July 2010

Prompster eliminates the needs for cue cards, flash cards, notes, and scripts.  It’s a teleprompter app for the iPad that is the perfect tool for practicing or delivering business presentations, lectures, or any type of public presentation or performance.  You can easily set or quickly change the font size and the scrolling speed, quickly move [...]

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I am all about convenience. Any thing that makes life easier, takes up less space and works well, is all-good by me.  The Magic-Pro Tiny Keyboard from Pyramid Distribution makes my life easier. It is a keyboard, mouse and laser pointer that I can hold in the palm of my hand.  The same size as [...]

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The netTALK DUO is now available for pre-order at a 10% discounted rate. This device enables free nationwide calls to any landline or mobile phone in the U.S. and Canada from anywhere in the world (low-cost international rates are also available). There are no monthly fees, no contracts and you don’t even need a computer. [...]

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PCMag.com has compiled a great list of the top 100 free apps for your phone. They have individual lists for the iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile, WebOS and Symbian. Each list contains a screenshot and a short blurb about the app. These lists will come in very handy for a new smartphone user or anyone [...]

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How would you like an inexpensive, attractive, small digital clock that never needs new batteries or power from a wall outlet? Check out the Bedol Water Clock. Just fill it up with tap water, add some lemon juice and it’s good to go for 8-12 weeks. It’s available in 4 colors and costs $16.00. They [...]

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In a surprisingly good sci-fi trailer, DROID X is coming… Tomorrow. Click through for the video. Pin it

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I’m starting to become an ECD (Every Day Carry) enthusiast.  While tons of items fit into this category, one that caught my eye is the Piranha from PocketToolX, which specializes in what I call keychain multitools.  It’s a single-piece, stainless steel, multi-purpose pocket tool with a built-in neoprene bit holder that secures up to 1.5″ [...]

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I accidentally left my iPhone 4 in my car late this afternoon while I was in an appointment. I had the windows cracked open, but it was probably 90 something outside. When I got back in the car about 30 minutes later, I saw my phone sitting in the cup holder and thought oh #$%&! [...]

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Sony announced on their blog the new NEX-VG10 digital camcorder. This is the video camera they teased everyone with back in May. It uses the same sensor as the NEX-5 and NEX-3 and will use the same e-mount lenses. It will also support the mount adaptor that will let you use the catalog of A-mount lenses for [...]

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Until the time the iMacs start sporting an HDMI input, the Kanex XD is one of the easiest plug and play conversion solutions for using the 27″ iMac as a display for HD gaming systems and Blu-Ray playback.  It features a single HDMI input and a Mini DisplayPort out.  Simply connect your HDMI-enabled source of [...]

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When you have an iPod instead of an iPhone, it’s not vital that you always have power. But it is very irritating to be listening to music or watching videos and have the thing die on you, isn’t it? Several companies offer emergency chargers for iPods, but many of them seem to be little bricks [...]

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For you mega geeks out there (you know who you are!) you can now walk around town, safe in the knowledge that you’ll never miss a decent Wi-Fi hotspot ever again, all thanks to the Wi-Fi Detecting T-Shirt. These cool, 100% cotton T-shirts have a Wi-Fi detector built into them, which is rather awesome I think.  Powered by 2 [...]

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Shapoopie!

by cobinrox on July 14, 2010 · 10 comments

in News,Pet Gadgets

What’s more fun than scooping up poo on your dog walk?  Doing it with a new gadget.  The Shapoopie ($25) is a telescoping rod with a fetch pocket (ahem) at the very end.  Position the device under the uh, hot spot (ahem) and voila — no bending, scraping, squatting (er uhm well you know what [...]

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ICON offers some uniquely designed flashlights that are both eye catching and useful. We’ve reviewed the ICON Rogue and the ICON Modus torches in the last year and I’m happy to see that they’ve added two new flashlights to their lineup. The Link and the Solo. The Link (love the Orange aluminum case) has a [...]

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The Logic Black Friday Deal of the Day is a $100 savings for a Lenovo IdeaPad U460 Core i3-i5 14-Inch laptop. The Lenovo IdeaPad U460 14-inch laptop (model 087723U), features the Intel Core i3, 4GB RAM, and 500GB HDD standard. It’s now on sale for $899 – $100IR = $799 with FREE Shipping. Deal ends [...]

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Darnit, I didn’t know that today was a holiday just for me! Apparently today is Embrace Your Geekness Day and ThinkGeek.com is offering the perfect garment to help you celebrate it – literally. It’s the BeerBot Bottle Opening T-Shirt. It has a handy bottle opener sewn right into the front of the shirt. You can [...]

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Blackstone Audio, Inc. offered The Gadgeteer the chance to review one of their Folium-enhanced audiobook apps for the iPhone.  Blackstone is the largest independent audiobook publisher in the US.  They have joined with Folium Partners to produce Folium enhancedAudio™ audiobook apps for iPhone.  I was given the chance to review their Adventures of Huckleberry Finn audiobook. [...]

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GEAR4, a UK-based iPhone/iPod audio brand, has announced its entrance into the U.S. market.  Its product range includes a wide variety of speaker dock systems, power and charging solutions, FM/connectivity and device cases.  GEAR4′s focus for its October U.S. launch is on its iPhone/iPod Touch speaker systems like the SoundOrb Aurora, as well it’s new [...]

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The iPhone 3G / 3GS built in camera does a pretty decent job taking pictures. I especially like the macro capability. There’s one feature missing from the camera that we’re seeing added more and more to mobile phone cameras. An LED flash. Sure, you can upgrade to the new iPhone 4 which does have one. [...]

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LaCie has some unique USB flash drives that look like coins.  The CurrenKey flash drives are available in three capacities:  4GB (bronze), 8GB (silver), and 16GB (gold).  Each “coin” is marked with the capacity so that it looks like the monetary value.  The CurrenKey flash drives are available directly from LaCie for $19.99, $29.99, or [...]

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