new $40 program called “Move it.”

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