August 2011

I enjoy making stuff, and I love electronics, so I generally really like electronics kit projects. The SpikenzieLabs Solder:Time Watch Kit seems like a great option for someone like me. This is actually a hackable watch- they provide the source code and other info, as well as convenient pads on the circuit board to tap into. Pin [...]

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Today’s LogicBUY Deal is a Dell XPS 8300 desktop with Blu-ray and a 24” LCD for $1149.99.  Features: integrated 7.1 with THX TruStudio PC sound, 460W power supply, Windows 7. Core i7 with 8GB memory, Blu-ray, 2TB hard disk, 2 year warranty, Wireless-N PCle card, and 24” Dell ST2420L LCD monitor:  $1932.99 – $633 off [...]

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Amazon recently registered the domain names Kindlescribe.com and Kindlescribes.com.  This adds to their KindleAir and KindleSocialNetwork domain names they registered earlier this month.   We’ve all heard the rumours about a tablet based device but what else does Amazon have planned ? An ebook writer ? A light weight aluminum e-reader ?   A competitor [...]

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SanDisk just announced a new addition to their popular Clip family called the Clip Zip.  This ultra portable mp3 player comes in 7 different colors and is available in both 4GB and 8GB versions.  Colors for the 8GB version are limited to grey and black.  The Clip Zip is priced at $49.99 for the 4GB [...]

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HEX has expanded their line from watchband cases for iPod nano to include bags and accessories, like this iPhone 4 case.  HEX says they designed the wallet for men who aren’t into the “man bag”, but I think the wallet will appeal to women, too.  The HEX Code Wallet is made of genuine leather.  The [...]

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I just popped open my Macbook Air to check email and RSS feeds and the first item that caught my eye was a shocker (at least to finally see it in text)… It’s been announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple. After stock market trading ended this afternoon, Steve sent out a [...]

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If you recall, earlier in the month, we held a contest to give one of our readers an iPad 2. This contest helped to promote Vonage’s Time To Call VoIP application which makes it super easy to place international phone calls from your iPhone. The app doesn’t require you to create a new account to [...]

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Do you enjoy making art with your iPad or Android tablet? If so, you probably prefer using a stylus instead of your finger when drawing. There are quite a few capacitive styli on the market, and now there’s another. Ten One Design, the company that has brought us the Pogo Stylus has just announced the [...]

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Asus’ Honeycomb-enabled tablet the Eee Pad Transformer TF 101 received an over-the-air upgrade yesterday that enabled U.S. owners to watch Netflix “Instant Watch” content and Sony’s Crackle. The Transformer has been running the latest version of Android (3.2) for a couple of weeks but required an additional patch to enable the Netflix server to allow [...]

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Arexit recognizes that not everyone has an iPad, so they have a tablet stand that can be used with Samsung Galaxy Tabs, Motorola Xoom, RIMM Playbook, and iPad 1 and iPad 2.  I was happy to be selected to give the A-Fold Tablet Stand a look when Arexit offered one to The Gadgeteer for review. [...]

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Nintendo releases 59 LCD based handheld electronic games. Created by game designer Gunpei Yokoi, these LCD screened games include a clock and an alarm. Pin it

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There are a bazillion iPhone cases on the market and we’re here to tell you about one of them… It’s the Shelter Case from BodyGuardz, the same people that offer protective screen and body skins for Apple’s popular smartphone. Their Dry Apply Screen Protector is actually one of my favorites… but what about a full [...]

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Playing CDs never seemed so dangerous as when Darth Vader plays them for you.  Hammacher Schlemmer offers this Darth Vader CD Player – just lift his helmet to insert a CD.  There’s also an AM/FM radio with telescopic antenna.  A digital display and buttons on the base let you tune in a radio station or [...]

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Today’s LogicBUY Deal is a 21.5” Dell E2211H LED-backlit LCD monitor for $139.  Features:  full HD 1080p resolution, 250nit brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time, DVI and VGA connectivity, EPEAT Gold rating, 3 year Advanced Exchange, 3 year limited warranty, more. $189 – $50 coupon = $139 with free shipping This deal expires August [...]

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Are you ready for Back to School?  My children start school in two days and they are psyched!  We went shopping yesterday for all of the Back to School goodies and I found some incredible deals on technology and thought I would ask you to share your Back to School deals in the comments section. [...]

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Did you know that only a very small percentage of lost animals – 10-15% of dogs and 2% of cats –  are ever returned to their owners?   If your pet strays, you need to know immediately so you can retrieve him quickly.  The Tagg Pet Tracker system from Snaptracs, Inc ( a wholly-owned subsidiary [...]

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What looks like a Swiss Army knife but can’t cut you? It’s the Victorinox Slim USB Flash Drive which is available in five colors and in 4 GB to 64 GB (Victorinox Slim) or 2 x 64 GB (Victorinox Slim Duo) capacities. They sent me 4GB Orange version of this flash drive. Let’s take a [...]

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Today’s LogicBUY Deal is a 11.6” Dell Alienware M11x r3 ULV Core i7 gaming laptop for $1149.  Features:  6GB memory, 2GB GeForce GT540M graphics, WLED 720p LCD, weighs 4.5 pounds and features customizable lighting controls for keyboard or touchpad, custom engraved name plate, and Steam optionally pre-installed.  Upgrade options: 16GB memory, 256GB SSD, external optical [...]

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This post brought to you by Carbonite. All opinions are 100% mine. Some of my most important possessions are on my computer.  In addition to important tax documents and correspondence, I store all my music files, ebooks, and photos on my laptop.  I would be devastated if I lost all those files.  We all know [...]

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Sony has  just announced the world’s first digital binoculars with HD video recording, zoom, autofocus and Steadyshot Image stabilization. Capable of recording Full HD video with stereo sound and even a 3D mode that records as stereoscopic video for playback on most 3D HDTVs. The Dev-5 has 10x optical zoom with up to 20x digital [...]

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