Kickstarter is more or less a baby in the tech world as far as raw age is concerned. But hasn’t stopped it from being the birthplace of a number of awesome ideas already. The iPhone elevation dock, the OUYA Android powered gaming system and plenty more awesome things have been funded by eager tech aficionados like you. And today, yet another potentially disruptive items has popped up on Kickstarter – LIFX Wi-Fi enabled LED light bulbs. Basically, the LIFX Wi-Fi...

The new iPhone launch date is hardly a surprise anymore, add to that the countries which will start seeing it light up their airwaves this coming Friday. And right on cue, the arrival of nano SIM cards to various carriers such as Vodafone Australia is right on cue. New they are not. Food for the insatiable appetite that is iPhone 5 launch hype they are. Excited? In other related Apple news, a few iPhone 5 pre-orders are reporting their beloved new shiny iPhones are finally...

I know what you’re thinking (probably) when reading that headline: “why on Earth is GS doing a comparison between a 2012 phone and a 2011 phone?”  Well, for two reasons: A) the 2011 phone is still the most popular mobile camera and B) the 2012 device is a pretty hot commodity right now, in certain circles.  Also, with the pending release of the iPhone 5, we can use this as a barometer to compare camera quality between the improved innards of the new...

Apple makes some truly awesome hardware. Complimenting it is their iOS ecosystem, which itself is a modern marvel in many ways. And then there’s their .mac MobileMe iCloud service. Specifically, the email portion is one of the worst things Apple has ever put out. Through various name changes and re-launches, the bugginess and < 0% reliability has stubbornly followed along. Roughly a day before the iPhone 5 pre-ordering went live, (and really, throughout the last few...

Estimating the bill of material (BOM) on any gadget before it has actually been torn town is a crap shoot at best. That said, estimating the BOM on the latest iPhone 5 before it is actually torn to bits by eager nerds is something that goes on every year as the hype for iPhone launch day nears. It also is interesting to see (even a rough estimate) how much it really costs to build those multi-hundred dollar phones we know and love. This time it is TechInsights once again...

I recently reviewed one of Ft. Lauderdale, FL based Ballistic’s iPhone 4S cases – the Ballistic SG – I was pleased with that one and am looking forward to what they unleash for the upcoming iPhone 5!  If you’re anything like us at Gadgetsteria, you’re stoked for the release of the upcoming iPhone!  Some of you will be hosting your own iPhone preorder parties: Having an iPhone pre-order party. — Mark Gurman (@markgurman) September 13,...