May 2011

I often write news items about iPad apps I think might interest you, and usually I find just a screen capture and a couple of sentences are enough.  The AutoPainter app for iPad is so much fun that I thought it deserved a little more.  The iOS versions (also available for iPhone) have been ported [...]

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The Hidden Mountain Curriers shop at Etsy offers a variety of beautiful, handmade leather covers for electronics devices.  Shown is a hand-tooled cover for Kindle 3.  Although the covers vary in style, they all are book-style covers.  They all seem to hold the device in with leather and elastic straps, and they offer a choice [...]

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Today’s LogicBUY deal is the Dell 15.6” Inspiron 15R 2.1GHz Core i3-2310M Sandy Bridge laptop for $549.99. This Dell has switchable lids.  Base model features:  4GB DDR3 memory, 500GB hard drive, Intel HD 3000 graphics, DVD+/-RW, 802.11n, Bluetooth, HD webcam, Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), 15 months of MacAfee, and a 1 year service plan. [...]

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I’ve been a fan of the dock concept all the way back to the Palm Pilot’s charge/sync cradle.  Designed for users who don’t connect and sync to iTunes and so don’t have a backup of their data, the Iomega SuperHero not only charges your iPhone 4/3GS/3G or iPod Touch (4th gen), but also backs up [...]

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Well…nothing.  That’s the point…I think. For those of you who remember the kitsch from the 70s, the Pet Rock was…a rock.  No. Seriously.  It was a washed and polished rock that came equipped in a mini little pet carrier nestled atop some rafia. Back in the day, it sold for five dollars.  Might not seem [...]

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When the sixth generation of the iPod nano was released in the fall of 2010, Steve Jobs joked that it was so small that it could be worn as a watch.  Apparently dozens of companies decided to create watchbands that could be used to turn the nano into a watch – albeit a rather large [...]

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Grateful Dead fans now have an iPad case all their very own.  The Skeleton and Roses Leather iPad case is a black leather sleeve case, and it is embossed with the famous Grateful Dead imagery.  The case is hand-sewn with contrast stitching, and it will fit either the iPad or iPad 2.  It’s available exclusively [...]

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Today’s LogicBUY deal is a Fujifilm AX300 14MP digital camera bundled with a 4GB SD card and a neoprene camera case for $79.99.  Features: 2.7” LCD, 5X optical zoom, 24MB of internal memory, HD movie mode, and face detection.  It has an SD/SDHC card slot, USB connectivity, composite video output, and more. $129.99 – $50 [...]

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I love multi-tools, and they have come a long way since my first basic Leatherman Pocket Survival Tool in the 80′s. I am always on the lookout for the ‘perfect’ tool for my own everyday carry- that magical balance between size, weight, tool options, and functionality that just works for me. My current ‘everyday carry’ [...]

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In Star Trek, any actor whose character was destined to lose their life before the first commercial break was guaranteed two things: A vague character name for the actor’s resume and a red shirt. And too bad if “Crew Member #3″ was cute. Set your phaser to “Not Winning!”  He was going to bite it [...]

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