November 2009

Are you tired of the hassle and clutter of CDs? Listening to your favorite music but with subpar sound quality? This holiday season, Olive has a great giveaway for one lucky Gadgeteer reader – the Olive Opus 4 Hi-Fi Music Server. Valued at $1,499, this stereo system provides the ultimate in sound quality (compared to [...]

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Do you like those frozen fruit-flavored popsicles but wish you could find different flavors or a healthier version with some actual fruit juice in them?    Now you can make your own frozen pop treats using Williams-Sonoma’s Zoku Quick Pop Maker.  According to a video on the retailer’s website, you can make pops from fruit juice, [...]

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WikiReader Review

by Julie on November 12, 2009 · 10 comments

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Back before the Internets were invented by Al Gore, we couldn’t just look up information on a computer when we had questions about people, places and things. In those days our ‘google’ was a set of Encyclopedia Britannica books. Today, all that same info that we used to look up in multiple volumes of hardbound [...]

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The LogicBUY deal of the day is $100 off on the newest 13in Apple MacBook Pro MB990LL/A Laptop. It’s on sale for $1,199 – $20 instant savings – $80 mail-in rebate = $1,099 + Free shipping. Comes with Snow Leopard and features a unibody aluminum enclosure, 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo Processor, LED-backlit display, GeForce 9400M [...]

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Guys have it easier when they want to carry around their gear.  Their clothing tends to have more – and more useable – pockets.  They most always wear belts, and they can wear cases clipped to the belt for their phones, iPods, and other small gear.  Women don’t always have belts, nor do most women [...]

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Otterbox has released a new line of iPhone cases called the Commuter TL. They come in a myriad of colors and promise to keep your precious iPhone safe from the dust, dirt and lint that take up residence in our jacket pockets and or purses.  Otterbox became famous for their waterproof cases-this is not one [...]

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The Pocket Radar device is the world’s first pocket-sized personal speed tracking radar unit that delivers accurate real-time speed measurements with the touch of a button. I wonder if the police will start using these soon? I couldn’t help but groan when I saw the info about this new product, because it reminded me of [...]

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The LogicBUY deal of the day is for the Canon PowerShot G11 10MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Stabilized Zoom and 2.8-inch articulating LCD for $499 – $15 off LogicBUY Exclusive Coupon Code = $484 plus FREE 4GB SD Ultra Memory Card and FREE shipping. Features new 10-megapixel high sensitivity system, wide-angle 5x [...]

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Amazon.com has released Kindle reader software for PCs.   If you don’t have a Kindle, you can buy Kindle ebooks and read them on your computer.  If you do have a Kindle, Whispersync will keep your last read page synched up between your Kindle and your PC and will allow you to access your notes.  Download [...]

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The Loop pointer from Hillcrest Labs is an in-air mouse that can be used to control a PC, Mac or PS3 connected to a TV with natural hand movements. A small RF Transceiver USB dongle that uses 2.4 GHz (2401 MHz to 2482 MHz) connects to the computer or PS3. You can buy one for [...]

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Gigaware hopes you do as they have released an in-line controller that provides HD Radio for your iPhone or iPod touch. It attaches to the dock connector to allow you to receive HD radio signals that offer CD-quality sound. Song information, such as title and artist, appears on your iPod’s display, iTunes Tagging saves artist [...]

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Tyme Machines, makers of licensed USB drives, has just announced the release of its Series 1 sculpted 3D Star Wars character USB thumb drives.  The drives are sculpted replicas of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Storm Trooper and Yoda.  They are available now at www.tymemachines.com and range in price from 4GB to 16GB for $29.99 to [...]

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Earlier in October, Julie posted an article about an accessory for some 35 mm and digital SLR cameras called Professor Kobre’s Lightscoop.  The Lightscoop works with cameras that have a pop-up flash, and it is designed to  re-direct the harsh, direct light to the ceiling (or to a light-colored wall when the camera is rotated [...]

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The LogicBUY deal of the day a LG BD370 Blu-ray Disc Player for $148.79 from Amazon with 3 Blu-ray movies FREE. The BD370 has 7.1-Ch Audio, Netflix Streaming Ready & YouTube Access. Offer ends 11/13 or while supplies last. Pin it

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Continuing their tradition of snow theme product names, Blue Microphones is announcing today the Yeti, the world’s first THX certified mic, USB for studio-quality recording at home. I still like and use the Blue Mic Snowflake microphone and can vouch for the fact that they make great quality gear. The Yeti will be priced at [...]

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There are all types of laptop coolers on the market these days. There are coolers with fans that require an AC adapter, have fans powered by a USB port, have standoffs to keep the bottom of the laptop from touching any surface, others work on your desktop and still others that work on your lap. [...]

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I am always heralding the virtues of Waterfield’s bags and pouches. Today they have announced a protective suede jacket for the Motorola Droid Android phone from Verizon. You can get one with and without a pocket. $9 with, $13 without. Pin it

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Does your iPhone make you smile? It will if you’re as big of a fan of Wallace and Gromit as I am. Titan Publishing has just announced the availability Wallace & Gromit: Digital Comics #1, The W Files. It’s been released in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the first ever screening of Wallace and [...]

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The iPhone certainly is a unique gaming platform.  Combining a reasonably powerful graphics processor, a very accurate accelerometer and a built-in camera, the iPhone offers opportunities for creating games that were just not possible before.  Felwig Software’s Snap ‘n Tap is one of these games, but is it fun? The idea behind Snap ‘n Tap [...]

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The LogicBUY deal of the day will save you up to $229 instantly + $75 stackable coupon on the NEW HP TouchSmart 300z 20-inch 1080p All-in-one Multi-Touch PC powered by AMD Athlon 2 dual-core 2.7GHz. Plus Free shipping ($29 value) and Free 640GB hard drive upgrade from 500GB ($50 value). Pin it

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