If you love robots and you have an iPhone or iPod (Julie, I’m looking at you!), hurry over to Etsy to see this hand-made iPhone Holding Robot by TinHeartMfg. The little guy is made of copper and brass with a heavy steel base for stability. He has felt on his torso and in his “hands” to prevent [...]
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iPhone/iPod stand
It’s not going to replace my Canon G11 anytime soon, but I think the iPhone 3GS’s built in camera does a pretty good job for quick snapshots. When I say pretty good, I’m talking image quality and not camera features. Let’s face it, the only features of the camera app are the shutter and video toggle buttons. [...]
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Camera,
iPhone,
Photography
Apple recently announced updates to its MacBook Pro line of laptops. The 15- and 17-inch sizes now include Intel Core i5 and i7 dual-core processors, boosting performance up to 50%, next-gen NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics and extended battery time of 8-9 hours (10 hours for 13-inch). Turbo Boost, Hyper-Threading and an Integrate Memory Controller [...]
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Macbook Pro
For a rustic, well-built bag that Indiana Jones would be proud to carry on his next adventure, you can’t go wrong with Renaissance Art hand-crafted bags. Renaissance Art will even let you customize a laptop bag to suit your needs. You can go as simple as a leather sleeve for a laptop (starting at $55.00 for [...]
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Hand-crafted,
Leather bags
The Wizcom ReadingPen/TS is marketed as “a portable learning tool” aimed at people trying to learn English, how to read, or with reading challenges. The device is basically a text scanner with a text-to-speech capability. I was able to let an experienced teacher and a speech therapist try it out, as well as playing with [...]
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Educational,
Reading,
Scanner
The LogicBUY deal of the day is an HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition 15.6-inch Core i7 Laptop for $799.99. ave up to $400 off + $200 web-use stackable coupon for HP dv6 Quad Edition 15.6″ customizable Laptop . Plus, 50% off Blu-ray drive upgrade, $50 off 6GB memory upgrade from 4GB, $100 off 8GB memory [...]
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Back in mid-February The Gadegteer reviewed the Microsoft Arc Keyboard. Now Microsoft has come out with the Arc Keyboard in eye catching white. The white is accented with a lime green on the keys and the bottom. Like in the original, it comes with a 2.4 GHz USB nano transceiver that easily stows on the [...]
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Keyboard,
Spotlight Gadgets
Polar has launched the CS500 cycling computer. It is the first cycling computer to offer touch screen operation with a sleek, extra-large display screen. The CS500 provides data such as speed, distance, cadence, heart rate and calories burned along with other key info. An optional wireless DataLink accessory (which includes Mac compatibility) enables Cyclists to [...]
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Bicycle,
Spotlight Gadgets
Many of us have spent probably way too much time picking out a protective case for our beloved iPhone. Most require the case to be fully or partially removed in order for the device to drop conveniently into a charging dock. Enter the dock-IN-case by made2dock. USA-made, CNC machined from solid aluminum and hand assembled, [...]
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iPhone accessory,
Spotlight Gadgets
Cakewalk’s V-Studio 20 is an all-in-one recording device for guitarists and singer-songwriters who want a simple way to make music with incredible tones. It’s one of the first music production products for Netbooks, the V-Studio 20 offers a user interface optimized for the Netbook screen (1024 x 600 display) and runs seamlessly with lower CPU [...]
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Guitar,
Music,
Netbook,
Spotlight Gadgets
Shapeways is a company that allows you to “print” a 3-d design you have created using their design applications or your own design software or a design others have created and made available for purchase. You can choose a variety of materials – metals, sandstone, or plastics – to render your creation. Recently Shapeways has [...]
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Photo keepsake,
Spotlight Gadgets
The reVIVE II Dual USB Car Charger from Scosche allows you to charge your iPad and another device while travelling by car. The reVIVE II has a 2.1A USB port for charging your iPad. There’s also a second 1A USB port to charge another device simulataneously. The reVIVE II Dual USB Car Charger is $24.99 [...]
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Car,
power adapter
Skinning your phone and other gadgets with custom vinyl decals is nothing new, but how would you like to be able to do the same thing with your car? Original Wraps Inc. (headed up by the original founder of SkinIt.com) is providing car owners the same capability with today’s launch of its vehicle graphics personalization [...]
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Car,
Custom,
Skins,
Spotlight Gadgets
Sony has recently revealed a brand new style of Walkman music player. Worn like a neckband, it’s been specially designed for the fitness fans amongst us, so that when you’re working out, there are no cables for you to get wrapped up in! The player, which looks like a Bluetooth headset, is worn around the neck [...]
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Sony,
Spotlight Gadgets,
W250,
Walkman
The Official LEGO LED Flashlight from Brando would make a fun (and useful) addition to any LEGO fan’s collection. Just wind his arm to charge the internal battery. LEDs are located in the figure’s feet. The only thing I see missing is a hat or hair This product is available from Brando for $32.90. Brando [...]
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Flashlight,
LED,
LEGO,
Spotlight Gadgets
The LogicBUY deal of the day is an HP Pavilion dv8t Quad Edition Core i7 18.4in 1080p Laptop for $999.99. This HP dv8 base deal: $1,449.99 – $250 instant discount – extra $200 coupon code = $999.99 plus FREE shipping. This is the hottest deal on the HP dv8 equipped with 6GB RAM! Coupon code [...]
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Deal of the Day
I finally got around to upgrading my MacBook Pro’s 200 GB hard drive. I could go on and on about how annoying it was to have to go to an authorized service center to get the upgrade since my generation of MBP does not have a user-upgradeable hard drive, but since Julie does not provide [...]
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Firewire,
Storage,
USB
The LogicBUY deal of the day is a Lenovo L215 21.5in 1080p HDMI LCD Monitor for $137.69. The price starts at $179.99 – $27 off – 10% stackable coupon (expires soon) = $137.69 plus FREE shipping. Pin it
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Twelve South, the designers that brought you the BookArc MacBook stand (as posted by Andy Jacobs back in 2009) now introduce the BookArc for iPad. It’s designed exclusively for the iPad and allows hands-free use, with four different viewing positions. The BookArc is a beautiful slice of heavy gauge steel that provides a perfect perch for your [...]
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BookArc,
Spotlight Gadgets
A true audiophile probably shudders at the thought of mp3 files, but the Fatman iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition II with iPod dock might add some warmth and richness back to digital music. The ValveDock Carbon Edition II is a one-piece hybrid vacuum tube amp with an iPod dock that works with all iPods except the Shuffle. It also works [...]
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iPod Dock,
Tube amplifier