Today, December 17, 2010, marks the 107th birthday of the greatest gadget of all. The first flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. It only lasted 12 seconds. But it was the most famous flight of all. Of course we’ve come a long way since then. Technology has improved and advanced the [...]
ComiXology, the popular free comic book reader application that has been available for iOS, is now available for Android. If you have an Android 2.1 or higher device and you’re also a comics fan, fire up the app market and download it. This app works just like other eBook reading apps, only it displays graphic novels [...]
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Just when you thought you’d seen everything, comes a wireless cooking thermometer for your iPhone. Wazzat? The iGrill is Bluetooth temperature module that can pair with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Using the free grilling application, you can check on the temperature of the meat grilling out on your patio, while you’re indoors but [...]
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Grilling,
iPhone,
Spotlight Gadgets
Creating framed pictures and photo books from your own snapshots is a great way to add your own flair to your home and gifts. Need some more ideas of things to do with your photography? MOO to the rescue with custom StickerBooks, MiniCards and a special MiniCard Mosiac frame. Pin it
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OK, so the market is aflood with products designed to turn the adorable little 6th-gen iPod nano into a wristwatch. What’s different about this one? Well, remember that whole “slap” bracelet craze? The Slap from Griffin Technology lets you, well, SLAP your nano onto your wrist. It has a flexible, spring-steel band encased in soft [...]
The iPad makes a perfect kitchen assistant. You can use it to view recipe info or watch the latest episode of Rachel Ray. Peanut butter sammies anyone? The Original Kitchen iPad Rack is an under cabinet rack that stores away when it’s not being used. It’s made of heavy duty acrylic and comes with special [...]
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Stand
The LogicBuy deal of the day is for a Lenovo IdeaPad U460 14-inch Laptop. Lenovo direct store is offering a $200 stackable coupon on select 0.75″ thin 14-inch Lenovo U460 Laptop models. The sleek IdeaPad U460 features built-in light sensor, fingerprint reader, optional NVIDIA GeForce 305M discrete graphics, 8-cell battery and more. Using the coupon [...]
While portable audio has been making major strides, and home audio has been doing its best to keep up, car audio has had a difficult time keeping up. Most cars still include CD players, and who listens to CDs anymore? NewPotato Technologies hopes to help get us out of the antiquated audio rut with their [...]
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Bluetooth Gear,
car audio,
Spotlight Gadgets
I’ve been searching for a replacement for my Palm T/X now that Palm has abandoned its users. Although the iPod Touch seemed to be the choice, I refused to get sucked in by the Apple hype machine, so when I discovered an Android tablet for less than $100, I bit. The Maylong M150 seemed to give me [...]
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The ElliptiGo is a strange looking scooter / bicycle style vehicle that can get you from point A to point B, while giving you a great workout at the same time. We’ve all seen elliptical machines at the gym, but this one isn’t stationary (unless you also purchase an optional indoor stand) and has been [...]
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Health,
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The LogicBUY deal for today gives you $210 instant savings when you purchase the unlocked Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 3G Android phone. This phone is running Android 1.6 OS and has 2G/3G connectivity, Bluetooth, 128MB internal memory, and a 3” 480 X 320 touchscreen. A 3.15 megapixel camera and a microSD card slot complete with [...]
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It boggles my mind, but apparently some people still haven’t finished their Christmas shopping. If you’re still looking for gifts – or if you’re looking for that perfect shirt to wear to Christmas parties and celebrations – CrazyDog T-shirts has some great offerings for you. They have t-shirts for men, women, and kids in a [...]
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t-shirts
Socket sets: good. Hauling around a bunch of parts: bad. The Racheting ReadyWrench from Black & Decker combined 16 of the most popular standard (SAE) and metric (MM) socket sizes into a single wrench. Just spin the rotating head to the socket size you want and ratchet away! $35. Pin it
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We get exposed to a lot of neat gadgets over the course of the year. I have enjoyed seeing what my colleagues want, and what they suggest. Now it is my turn. I’ll warn you, I have a reputation in my family for putting some pretty expensive stuff on my wish list. I figure, if [...]
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Christmas gift ideas 2010
Hot on the heels of my Samsung GALAXY Tab review, comes an announcement from iLuv with news of their new line of GALAXY Tab accessories. This new collection of products feature 3 cases made of leather, metal and neoprene. They are also offering 2 types of protective film to keep the Tab’s 7 inch display [...]
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Spotlight Gadgets
Well, I did it. I went ahead and bought a set of the Tegu blocks “for my son”. If you will recall, these are wood blocks with magnets in them. This lets you create some unique structures with the box. The front of the box displays a rooster created out of the blocks. The options have [...]
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Openmoko’s WikiReader handheld Wikipedia viewer, which we reviewed late last year, is now able to display the entire contents of Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg is the oldest digital library which contains more than 33,000 digital books. All of these books have been converted and compressed so that users can download the entire Project Gutenberg library onto a [...]
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The Rumblebuds earbuds from Atomic9 have two speaker drivers for each ear, so you’ll get true, deep, rumbling bass. Atomic9 says these earbuds are “designed to give gamers the complete 3D effect using the latest technology for that extra bass you can actually feel.” Rumblebuds reproduce 20-20,000Hz with 0.8G of vibration at 100Hz. This vibration [...]
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Earbuds for gamers
The LogicBUY deal for today gives you 30% savings on the newly released 21.5” Dell ST2220M LED-backlit LCD monitor. This monitor is full HD 1920 X 1080(p) resolution, with 5ms response time, and 250nit brightness. The ST2220M has DVI-D and VGA video inputs and a tilting stand, Kensington security port, and more. $189.99 – 30% [...]
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TiVo. All opinions are 100% mine. The holiday season is a lot of fun, isn’t it? There’s the bustle of shopping to find just the right gifts for everyone on your list. The excitement of parties and celebrations. The fun of decorating your house [...]
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