Spin, bend, drop, type: Logitech unveils quartet of iPad cases (hands-on)

Logitech's Hinge, Turnaround, Big Bang and Ultrathin keyboard cover cases are on the way this spring. I tried two of them over the weekend. 

 
It's hard to get excited about new iPad cases. I'll admit, though, I have a soft spot for Logitech: its keyboard accessories are among the best out there, and I've always found the build quality to be excellent.

Logitech has announced four new cases today, and they're all focused on specifically practical functions. I've been trying two of them for the past few days on an iPad Air. 
 
The Logitech Hinge (seen above) is a flexible adjustable-angle iPad case. No big surprise there, except the Hinge can bend and hold any angle along a 50-degree range of movement (15 to 65 degrees) thanks to its flexy-bend back hinge. I tried opening the iPad Air Hinge case up to a variety of upright, nearly full-recline and mid-range angles, and it worked well for all. The plastic-backed, fabric-front-covered design has an attractive look, but makes an Air a little thicker and heavier than using Apple's own leather Smart Case. Magnets in the lid auto-wake the iPad, and the hinge on the back keeps closed when in folio mode, avoiding any weird flip-open moments when using the case to read (a problem I've had with other flexible cases). Logitech claims the case is spill and drop-resistant more than normal cases, for a bit of extra protection. The Hinge is $59.99 for the Air version, or $49.99 for the iPad Mini or Retina Mini versions. I like this one a lot. 
  

                                                              Logitech Turnaround

The Logitech Turnaround offers up a rotational hinge to flip the iPad to landscape or portrait mode while still in the case. I've seen this trick before on other iPad cases, including some great ones by Targus, but Logitech's does it well. The case has a bit thicker overall feel than the Hinge, with a sleek type of brushed-nylon material on the outside that gives it the feel of some sort of executive attache when folded up shut. The case stands sturdily and supports a couple of angles, and in portrait mode the case did a fine job...even if it ends up looking a little less elegant on a desk. Die-hard portrait-mode users, take note: this could replace a deskside swivel stand. The Turnaround costs $59.99 for the Air or $49.99 for Mini or Retina Mini versions, too. 

  

     

                                                       Logitech Big Bang

LogitechThe Big Bang, which I didn't try, is an extra-rugged iPad case with additional impact resistance: its shock-absorbent slim case has been drop-tested by Logitech up to 1.8 meters. I'll make sure to dry some drops when I check one out. It's a basic slim folio case otherwise, in multiple colors and with five different viewing angles. Also available for the iPad Air and both iPad Minis, its extra protection will cost you a pretty penny: $99.99 for the Air, or $79.99 for the Mini versions.
 

 

                                      New Ultrathin Keyboard CoverLogitech

 

Finally, Logitech is updating its Ultrathin Keyboard Cover to be thinner, and have multiple viewing angles -- something other cases had, but the Ultrathin lacked. The cover case will be 6.5 millimeters thin and two-thirds the thickness of the iPad Air. The new Cover costs $99 for the Air version, or $89 for the Mini versions. It'll be released in Europe and the U.S. in May. The Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is my favorite thin iPad keyboard accessory, so I'm pretty excited about this news. Stay tuned for a review update when I get one.
 
The Hinge and Turnaround will be available in Europe in April and the U.S. in May, and the Big Bang will be available in May in both regions.

Watch movies with subtitles on Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition on my long distance trips

About Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition: 

  
The 32 Gigabyte WiFi edition Android 4.3 Jelly Bean tablet not only had a 2,560 x 1,600 pixel display resolution at a 298 PPI density (compared to iPad Air's Retina at the smaller 2,048 x 1536 and lesser 264 PPI density), but also it had handwriting recognition, expandable storage, video was 1080p (vs the iPad’s 720p), a slightly larger screen, the ability to run multiple apps at the same time in split-screen, and a host of other features. 
   
If you got a new Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, you may want to know the more details about it; If you want to have a Long distance trip with friends, you may need put the movies into your tablet to help you Spend the boring time; If you have BR collections or DVDs and Some MKV format movies downloaded from Youtube, you may want to put them on your tablets and smartphones for watching anytime, anywhere. With facing the issues, please read on to find the best answer here. 

