By Robert Nelson, for the Technology Tell network       If you're still looking for a case/cover for your Nexus 7 tablet, you may want to consider the latest from Cruzerlite. They have recently released their “Androidified Clone Army” design for the tablet. These cases, aside from having the cool-looking Android logo plastered all over it, are available in a wide variety of colors—eleven colors in total. Cruzerlite has these priced at $19.90, and they are gel cases that are said to be “made from shock absorbent and scratch resistant thermoplastic polyurethane.” These cases are form fitting and with cut-outs for the buttons and ports. The...

By Jon Jermey Q) What $1.50 accessory from eBay can just about double the usefulness of your iPad, e-reader or Android tablet? A) A non-slip sticky pad. You can see these in import shops now, too: They’re made of the same gooey material as stretchy kids’ toys, with one side flat and the other ribbed by raised dots. The standard size is around 8 x 14 centimetres, and they come in opaque black and a variety of translucent colours. You may already have one to keep things from sliding off your car dashboard. The reason they go so nicely with tablet devices is because...

My Beloved often extols the restorative powers of a good bath. Following a night which could have been better, a morning of tedious errands in grey, wet weather and a bus ride home shared with a gaggle of noisy children on their way to the bowling alley, I needed some restoring. I was already wet anyway from the stormy weather, decided to test out this bath business ... and to take some techy toys along with me for the ride. I've heard that a simple Ziploc bag is all I would need to keep my e-book readers safe, dry and happy....

Dan posted yesterday about Out of Print, a company that's trying to put classic book cover art onto ebook reader cases. It seems the options keep growing for fashion-conscious readers! Here is a round-up of some other options for the case/sleeve shopper. 1) YOUR LOCAL CHAIN In Canada, where I'm located, it's Chapters/Indigo. I can't speak for the options at Barnes & Noble or Borders on the American side, but Indigo stocks a wide variety of Kobo accessories at pretty reasonable prices. My boyfriend has the canvas bookstyle in brown which fits his Kobo Touch perfectly. I tested it with my Kindle Touch and...

Life’s a beach, but your electronics probably wouldn’t agree. Because a carefree beach day can turn to tragedy when water and sand wreck our smartphones, tablets and MP3 players. So what’s the best way to protect our gadgets at the ocean? Consumer Reports recently tested five special electronic protectors (some pricey, some affordable), all of which claim to offer significantly better protection for your mobile electronics than plastic zipper or slider sandwich bags. (One would hope!) The five protectors were: • DryCASE, $29 • DryCASE Tablet, $38 • Lavod LMB-011, $19 • Seattle Sports Dry Doc, $16 • Trendy Digital WaterGuard, $16 While Consumer Reports found that the pricier, special bags kept their contents dry when dunked briefly...

I've been in the market for an e-reader jacket that'll fit my base-level Kindle for probably six months now, and yet the best options I've seen to date are all DIY covers that various crafting enthusiasts have been showing off on how-to blogs lately. Of course, I'm incredibly picky: I want a cover that's both stylish and affordable. Oddly enough, the majority of the e-reader cases and jackets I've been seeing are both surprisingly ugly and unbelievably pricey. The horror! These great jackets from Out of Print (whose mission involves "celebrating great stories through fashion"), however, definitely caught my eye. At USD 40.00, I'd...

“Is that an iPad 2 in your pants, or are you just…oh, that is an iPad 2 in your pants!” Gizmodo has a post looking at an article on a tactical pants blog comparing how well several different styles could carry an iPad 2. To be fair, none of the pants seems to be designed specifically with an iPad 2 in mind, but the idea of sticking a full-sized tablet in your pants seems to me to offer endless possibilities for hilarity. How do you even sit down without risking a cracked screen? Though tactical pants and cargo...

As a preliminary to my “main event”, reviewing the Kobo Wireless Reader I bought yesterday, I’m going to spend a few paragraphs reviewing the protection plan. Actually, to call it just a plan is a misnomer, as it includes a zipper case, a screen protector, three anti-static wipes, and coupons for a free small coffee and 15% off an item at a Borders or Waldenbooks. No wonder it’s officially called the “Borders eReader Protection Plan Pack”. I got it for $20, marked down from $50, and figure I probably broke even on the deal. It was the only one they...

While I was engaging in a paroxysm of Amazon ordering activity for holiday presents, I happened to notice one of Amazon’s bargain deals was for an iPad case—the “Acase Premium Series Leather Slimline Carrying Case for Apple iPad 3G tablet/Wifi model 16GB, 32GB, 64GB (Black)”. A few weeks ago, when I met a fellow iPad user in a local coffeehouse and he told me how much of a difference a good iPad case made, I was skeptical. But after having this one for a few days, I am starting to believe him. This case is nothing particularly fancy. It...

Here's the Otterbox Commuter Case for the iPad. As usual, Otterbox comes up with something clever. The case is in two pieces. The piece on the right is a black, floppy silicone wrapper that fits around your iPad, encasing the back and sides almost completely. There are cutouts on the top for the earphone and on the side for the orientation lock. The top button and the volume buttons are handled with raised bumpers which work perfectly. The there are two major cutouts on the back. The first is for the Apple logo, and the...