Griffin Technology

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Evernote to give away ten Clarifi iPhone 3G cases each week during March. Evernote is an award winning service that lets you upload images to it’s servers. Then you can search the images later using their cool text recognition function.

Picture yourself on a flight returning from a conference. You would normally be dreading the notion of having to enter each business card manually in your address book. Using Clarifi’s built-in close-up lens, you can easily snap clear shots of the cards then upload them to Evernote once you’re back on the ground.

Using Evernote, you can quickly search your contacts from the images of the cards. It even recognizes text in logos.

To be entered in the giveaway, simply add the hashtag #EvernoteClarifiGiveaway in a tweet on Twitter. Evernote will randomly select 10 winners each week. It’s that easy! We’re posting the videos on our Facebook fan page, so have a peak to see if you’ve won. Good luck.

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I love watching the countless reviews of our products on YouTube and other video hosting sites. I wish I had the time to comment on each one. It’s nice to see people actually unboxing our products and testing them in real time, but it’s even better when we can see it being used.

I was really entertained by Sukhjit‘s road trip video with her friend Rachael Joy. They were in the process of traveling from D.C. to Austin, Texas for SXSW. That’s a really long car ride! Google Maps has the whole trip clocked at about 1,526 miles. That’s about 23 hours!

In an effort to keep their sanity on the road, Sukhjit and Rachael made their own iTrip review. Check out the video, and you can read her blog to see the whole post. Enjoy it.

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We were so excited when we noticed our iTalk Recorder app in one of the latest iPhone App Store ads. Did you see it too?

It was just a few weeks ago that iTalk received it’s 1,000,000th download! To celebrate the love that our little app has been getting, I’ve created a Facebook Fan Page. If you enjoy iTalk too, please consider becoming a fan.

If you haven’t tried iTalk yet, you can download the free ad supported version or the paid version from the iTunes App Store.

Let me know what you think.

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I know firsthand that installing a screen protector can be a tad trying on your patience. When I first had to do this, I was shaking my fist in the air at air bubbles everywhere.

Luckily, we’ve created a video to help guide you through the application process.

Now that’s better. No more air bubbles.

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A few years ago before I started working with Griffin, I concocted a magic trick with my iTrip. I’ve always had a fascination with cool illusions, not big glamorous stuff but original fun stuff instead. While playing with my iTrip, I created the iTrip Static Radio Trick.

The Presentation:

Make sure you are near a terrestrial radio. Tell your friend you want to do a card trick on him. Force him the six of hearts (see Set Up), and have him show it to any spectators present. Turn your head away to be sure no one thinks you’re peaking. Now have him return the card to the deck and shuffle it.

Take the shuffled deck and add some theatrics. For example, tap the deck on the top of your head to concentrate on the card, or attempt to read your friend’s mind to see the card. Look frustrated.

Flip on his radio to the sound of static, and crank up the volume. Tell him that the static helps you concentrate. Suddenly, a woman’s voice appears on the radio from nowhere. The mysterious woman chooses his card, and the radio returns to static. Your friends will be amazed.

The Set Up:

• Learn how to force a card. It’s actually very simple. You’ll be forcing the six of clubs.
• Download this MP3 (Right Click and choose SAVE AS), and have it ready to play on your iPod or iPhone.
• Tune your iTrip to an available radio frequency on your friend’s radio. If pre-tuning isn’t possible, you can always do this trick at your house.
• Be sure the volume is loud enough, so your friends will hear the MP3.
• You’ll have 20 seconds of static before the woman’s voice begins.
• Either stash your iPod near the stereo before you hit play, or play it from your pocket.
• Quickly turn off the radio before the static ends.

Your friends will gasp when the mysterious woman chooses his card. This worked really well when I performed it several times. I should add that it also helped get me a job at Griffin . Have fun!

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