by Morgan Bornstein on February 24, 2012 · 1 comment
in Android related, Gear, News
Power by Gen has created what can safely be hailed as just the most adorable Android charger on the market. Meet Andru, a 2.5″ tall charging assistant for your Android phone or any USB-powered device. When not in use, he has his own stand and you can move his arms and bend his antennae, but [...]
Tagged as: USB charger
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by James Goforth on February 18, 2012 · 0 comments
When Julie, The Gadgeteer, asked if I would like to review Digital Innovations’ speaker dock for Android smartphones, I jumped on the chance. I had just been asking myself if there was a speaker dock out there for Android Smartphones. I know there are plenty of them available for iPhones and iPods, but I had never [...]
Tagged as: Android phone accessory, Charger, External speaker
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by Ian Lim on February 16, 2012 · 0 comments
in Android related, Kid Gadgets, News, Tablet Computers and Gear
Released at the American International Toy Fair, Oregon Scientific displayed the MEEP! Android Tablet. Aimed at children aged 6 years and over, the tablet will be available with a number of optional accessories, such as musical instruments, to amuse and educate the children. Ruggedised to take the knocks of everyday play, the tablet has a [...]
Tagged as: Android tablet, Kids' gadgets
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by Julie on February 15, 2012 · 6 comments
in Android related, iPhone, iPad, iPod related, Reviews, Tablet Computers and Gear
by Julie on February 14, 2012 · 3 comments
in Android related, News
Each day Amazon offers a paid Android application for free through their Appstore. Normally you would visit the Appstore through the dedicated Amazon Appstore app. But even if you don’t have an Android smartphone or tablet (yet), you can still take advantage of Amazon’s Free App of the Day. You don’t need to visit Amazon’s [...]
Tagged as: Amazon, Android, App, Quick Tips and Tricks
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by Janet Cloninger on February 14, 2012 · 9 comments
We are receiving compensation for posting this review. A couple of days ago, we told you about the new Vonage Mobile apps for Android and iOS phones that let you make free texts or calls around the world to other Vonage Mobile users or paid calls to most any other number using VoIP. I’ve had [...]
Tagged as: Android app, iOS app, VoIP
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by Mark Adkins on February 9, 2012 · 3 comments
in Android related, Bluetooth Gear, iPhone, iPad, iPod related, Reviews, Tablet Computers and Gear
Back in the day when Palms and PDAs ruled the portable electronics market, you could get several designs of folding or mini keyboards to connect to your PDA to turn it from a ‘consumptive’ device (that mostly displays content) to a ‘creative’ one (one that allows you to easily create new content). Sure, you could [...]
Tagged as: Bluetooth keyboard, folding keyboard
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by Julie on February 8, 2012 · 10 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 [...]
Tagged as: Screen Protector
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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 · 19 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 [...]
Tagged as: Stylus
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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 · 36 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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by Bryan Sherman on January 26, 2012 · 3 comments
in Android related, News
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.
Tagged as: External battery
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by Janet Cloninger on January 20, 2012 · 4 comments
in Android related, News
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 [...]
Tagged as: Android accessory, Watch
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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 · 6 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 [...]
Tagged as: Android TV
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by Mark Adkins on January 16, 2012 · 14 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, [...]
Tagged as: Android tablet
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