I don’t use an alarm clock with a constantly lighted digital display, but the clock I used to have tended to keep me awake because it was too bright. I also have a variety of chargers that tend to have LEDs on them that can feel like a laser burning through your eyelids in a […]
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If you have a lot of LEGO bricks, you know it can be a pain to keep them organized. This LEGO Workstation from The Container Store makes it a snap to keep everything organzied and ready for play. It stands 12.2″ x 14.6″ x 24.5″ high, and it has six cases to organize your blocks by
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This post brought to you by Vipre. All opinions are 100% mine. Everyday is open season on your PC, and it’s scarily easy to get viruses, tracking cookies, and other malicious files. You don’t want the security of your files and your personal information compromised, so you need to use good, up-to-date anti-virus software to
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I saw a headline recently that opined that if kids were going to be using gadgets, then they should be educational. Perhaps my ideas are different from most, but I think using gadgets – under supervision and for reasonable periods of time – is educational. Even playing with an empty oatmeal box is educational in
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I haven’t had a keyboard with a numeric keypad in many years, but my hand still automatically starts to move to the right whenever I need to enter numbers. I considered buying Apple’s wired keyboard with a number pad, but it’s too big to fit on my desk and allow room for my mouse. Satechi
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Ostfold is selling some elegant premium Italian vegetable tanned leather and Merino wool felt tablet cases on Etsy in the US. They have sizes to fit the iPad (2nd-gen through current) or the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. Both cases feature a perforated leather pocket on the front that holds an included 16-page kraft paper notebook and
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Geodesic domes have been used for everything from playground climbing equipment to homes, and now you can camp in one. The Cave from Heimplanet doesn’t use poles, but instead uses inflatable tubes from which you suspend the tent. It’s big enough to sleep 2-3 people, and it has storage pockets built in to help hold
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In March of this year, I purchased (and reviewed) the new Roku 3 because I could use it to add Time Warner Cable programming to my bedroom TV without needing to rent a cable box. I now have sharp, clear cable channels on that TV that supplements the over-the-air network channels I get using an
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Grove makes beautiful bamboo cases and covers, and The Gadgeteer has featured many of them over the years. They have just announced a line of new Bamboo Back covers for iPads and MacBooks. The covers are made of all-natural, renewable bamboo veneer, and they adhere with a 3M adhesive that can be removed without leaving
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Back in May, I posted a news item about the Newer Technology miniStack MAX. As I said in that post, the miniStack MAX is “an external drive, SD card reader, one charging-only USB-A port, 2 USB 3.0 A ports, one USB 3.0 B port, eSATA port, 2 Firewire 800 ports, and an optical drive with
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Although I haven’t used it in years, I have a degree in chemistry. I’ve always loved laboratory glassware, but I’ve never found practical applications for a lot of the flasks and beakers I’d love to own. ThinkGeek has a set of four shot-sized glasses that appeals to my love of the lab. Their Laboratory Shot
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We always take our dog, Teddy, along when we travel. He’s an anxious little guy, and his car seat is next to a window (won’t fit anywhere else in the car) so he’s always in the sun. Those two things, combined with his heavy coat, keep him a little overheated as we ride along. We
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If you’d like to carry your phone in a jeans pocket, but not necessarily one on the jeans you happen to be wearing, check out the Tunewear STRAPOCKET Jeans for iPhone and Samsung Galaxy. The pocket is made of a stretchy material that allows it to accommodate an iPhone (3G, 3GS, 4/4S, 5), iPod touch
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Right after I wrote my recent news item about the Theo iPad Bag from Brahmin, I set about finding one for myself. I promptly ordered the bag in the crocodile-embossed leather in Pecan. The bag arrived recently. Is it everything I hoped?
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It seems more people are finding that an iPad and a keyboard (for easier data entry) covers most of the functions they used to rely on a laptop computer for. This means that a lot of the gear bags on the market, designed for laptops, are not suited for the relatively tiny iPad and keyboard.
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