Janet Cloninger

Let CDW help you reduce your small business’ data storage requirements

cdw storage management virtualization

This post brought to you by CDW. All opinions are 100% mine. If you own a small business or manage its IT department, you are aware of how important your data is and how expensive it can be to maintain it and make it accessible.  Equipment is expensive, people and resources to manage your data […]

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Ciao! Baby practical portable high chair solution for busy families

ciao baby folding high chair

While not an electronic gadget, the Ciao! Baby high chair would have been my favorite piece of equipment when my daughter was a baby.  As any young parent can tell you, baby gear is expensive, but some things you really need because they do make things easier for you.  A high chair was something we

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ZAGGkeys Solo Bluetooth Keyboard and ZAGGfolio iPad case review

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I’ve looked at a lot of Bluetooth keyboards and keyboard cases for the three versions of the iPad I’ve owned.  Usually I find the on-screen keyboard is okay for a quick email, but I can’t type well enough with it to enter anything longer than that.  I don’t often need to enter large amounts of

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New iPhone 5 case from Fotodiox promises to reduce purple lens flare

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Like all lenses, the iPhone 5’s camera can experience lens flare, resulting in a purple haze in photos.  Lens flare is, according to Wikipedia, “light scattered in lens systems through generally unwanted image formation mechanisms, such as internal reflection and scattering from material inhomogeneities in the lens.”  All lenses can have it, but more expensive lenses can reduce it with coatings

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These are the ‘phones you’re looking for

star wars earbuds

Looking for a new pair of earbuds with a built-in microphone?  Well, these are the ‘phones you’re looking for!  ThinkGeek is offering Star Wars Earbuds in Darth Vader black or Storm Trooper white.  Each set has a helmet with an integrated microphone and a button on the back that can be used to pause/play your

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Transform Your Photos into Aluminum Art with Aluminyze

aluminize photo prints

A lot of families like to give photos of their children to the grandparents as holiday gifts, and Aluminyze  has a unique photo product that is the perfect gift.  Instead of paper, Aluminyze infuses your images on a thin, solid sheet of aluminum.  Vibrant colors make your photo come alive, and the aluminum means your

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GoldieBlox Knows it Takes More than Just Making it Pink to Appeal to Girls

A couple of years ago, I asked the question Are Gadgets Just for Guys? and said that making it pink doesn’t mean it will appeal to women – it just guarantees it won’t appeal to men.  The real problem goes beyond pink and making gadgets appeal to females.  It goes to the very heart of

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Reduce the Stress of Standardized Testing for Your Student

testing timers watch

It’s that time of the year, when high school juniors and seniors start standardized testing for college admissions.  There’s a long list of what you can and can’t bring into the testing room, and watches for keeping track of testing times are one of the few allowed things.  My daughter grew up in the digital

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The Chromonaut Camera Bag

photojojo chromonaut camera bag

Here’s another fun photography-related product from Photojojo.  The Chromonaut Camera Bag looks an old-fashioned book bag from the outside, but it’s much more than that.  The exterior is water-repellent canvas to protect what’s inside.  It’s handmade in Japan with lots of attention to details and triple stitching at the stress points to ensure the bag

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Logitech’s Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad is Now Available in White

logitech white ultrathin keyboard cover ipad

Logitech has announced that their award-winning Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad 2 and the new iPad is now available in pure white.  The Bluetooth keyboard serves as a protective screen cover when not in use.  Magnets in the cover connect to magnets in the iPad to keep the cover securely in place; they also work

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Power Outage Activated LED Lantern with USB Charger from ReadyBright

mrbeams readybright lantern

If you read Bill’s recent review of the mrBEAMS ReadyBright Home Power Outage System and thought it was a great idea but you’d like a portable light, too, you might want to check out the ReadyBright Lantern.  (This is an IndieGoGo project currently seeking funding.)  The ReadyBright Lantern is an add-on to the mrBeams system, and

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Pad & Quill Announce a Case for the iPhone 5

pad and quill iphone5 case

You’re probably familiar with Pad & Quill’s Moleskine-like cases for by now.  If you love that hand-bound book look for your mobile devices, you’ll be interested to hear that they are now accepting pre-orders for their Little Pocket Book Case for iPhone 5.  This case is leather inside and out, and it has the elastic

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Aperion Audio ARIS Windows® 8 Certified Compatible Speaker System

aris windows 8 speaker

Aperion Audio announces ARIS, the first speaker certified compatible with Windows 8 (also works with 7).  Using the Windows “Play To” function, you’ll be able to send music wireless from your PC, tablet, or smartphone to the ARIS speaker.  The ARIS connects to your home network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), or with a simple on-board setup

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Griffin SmartTalk Solar Bluetooth Speakerphone Review

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It’s not illegal yet to talk on your phone while driving in North Carolina, but it’s still difficult and dangerous to juggle a phone while you’re trying to drive.  My Subaru Outback didn’t come equipped with a built-in hands-free Bluetooth system, and I find most Bluetooth headsets uncomfortable to wear.  Plus, I find trying to

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Eye-Fi Announces a 16GB Class 10 Memory Card

eye fi 16gb pro x2 card

We’ve done a lot of reviews of various models of Eye-Fi cards here at the Gadgeteer.  Check the related posts (after the jump) to see a list of some Eye-Fi reviews.  These SD cards have built-in WiFi to give your camera the ability to transfer photos to your computer, tablet, or smartphone wirelessly, so you

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