In actually, A third-party software can complete this job. Here Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is highly recommended. It's a professional and powerful high-quality video converter and editor. Just can do what it does what I need it to do. With it, you can transfer MKV/AVI/M2TS/VOB etc. or any format you want to put onto Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition.
    
Now, there is an easy way to watch movies with subtitles on Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. 

Step1: Download the Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate and Click “Add Video”  to load your source media.
   

  
Step2: Attach downloaded subtitles. Click Video Editor tab and switch to Subtitle box. Select Enable icon, locate your subtitles and load it. 

Tip: You can freely select the subtitles, audio track according to your need from the “Subtitles”, “Audio” options. Or you can select showing force subtitles by checking the forced subtitles box. 
  

   
Step 3. Click on the pull down menu of “Format” to choose “Samsung>> Samsung Galaxy Note(*.mp4)” for conversion. 

   
Step 4. Click “Convert” button to start putting movies to Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. When the conversion task is finished, you can click “Open output folder” button to get the movies ready for playback on Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. 

A guide to tell you How to Transfer Music, Video files from PC to Galaxy Tab 3 with Samsung Kies?
  

Forgot to tell you that the Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate not only can transfer any format you want to rip, but also can copy the Blu-ray and DVD discs. If you want to know more, you can go to the homepage from Pavtube , they have most situations you have met and give your best answers. 

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Getting DVD movies onto Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 for Watching Everywhere

If you think smartphones with huge screens are ridiculous, look away now. Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Mega 6.3 Android phone, a mid-range device with a huge 6.3 in touchscreen. As it’s advertised, Galaxy Mega 6.3 is a device that combines the portability and convenience of a smartphone with the power, multitasking capabilities and extensive viewing experience of a tablet. 



Galaxy Mega 6.3 key specs
  
Display: 6.3-inch (159.7mm) HD TFT (233ppi)
Processor: 1.7GHz Dual Core AP
Memory: 1.5GB RAM, 8/16GB storage
OS: Android 4.2
Camera: 8mp rear, 1.9mp front
Dimensions: 167.6 x 88 x 8.0 mm , 199g
Battery: 3200mAh

Learn more about Transfer DVD to Samsung Smartphones or Tablet.

Here we don’t discuss it’s good or not that a phone with a large 6.3inch display. This article is just for new Galaxy Mega users, especially for who often watch movies on Galaxy Mega. As we know, most DVD movies with 480p resolution, while the resolution of Galaxy Mega 6.3 display up to 1280*720, this means that it has the full ability to show DVD movies in a perfect way. You are right here, the following i will tell you how to rip, extract the DVD movie out and convert it into a digital format to play on Galaxy Mega 6.3. 

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Rip DVD to Galaxy Mega 6.3: Step 1 -> Pick out a DVD ripping program. There are kinds of applications could help us doing it. Select the one you like. For myself, i use Pavtube DVD Ripper, which is ranked as the top 1 in a Android DVD Ripper Rewiew.



Rip DVD to Galaxy Mega 6.3: Step 2 -> Install the DVD to Galaxy Mega converteron your computer. After that, launch it and load your source DVD file into it. It can be DVD disc, DVD ISO image, DVD IFO image or DVD folder. When the movie appeared in the task list, you are allowed to choose subtitle and audio track you want if your source movie have multiple subtitles and audio tracks.

Rip DVD to Galaxy Mega 6.3: Step 3 -> Choose output format for Galaxy Mega. Here i suggest you selecting “Samsung Galaxy Note (*.mp4)”



Note:

In order to get the best video quality on Galaxy Mega 6.3. Here you’d better click “Settings” to adjust size as “1280*720″. But, if the resolution of your movie is lower than 720p, i don’t suggest you doing this, you can choose “Original” to keep the original video resolution.

Rip DVD to Galaxy Mega 6.3: Step 4 -> Start converting DVD to mp4 for Galaxy Mega by clicking on “Convert” button.

