November 2011

Logitech Wireless BoomBox for the iPad Review

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I have reviewed more than a few speaker systems over the years. Many of these speaker systems are still situated in various rooms of our house providing music while I putter around the garage, workout, fold laundry, get in the Holiday mood, etc. The speaker system I use most is the Altec Lansing iMT800 MIX

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Open Your Beer with Your Universal Remote Control

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The Clicker has been mentioned in passing in a gift-ideas post last year, but I thought it might deserve its own post this gift-giving season.  The Clicker universal remote control was designed by a Civil Engineer/building contractor.  He worked for years perfecting his idea of incorporating a bottle opener into a remote control – to

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Nikon AW100 Coolpix – A Rugged Camera for an Active Lifestyle

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This past spring I decided to purchase a waterproof camera and was pleasantly surprised to find they’ve come a long way since the disposables with the plastic housings.  Every top manufacturer had at least one camera in their rugged line with features such as being waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof–but Nikon was mysteriously absent.  Five months later,

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Keep Your Feet Warm This Winter with ThermaCELL

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Do you spend a lot of time outdoors in the cold, or perhaps you’re just cold-natured with cold hands and feet?  These Heated Insoles Foot Warmers from ThermaCELL may be your remedy.  There are no wires with these insoles. Each insole has a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery that can be recharged 500 times with

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Nomad Compose Dual Tip Paint Brush Stylus Review

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A normal stylus with a hard tip works fine for writing and sketching, but when you want to “paint” on your tablet, a stylus with a brush tip can be a much better choice. There aren’t many styli on the market that fit this criteria and I’ve only had the opportunity to review one other

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Twine – Strings the real world to the internet

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The Twine is created by Supermechanical , a pair of graduates from  MIT Media Lab, and is currently seeking ( well, they’ve actually already exceeded ) funding on Kickstarter. The Twine is a durable 2.5″ square that provides in-built wifi connectivity, internal on-board temperature and accelerometer, as well as an external expansion jack for other sensors (

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Phosphor Appear Black Crystal Watch with Black Gloss Leather Strap Review

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I really like watches, especially unusual ones.  The Phosphor Appear Black Crystal Watch with Black Gloss Leather Strap is certainly unusual.  It reminds me of eInk screens in a way.  Instead of using LEDs to show the time, these watches turn over crystals to show a clear side or a colored side to create the

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Tom Bihn’s New Travel Tray, Travel Money Belt & Citizen Canine

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Those travel-savvy folks at Tom Bihn are at it again, having not long ago introduced their new Cadet minimalist laptop bag and now three more new travel items.  The Travel Tray is a container to keep track of your loose pocket-sized items during your journey.  It collapses flat and closes with a drawstring.  One size,

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Sensu Artist Brush for Capacitive Screens

Sensu Artist Brush

I’m sure there’s more e-doodlers out there than me , and Artist Hardware’s Sensu Artist Brush looks pretty cool for doodling and painting on the go on your capacitive screen device. Now fully funded on  Kickstarter  ( funding requested $7,500, funding recieved $68,823 !!! 🙂 ) , the Sensu is a capacitive brush device that

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