by Julie on April 11, 2013 · 9 comments
in Android related, Health, Fitness, Sports, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Reviews
When you’re trying to increase your fitness level, lose weight or just keep a log of your physical activity, finding the right tool to help can be a challenge with all the activity trackers currently on the market. The Jawbone UP originally came on the scene back in 2011 to not so great reviews. Jawbone acknowledged [...]
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Tagged as: Fitness
by Janet Cloninger on April 11, 2013 · 3 comments
in Android related, Health, Fitness, Sports, iPhone, iPad, iPod, News
If you have a baby with fragile health, or if you simply need the assurance that your baby is okay while she’s sleeping or otherwise out of your sight, you are aware that sound or even video monitors for the baby’s room don’t give you enough information. The Owlet Baby Monitor gives you the extra [...]
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Tagged as: baby monitor
by Janet Cloninger on April 10, 2013 · 1 comment
FELIX is using Kickstarter to fund their new MonkeyOh Charging Dock and Stand for iPhone and Android. We’ve seen stands that attach to the wall outlet before that are similar to this, but the MonkeyOh is the only one that looks like a monkey! The description says the MonkeyOh can be used without the charger [...]
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Tagged as: charging stand, Viewing stand
by Julie on April 7, 2013 · 0 comments
in Android related, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Reviews, Tablets, Ultra Portables
Trying to choose your perfect stylus is a tough task due to the huge variety of capacitive styluses to choose from. There are tiny ones like the MicroStylus that stores in your device’s headphone jack to long ones like the Joy Factory Monet Stylus that looks more like a drumstick than a stylus. I think the [...]
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Tagged as: Stylus for capacitive touchscreen
by Ian Lim on April 4, 2013 · 0 comments
As a followup to Janet’s article about restricting in-app purchases on an iPad, here’s the guide to doing it on Android. Like Janet, I’ve heard so many of my less technology-bent friends complain that they handed their Android device to say their nieces and nephews to play games and keep them busy, and lo and [...]
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Tagged as: Android, Android app
by Julie on April 3, 2013 · 47 comments
My first experience with inductive charging was way back in 2004 when I reviewed one of Microsoft’s SPOT watches. The watches themselves were kind of clunky, but I thought it was so cool that they could be charged just by being placing on a cradle. The fact that no cables had to be plugged directly into [...]
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Tagged as: charging, gadget diary
by Janet Cloninger on March 31, 2013 · 0 comments
in Android related, Cases, Covers, iPhone, iPad, iPod, News, Windows Mobile
We’ve reviewed a few of Built’s protective neoprene cases on The Gadgeteer. I’ve tried several of their products, and their Neoprene Tote Bag for 13” Apple MacBook Pro is still my favorite laptop bag. This is the first time I’ve seen their phone wallets, and they look very interesting. They have the Smartphone Envelope for bigger [...]
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Tagged as: Smartphone wallet
Julie mentioned this app in her article on using NFC tags and promised a followup review. Well at the moment it’s on sale on the Google Play Store for $1.99. That’s 69% off it’s normal price of $6.49. I’ve played with Tasker and it’s a fantastic and powerful program allowing you to automate and manipulate all sorts [...]
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Tagged as: Android, Android app
by Julie on March 28, 2013 · 44 comments
How big is too big when it comes to the size of a smartphone? That’s the question I’ve been trying to answer for myself lately. I’ve been using a Samsung Galaxy S III for the past 6 months, but only recently I decided to try a Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Note II. The Note II [...]
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Tagged as: gadget diary
by Janet Cloninger on March 26, 2013 · 3 comments
in Android related, News
Remember waiting for weeks for accessories to be available for your new phone? Being extra careful not to scratch your new gadget until some company had time to get the new device, finalize their case design, produce it, and get it ready to ship it? Apparently those days are gone, and accessories are available [...]
