The Gadgeteer recently reviewed the iOS app for the Next Issue service. As you’ll remember, Next Issue is a magazine reading app that gives you access to dozens of magazines for a low monthly fee. At the time of the first review, there were about 39 or 40 total magazines that were available to Unlimited […]
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Bracketron recently introduced a customizable version of their iRoom iDock for iPad. The iRoom iDock is installed into your wall, and it is equipped with an Ethernet cable and a powered dock to charge your iPad while it’s in the mount. You have full use of the iPad’s functions while it’s in the dock. It’s
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The My Eco Can from Molla Space is a reusable, refillable plastic can that will take the place of paper or plastic cups. The can is made of PLA (poly-lactic acid) plastic that’s BPA-free and can be completely broken back down into harmless natural products (in an industrial composting facility) when you no longer need
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A company called Bling My Thing makes smartphone cases, many decorated with Swarovski Elements crystals. These are very attractive cases – but what if you get bored with your accessories quickly? For those people who do like frequent change, or perhaps can’t find just the design they want, Bling My Thing is introducing the UBling!
Design a New iPhone Case Each Day with the UBling! Case Read More
The Gadgeteer has covered a lot of flashlights in the past, but I don’t recall seeing a flat one before. This little Flat Flashlight from Perpetual Kid is small enough to fit on your keychain or in a pocket, so you’ll never find yourself without a flashlight again. It’s only 2.5 inches long X 1.75
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The new Commute Messenger from Timbuk2 has an external zippered laptop compartment that also has room for a tablet and cables, and it unzips to lay flat for airport security checks. It’s made of ballistic nylon, and it has a waterproof TPU flap and a waterproof hypalon rubberized bottom to keep your stuff dry inside.
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As I get older, I find that the Simon and Garfunkel line from Old Friends (on the Bookends album) I used as my title means more to me. After I lost both my parents in the past few years, old family photos seem more precious. I have some old photos and albums from my folks
Preserve Your Memories, They’re All That’s Left You Read More
If you’re tired of flimsy Apple iOS cables that tend to break at the connectors, check out these Wrapped Cables from Eastern Collective. These cloth-wrapped cables have a USB connector on one end and a 30-pin connector on the other, and they work with iPhones, iPods, and iPads. They are available in three designs (Cross
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This is an indiegogo crowd-funding project. The MorphCase promises to turn a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th generation iPod touch into a “100% WiFi mobile phone”. What it actually does is plug into the iPod’s headphone jack and snap around the device to add a speaker at the top for your ear and a microphone at
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If you’re a fan of The Big Bang Theory like I am, you may remember when Sheldon was trying to create a 3-person chess game. I’m betting this one doesn’t have all the whimsical pieces and rules that Sheldon’s game has (popes with jet packs, catapulting gorillas, and beekeepers), but it certainly takes up less
Round Up Sheldon and Raj for a Game of Three Man Chess Read More
Moshi has introduced a variation on the Smart Cover. Their iGlaze + Versa Cover for iPad has a hardshell back cover with an attached microfiber front cover. The front cover can be folded into a stand that can support the iPad in horizontal or vertical viewing positions or in a typing position. The cover also
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I’ve seen some intriguing cases for the MacBook Air recently that convert into stands or risers to elevate the laptop and allow air flow under it. The one I like the best was the Opt MagicQ case, but they don’t have a US distributor and I couldn’t find them on Amazon or eBay. I began
Combination Sleeve Case and Laptop Riser for the MacBook Air Read More
Back in 2011, I was embarrassed to get caught by one of ThinkGeek’s April’s Fool’s jokes. (I’m just too gullible for my own good.) Anyway, as they’ve done with other April’s Fools items, ThinkGeek made the joke into reality. I’m almost afraid to write this, but they are promising to have the Star Wars Lightsaber
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Hammacher Schlemmer is offering what they call the World’s Lightest Packable Electric Guitar. It weighs 3 pounds and is 28″ long overall, and it is a “full-scale length 24 3/4″ guitar with 22 frets, enabling accurate chord and finger placement without adjusting one’s playing style.” The tuning pegs are placed inside the “body” of the
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This LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Lamp from ThinkGeek sheds some dark light on your desk. The Darth Vader figure is 7.5″ tall and has poseable arms and legs. He can even be used off his stand. The lightsaber has 12 bright, red LEDs and is powered by 3 AAA batteries (or optional USB power).
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With the introduction of the new AP.3 Sleeve, LaunchPort brings cable-free, inductive charging to the new iPad and the iPad 2. The LaunchPort System consists of a Sleeve and one or more Stations. The new AP.3 sleeve is available in gloss white or black, and it has a miniUSB port for syncing the iPad and
LaunchPort Brings Inductive Charging to the New iPad Read More
Do you love bass – the deeper and thumping-er, the better? If so, you’ll need the ZO2 Personal Subwoofer from digiZoid to give your music the punch you’ve been missing. The ZO2 uses “digiZoid’s patent-pending SmartVektor™ technology to deliver 5X more bass at sub-low frequencies, which outperforms bass boost and EQs.” The ZO2 plugs into
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The Sweteez antimicrobial workout towel starts with a thick, plush toweling material with 100% premium ring spun cotton loops for absorbancy. They then add a non-toxic AM 500 anti-microbial finish to protect you from germs and bacteria like staph and MRSA; this treatment will last through up to 100 washings. Finally they add a 12″
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The new Red Swingline Stack-and-Shred 60X Hands-Free Shredder is a heavy-duty shredder that makes short work of papers, staples, paperclips and credit cards. Like other household shredders, you can feed papers by hand, but this Swingline shredder also allows you to stack up to 60 pages inside for hand-free shredding. It securely disposes of your
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We’ve all seen those little desktop weather stations that show the indoor and outdoor temperatures and maybe humidity. They’re useful, but there are many other parameters that could prove more useful in an urban environment, like air quality. Netatmo has introduced the Personal Urban Weather Station, the first to use your iPhone, iPod touch, or
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