AViiQ Smart Case For iPad 2 Review & Giveaway

By Jeff Benjamin on Aug 18, 2011

Ladies and gents, we’ve got yet another cool giveaway for you all today, and this time it’s an iPad 2 case that works in tandem with Apple’s Smart Cover.

Yes, the Smart Case from AViiQ works along with your iPad 2′s Smart Cover to provide maximum protection on the front and the back of your device.

Does the Smart Case fully live up to its billing? Check inside for the full video review, plus details on how you can snag this case for freeRead More

 

Starbucks Now Offering Free App “Picks of the Week”

By Cody Lee on Aug 16, 2011

In a move that is likely to make most of the iDB staff weep for joy, Starbucks and Apple have just started a new promotion. The deal allows Starbucks customers to download a free application as they sip on their beverage of choice.

Starbucks is a long-time Apple partner, and has offered free iTunes downloads in the past. But now it looks like the pair are ready to take the relationship to the next left, with the Starbucks App Pick of the WeekRead More

 

Stay on Top of Your Own Work Schedule With Phocus [Review and Giveaway] [Winners Announced]

By Alex Heath on Aug 11, 2011

Those of us that like to work at our own pace know how easy to can be to get distracted. There’s been whole conferences and collections of book materials dedicated to helping freelancers and the self-employed stay on track during a work day.

Thanks to an awesome iPhone app, it’s never been easier to get Phocused. Read More

 

BookBook Case for iPhone Giveaway

By Sebastien Page on Aug 10, 2011

If you watched Jeff’s video review of the BookBook case yesterday, you probably fell in love with this beautiful case.

For those of you who aren’t up to dropping the $59.99, we’ve got some good news. We’ve got two BookBook case to give away! To enter, just fulfill the following requirements: Read More

 

SGP iPhone 4 Case Winner Announced + iPad 2 Case Giveaway! [Winner Selected]

By Jeff Benjamin on Aug 5, 2011

Last week, we announced the SGP iPhone 4 Case Giveaway and it was a big success. Unfortunately, we can only pick one winner among the more than 500 entries, but we randomly selected a winner today, so be sure to check inside to see if you won.

If you didn’t win, fret not. We have more cool swag to hook you guys up with, and we’re going to make these freebies a regular part of our routine going forward. Case in point? We have three (3) new iPad 2 Harmonie cases from SGP to give away!

The rules have changed a bit, but we strive to keep it as simple as possible. Check inside to see if you won the SGP iPhone 4 cases, and how to enter to win (3) brand new SGP iPad 2 cases… Read More

 

Get Real-Time Data Usage Tracking on Your iPhone With DataMan Pro [Review and Giveaway] [Winners Announced]

By Alex Heath on Aug 5, 2011

Keeping track of your data consumption is becoming an increasingly important habit for smartphone users. Carriers have started enforcing tiered data plans, and data consumption is becoming more expensive for those that use their devices heavily.

AT&T recently announced that it would begin throttling unlimited data customers in October, so everyone will need to be monitoring their data consumption soon. On the iPhone, there’s an excellent app for real-time data tracking called DataMan ProRead More

 

Giveaway: Four SGP iPhone 4 Cases + Neo Hybrid II Case Video Review

By Jeff Benjamin on Jul 29, 2011

At iDownloadBlog we like to do things big. That’s why we’re not spreading this giveaway out four times over just because we have four iPhone 4 cases to give away. Nope, we’re giving all four of these bad boys away to one fortunate reader at random.

Okay, so it’s not totally random, but it’s so easy to enter, it might as well be.

Check inside for a full video review of Stylish people’s Good Partner’s Neo Hybrid II EX Series iPhone 4 case, along with the full details on what you need to do to claim all four of these cases for yourself… Read More

 

Mobile Cloth “MC Nano” Giveaway [Winners Announced]

By Alex Heath on Jul 27, 2011

Sebastien reviewed the Mobile Cloth last year, and he was right in calling it a “no-brainer” for iPhone and iPad users. The Mobile Cloth is the most effective and affordable screen cleaning cloth out there, and we at iDB use Mobile Cloths to clean our own tech.

The folks at Mobile Cloth have launched their latest cleaning weapon for the iPhone and iPad, and it’s called the MC Nano. It works exactly like the Mobile Cloth classic, but the MC Nano is a smaller cloth that easily fits in your pocket, backpack, or iPad case.

Guess what? We’re giving away 25 MC Nano packs! Read More

 

DM1 – The Drum Machine: Make Sick Beats on Your iPad [Review and Giveaway] [Winners Announced]

By Alex Heath on Jul 23, 2011

For all of our rhythmic readers out there, we’ve got a special app for you. DM1 – The Drum Machine is an advanced and highly customizable beat making machine for the iPad.

The app is designed for anyone to be able to jump in and start having fun tweaking and creating awesome beats. DM1 is sure to have you making sick beats like Dr. Dre in no time… Read More

 

We’re Giving Away an External Battery Case for the iPhone 4 [Winner Announced]

By Sebastien Page on Jul 21, 2011

It’s been a while since we had a giveaway. This giveaway comes to you compliments of the folks at Emvy Case who sent me one of their iPhone 4 power battery cases a while ago. Instead of having it sit on the corner of my desk, I figured we might as well give it away to one lucky iDB reader.

