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SAVE $100 when you purchase an *Apple Refurbished MacBook Pro 17-inch* at its new low price with *AppleCare* to extend your warranty out to 3 years.

As of yesterday, Google has released their latest incarnation of Google Maps for iOS! Everyone who hated Apple Maps can now breathe a sigh of relief and navigate their way out of the lake they mistakenly drove into while blindly following Apple Maps.

A few key things to point out. We will be doing a more in-depth review of this app once we get around to using it more. However, first impressions seem good. It looks like Google maps on my computer, it will find my location if I have cell service, and I can find a variety of places that I might be traveling to. It has turn-by-turn navigation and voiceover guidance. Some mighty neat features, but the true test will be if things are not where they are supposed to be, as was the complaint with Apple Maps. I doubt there will be, since Google is most likely pooling their map data from their existing map database, but at this time I can’t confirm or deny that.

For those interested, you can find the app “*here.*”:http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=19XpSnZWhPI&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fgoogle-maps%2Fid585027354%3Fmt%3D8%26uo%3D4%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30 (It’s free!) I recommend trying it out while you’re traveling about this holiday season and let us know if you find any inconsistencies.

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For only $20, you can purchase an *Ethic WINGStand* to use with your Apple Wireless Keyboard, a *PDO Anti-Glare Screen Protector* to keep your iPad mini free and clear of those pesky scratches and an *AppleJuice Screen Cleaning Keychain Kit*, not a bad deal if you ask me — not bad at all.

Chill Pill Audio, a division of Small Dog Electronics, is excited to announce the arrival of the new *Bluetooth Chill Pill Mobile Speaker*!

You may be familiar with the original Chill Pill: a pocket-sized, self-contained capsule that transforms into two powered speakers. The new Bluetooth Chill Pill (BT CP for short) has the same ultra-portable and rechargeable design with the added bonus of Bluetooth connectivity. This means that you can listen to your music wirelessly wherever you go.

The BT CP can connect to a wide range of Bluetooth-capable devices (computers, phones, iPads and many, many more!) and also to any device that has a headphone jack thanks to the retractable audio cable.

The BT CP makes the perfect stocking stuffer, Yankee Swap gift, or end-of-the-world present (if the Mayans were right). Or treat yourself and enjoy your music out loud on the go!

“*See the Bluetooth Chill Pills here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/search?search=bluetooth+chill+pill

I think “*Zach Shields*”:http://www.smalldog.com/zach/zach-shields-bio (Retail Associate at our Manchester, NH store) sums up this great new product best with this series of double entendres: “Unplug, Chill, Recharge.”

If you would like a chance to win a pair, “like” Chill Pill Audio on Facebook and then enter our Bluetooth Chill Pill giveaway. The contest entry link is at the top of our page. You can find us here:

“*Chill Pill Audio on Facebook*”:http://www.facebook.com/CPAudio

I will have to get to work on my 2013 predictions and recap over the next couple of weeks. Time seems to fly faster and faster as you get older, and it seems like this year was a flash. So much happened that we will do a 2012 year-in-review next week to slow things down just a bit.

Thank you for reading this issue of Kibbles & Bytes — our 806th issue!

Your Kibbles & Bytes team,
_Don, Kali, Stephanie & Mike_