It’s not easy to imagine big sound coming out of a small package, which is what Sony endeavours to deliver here with its wireless Bluetooth Speaker Ball. The SRS-BTV5, which is the product’s actual model number, is a bit like a baseball, except it’s lighter and much more colourful. It’s meant to be versatile, but what it outputs in sound is what makes it tough to listen the way you’d like to.

Not everybody is a DJ, but it’s one of those things that most people appreciate in some way. Whether it’s dancing the night away in a nightclub or listening to a great set of tracks in your car, DJing seems to have become an art people are drawn to, and the power of smartphones today means you can do a little bit of it yourself. To be fair, the iRig Mix Mobile Mixer isn’t going to replace expensive DJ gear outright, but it is a good entry point into mixing tracks.

With the weather starting to show signs of spring (more in some places than others, of course), it won’t be long before camping season really takes off. Now, “roughing it” may imply that you keep your gadgets away from the outdoors, but there are apps meant to help you enjoy your time away from the daily grind.

Though it’s not exactly the same experience, iOS users can rejoice in knowing that Google Now, the personal assistant, search and voice activation suite, is now freely available on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The 3.0 update of the free Google Search app was released today after weeks of rumours, and features almost everything offered in the Android version of Now.

Spring cleaning season does not just mean getting the garden, basement, and garage ready for summer.

Your gadgets could use a good dusting too, especially once you discover what sort of bacteria they're harbouring.

Ever heard of Qwerty Tummy?  You don't want to hear of it.

Here's how to clean your phones, keyboard, towers, laptops, and screens:

The Philips InRange Smart Leash uses Bluetooth technology to alert you when your InRange and iPhone are not in range of each other.  If you're worried about someone walking off with your iPhone or purse, the Philips InRange Smart Leash will put you at ease.

SkyDrive, Microsoft's Cloud backup and storage app has now been updated for all iOS devices and features added support for the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini.

It’s already widely known that Vevo is the go-to app for watching music videos on a smartphone or tablet, but what if you wanted to watch music videos based on songs you have in your own collection? MusicTV is a neat little app that does just that; it scours YouTube and plays a music video that matches the song you’re playing.

Adobe Photoshop is the preeminent photo-editing software and platform in the world today. Everyone knows that. And the word “Photoshop” has even become a verb to describe edited images. Photoshop moved to the iPad and Android tablets last year, and most recently came to the iPhone and iPod Touch and Android smartphones. The app is fairly deep and intuitive on smaller screens, but keeping your expectations reasonable should ensure that you’re better prepared to deal with its challenges.

The idea of the battery case has been among the best accessories you can buy for your smartphone, provided that you actually have a need for the extra battery life on a regular basis, of course. mophie’s Juice Pack Air has been known for being among the thinnest battery cases on the market, and now there’s one for the iPhone 5.

If you are a fan of comic books, and Marvel Comics, in particular, you might be interested in a short-lived promotion currently going on through the company’s site and mobile apps. Until tomorrow at 11PM EST, Marvel is giving readers 700 different comics for free, all of which are the first issue for almost every series Marvel has come out with. This means you can download and read the first appearances of most characters in the Marvel universe without paying a dime. After Tuesday, they’ll range from $1.99 to $3.99 per issue.

The iPhone may be a robust piece of hardware, but it’s also delicate and fragile in a lot of ways, which is where the T2 Tuff cases from Roots come in. Rubberized, thick and rugged, the extra bulk these add is purely for protective purposes, ensuring that your phone doesn’t meet an unfortunate end by an act of clumsiness, accidental or otherwise.

That instant where you accidentally drop your phone is like one of those slow-motion scenes in the movies where something valuable might meet an unfortunate end. The immediate aftermath isn’t any better when you’re frantically looking to make sure the thing works, and that it didn’t suffer too much damage. Smartphones are pretty delicate for all the engineering that goes into them, and Otterbox’s Armor Series case for the iPhone is designed to withstand some serious punishment.

The big game, Super Bowl XLVII, is tomorrow where we see if the explosive San Francisco 49ers or Cinderella Baltimore Ravens emerge victorious. This is the one NFL game of the season that brings together a whole whack of people to eat a lot of comfort food and gaze at a screen — any screen — that will show the game and the commercials that go with it. Amid all the hoopla surrounding this, there are apps you can tap into while watching as well.

POV action cameras have gone from being specialty gizmos to something a lot more mainstream in the last couple of years. GoPro is a brand that’s helped push the category forward, coupled with lower prices, but the concept of an action cam is now moving into the iPhone itself. mophie’s OutRide has been almost a year in the making, and now that it’s coming soon to Future Shop, I spent some time with this ruggedized and waterproof camera and case for the iPhone 4 and 4S to see what you can expect.