Dear Friends,

I am in sunny and hot Key West, Florida at our new store. It was a long drive down I-95 with lots of traffic the whole way down, but the dogs, Grace and I arrived in one piece and are trying to get in the swing of the southernmost city.*

Hammerhead doesn’t much like the heat and is confused by the lack of grass and fields. I am only in Key West for a couple of days and then I’m off to the Apple Specialist Marketing Coop conference in New Mexico and on to Hong Kong after that for some shows and to meet with some of our suppliers for the Hammerhead Case and Chill Pill brands.

Have you seen the latest product from Chill Pill? It is called the Chill Box and is a great-sounding Bluetooth speaker and conference call speaker. It has a built-in microphone and big sound. Grace and I had to download the season finale of Breaking Bad from iTunes while we were on the road, and we watched it on my laptop with the Chill Box hooked up for audio (way better than laptop speakers!).

I am really proud of this new speaker. It comes in Electric Blue, Tuxedo Black and Lime Green and is only $99.99. Make sure you read Will’s review of this great product below. You can also stay up-to-date with Chill Pill and the new products being released on Facebook and Twitter.

New iMacs should be available at each of our stores; I just saw some come in here at the Key West store and we are getting a few of the new iPhones in as well. We have launched our Phone Trade-In program and customer reaction thus far has been great. You can trade in just about any phone (iPhone and third-party phones) and we offer very competitive trade-in values (compare and shop!).

Our updated Trade-In page has a little more details, but please note that the Phone Trade-In Program is ONLY available in our retail stores.

It’s a very simple, straight-forward process, and it’s a great way to upgrade to the newest iPhones without a lot of out-of-pocket outlay!

*In the continental US, of course.