We’re going to make it easy for you to enter and win this case. We’ll simply ask 2 things from you… Read More

 

Woman Offering an iPad in Exchange for Her Soulmate

By Alex Heath on Jul 19, 2011

Would you like a free iPad? Yes? Then we have an opportunity for you. Téa Smith is looking for Mr. Right. And she’s willing to give the person that finds her a husband their very own iPad.

In her quest for romance, originally reported by The West, Téa decided to take to Twitter and announce that she would exchange an iPad for her future husband. She posted an open job opportunity for the whole internet to see, and she wants results… Read More

 

PirateFleet for Friends: Battle Your Friends on the High Seas [Sponsored]

By Alex Heath on Jul 3, 2011

Who doesn’t love pirates? A new game called PirateFleet for Friends, by UnitedToy, lets you battle your friends in a game of sinking ships and snatching treasure.

PirateFleet for Friends can best be described as a mix between Hanging With Friends and Battleship. You play against your online friends in a series of games involving the sinking of your opponent’s ships. Arg, matey! Read More

 

iPhone Hot Shoe Holder Giveaway

By Jeff Benjamin on Jun 22, 2011

At iDB we just love giving stuff away to our loyal readers, so we’re happy to be giving away two Hot Shoe Holders for the iPhone 4.

You might remember when we reviewed the Hot Shoe Holder a while back, and it was met with a favorable response.

Now that our review is complete, it’s time to give these bad boys away to some aspiring photographer out there.

Want ‘em? Check out the details on how to win inside… Read More

 

MyGreatFest Update: Donation Fund for P0sixninja and iPad 2 Giveaway

By Alex Heath on May 7, 2011

We’ve told you about the world’s first jailbreak and iOS convention, MyGreatFest. The event will take place this September in London, U.K. and will be a convention for the jailbreak and iDevice community.

Speakers like the creator of Cydia, saurik, and other prominent members of the jailbreak community are already scheduled to speak at MyGrestFest, and now famed jailbreak dev P0sixninja has expressed interest in attending September’s event… Read More

 

Winners of the 4 OtterBox Defender Cases

By Sebastien Page on Mar 15, 2011

That wasn’t an easy task but we finally picked the 4 winners of our OtterBox Defender case giveaway, compliments of the nice folks at OtterBox. The 4 winners will be contacted via email in order to collect their contact information. So if you see an email coming in with the subject line “iDB giveaway – you won!”, make sure you don’t delete it.

As usual, it wasn’t an easy task to select the winners but it is always very rewarding for us to get so many entries. If you didn’t win, don’t worry, we’ll have more giveaways in the near future.

And now, without further ado, here are the winners of the 4 OtterBox Defender cases for iPhone 4… Read More

 

Giveaway: 4 OtterBox Defender Cases for iPhone to Win

By Sebastien Page on Mar 11, 2011

Yesterday we published a short review of the OtterBox Defender Series Case for iPhone 4, which we consider to be one of the best “heavy duty” cases for iPhone. It seems that our review got the attention of the fine folks at OtterBox who decided to giveaway 4 of those cases to iPhone Download Blog readers.

Because iDB is an equal opportunity blog, we’re going to put up a contest where anyone will have a chance to win. As usual, the rules of the contest are pretty simple… Read More

 

Update from MyGreatFest: iDB Official Sponsor and iPad 2 Giveaway

By Alex Heath on Mar 1, 2011

In case you didn’t know, MyGreatFest is a new convention taking place later this year. MyGreatFest is not any normal gathering; it is the world’s first iDevice and jailbreak convention.

We’ve already given you several details about MyGreatFest. The first event will be held this September in London, U.K. The team behind MyGreatFest plans on holding more conferences in the U.S. after the first event takes off.

We here at iDB are proud to announce that we are an official sponsor of MyGreatFest, and we will be bringing you more coverage of the convention as the date approaches.

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$500 ZAGGsparq Giveaway Winners Announced!

By Alex Heath on Feb 26, 2011

Earlier this week, we announced a giveaway of 5 ZAGGsparq mobile chargers amounting to $100 per unit. We reviewed the ZAGGsparq, and the folks at ZAGG decided to give us five ZAGGsparq’s for a giveaway to our readers! That’s a total value of $500. Not too shabby.

Winners of the ZAGGsparq giveaway have been selected. Congrats to the five lucky winners!

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The $500 ZAGGsparq Giveaway

By Sebastien Page on Feb 23, 2011

Following our review of the ZAGGsparq yesterday, the folks at ZAGG decided to give 5 of them away to iDB readers. That’s a total value of about $500. Not bad, not bad at all.

So who are the 5 lucky winners going to be? The rules are pretty simple. Just leave a comment below and explain us why you should win a ZAGGsparq. But that’s not all, you can score some extra points and increase your chances of winning… Read More

 

Manage Your Medication with ‘Pillboxie’ for iPhone [Review and Giveaway]

By Alex Heath on Feb 21, 2011

If you take a lot of meds, you know how much of a pain it can be to manage all of your prescriptions. Unless you’ve got a steel trap for a memory, it can be difficult to remember when to take all of the different pills in your medical arsenal.

Wouldn’t it be nice if there was an easy to use, pretty app for managing your meds on the iPhone? The developer and designer of Pillboxie (who is also a registered nurse) thought so too. If you’re a pill popper, this one’s for you…

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