Oh, forgot to remind you, if you use Mac OS X, you need to use the Mac DVD to Galaxy Mega converter. The steps are similar with the above. When the conversion task is done, click “Open” button to get the converted movie file, and  transfer it to Galaxy Mega via USB cable. Now, you canwatch/play DVD movies on Galaxy Mega 6.3 as you wish. 
  
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Android leads iOS in Q1 activations: The rumored $100 Google smartphone may kill iPhone

Google is looking to change the smartphone industry and new announcements are pitting the search company directly against the high priced iPhone from Apple. According to reports, there are rumors abuzz that Google is looking to release a new smartphone that will cost only $100, which could be well below the market average.

 
The initial rumors began after Taiwanese supply chain sources were reported to be dealing with the potential of the new possible cheaper smartphone from Google. However, it is still unclear whether this is a real idea, or something that was leaked without any company backing.
 
There were also reports that Google will be launching the phone at $100, but neither the Taiwanese "sources" nor the Chinese site detailed what that new phone would look like, although some have speculated it could be the evolution of the Nexus phones.
 
Google was not immediate available to comment on the leak and has not publicly confirmed or denied the reports coming out. The Mountain View-based company is expected to release its new Nexus 6 smartphone this year as it attempts to win over the general population.
Its previous smartphone, with a large screen, was well-received by observers and experts, but did not make a splash on the market as users shied away from the phone.
The rumors also come after Apple rumors over the future iPhone saw that its phone could see an increase in price, an issue that already has users worried that the newest addition to the Apple family could price itself out.
 
Based on reports, the proposal from Apple to start the selling price with American mobile carriers at $300 has not been received well, forcing the company to rethink the price hike. This could have led to Google seizing the moment among the angst to promote and release small details concerning their plans to undercut Apple with a much cheaper smartphone.
 
It also comes after seeing Motorola's own success with a cheaper smartphone. "The Moto G has been the most successful, highest-selling smartphone in Motorola's history," said Motorola's Senior VP Rick Osterloh during an MWC 2014 event. 
 
If Google does go forward with a large screen, cheaper model, it could help them move back into the smartphone market and compete against Apple. Users are picking up larger screen smartphones at cheaper costs, which could make the new Google smartphone at $100 a steal that could have much traction in the marketplace.
 
The smartphone battle appears to be heating up and while it is prudent to wait for confirmed details, the rumor mill is in full swing. 

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Then choose the output format and customize profile presets at will. Find the preferred profile from the “Format” drop-down list by searching the video format or output device. Later adjust video and audio parameters like codec, size, birate and frame rate and achieve the best playback on your mobile device.

3D video creation is available in Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate and you could export 3D video in MKV, MPV, WMV, MOV, and AVI with various 3D effects: Side-by-Side, Red/Blue, and Top/Bottom.

What's more, with the built-in video editor, you are allowed to trim a segment out of the original file, cut off black bars, split a large file into segments, attach SRT/ASS/SSA subtitles into source video, add video effects, etc. 

Before conversion, preview the video in the software preview window on the software main UI. Hit on the “Convert” button and when it completes, transfer the converted movie to your media player or mobile device for movie enjoyment.

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First of all, install and launch Pavtube DVD Ripper, and then hit on the "Load Disc" icon to browse to disc drive and import source movie.



Next step is to choose output format. Pavtube DVD Ripper offers more than 200 formats and you would find the optimized one for your device. Tab on the "Format" menu, select one category e.g. iPad, and locate the suitable profile there.

And then you could adjust video and audio parameters to achieve the best movie enjoyment on the mobile phone or tablet. You are allowed to change video codec, video size, bitrate, frame rate and more in profile settings. Don’t forget to preview the adjusted movie content in built-in player before conversion actually starts.

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This Weekend movies: Johnny Depp Transcends and John Turturro Is 'Fading'

Though "Transcendence" is the box office hopeful this weekend, a number of offbeat indies and festival favorites also hit theaters, from director/star John Turturro's "Fading Gigolo" to the visually splendid Nepalese doc "Manakamana," and more.

