Janet Cloninger

MacCase Premium Leather Accessory Pouches

MacCase pouch

We talk about a lot of small bags and organizer pouches here at The Gadgeteer.  Most of them work great, but many of them are utilitarian looking.  If you’d like an elegant, leather pouch to carry your cables and flash drives in, check out the Premium Leather Accessory Pouches from MacCase.  They’re made from premium […]

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iHeadCase: iPhone Case with Built-in Storage for Earbuds

iheadcase iphone case

This is another Kickstarter project.  The iHeadCase is available in either a plastic shell case or a faux leather case for iPhone 4/4S.  The Hardshell version is made of polycarbonate and is available in piano black, and some other colors that will be selected later.  This case can also be used as a stand.  The

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Quirky Converge Charges Most any USB-Chargeable Device

quirky converge

Just as the title says, you can charge tablets, phones, MP3 players, cameras – most anything USB-chargeable – with the Converge Rest and Recharge from Quirky.  The pictures even show it charging an iPad 2, which uses 2.1A.  The Converge has four powered USB ports hidden in the back and a slot through which you

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Sony’s SmartWatch Accessory for Android Phones

sony smartwatch

The SmartWatch is part of Sony‘s Smart Extras for their Xperia smartphones.  The SmartWatch connects to an Android phone via Bluetooth and shows you information about incoming calls, and lets you see emails, weather, Twitter and Facebook updates, and even the time.  You can even control music playback with the SmartWatch.  It has a clip

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YBuy Lets You Try a Product Before You Buy It

ybuy home page

The newly-launched try-before-you-buy online subscription service, YBuy, lets you try a product for 30 days before deciding to buy.  For a monthly fee of $24.95, subscribers can try any of a wide variety of products – like iPads, Jawbone headsets, Keurig coffee machines, TaylorMade drivers, Dyson heaters, iRobot Roomba vacuums – for 30 days.  If

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Speaker Dock with Remote for Android Phones

android phone speaker dock

There aren’t a lot of speaker docks designed specifically for Android smartphones because of the sheer number of different styles.  However, if you have an Android phone with microUSB and 3.5mm audio connectors, you can amplify your music with the speaker and control playback and volume with the included remote and the free SONR app. 

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Use BabyPing and Your iOS Device to Monitor Your Child

baby ping

With a traditional baby monitor, you have a camera for the child’s room and a monitor that you carry around with you so you can see what’s happening with the baby.  You’ll need a power source for the monitor, and that means finding an outlet in the room you’re in or keeping the monitor supplied

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Epson’s New Wide-Format Artisan 1430 Printer

epson artisan 1430 printer

The new wide-format Artisan 1430 inkjet printer from Epson gives you prints up to 13″ X 19″.  This printer has  advanced color and lighting correction for amazing photos, and it includes Adobe® Photoshop® Elements for more editing features.  You can print Ultra Hi-Definition prints (5760 x 1440 optimized dpi) on paper or photo paper, and

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Connect Design’s Smart Stand Sleeve for Tablets

smart stand sleeve ipad

Although it’s shown with an iPad, the Smart Stand Sleeve from Connect Design is a protective sleeve that works with many tablets.  The Sleeve is held closed by four magnets.  When you take your tablet out, you use those magnets to fold the Sleeve into a stand.  It can be folded two ways to form

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Magic-Pro iGoGo TV Android TV-Box with Built-in Webcam & Mic

iGoGo TV

The Magic-Pro iGoGo TV box is powered by Android 2.3.1, so you’ll be able to enjoy Android apps – internet surfing, movie watching, and games – directly on your big HDTV.  iGoGo TV has an ARM Cortex-A8 1GHz processor and 512MB DDR3 and 4GB NAND flash inside, and you can add even more memory with

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Give Your iPhone 4/4S a New Look with MetalliCover

metallicover iphone 4

If you’re tired of a plain black or white iPhone 4 or 4S but don’t want a plastic skin, give a look to MetalliCover‘s metal skins. You’ll cover both the front and back of the phone with these stainless-steel plates;  they’ll add only 0.2″ thickness and 0.7 ounces to your phone.  The plates are laser

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4iiii Innovations Releases Sportiiiis, the World’s First Heads Up Display and Audio Feedback System For Athletes

4iiii sportiiiis

The Sportiiiis Heads Up Display boom from 4iiii Inovations attaches to almost any glasses and gives you a visual and audio feedback on critical performance criteria.  You use PC, Mac, or smartphone software to program the Sportiiiis to respond to data from your current ANT+ training devices.  With a tap of the Sportiiiis attachment point,

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SWIFT7 and SWIFT10 Android Tablets from Chinon

chinon swift android tablets

Chinon has introduced two new Android tablets.  The SWIFT7 (left) has a Cortex-A8 Core 1.2GHz processor with 512MB DDR3 processing memory, 4GB of storage space, and a 7.0 inch 800×600 LCD (4:3 ratio) with a capacitive touchscreen.  The SWIFT10 (right) has a Cortex-A8 Core 1.2GHz processor with 1GB DDR3 processing memory, 8GB of internal storage,

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SpareOne – the World’s Only Cellphone That Runs on a Single AA Battery

spareone cellphone

Ever had a dead car battery, reach for your cellphone to call for help, and find that your cellphone’s battery is dead, too?  If you kept a SpareOne cellphone in your car or purse for emergencies, you wouldn’t have to worry about that scenario.  The SpareOne is a Dual band GSM phone with patented technology

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Kids Can Create Books with Scribble Press, and They’ll Soon Be Able to Order Printed Copies

scribble press ipad app

With the Scribble Press app and an iPad, kids can now create and share their own books.  Using the app’s 50 story templates, over 500 drawing tools (markers, stamps, multitude of colors), book layout tool, stickers collection, and their own photos, kids write and illustrate stories.  Books are private unless you elect to share them

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Heidi Comfort Leather eBook Reader Covers and Straps

heidi comfort ereader case

If you like the look of leather and hair hides, Heidi Comfort makes covers and grips for eBook readers and some tablets that you might like.  The e-Accessories sets are sized to fit Kindles, nooks, Sony readers, iPads and other readers, or you can specify your device for a custom fit cover.  The envelope-style cases

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Actiontec MyWirelessTV Multi-Room Wireless HD Video Kit Review

actiontec my wireless tv 1

If you have a house with multiple TVs, you’re faced with providing content for each of them.  With my cable company, I have to pay for extra lines, plus an extra charge for a cable box and remote control for each line.  I’ll need to buy DVD players for each, too.  With the the MyWirelessTV

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AudioBulb Wireless Speaker Light Bulbs

audiobulb wireless speakers

Elizabeth told us about the Tech Lighting Railtones wireless speaker system last year, and they looked very interesting.  However, they would only work with a low-voltage rail lighting system.  This set of two AudioBulb Wireless Speaker Light Bulbs can be screwed into typical lighting fixtures, and they operate on 2.4GHz signals to minimize interference.  They

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