One of the products Apple discussed in their recent iOS 5 announcements was an app that lets you custom-design a greeting card that Apple will print and snail-mail for you. I thought this seemed like a great idea for me; I like to send greeting cards to my friends and family but don’t like to […]
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About a year ago, we told you about the Scosche flipSYNC charging cables. Now, Scosche has updated their compact cables and converted them to carabiner clips, so they’ll be even easier to keep on a keychain or clipped to your gear bag. The clipSYNC gear features full-sized charging cables with a spring-loaded carabiner built in. Each clipSYNC is less
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This nanny cam from Gadgets and Gear is cleverly hidden inside a charging dock that can actually be used to charge an iPhone, iPod, or even iPad. The camera is on the front of the charging dock near the iCharge name. A DVR is located in the power plug, and it records onto the included
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Almost every portable device available today has the capability to play music, and everywhere you look, you’ll see someone with earphones tuning out the world. Earphones are great, but sometimes you want to listen to music without feeling so isolated or you want to share your music with others. Many devices have built-in speakers now,
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sauer Energy. All opinions are 100% mine. I saw a poll question on a news site recently asking if the US was heading for another recession. I was confused because I hadn’t realized the current recession had ended! Then yesterday I hear that our
Bheestie Bags are another of those bags filled with a desiccant to help you dry out electronics that have been exposed to moisture. The bags are 6″ X 9″, so they’re big enough for phones and MP3 player but not bigger tablets. You can keep a Bheestie Bag, unopened, in reserve about a year. It
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This speaker dock from Sony has a lot of features to make the music stored on your iOS device sound its best. Sony’s RDP-X500iP Premium Speaker Dock uses S-MASTER digital amplification that “gets you closer to the music” with high-performance audio output. Sony’s Clear Phase™ linear phase correction circuitry “ensures reduced distortion and increased sound
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BytePac, a company based in Germany, offers a new way to enclose and even archive hard disk drives. Internal drives are cheaper than external drives, but you can’t use them unless they can fit into your computer or you have a some sort of case and connector. The BytePac Kit comes with a SATA/USB connection
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We’ve reviewed silicone watch bands from Hex that convert your iPod nano into a watch, and now we’re going to tell you about their newest style for the 6th and 7th generation nano. The new Icon Watch Band has a polycarbonate case and band, and the style reminds me of those expensive ceramic watches that are
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No matter what you’re doing – hiking, shopping, going to school or work – you’ll probably need a bag to carry your stuff, and you’ll need to give a thought to your personal safety. iSafe Bags has just announced a waist pack with a personal security alarm built in. They say the iSafe Waist Pack “is
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Earloomz has a line of quality Bluetooth headsets that give you great features with a sense of fun. Their headsets have all the features you’d expect: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, rechargeable lithium polymer battery, noise reduction, headset and handsfree profiles, voice prompts, connects to two phones, video game compatible, five hours talk time, 120 hours
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Traveling with a lot of gadgets means traveling with a lot of chargers and cables. All those chargers can add up to a bulky, heavy load to add to your already bulging gadget bag. And being sure you take all of them – and bring them back home – can be difficult when you have
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If you’re looking for a way to get rid of expensive cable bills, you may have considered going to HD over-the-air programming. Nothing’s better than free TV, but do you really want to have to use an ugly rabbit ears antenna? The Leaf Antenna™ was designed by experienced antenna engineers who have been designing antennas
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As we strive for a single device to do it all, we need a case to hold it and do everything else. This iPhone 4S Stowaway Credit Card Hard Shell Case with Silicone Core from Incipio holds your iPhone 4S in the front and your driver’s license, cards, and some cash in a back compartment with
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Did you know it was National Drum Month? Me neither. But it’s not to late to celebrate it, and Korg has just the portable device to kick your drumming up a notch. The Wavedrum Mini uses Korg’s legendary Wavedrum technology, but it’s packed into a device small enough to take with you. Tap the dynamic
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We’ve talked a lot on The Gadgeteer about ways we can help our older or less tech-savvy relatives get connected. We’ve talked about phones, computers, and email services; see the related posts links at the end of this review to read about some of them. Now let’s talk about an easy way to keep these
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Sun Sniper produces a line of camera straps that are different than the usual strap. You no longer have the camera hanging from your neck and bouncing around on your chest. You wear the Sun Sniper straps across your body, so the weight of the camera is distributed across your chest and back, with
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Last week, I reviewed the Smart Libretto case for iPad 2 from Bella. When I opened the package, I found they had included an extra case, the Veneta Slimmer sleeve for iPad 2. Just like their other cases, the Veneta Slimmer is handmade in Turkey, using fine Turkish and Italian genuine leathers. The Veneta Slimmer
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Waiting for new gadgets is hard, but BodyGuardz has a contest that can help the time pass a little more quickly while you wait for the new iPhone 4S. We’ve told you about BodyGuardz before here at The Gadgeteer; see the related links at the end of this post for other Gadgeteer posts about their
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NERF has certainly changed from the spongy footballs from when I was a kid! Sakar International, under license from Hasbro, has just announced NERF-branded gear for kids, including night vision goggles, helmet cams, and other audio, visual, and technology merchandise. This gear has been specifically designed and molded to look like the NERF material of
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