January 2010

These little 1.5 inch long PICO lite LED flashlights can project a 10 lumen beam up to 30 feet. They have a small clip that you can use to hang them from a jacket zipper pull so that you’ll always have a flashlight when you need one. You can get one for $9.95 at eGear. [...]

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We have all seen iPod docks and speaker systems, right? In my opinion, these so called speaker systems are a fantastic idea. They are small, compact, and if you’re lucky, have great sound quality. If you are in the market for a product like this, you can easily grab one from anywhere at a price [...]

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Stocks, streaming radio, social networking…taxes?  For many iPhone users, the world is at their fingertips.  And now, thanks to the folks over at Intuit (of TurboTax fame), filing your taxes is part of that world.  The setup is simple – snap a photo of your W-2, answer a few questions, review, and e-file!  The catch?  [...]

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The Aegis Padlock is an external USB hard drive that is protected PIN number that you punch into the built in keypad. No software installs are required to setup your AES encrypted PIN numbers. Up to 10 different PINs and one admin PIN can be created and the drives are available in 250, 320 and [...]

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As anyone with an ebook reader with an eInk screen knows, there is no backlight in these devices.  If you want to read in low-light conditions, you have to provide an external light source.  There are a multitude of clip-on book lights available, and someone has naturally developed one for the Kindle from Amazon.com.  The Kandle is a [...]

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It is now my lifelong quest (which started last year) to find and report about every wall outlet organizer product in the world. I found another one today – yay me! It’s the Driinn Cell Phone Charging Ledge. This one isn’t nearly as elegant as some of the others I’ve told you about, but since [...]

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When Julie announced the Sound ID 400 I couldn’t wait for it to be announced.  Small, simple and packed with features like PersonalSound (enhanced listening power) and Automatic Volume Control (self-explanatory) in a nice looking package.  Well I’ve been using the headset for a little while now, and was surprised by how it performed. Pin [...]

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Several of my favorite Windows Mobile sites are talking about OpnMarket this morning. It’s a new application market for Windows mobile devices that only offers completely free apps that can be downloaded and installed directly from your phone. The only steps required to use it are to sign up for a free account and install [...]

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The Teltonika GH1202 is a handheld GPS/GPRS tracking device is a handheld terminal with GSM and GPS connectivity. It is able to get longitude and latitude coordinates and transfer them via the GSM network. The location of the device can be monitored in real-time over the internet, which makes it useful for keeping track of [...]

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Recently, we told you about the Pet’s Eye View digital camera you could attach to your pet’s collar so you could see what he does while you’re out.  Now, here’s some information about how you can get your dog online and tweeting.  Mattel has announced Puppy Tweets, a plastic tag that will attach to your dog’s collar, will [...]

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When my wife drags me to the mall, I take the opportunity to visit our Apple Store. While the Gadgeteer Kid ‘tests’ the floor iMacs, I look around for review-worthy technology to potentially play with. During these times, I have fondled the Bang & Olufsen A8 Headphones (package) countless times…. Their unique high-tech look, quality [...]

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You ever wanted an ice-cold beverage but were sitting too comfortably to get up to quench your thirst?  This gadget might be the tool that solves just such a dilemma.  The RC Cooler InteractiveToy Concepts is a remote-controlled cooler.  You might recall that Julie posted a comment on the site about this on 3-Dec-2009. Let’s check [...]

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If you’d like to travel with a surge suppressor but don’t have room for one in your laptop or gear bag, the Tripp-Lite travel-sized surge suppressor may  be your answer.  The Traveler3USB has three A/C outlets, with room for one large transformer without blocking the other two outlets.   It supplies 120 V A/C, 50/60 Hz, 15A [...]

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The LogicBUY deal of the day is for the 18.5 inch Lenovo C100 1.6GHz Atom All-in-Desktop PC (78691AU) on sale for $499 – $150 off coupon code (expires 1/26 or after first 100 uses) = $349 plus FREE shipping. Pin it

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A Real Murphy Bed Plan

by cobinrox on January 20, 2010 · 9 comments

in Home Tech

Look on the Internet for plans to build a robot from an old computer mouse and you’ll find plenty.  Really useful, huh?  But, look for a set of plans for a Murphy bed and you’ll be disappointed.  Oddly there are plenty of people out there searching for do-it-yourself plans for Murphy beds, myself included (both [...]

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My daughter, Rachel, has asthma, so a clean environment can be a great help in keeping her lungs in good shape.  She has allergies to various pollens and foods that can trigger asthma episodes.  Every time she gets a cold, she also has problems.  Dust can also cause a lot of problems for her.  Dust [...]

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The LogicBUY deal of the day is a discount on Dell Adamo ultra-portable laptops $1,999 $1,499 – 40% off Coupon Code (works only on the PEARL COLOR) = $899.40 plus FREE shipping. Act fast as with all these deals, they can end at any time. Pin it

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Win a Pingo mydeskfriend

by Julie on January 19, 2010 · 0 comments

in News

We told you about the mydeskfriend Facebook robot last month and now Arimaz is holding a contest to give three of them away. The Pingo mydeskfriend is a small penguin shaped robot that can roll around on your desk, announcing when your friends log in and out of Facebook, or post new messages. The contest [...]

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If you love your gadgets, but hate the cable clutter that goes along with them, the IDAPT charging system looks like an interesting solution to that problem. It’s a table top dock that is available in two configurations. One can charge two devices at once and the other can charge three. The dock can be [...]

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Feeling nostalgic for the 80′s? Remember when everyone had a Sony Walkman and used headphones instead of earbuds? The Tanto headset from Urbanears is a retro styled headset that has been modernized with a selection of colors (12 of them!) and a built-in remote / microphone so that it can be used to talk handsfree [...]

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