Smartphones. Useful, expensive, and indispensible. An entire secondary market has arisen to provide smartphone accessories, the most prolific being protection devices. Cases, skins, covers – there seem to be almost as many of them as there are users of smartphones, and they serve purposes ranging from fashion to actual hard-core protection. The Trident Kraken AMS Case falls into […]
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Don’t feel that Mr Lucas has milked his series enough and feel the need to give him more money? 🙂 These illuminated Star Wars Chopsticks are from NCSX and are available for pre-order in Sith red or Jedi blue for $22.90 a pair.
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I’ve seen several retro-styled Bluetooth headsets, but not one that looks like one of the first cell phones. The 80’s Retro Brick Bluetooth Handset is another Kickstarter project. You can connect the Brick to your Bluetooth-enabled phone or computer to make or take cellular calls or VoIP calls. You can even use the Brick as
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When the power goes out, does it take you awhile to find a flashlight? How about a flashlight that has batteries that actually work? Before I got my generator, I would have to go down the stairs in the dark and then fumble around trying to feel for the battery powered lantern on the shelf
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SquareTrade is a company that offers extended warranties for high end electronic devices like cameras, tablets, smart phones, etc. This video from them shows the damage that happens when a shiny new Samsung Galaxy S3 and an iPhone 4s are subjected to 3 of the most common accidents: dropped to pavement from ear level, in the
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We’ve shown you a few “go to lunch” wallets that can carry a phone, a couple of cards, and some cash that you can just grab and go without having to lug around a huge bag. MochiThings has another of these wallets, called the Poste Smartphone Wallet. It’s made of PU and suede with a
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I love magazines, but I don’t love the clutter of them laying around the house nor the waste of paper involved for a few moments entertainment. I’ve wanted ebook versions of magazines since I first got my hands on my Sony PRS-500 ebook reader many years ago, but I wanted something that could display the
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There are 100’s, if not 1000’s of different capacitive styluses on the market, but they all seem to fall into 3 categories. There are rubber tipped styluses like the Targus Stylus. Paint brush styluses like the Nomad Stylus and then there are disc tipped styluses like the Adonit. GoSmart‘s new 200 and 300 Series Styluses
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Canon introduces their entry into the mirrorless, inter-changeable lens camera (MILC) market with their press release for the Canon EOS M. With an 18 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, an ISO range of 100-12800 (extended to 25600 in H Mode ), and a 3″ touchscreen, which includes multitouch features like pinch and zoom. The camera will
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If you have the new Samsung Galaxy S III Android Smartphone and are looking for a premium leather case to protect it, Sena Cases are now offering 2 new cases made specifically for this phone. There’s the $29.99 Ultraslim velvet lined pouch that is available in Black, Brown, Tan and Red, and then there’s the
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Have you invested in expensive docking speakers for your iPhone or iPod, and now the talk of Apple changing their connectors has you concerned that your investment is down the drain? If so, you might want to check into the Pear Bluetooth receiver that’s soliciting funding now on Kickstarter. You’ll simply plug the Pear onto
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I managed to get my hands on the Thinkpad Tablet Keyboard Folio Case from Lenovo recently, fairly cheaply. I hadn’t worried about one before as I found that the Tablet was fine without it for my current needs, but the offer was too attractive to knock back. I’ve mentioned in several of my Thinkpad Tablet
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Smoke detectors aren’t the most exciting gadgets to discuss or the most attractive to look at. However, there are few things in your house that are more important. Louise van der Veld, a Dutch designer, undertook a redesign of the smoke detector and won a design contest in her country. She based her design on
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The Cloud Camera 5000 (DCS-5222L) from D-Link looks like it could be my new favorite surveillance camera because it offers all the features that my current favorite (Dropcam Echo) has and then some. It’s wireless, has motion detection, night vision, two-way audio, smartphone apps, motorized pan/tilt, digital zoom, 720p HD recording, microSD card slot for recording
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Congrats on buying that brand new Samsung Galaxy S III. Now you probably want a case to protect it. I have 2 cases from Seidio for your consideration. They are the ACTIVE and SURFACE cases, which are available in multiple colors, with or without belt holsters and one even comes with a kickstand.
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The Pencilbrush is a unique drawing tool for the avid artist or doodler that allows you to do quick and easy shading effects. It’s made of light weight aluminum and can accommodate a row of individual graphite leads sizes such as 0.5mm, 0.7mm, 0.9mm and 1.3mm. A package of 0.9mm leads are included with the drawing
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As I have stated in past reviews, keeping my world less cluttered and relatively organized is key to managing my hectic, whirlwind life. Whether it is for work or personal travel, when I am in a vehicle my smartphone is typically rattling around the center console or available cup holder. A very sad circumstance, since
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Here’s a gadget for those times when you need to capture information from old fashioned sources like magazines and books. It’s the IRIScan Book 2 mobile wireless A4 scanner from I.R.I.S. The IRIScan Book 2 scans images without the need of a computer. It comes in 2 versions. There is a $99 version which is
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Fans of DC Comics and Jim Lee, comic artist and DC Entertainment co-publisher are invited to attend the Darkness & Light Art Exhibition. The art show combines retro comic book art with technology. Using the RedLaser app, visitors of the exhibit will be able to use their smartphones to scan the QR codes on gallery curatorial
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I somehow completely missed the iOS feature that allows you to use your iPhone’s camera LED flash to alert you when calls, texts, emails or other notifications are triggered. I’ve often wished that the iPhone had a status LED like most Android phones and now I find out that it actually does. That’s neat, but
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