Name: Ruth Bygrave Location: Ipswich, UK My Gadgetary Life… …is a bizarre combination of thrift and extravagance. On the one hand, I’ve only just gone this year from a succession of nameless mongrel PC clones to a pedigree box (Dell); on the other hand, I’m the only person I know with 32mb of memory in […]
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Photo Quality Glow-in-The-Dark Paper. Print full-color pictures that appear normal by day but are luminescent at night in full-photographic detail.
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Docking system for some Motorola mobile phones that will allow you to dock your phone in one cradle and use another handset to make calls somewhere else in your house.
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When I was looking for a case to hold my U2 Edition iPod, one of the biggest considerations was that it stay true to the digital music player’s striking red and black coloring. Of course I wanted protection for my iPod from the occasional fit of butterfingers, but I also wanted a case that would
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If your main computer happens to be a laptop instead of a desktop, you may find it difficult to use a cramped keyboard, track-point or touch pad as your primary methods of input. Adding a full sized keyboard and a mouse will enhance user experience, but they will also expand the desktop footprint. One way
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It’s Christmas Day, which means it is just a week away from the end of the year, which means…time for me to clean out my gadget closet. I know, I can be a total weirdo sometimes, but tonight just seemed like as good a time as any. Sarah is in the other room watching her
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2005-12-25 Read More
I know that it’s too late to order these for Christmas, but Toy Brando has some cute offerings that they sent me to check out. One is a little walking turtle. Press his shell and he starts walking / running. Press and hold, and he stops. Nothing overly exciting, but kids will love it (I’m
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A couple years ago I remember seeing a BMW MP3 watch which featured an integrated USB cable. The idea of converging a watch with self-contained digital music player was clever, but at $275 for the 256MB version and $350 for the 512MB version, the price was a bit steep. Even so, the BMW watch proved
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Right around the corner from my office is a closet which acts as the receptacle for all of the gadgets’ boxes and accessories currently being used in our household – well, the ones that will fit, anyway. Inside this closet sits a large cardboard box which holds nothing but power cords, adapters, odd cables and
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Last year I reviewed Bluetake’s i-PHONO BT420EX Bluetooth headphones. Although they had great sound, they had a funky design that really didn’t appeal to me. I don’t mind looking geeky, but there’s a point that none of us need to cross ;o) You can see what I mean if you follow the link above to
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A package of goodies arrived in my mailbox today from Mobile Brando. Unfortunately for me, 2 of the items are for phones that I do not own. Fortunately for you, I’m going to offer them up to 2 lucky readers that might like to try their hand at writing a review. Item #1: Sony Ericsson
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2005-12-22 Read More
Now this looks very cool… A small computer mounted inside the self tuning guitar controls motors that are linked to each string.
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Acoustic Energy’s Wi-Fi radio looks like a much better alternative to the SonoWave radio that I just reviewed.
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Well, we just got back from MD Anderson, and once again Steve had a good report! We are now three years out, pulling for the magical five…YAY! The bad news was that the chemo did some damage to his kidneys and liver, which has prompted the doctor to tell him that he should cut out
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Update 02/02/06 See text at bottom of review…. Wireless devices make me smile. I have enough wires in my life, so when a new wireless device comes along that I can review, my day becomes a little happier. When that device is simple to setup and use, I may just do a happy dance. The
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If you’re a chronic middle of the night toe stubber, these slippers are for you!
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Ok people, I want to see a show of hands. How many of you are fans of internet radio stations? I’ve got my hand up… I enjoy XM radio in my vehicle and internet radio on my desktop. I enjoy both because I like the variety and the many, many stations to choose from. It’s
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Recycle those old broken crayons into new multi-colored ones. Even comes with labels.
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Here is something fun for all of you Monster Garage fans… My daughter’s boyfriend Caleb will be on the show Monday. Jesse James chose him to be part of an episode where Jesse visited an Austin high school and built a rat rod with its shop class. We haven’t seen it yet, so we are
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It’s nice when you can diss a company for having a goofy product, and they don’t hold it against you. Case in point: SpeckProducts. For a long time now, I’ll find products in my mailbox from them that I have not requested for reviews. Some I will end up reviewing and some I won’t. When
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