Critics have not been too kind to cinematographer-turned-director Wally Pfister's "Transcendence," starring Johnny Depp as a scientist whose efforts to create the ultimate artificial intelligence machine land him square in the middle of an ideological war. But some of us at TOH! like the film, an auspicious directorial debut that's not only a smart sci-fi cautionary tale for our time, but also proof that Depp can effectively dial down the eccentricity with chilling restraint.

In his latest, “Fading Gigolo,” John Turturro exercises what amounts to the urban auteur’s droit de seigneur, casting himself as a member of New York's studliest, directing himself into a three-way with Sharon Stone and Sofia Vergara, and satisfying a client list that looks like it walked out of the pages of Vogue Paris. His pimp? Woody Allen. And this utterly personal comedy certainly has Allen's distinctive touch.
Meanwhile, two unanimously praised documentaries off the festival circuit arrive: "Manakamana," a gorgeous film about a group of pilgrims schlepping to Nepal to worship at the titular temple, and "The Final Member" (also on VOD Friday), about the world's only penis museum and its quest for a human specimen. With the latter being set in the Arctic Circle, both are eye-popping looks at some far-flung human curiosities.


  
On the indie front, Louise Archambault's "Gabrielle," Canada's 2014 Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film, arrives along with auteur Patrice Leconte's also-French "A Promise." The lovely "Gabrielle" is about a talented female musician with a rare developmental disorder who faces prejudice from her peers when she takes up a romance with another choir member. Leconte directs an English-language cast in the universally panned period drama "A Promise," about the dalliances of a married woman played by Rebecca Hall (who's also in "Transcendence").
And finally, for smart horror fans wanting more after last week's "Oculus" comes "13 Sins," starring Mark Webber as a down-and-out salesman enmeshed in a most dangerous game with a mysterious cell phone caller. Trailers for all films below. 

(1)Transcendence Dir. Wally Pfister, USA | Warner Bros. | Cast: Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Cole Hauser | 12% Fresh | The Dissolve: "'Transcendence' wants to use this future panic to comment meaningfully on our current interconnectedness and inorganic lifestyle, but it's screaming too much to have that conversation." | Our review roundup andpress conference coverage
(2)Fading Gigolo Dir. John Turturro, USA | Millennium Entertainment | Cast: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sofia Vergara, Sharon Stone, Liev Schreiber | 56% Fresh | Film.com: "'Fading Gigolo' wants to be some sort of sunny tapestry about New York’s social groups, but it’s impossible to see past its absurd premise." | Our review
(3)Manakamana Dirs. Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez, Nepal | Cinema Guild | 100% Fresh | Indiewire: "On the whole, 'Manakamana' succeeds by creating the ongoing anticipation of something, anything to happen next, a wholly unique sensation specific to its inventive design."
(4)The Final Member Dirs. Jonah Bekhor & Zach Math, Canada | Drafthouse Films | 100% Fresh | AV Club: "Boasts a stranger-than-fiction subject so odd and funny it almost couldn't miss. But Bekhor and Math make the film much more than a limp gag."
(5)Gabrielle Dir. Louise Archambault, Canada | Entertainment One | Cast: Gabrielle Marion-Rivard, Alexandre Landry, Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin | 100% Fresh | Variety: "Archambault's handling of Gabrielle and Martin's sexuality is one of the pic's strong suits, presenting their desire with a refreshing, straightforward honesty."
(6)A Promise Dir. Patrice Leconte, France | IFC Films | Cast: Rebecca Hall, Alan Rickman, Richard Madden, Maggie Steed | 0% Fresh | Slant: "Patrice Leconte struggles to find a coherent rhythm, a problem exacerbated by a hurried running time that compresses some of the novella's more interesting socio-political nuances."
(7)13 Sins Dir. Daniel Stamm, USA | Dimension Films | Cast: Mark Webber, Devon Graye, Tom Bower, Ron Perlman | 63% Fresh | Village Voice: "Stamm brings such a deft touch to these tonal transitions that it's hard to believe he directed the dreadful 2010 hit 'The Last Exorcism.'"