New Uses for Old iPhones

Are you getting a new iPhone for the holidays?

LawTechnologyNews.com has a list of interesting ways to repurpose your old iPhone, using apps and/or the tech that already comes with your current iPhone.  Download a free app like Presence and turn your old iPhone into a high-quality security camera and motion detector.

Read about more ways to get more life out of your old iPhone here.

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Charging Your Device in a Bag!

A new crop of purses and bags (for men and women) are trying to fix the endless worries we can all have about keeping our mobile phones, music players and laptops charged up.

For some options in bag chargers, read more here.


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Prosthetic Hand Control...With An iPhone!

Breakthrough technology is here for those who have lost a hand due to injury or disease.  The iLimb is a prosthetic hand that has remarkable dexterity and can be programmed to be even more lifelike while performing everyday tasks, while using the iOS operating system on an iPhone.  For those who are using or need a prosthetic hand, it can mean mobility that was previously almost impossible to duplicate.

See the incredible video here..

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Shielding Your Smartphone

It is easy to loose track of your phone, especially now when gadgets have become a constant part of our daily life.  Your phone is essentially a mini-computer containing all kinds of personal information, pictures, family information and other things we don't want to be accessed by strangers and it can be disastrous to us when our phone is lost or stolen. 

Trying to recreate and close out our apps and stored information is too high a price to pay and might be avoided with a few protections, such as activating a "lock screen" passcode and installing a phone tracking app.

The New York Times has a page full of helpful hints for keeping your Android and iPhone safe.  As the article notes, "[for Android phones] The Lookout app can even secretly snap a photo of a thief’s face with the front-facing camera and send an e-mail to you with the picture and the location where it was taken."  How's that for a great feature! 

Read How to Shield Yourself from Smartphone Snoops here.

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Research Life-Line Workshop: Mobile Apps

Want to know more about the latest mobile apps for lawyers? Come to our first Research Life-Line Workshop for an informative discussion of productivity, litigation and security apps, a demo of a typical litigator's iPad, and some recommended tablet accessories for lawyers on the go. 

Date:  Monday, February 11^th

Time:  12 noon-1:00pm

Where:  Room 205

The Mobile Apps presentation is sharing time and space with the Google Scholar presentation, with time for questions.  Don't forget the delicious Pizza and a Surprise Gift!

  **Please see the complete schedule of the Research Life LineWorkshop Series  for details on how to sign up and reserve your seat.

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Black's iPhone App

You can now purchase Black's Law Dictionary for your iPhone. At $50, it's comparable to the price you would pay for a new copy of the print version, but up to $48 more than you might pay for a used copy, or $50 more than you would pay for a copy provided by your law firm.


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