Chances are, if you have an iPhone, it will serve as either your primary GPS navigation device or a handy spare at one point or another. Unfortunately, the built-in Google Maps-based app is a bit clunky, forcing you to buy a GPS application or deal with its quirks. If you chose the former, costs can skyrocket to nearly $100 for an app. FutureTap’s $2.99 Where To? app offers a much cheaper alternative just for finding things to see and do…

Got an original iPad and have Smart Cover-envy? You’re not alone. Fortunately, the $50 Incase Convertible Magazine Jacket, which actually was released long before the iPad 2 and Smart Covers, gives the original iPad a folding cover, but also protects the back of the iPad. Unlike Apple’s iPad 2-oriented options, the Magazine Jacket comes in any color and material you like, as long as it’s a black synthetic material…

Generally we don’t review apps developed by Apple, especially since many define a category and third-parties stay away. That being said, we have been using Apple’s GarageBand for the iPad for the past few weeks and thought it would be worthwhile to evaluate if it should have a place on your home screen…

About two years ago, we reviewed the Foofbag, a sleeve for Apple’s MacBook family. As the company originally made cases for the iPod, it made sense for the iPad to also get in on the action. The Foofbag for iPad sells for $24AUD (about between $22 and $24 US), but was previously $28AUD. Just like its laptop-accommodating siblings, the Foofbag for the iPad features an array of designs, including tweed, corduroy, cotton, fleece, or anything else the crew over at Foof are able to get their hands on…

Text editors for the iPad are a dime-a-dozen, or so it seems. For the past few weeks, I’ve been using an iPad app for composing a number of posts here on SchwarzTech. Made by Information Architects, iA Writer is a 99¢ (originally $5) app that is missing many features of full-blown word processors for one reason—focus…