Accessories Briefs

By TWICE Staff On Apr 18 2011 - 4:01am

M-Edge Launches Cover-Design Website

ODENTON, MD. — M-Edge Accessories launched a website that lets consumers design and personalize protective jackets for the Nook, Kindle and iPad.

The site, known as MyEdge, has a Style Library that features artwork exclusively commissioned from such artists as Amy Ruppel and Christopher Bettig. It also contains cover artwork from past issues of The New Yorker; NCAAlicensed logos; and a variety of book cover artwork, including “Moby Dick,” “Catch 22,” “Slaughterhouse 5” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

Consumers can choose from a black or mocha microfiber leather spine and stitching accents for the jacket. Once the jacket is approved and finalized, the design is printed on canvas using ecofriendly water-based inks, M-Edge said, and each jacket is coated with Scotchgard protection.

Covers for the Kindle and Nook will be $40, while iPad covers will be $50. It takes approximately two weeks for consumers to receive their jackets.

Altec Lansing Intros Video iPod Dock

MILFORD, PA. — Altec Lansing introduced on Tuesday the new Octiv 650 docking speaker system for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which delivers audio and displays full-screen video from the Apple device onto a TV screen.

Consumers can also use the company’s free Music Mood app for preloaded sounds and videos, such as a fireplace or a river stream. The app also has a seven-band graphic equalizer.

Features include wedge shape with flat front panel, two 3-inch full-range drivers, and a nested 4-inch subwoofer for deep bass.

Users can watch videos with the Octiv 650 by using the component and composite video-out jacks. A second audio device can be also added through the auxiliary input, and a remote lets users control the audio and navigate their device from across the room. The Octiv 650 automatically pauses when a call is received on an iPhone, the company said.

It will be available in black and slate in May for $199.

Apptwee Bows Apple Remote App, Dongle

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — Apptwee has released the RI universal remote control for iPad and iPhone.

The Apptwee RI device, which is priced at $19.99, along with the free app, turns an iPhone or iPad into a remote control that replaces “all other” IR controls, the company said.

The device, which is no larger than a U.S. quarter, plugs into the iPhone or iPad audio jack and can control a database of products currently at 225 popular brands, more than 72 device types, and 845 models of TVs, home entertainment, automation and lighting systems, computers, projectors and other IR-controlled devices.

The RI requires no batteries or charging, weighs a fraction of an ounce, fits in your pocket, can travel anywhere and is simple to use, Apptwee said.

If a call comes in on the iPhone, it can be answered via the speaker mode. Once the call is over, the RI resumes at the last-used remote control user interface, the company said.

The RI is compatible with any Apple iPhone or iPad device that supports OS version 4.2 or higher, including iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4G, and the iPod Touch 2G and higher. It is currently available at Amazon.com and the RI app is downloadable for free from the Apple App Store.