We love our capacitive touchscreens, but they are essentially useless while wearing gloves. Most of the solutions out there involve gloves with some type of integrated conductive pads in the fingertips. The social design site Quirky has a bit different flavor with their Digits product. Made of conductive silicone, they have a metal pin on […]
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Those clever nerds and monkeys at ThinkGeek have done it again. Continuing their ice planet of Hoth product theme, and as a compliment to their Tauntaun Sleeping Bag, behold the Wampa Rug. This “bearskin”-style floor rug is about 62″ long by 30″ wide and made of synthetic fur, with pillow head, vinyl claws and non-slip
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With smaller computer-type gadgets all the rage, Rickshaw Bags has picked up the cart and run with it. Their new Mini Commuter Messenger is sized for iPads, netbooks, and e-readers as well as your trusty Moleskine journal and all of your other gadgety essentials. Packed with all of the features of Rickshaw’s full-size Commuter 2.0
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OK, I don’t actually have an iPad. Yet. (Come on, iPad 2!) But if I did, I might take a serious look at the iPad org board from STM Bags. Made of form-fitting neoprene outer with a soft lining, it keeps your iPad snug with a little flap closure. On the back is an organizer
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Bobble heads. Cool, right? How about a trapezoidal-shaped bobble head that you construct yourself by downloading a template, printing on cardstock, cutting, folding and gluing it? Too good to be true? Check out Pally Pal Paper Toys. They have a growing inventory of Pal designs in several categories or download a blank template and create
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Standard pocket knife not cutting it for you? Need a few more tools your pocket, but not more bulk? Only 2.5 in long, the Leatherman Squirt PS4 is a little gem that packs no less than 9 tools into a keychain-sized package. In fact, it’s one of a very few multi-tools that includes both pliers
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Are you an EDC junkie? Got a bunch of gadgety essentials bouncing around in your pockets or bag? Organize ’em with Bill’s Custom Cases. Bill is a one-man show that produces cases in several shapes and sizes made from rugged materials to protect all manner of small objects. Among them is the patented Urban Wallet
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Who can forget Han Solo’s famous line, delivered with such matter-of-fact serenity in the face of imminent doom? With this official Space Slug Oven Mitt from Star Wars Shop, you can re-enact that famous scene every time you grab your cookie sheet from the oven or kabob from the grill. About 12 in long and
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Here at The Gadgeteer, you may have noticed our enthusiasm for wallets. Well, here’s another. Like all products from Australian indie label interrobang, the Men’s SeatBelt Wallet is made entirely from “upcycled” seat belts. This black bifold wallet features 8 card slots, an oversized cash section, 2 spaces behind the cards for receipts and the
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A GPS navicomputer can be a powerful ally when eating up highway miles in your beat-up old freighter. But the stock voices can get a bit stale. Oh dear! Spice it up with Star Wars voices for TomTom. The strikingly spot-on voices can be downloaded directly to your TomTom device via home desktop software. Listen
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The staff here at The Gadgeteer takes great pride in going to exhaustive lengths to bring you content that is both relevant and gadgety. Scouring the iTunes App Store, I found this cute little app entitled simply Christmas!!. Among other features, it has Christmas songs, wintry wallpapers, games and even an Advent calendar. And best
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A long time ago, on a web page not so far away, Julie posted a news item about licensed Star Wars USB flash drives from Tyme Machines. This year, my son received a Yoda one from a friend as a birthday gift. After overcoming my initial jealousy (which only leads to the Dark Side) I
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As an amateur horologist, my interest jumped up a tick when Julie posted the news item on the recently-released Phosphor World Time Curved E-Ink Watch. Though I favor rather largish, shall we say ‘robust’ watches, the Phosphor E-Ink watch line’s appearance, with its unique display technology and case style, was intriguing, so I was happy
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Want a case for your iPhone or iPad, but hard plastic or silicone aren’t your style? Check out Selvedge Sleeves from MS&Co. Your iGadget fits snug in the durable denim, which also provides a soft interior for scratch protection. Models are available for iPhone ($28, shown at left) , iPad ($48, wool-lined), glasses ($38, also
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OK, so the market is aflood with products designed to turn the adorable little 6th-gen iPod nano into a wristwatch. What’s different about this one? Well, remember that whole “slap” bracelet craze? The Slap from Griffin Technology lets you, well, SLAP your nano onto your wrist. It has a flexible, spring-steel band encased in soft
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Socket sets: good. Hauling around a bunch of parts: bad. The Racheting ReadyWrench from Black & Decker combined 16 of the most popular standard (SAE) and metric (MM) socket sizes into a single wrench. Just spin the rotating head to the socket size you want and ratchet away! $35.
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Fancy yourself an adventurer, but surfing with Safari is more your speed? Timbuk2 has released some new, limited-edition, animal print messenger bags. The Zebra, Giraffe and Python messenger bags, in printed canvas with designs mimicking their Wild Kingdom namesakes, are each available in Small ($100) and Medium ($110) sizes. All include standard Timbuk2 messenger bag
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Remember “crispy Anakin” after his foolhardy attempt to best Obi-Wan and subsequent lava bath on the planet Mustafar? Ah, good times. Now you can burn the iconic visage of the galaxy’s most infamous Sith Lord right into your breakfast with this Darth Vader Toaster from ThinkGeek. It’s got two pop-up slots and an adjustable temperature
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Wish you knew in an instant what time your favorite team is playing? Game Time‘s patented Schedule Watch comes pre-loaded with game date, time, location and opponent for your favorite team or any team in your sport. Update it for $10/year by downloading new schedules to your PC, then syncing with the supplied USB cable.
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Wish you could carry your indispensably favorite gadgets on your person and look sharp at a board (bored?) meeting at the same time? Impossible, you say? SCOTTeVEST doesn’t. The latest in their line of gadget-concealing clothing is the deceptively simple-named SeV Sport Coat. With a traditional 3-button tailored fit, it features 24 (!) NoBulge
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