March 2011

Today’s LogicBUY deal offers $499.01 off the price of a Sharp LC 42SB48UT 42” 1080p LCD HDTV. This TV has a 6ms pixel response time; it also has 4 HDMI inputs. $949 – 53% instant discount ($499.01) = $449.99 with free shipping. This is by far the lowest price seen by LogicBUY. This deal expires [...]

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Seriously?  Really?  Has nerdery come to this?  Either that or this is the penultimate gift for that hard-to-buy-for nerd in your life.  If nothing else, it’s one heck of a conversation piece as well. There are those individuals who will think this is, arguably, awesome…like my husband who pointed it out to me.  Just like [...]

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One thing a good mobile warrior needs is a way to extend the battery life of their mobile devices. As we depend on our cell phones and smart phones more, a dying battery – which used to just be a nuisance – can become a real concern. Technocel has added a ‘universal charging solution’, the [...]

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Today’s LogicBUY deal offers a $300 web-use coupon for any HP ENVY 14 laptop; you must configure to $1299 or more to use the coupon. This 14.5” laptop comes with an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 Quad CPU. This thin and light laptop is equipped with ATI Mobility Radeon discrete/switchable graphics, HP TrueVision HD [...]

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Were you as lucky as Janet to get your hands on the new iPad 2 last Friday. Yeah, me neither <sniff>. If you were lucky, you are probably shopping for cases to protect your new tablet. If you have a surplus of cash, you might consider the Padova leather case from Orbino. It incorporates the [...]

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The redesigned e-Luminator Touch booklight from M-Edge still works with their cases and covers with the sewn-in booklight cover, and M-Edge says one version now works universally for all their device covers.  The base now has a paperclip design that can clip onto paper books and magazines, so it’s even more useful than the previous [...]

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I never had a secret decoder ring when I was a kid, but I could have one now – thanks to ThinkGeek.  They have a stainless steel, dual-band ring that lets you encode and decode your secret messages – just let spies try to learn your emailed secrets now!  The Secret Decoder Ring comes in [...]

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M-Edge has announced several Nook Color accessories that will be available through the M-Edge online store, as well as Best Buy stores. These new accessories include resized and updated versions of their Executive, GO!, Latitude, and Trip Jackets, as well as sleeves and bookstands for the popular Barnes & Noble eBook Reader. Prices range from [...]

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Ten months into the iPad Era, we have a pretty good idea of what we want in a case: tilted typing mode, highly angled video mode, and secure coverage of the screen during transport. The venerable memory and Mac upgrade maker Newer Technology has entered the market with their Pad Protector, and it easily checks [...]

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We Gadgeteers have a, shall we say…fondness.. for our gadgets, am I right?  Rhetorical question ’round these parts.  Some cling to a mere handy handful of essential EDC, others find a BSA-like array necessary for preparedness.  Some commute via public transportation through vast, sprawling urban metropoli for a day at the grind, others trek stoically [...]

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The CompSpy Stealth Computer Spy w/Remote Spying from Gadgets and Gear is a covert application that runs in the background of a computer. Will instantly email you when certain keywords have been typed in. It will also send screen shots. Installs in 15 seconds on any Windows PC or laptop and is not detected by [...]

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NXE has a case for iPhone 4 that has a built-in kickstand.  The Recline is a protective case with a soft-touch, matte finish.  Inside is a velvety lining to protect your iPhone 4 from scratches.  There’s a kickstand on the back that flips out to hold your phone in either horizontal or vertical position.  All [...]

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The Gadgeteer has featured DODOcase covers in the past; they make covers for iPads and other devices that look like the iconic Moleskine notebooks.  They are now announcing the DODOcase for iPad 2.  It’s made with black Moroccan cloth and traditional book-binding methods.  Inside is a bamboo casing that holds the iPad 2 securely in [...]

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Today’s LogicBUY deal offers savings on the HP Pavilion dv6 and dv7 laptops with the new 2011 2nd generation Core i7 Quad cpu. HP is giving you free upgrades for the Pavilion dv6: 6GB RAM, free 750GB hard drive, discounts on extra batteries, and free shipping. Cheapest dv6 Quad Edition with free upgrades: $1149.99 – [...]

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Still looking for the best stylus for your iPad? Quit looking and make your own for free! The folks at Rainy Day Projects show you how to take an ordinary Bic pen and an old power cord to create paint brush style stylus that will work with any capacitive touch screen device.. Pin it

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Several years ago, I reviewed the stainless steel BenchMade 1100 pen that I love and continue to use to this day. It is half medieval dagger, half fine writing instrument. The 1100 looks so weapon-like, I am afraid to take it with me through airport security screening; worried that some overeager TSA agent would confiscate [...]

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After the iPad 2 announcement, lots of companies starting announcing accessories for it.  Miniot, a Holland-based company that makes wooden cases for iPhones and iPods, announced a wooden cover for the iPad 2.  This cover is different from most boxlike, wooden cases for iPads.  The Miniot Cover for iPad 2 is a flexible screen cover [...]

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While I wait for my iPad 2 to be delivered, I thought I’d shop around for a case. I ordered one of the covers with it, but I may be carrying this iPad with me more than the original, so I will probably want to protect it a bit more. I happened upon a great [...]

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I’m not a gamer.  I don’t even play one on TV.  But I know what happens when your laptop’s processor gets cooked because the fans that come with it either don’t cool the device enough or just wear out.  It’s this Need For Speed, and gamers survive on it as much as they do Skittles [...]

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