In today's world of touchscreens, each generation has gotten better but they all seem to be magnets for fingerprints and smudges.
The iEraser cleaning block is about the size of a deck of cards and has what the company website calls "a stable and uniform cleaning surface" on one side to clean your screen.
It's basically what we know as the chalkboard eraser of the past or dry eraser boards of today, and it works pretty much the same way.
Just take the microfiber cloth-like side and, with pressure, wipe it up and down until your device's screen is clean. There's no need for solutions or cleaners.
After using it for a few weeks on an iPad and iPhone, it still looks new and according to the company will never need cleaning itself.
Details: http://bestiproducts.com. $14.95, available in black, pink or white
No need for a charger
The JuiceTank case for iPhone 4 and 4S will be the first case on the market with a wall charger built into it.
This is the inaugural product from Detached, and it allows your phone to stay in the case and then attach directly to a wall outlet.
On the lower back side of the case is a plug that folds out when needed for a charger.
A microUSB port is also built into the case for pass-through charging.
The case is made of durable polycarbonate to protect of your device.
As an early special, the patent-pending JuiceTank is available for $55 if you contribute to the crowd-funding site Kickstarter, to help bring products like this to the public.
Specific pledges will bring you more cases for a lower price; for example if you pledge $250, you'll receive five JuiceTank cases for the iPhone 4 and 4S.
Once it goes public late this summer, it is expected to cost $70.
Details: www.getdetached.com.
Pump up the volume
The iFrogz Boost Near Field Audio speaker is a magical little wireless device.
All you do is put your iPhone or just about any other smartphone that has a built-in external speaker on top of the Boost and your music is amplified.
While many similar devices need a Bluetooth or wired connection, the Boost is a mini brick-sized device that just needs three AA batteries.
The Boost has wireless amplified technology to sync the audio with your device.
The translation: You hear much better sound from the Boost's pair of 2-watt speakers than from the speaker built into most handheld devices. Filling a room with sound would be a stretch, but having a speaker like this for my desk does rock.
An optional 3.5mm auxiliary line-in port is on the side along with a micro USB connection for DC power.
Details: www.ifrogz.com. $39.99
Lens for IPhones
A fish eye, macro and wide angle lens are included in the olloclip lens attachment for iPhones.
The ever-growing world of iPhoneographers will love the choices, which can be changed in seconds.
With the wide angle lens, you'll get the viewing angle expanded by 2X. The focal distance for the macro is 6 inches and the fish eye will give you about a 180-degree field-of-view.
The lens snaps on and off the iPhone 4 or 4S in seconds since it fits like a glove, but beware that it might not fit properly if you have a screen protector on your LCD.
According to the company, "The olloclip was designed to work with a 'naked' or 'caseless' iPhone."
As for results, the lens worked great for all its functions. An iPhone's camera does have its limitations, but since I always have it on me, a camera is always nearby. Adding the three lenses only makes this better.
When not in use, the lens comes with a cover and a microfiber material case for storage and cleaning.
Details: http://olloclip.com. $69.99
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