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Tagged as: Smartphone accessories
by Elizabeth Rodriguez on March 23, 2013 · 2 comments
in Android related, News
The latest buzz from Google is a new app called Keep. It is a note-taking application that mimics features from popular products such as Evernote and Springpad and lets you “keep” text notes, images, check lists, and voice notes. It’s available on the Google Play store for Android devices at the above link. I’ve installed it on [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on March 22, 2013 · 0 comments
in Android related, Camera Gear, iPhone, iPad, iPod, News, Wireless
Earlier this year, we told you about an accessory that allows you to use your iOS device as a trigger/timer/intervalometer for your DSLR camera. The iUSBportCAMERA accessory from HyperShop is a similar product with more features. First of all, you can use this device with iOS and Android mobile devices or your Mac or Windows computer. [...]
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Tagged as: Digital camera accessory
by Janet Cloninger on March 20, 2013 · 4 comments
In honor of Earth Month, Bracketron is helping you to be green while saving serious green! They are offering the Stone GreenZero mobile device charger at a 25% savings from March 20 through April 30, 2013. The Stone GreenZero charger uses Bracketron’s exclusive GreenZero Technology, which they say is “the most eco-friendly way to charge mobile [...]
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Tagged as: USB charger
by Ian Lim on March 19, 2013 · 4 comments
in Android related, News
Got the latest Gmail client for your Android 4.1.x (Jellybean) device yet? The new version allows you to choose if you want to archive or reply to a new email directly from your notification bar without having to open the client. Handy for short emails but not quite so good for longer ones I’ve been [...]
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Tagged as: Android app, Gmail
by Elizabeth Rodriguez on March 16, 2013 · 1 comment
I’ve always wanted a small docking station either for my iPhone or Nexus 7/Kindle Touch tablet. I then got my hands on the i18-USB PowerStation from i18 Technology. The USB PowerStation is a microUSB smartphone and tablet wall charger and dock. It’s made of plastic (color choices are in white, black, or pink) and has a small green [...]
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by Julie on March 15, 2013 · 0 comments
in Android related, News
Three Australian illustrators were invited to create an exclusive piece of art using only the Samsung GALAXY Note II. Meet Andrew Millist and discover a stunning, digitally painted world of robots, turtles and pure happiness. Video sponsored by Samsung.
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Tagged as: Art, Smartphone
by Janet Cloninger on March 15, 2013 · 2 comments
in Android related, iPhone, iPad, iPod, News, Windows Mobile
A lot of people were upset by yesterday’s surprise announcement of Google Reader’s imminent demise. In response, Zite spent a few hours making some changes to incorporate your Google Reader feeds into their apps – that doesn’t rely on Google’s infrastructure. Zite is an app available for mobile devices – Android, iPhone/iPad, and WP7. It [...]
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Tagged as: Google Reader, news aggregator, rss
by Janet Cloninger on March 14, 2013 · 0 comments
We told you about the Personal Urban Weather Station from Netatmo last year. This weather station comes with indoor and outdoor sensors that monitor temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, sound levels, and indoor CO2 levels. The collected data is sent to your mobile device, so you can monitor current conditions where you live – not the [...]
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Tagged as: Weather monitor, Weather Station
by Janet Cloninger on March 13, 2013 · 0 comments
The Gadgeteer has reviewed various devices over the years that can diagnose your car’s problems, track your car’s location, monitor your driving practices, and even remember where you parked your car. The Automatic Link from Automatic Labs can do all of the above, and it transmits its data automatically to your iPhone 4/4S or 5. [...]
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Tagged as: car monitoring, ODBII
by Larry Geisz on March 13, 2013 · 0 comments
Have you ever wanted to know the temperature where you were, inside or outside? Thermodo by Robocat, a passive temperature sensor for your mobile devices, can tell you how hot or cold it is. The device works by plugging an external sensor into the headphone jack of your mobile device. Along with the temperature sensor, [...]
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Tagged as: sensor, Smartphone accessory, temperature
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