November 2010

The LogicBUY Black Friday Deal for Friday is for the Lenovo IdeaPad U460 14” laptop with built-in light sensor, fingerprint reader, Bluetooth 2.1, 4GB DDR3 memory, and 500GB hard drive, optional NVIDIA GeForce 305M graphics, and more. Core i3 in Midnight Plum (no optical drive):  $899 – $100 off – $180 stackable coupon = $619 [...]

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Dang it, I should have taken this keyboard and iPad combo with me on my vacation last month instead of my old Stowaway keyboard. The USB Typewriter is exactly what it looks like – an old fashioned manual typewriter. It will work with any USB capable computer and iPad. You can buy a pre-converted typewriter for $500 [...]

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Now this is cool.  I’ve been to Italy several times and the ingenuity of the ancients is truly remarkable.  Colosseums, aqueducts, and now this.  I dental colleague of mine had a post on his dental blog about this awesome gadget, yes, GADGET, found in the Mediterranean area, dating from the Middle Roman period, that’s 200-300AD! [...]

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When I first read about the Ultio Pro from Mvix, I was extremely hopeful that it would enable me to stream movies from my network attached storage (NAS), record movies to a hard drive (DVR), and stream NetFlix and Hulu to my TV (plus do a boatload of other things as well) like more and [...]

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The MiLi Power Spring 4 case for iPhone 4 does more than protect your device.  Inside the case is a 1600mAh battery that can increase your talk  or internet time by about 6 hours, or music by 36 hours, or video by about 10 hours.  The case has a glossy black finish with a one-piece design; the [...]

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You know how the latest generation iPod Nano is small enough to resemble the face of a watch?  Several manufacturers have noticed this too, but Hex Designs has developed probably the coolest looking and most functional iPod Nano watch band so far.  It’s a simple silicone band that is designed for the Nano to just [...]

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The LogicBUY Black Friday Deal for today is a 30% discount on all in-stock games at the EA Store.  You’ll also get free shipping with this deal.  The LogicBUY folks say this is the best coupon they’ve seen from the EA Store. This deal expires November 12, 2010 or sooner.  Check the above link for [...]

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Make Your Own Mini-Me

by Janet Cloninger on November 11, 2010 · 2 comments

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Sculpteo is a French company that does 3-D printing from your own 3-D designs.  If you aren’t skilled in 3-D graphical design, Sculpteo has a special product that still lets you create your own customized figure.  You can create your own avatar simply by sending them two photos of yourself – face-on and profile – and specifying [...]

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You haven’t forgotten about AntennaGate and that whole death grip brouhaha have you? I didn’t think so. Do you still suffer from dropped calls on your iPhone 4? Death grip problems might give you a bigger headache than just dropped calls. It might be turning your brain into mush. The free Tawkon application for the [...]

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Got a dark cabinet or kitchen sink counter?  Me too.  Maybe trying to catch a mouse scrounging around at 3AM?   Me too. Wish that you had a light for your scary closet that would work like your refrigerator light and are too much of a total klutz to wire up a real light?  Me too. [...]

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The T-Mobile G2 was finally rooted permanently, and the folks on Engadget pointed to the XDA-Developers forum with the instructions. The big warning about bricking your phone should be understood throughly before even thinking about trying this out on your own G2: WARNING: THIS COULD PERMENANTLY BRICK YOUR PHONE, INSTEAD OF ROOT IT IF YOU [...]

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ZAGG, the people with the invisibleSHIELD skins for gadgets, has a 6000mAh extended battery that works with any device that charges with a USB cable.  The ZAGGsparq 2.0 has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery;  the power plug to recharge the unit is built in to the ZAGGsparq 2.0, so there’s no extra cable to carry.  There [...]

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The new Zipbuds from Digital Group Audio have an actual zipper for the cable.  The zipper keeps the cable from tangling.  The speakers have 8mm drivers, Kevlar-reinforced cords for extra strength, a gold-plated 3.5mm audio jack, and optional ear clips for extra stability.  Frequency response is 20-20,000Hz with 2mW of power.  You get three sets of ear [...]

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The LogicBUY Black Friday Deal for today is 15% off a base or customized Lenovo ThinkPad X201 tablet.  Base features are: Bluetooth, 5-in-1 media reader, Intel Centrino Advanced-N wireless, and mobile broadband. Core i5 base unit: $2064 – $765 off – 15% stackable coupon = $1104.15 with free shipping – this is a $200 price [...]

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Koss recently released a new set of headphones, the KEB40′s, into the affordable segment of the market. These small, metal, capsule-shaped headphones promise high-fidelity sound and long-lasting quality, but retail for under $30. How do they shape up? Read on for more… Pin it

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The new Samsung Continuum, a Galaxy S smartphone from Verizon Wireless allows you to see up-to-the-minute news, sports, finance info and your social networking updates no matter what you’re doing on the phone. It is the world’s first smartphone designed with a dedicated 1.8in Super AMOLED ticker display that is positioned below the main 3.4in [...]

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Phosphor has just announced the availability of the World Time Watch with curved E Ink display that utilizing the paper-like display technology found in the Amazon Kindle. This watch offers the ability to select from 24 time zones for one display mode, while optionally displaying a second time zone simultaneously. The Phosphor World Time Watch [...]

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I still have and use the 2nd generation Apple iPod touch.  I also have the iPad that I use for surfing, email, and a variety of apps, and I find that my iPod touch is still perfect for my music.  I’m sure there are many other people who are still happily using their older iPods, [...]

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Soundfreaq has launched its first wireless, multi-device-enabled hi-fi audio dock. The Sound Platform is a Bluetooth-enabled speaker, equipped to support multiple devices, including the iPad, iPhone, Android and Blackberry. In addition to providing external sound for TV shows, videos, games, Internet radio and apps like Pandora, iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users can download the [...]

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The LogicBUY Black Friday deal for today is a $100 discount good for various HP laptops.  Take $100 off these laptops and get free shipping. HP Pavilion dm4 14” laptop with a free upgrade to 4GB memory and 500GB hard drive and free shipping: $879.99 – $180 off – $100 stackable coupon = $599.99. HP Pavilion [...]

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