Janet Cloninger

SPIGEN SGP iPhone 5 case Ultra Thin Air review

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Either Apple was more forthcoming with accessories manufacturers or the rumor mill was extremely accurate, but it seems that there were a lot of cases for the new iPhone 5 available even before it was released.  SPIGEN SGP sent a couple of different cases for our review, and we’ll be looking at their Ultra Thin […]

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Kanex DoubleUp Dual USB Charger review

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In my house, we have a lot of gadgets that need to be charged and a dearth of outlets.  Because all of us tend to have the same types of gadgets, we can usually share chargers, which minimizes how many chargers we have to have scattered around the house.  Since I now have a few

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FunTab Pro 7″ kid-friendly Android tablet

funtab pro android tablet

QVC is offering the FunTab Pro 7″ Android tablet (4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS) for $149.96 as their special value for today (Nov. 30, 2012).  The tablet has a 7″ 800 X 480-resolution display with a capacitive multi-touch screen, 1GB processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage (expandable via microSD card), built-in WiFi, and 0.3-megapixel front camera and 2.0-megapixel

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Birders’ paradise – Remotely capture beautiful photos of birds with your iPhone or GoPro camera

This bird feeder station from Kickstarter hides a camera inside so you can see and capture images and video of the birds that visit it.  The Bird Photo Booth is just an enclosure with macro and polarizing lenses included (others are planned for future release);  you have to put your iPhone, iPod touch, or GoPro

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TalkingTILES gives everyone a chance to speak

talkingtiles app

Last fall, I told you how one of my family members was using an iPad and some apps as he recovered from a stroke.  There are a lot of people, like George, who are non-verbal or speech-impaired due to a neurological disorder or brain trauma.  There have been many approaches to helping them communicate, and TalkingTILES

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Keep data roaming charges under control with Globalgig

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The Globalgig mobile hotspot, just announced by Voiamo, is the solution to outrageous data charges when you travel.  You purchase the Globalgig hotspot for $119, choose a data plan, and you’ll be able to use your data while at home or while traveling to other specific countries for no extra charges.  When you travel to

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Your road will go ever on and on with The Hobbit Moleskine notebook

moleskine hobbit notebooks

ThinkGeek is offering two limited edition Hobbit  Moleskine notebooks for $16.95 each.  The ruled notebook is bronze with a debossed design of the Lonely Mountain on the front and the JRRT monogram on the spine.  The blank notebook has an olive brown cover with a metallic red debossed dragon image and silkscreened map in black on both

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PeaceQuilts and Levenger introduce an iPad sleeve that gives back

levenger peacequilts ipad

Do you need a new cover for your full-sized iPad?  Why not help others as you protect your iPad.  PeaceQuilts, a humanitarian, economic-development organization working with women in Haiti, has designed and created beautiful, quilted iPad sleeves that are sold exclusively through Levenger.  Each sleeve is handcrafted and signed by a woman in Haiti, so

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Tokyoflash Japan introduces the Kisai Polygon watch

tokyoflash kisai polygon

This new watch from Tokyoflash Japan seems even harder to read than normal, for me at least.  The Kisai Polygon is the newest offering, and it, like most of their watches, has a stainless steel case and clasp and an adjustable stainless band.  The watch is available in black or silver-colored, and faces are available in

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Doxie One mobile scanner – paperless made personal

doxieone personal scanner

Doxie makes going paperless easy with their new Doxie One personal scanner.  It’s about the size of an empty paper towel roll, so it fits into a desk drawer or your gear bag.  You can scan anywhere, and the scans will be stored onto an SD card.  When you get back to your computer (Mac

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Keep track of your wallet with your iPhone and Phone Halo

phone halo wallet trackr

Hmmm, this seems to be a crowd-funding project, but it seems Phone Halo has set up their own funding site instead of using one of the established ones.  Anyway, Phone Halo has created a smart device you keep in your wallet to help you keep track of it.  Put the Wallet TrackR in your wallet,

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