If you’ve been keeping up with my recent gadget diary posts, you’ll know that I’ve been interested in wirelessly charging my Samsung Galaxy S3. After a couple different cradles and a custom ROM, I’m happily charging without wires using the Qi wireless charging standard. That’s why my interest was piqued when I heard the news that [...]
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Car,
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Qi
A bored kitty is a destructive kitty. With the Solar Powered Cat Tantalizer from Hammacher Schlemmer, your cat will be too entertained to have time to shred the toilet paper and up-root and chew your potted plants. Stick the toy in a window or glass door with the industrial-strength suction cups, and the solar panel [...]
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Pet Gadgets
Well, you’ll at least be able to stop replacing your in-car device mounts if you purchase the Innotraveler Universal Car Mount from Seidio. This mount has a baseplate and two re-useable adhesive pads to hold your phone, GPS, MP3 player, or other small device (up to a 5.5″ screen) securely in the mount. You anchor [...]
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In-car mounting system for smartphone,
universal phone stand
LogicBUY’s Deal for Wednesday is the configurable 18.4″ Alienware M18x Core i7-3740QM 2.7GHz Quad-core gaming laptop, starting at $2749.00. Features: 1080p screen Dual 2GB Radeon HD 7970M CrossFireX Graphics 16GB DDR3 1600MHz memory 1TB RAID 0 (2x 500GB SATA 3Gb/s Hard Drives), 32GB mSATA Caching SSD, DVD burner 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 Two USB 3.0 ports, [...]
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To me, LEGO bricks represent childhood, imagination and fun. This new book from Starch Press on the other hand, does not. The 232 page BrickGun Book by Jeff Boen has step-by-step instructions for building five handgun replicas from readily available LEGO pieces. Model plans include the classic Berreta 92FS and a rubber-band-firing MAC-11. Maybe it’s [...]
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LEGO
The ChefPad from Archos is a full-featured Android tablet that’s been pre-loaded with the best apps for cooking enthusiasts. The tablet has a dual-core 1.6GHz CPU, a quad-core GPU, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB capacity (expandable via microSD card) and is powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It also has a 9.7” 1024 X 768 capacitive screen, 2MP [...]
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Apple’s Camera Connection Kit will let you transfer photos to your iPad, but it doesn’t allow you to copy files off the iPad. It handles several image and video file formats, but nothing else. With The Only Read and Write iPad Flash Drive from Hammacher Schlemmer, you can, as you might guess, both read and [...]
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Flash drive for iOS,
iOS accessory
Tuesday’s LogicBUY Deal is the 10.1″ Dell XPS 10 Windows RT tablet for $299.99 after a $150 discount. Features: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz Dual-core processor 32GB storage 1366 X 768 10.1″ screen with 10pt multi-touch and pen support 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 2MP Webcam, 5MP back camera Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT 1 Year ProSupport [...]
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If you are one of the many users that were upset by hearing that Google Reader was being retired, then take a look at Ino Reader. It’s a free, browser-based RSS reader that has a simple and easy to use interface. You can sign in with Google, Facebook, or create a new login with email. You can [...]
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Google Reader,
rss
If you’ll be at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in the next few weekends, you can have yourself immortalized as a 3D Stormtrooper figurine for only $99.95 (plus shipping and taxes). The D-Tech Me experience is a 10-minute process that uses the “world’s highest-resolution, single-shot 3D face scanner created by [Disney's] Imagineering scientists with Disney Research labs. That [...]
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3d printing,
collectibles,
Star Wars
The purpose of a MagSafe connector is to have the power cable disconnect without pulling your laptop off the table should something snag the cable, but the MagStay MS-01 offers you a way to keep the cable firmly connected to your laptop if that feature bothers you. The MagStay Power Connection Lock for MagSafe 2 accessory [...]
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Macbook accessory,
MagSafe adapter
Monday’s LogicBUY Deal is the 24″ Dell S2440L 1080p LED-backlit LCD monitor for $189.99. Features: 1920 X 1080 resolution, ultra-wide angle screen 6ms response time,250 nit brightness, 5000:1 typical contrast ratio Inputs: VGA, HDMI EPEAT Silver rated $259.99 – $70 instant savings = $189.99 with free shipping. This deal expires May 13, 2013 or sooner. Check [...]
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The BoostSolar splash-proof solar-powered backup battery pack from Etón provides power to hand-held devices with its interchangeable, rechargeable lithium battery (5000 mAh). The BoostSolar features an LED battery charge indicator, rugged rubberized and IPX-4-rated splash-proof exterior in addition to fastener holes and straps to hook to a backpack for portability. This solar charger can be fully [...]
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Charger,
solar charger
If you dislike the greasy, sticky fingers that go along with eating BBQ ribs, wings, corn on the cob and other foods, consider using a pair of Trongs next time. Trongs are made of food-safe polypropylene and have been designed to help you grab food with your fingers, without actually touching it. These one-size-fits-all flexible [...]
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eating out
Like to go to the beach but hate worrying about your phone getting wet? InnoPocket now has the Amphibian waterproof case available for the iPhone 5. The case has a 2-in-1 design that allows it to be used as an everyday shell case, and when going to the beach, you can add the waterproof casing. [...]
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iPhone 5 cases and covers,
Waterproof
LogicBUY’s Deal for Sunday is the 30″ Dell UltraSharp U3014 LED-backlit IPS LCD monitor (successor to the existing U3011 model) for $1,249.99. Features: Anti-glare screen with 1000:1 typical contrast ratio, 350nit brightness, 6ms grey-to-grey response time, 99% Adobe RGB color gamut, 178-degree viewing angle Connectors: 4-port USB 3.0 hub, DisplayPort 1.2, mini-DisplayPort 1.2, DVI-DL (HDCP), HDMI [...]
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Saturday’s LogicBUY Deal is the HTC First Smartphone with Facebook Home from AT&T for $0.99. Features: 4.3″ 1280 X 720 S-LCD 3 display Android 4.1 1.4GHz dual-core processor; 1GB RAM 16GB storage (non-expandable), 1GB RAM 5MP rear and 1.6MP front cameras) LTE, NFC, Bluetooth, GPS Facebook Home built in Available in Black, White, Pale Blue, or Red [...]
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Seagate and The Gadgeteer want to help you celebrate Mother’s Day by giving away a super skinny new Seagate Slim portable hard drive. Today’s mom is busy, connected and looking for ways to keep everything balanced and organized. So this Mother’s Day, why not give mom something to keep it all together? With thousands of [...]
This Anti-Drop / Anti-Theft Sticker / Ring for iPhones / iPad / Phone from Allputer promises to give you a secure grip on your phone or tablet, which is something many of us need as our phones get sleeker and thinner. The device consists of a metal ring on an adhesive plastic tab that you attach [...]
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Smartphone accessory
Just as the title says, you can turn almost any empty bottle into a USB-powered LED table lamp with this kit from Satechi. The Touch USB LED Lamp allows you to save two ways: by recycling a bottle for the lamp base and by using LED lights that consume only 1.2W of power. They don’t [...]
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LED lighting