by Julie on February 8, 2012 · 3 comments
We all know that a screen protector will help keep your iPhone’s display as pristine as the day you bought it. But installing one can be a huge pain in the butt. First you have to make sure the screen is clean so you don’t install the protector over dust particles. That’s actually the easy [...]
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by Ian Lim on February 7, 2012 · 1 comment
in Android related,Audio, Video, TV Gear,iPhone, iPad, iPod related,News
Want to watch Television on your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or Android tablet ? Perhaps the Hauppauge Broadway is the solution for you. The Broadway connects between your TV source and home Wi-Fi network, converts the TV signal to be displayed on your mobile device, and sends the signal to your device via Wifi or [...]
Tagged as: Android, iPad, TV tuner
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by Julie on February 2, 2012 · 13 comments
Accessories can sometimes be just as important to us as the gadgets themselves. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m always on the lookout for a new favorite gear bag, wallet, writing instrument, phone case, etc. Lately I’ve been fixating on finding the perfect capacitive stylus that I can use for drawing and [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on February 1, 2012 · 2 comments
Gone are the days of snapping a picture and having it shoot out of the camera already printed and ready for sharing. Digital cameras are great for snapping pictures, but you’ll have to wait until you have access to a computer to email them if you want to share them. The new SC1630 Smart Camera [...]
Tagged as: Digital Camera, Polaroid
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by Julie on January 31, 2012 · 35 comments
in Android related,eBook Readers and Gear,Featured Items,Reviews,Tablet Computers and Gear
Amazon introduced their first Kindle device back in 2007 when the dedicated eBook reader population was made up almost exclusively by Sony’s Reader line of products. The eReader population has grown to include more brands than I can count and in the last 5 years, we’ve seen the technology in this category evolve from e-Ink devices to [...]
Tagged as: Android, ereader, Kindle, Tablet
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Verizon announced a new DROID RAZR that is available on January 26th. I have often commented that I wished manufacturers would stop with the thin obsession, and focus on battery life, and they finally listened to me. OK, so probably not to me, but still, I like this change. The RAZR MAXX is only 8.99 [...]
Tagged as: 4g, Motorola, razr, verizon
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by Elizabeth Daugherty on January 25, 2012 · 1 comment
Extreme is right! The Monaco Extreme Charge Car Power Adapter, simply put, is the best money you’re going to spend for car charger. And you’re not going to spend that much. WirelessGround sent one of these chargers to The Gadgeteer for review, and you’ll find that their price of $14.95 isn’t going to break the [...]
Tagged as: car gear, USB charger
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by Smythe Richbourg on January 23, 2012 · 0 comments
in Android related,iPhone, iPad, iPod related,Reviews,Tablet Computers and Gear,Travel Gear
The Choiix Power Fort 5600 is a rechargeable 5600 mAh brick a little smaller than a deck of cards or a pack of smokes, yet able to recharge your iPhone, iPod, Droid, GPS, flip phone, or just about anything else that you’d usually charge through your computer’s USB port.
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by Janet Cloninger on January 20, 2012 · 3 comments
The SmartWatch is part of Sony‘s Smart Extras for their Xperia smartphones. The SmartWatch connects to an Android phone via Bluetooth and shows you information about incoming calls, and lets you see emails, weather, Twitter and Facebook updates, and even the time. You can even control music playback with the SmartWatch. It has a clip [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on January 19, 2012 · 3 comments
There aren’t a lot of speaker docks designed specifically for Android smartphones because of the sheer number of different styles. However, if you have an Android phone with microUSB and 3.5mm audio connectors, you can amplify your music with the speaker and control playback and volume with the included remote and the free SONR app. [...]
Tagged as: Android, Docking speakers
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by Janet Cloninger on January 16, 2012 · 5 comments
The Magic-Pro iGoGo TV box is powered by Android 2.3.1, so you’ll be able to enjoy Android apps – internet surfing, movie watching, and games – directly on your big HDTV. iGoGo TV has an ARM Cortex-A8 1GHz processor and 512MB DDR3 and 4GB NAND flash inside, and you can add even more memory with [...]
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by Mark Adkins on January 16, 2012 · 13 comments
We had a good Christmas season at our house this year, electronics wise! A combination of events from price drops and clearances to unexpected cash meant that my wife and I both ended up with a tablet. She got a white 16GB iPad2, and I got a 32GB Toshiba Thrive AT105 10″ tablet. (I am not [...]
Tagged as: Android tablet, tablet computer
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by Janet Cloninger on January 14, 2012 · 0 comments
Chinon has introduced two new Android tablets. The SWIFT7 (left) has a Cortex-A8 Core 1.2GHz processor with 512MB DDR3 processing memory, 4GB of storage space, and a 7.0 inch 800×600 LCD (4:3 ratio) with a capacitive touchscreen. The SWIFT10 (right) has a Cortex-A8 Core 1.2GHz processor with 1GB DDR3 processing memory, 8GB of internal storage, [...]
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by Julie on January 13, 2012 · 13 comments
Android fans have been eagerly waiting for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus because it is the first device on the market powered by Android 4.0. Otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich, this new version of Android merges the tablet (Honeycomb) and smartphone (Gingerbread) versions of Google’s popular OS into one version that will be used across both [...]
Tagged as: Android, Smartphone
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by Janet Cloninger on January 10, 2012 · 0 comments
in Android related,Geek Toys,iPhone, iPad, iPod related,News
You’ve probably seen these little robotic rabbits before; they were introduced a few years ago with the name Nabaztag. Violet is introducing a new version at CES that has all the cute and more smarts. The new Karotz is the first hardware device made especially for Facebook, and it can update your status with audio [...]
Tagged as: Internet Appliance, RFID
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by Ian Lim on January 6, 2012 · 5 comments
Disclaimer 1: Rooting can have a difference connotation down here in Australia and I’m not sure if it means the same thing in other countries. This article has nothing to do with the Aussie colloquial term I literally fell into being an Android fanboi. After a raft of Sharp data organisers, Palm devices and then Windows [...]
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by Bryan Sherman on December 30, 2011 · 1 comment
in Android related,Bluetooth Gear,iPhone, iPad, iPod related,Reviews
Plantronics recently added a number of Bluetooth headsets to their lineup. I am familiar with Plantronics from my call center days. They make very nice headsets. I also owned a Calisto Pro at home that I only very recently retired in favor of my VTech cordless phone system. Two of their new headsets are designed to work with a [...]
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by Julie on December 28, 2011 · 2 comments
in Android related,iPhone, iPad, iPod related,Reviews,Tablet Computers and Gear
I am on a quest to find the best all around stylus that I can use for drawing and writing on my iPad and / or iPhone. The latest one that I’ve had the opportunity to review is the StyleUs Touchpen from Tuff-Luv. It combines a capacitive stylus with a Black and Red ink pen.
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by Julie on December 24, 2011 · 6 comments
The JXD S7100 is a 7 inch Android 2.2 device with built in gaming controllers. Install Mame or another gaming emulator and this would make a great little gaming device. It’s available from isharegifts.com for $139.99. There’s a video on their site showing it in action and it does support English and other languages.
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by Julie on December 21, 2011 · 43 comments
A few years ago, most of the people reading this article probably carried two devices with them every day in their pocket or bag: a mobile phone and a PDA. PDAs aka Personal Digital Assistants were the norm back then, while smartphones were still just a glimmer in eye of Steve Jobs and the Google whiz [...]
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