Microsoft Research says “everyone has a song inside”, and their Songsmith program helps you create it. Songsmith will create backing music for a singer’s voice – just choose a style and a tempo. You can also play an instrument instead of singing. You’ll need a PC running Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7, and a microphone. After […]
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Cavius makes a compact, easy-to-use travel alarm. The Cavius has a 130-decibel alarm that offers 4-way protection. It acts as an optical smoke detector, for extra protection while staying in a hotel or anywhere that seems to be lacking adequate smoke detectors. Activate it while attached to your handbag, laptop bag, or luggage, and the alarm will
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I love cases for my electronics almost as much as I love the gadgets themselves. Before I received my iPad on April 3 (thank you, Julie!), I had been scouring the internet for leather cases and bags. Once I held the iPad in my hands, I realized that its size and shape might not work
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If you have a lot of photos, slides, or negatives to scan but don’t have the time or equipment, SkyMall offers the ScanCafe Regular Photo Scanning Ship Kit that can save you. You’ll receive a pre-paid kit that you fill with the selected number of slides, negatives, and prints (up to 5″X7″ size, color or black
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Padster announced a iPad bag almost as soon as Steve Jobs introduced the iPad. They are now accepting pre-orders for the Padster Original, with shipping by May 14, 2010. The Padster is 13.5″ X 11.5″ X 3″ and made of full-grain cowhide, 1680D ballistic nylon, cotton-blend lining, and metal hardware. There’s a stretchy neoprene pouch
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Are you going to Europe soon? Would you like to re-enact scenes from The Da Vinci Code? You can get your very own Da Vinci Code Cryptex from SkyMall to aid your efforts. The Cryptex is made of die-cast metal with an aged finish. It comes with the pictured box. You can set your own password.
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If you’re a basketball coach, player, or just a devoted fan, you can now use your iPad as a playbook. Use the PlaybookBball app from Daren to create step-by-step plays on a court drawn to scale. Select high school, NCAA, FIBA (Oct. 2010 rules), or NBA courts; select the number of players per team and their
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If you love robots and you have an iPhone or iPod (Julie, I’m looking at you!), hurry over to Etsy to see this hand-made iPhone Holding Robot by TinHeartMfg. The little guy is made of copper and brass with a heavy steel base for stability. He has felt on his torso and in his “hands” to prevent
For a rustic, well-built bag that Indiana Jones would be proud to carry on his next adventure, you can’t go wrong with Renaissance Art hand-crafted bags. Renaissance Art will even let you customize a laptop bag to suit your needs. You can go as simple as a leather sleeve for a laptop (starting at $55.00 for
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Shapeways is a company that allows you to “print” a 3-d design you have created using their design applications or your own design software or a design others have created and made available for purchase. You can choose a variety of materials – metals, sandstone, or plastics – to render your creation. Recently Shapeways has
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The reVIVE II Dual USB Car Charger from Scosche allows you to charge your iPad and another device while travelling by car. The reVIVE II has a 2.1A USB port for charging your iPad. There’s also a second 1A USB port to charge another device simulataneously. The reVIVE II Dual USB Car Charger is $24.99
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A true audiophile probably shudders at the thought of mp3 files, but the Fatman iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition II with iPod dock might add some warmth and richness back to digital music. The ValveDock Carbon Edition II is a one-piece hybrid vacuum tube amp with an iPod dock that works with all iPods except the Shuffle. It also works
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The Lego Architecture Series models caught my eye when I was in a bookstore yesterday. These Lego models use what appears to be standard Lego blocks (for the most part) in non-standard colors. For example, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater uses 811 clear, green, and tan blocks to create a 10″ wide replica of the historic home. There are
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Newegg has a small rechargeable power supply that works with all versions of iPhone and all iPods with the 30-pin dock connectors. The Miccus ChargeBlock CBFI-01 has an 800 mAh rechargeable lithium ion battery that lasts 500+ charges. It charges with the included mini-USB cord, and outputs 5V/+/-0.25V. It has automatic on/off charging that prevents overcharging your device battery. The Miccus ChargeBlock has
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Lucky Brand has a beautiful laptop case for women. The Asian Flower computer case appears to be made of canvas. The computer case is 12 X 15 inches and can hold a notebook with a screen up to 15 inches. The case is also available in a blue bandana pattern and a butterfly pattern. The Asian Flower computer case is $49.00 from
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Homeloo has a very fun clock that looks like a roll of 35 mm photographic film. It displays the date, hour, minutes, and seconds in red LCDs on a black piece of “film”emerging from a black cannister. This is not an alarm clock, but more of an art piece perfect for a photography buff. It’s
Sleek. Elegant. Expensive. These terms have all been used to describe the iPad itself, and they also apply to the Joule stand from ElementCASE. The Joule is machined from solid aluminum in the USA, and it’s available in either a polished finish or a black anodized finish. There are rubber grips on the bottom of the
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If you’ve wondered what your children with your significant other might look like, the iBabyMaker app for iPhone can give you a look into the future. Choose pictures of the two parents from your photo library, snap pictures using the iPhone camera, or select pictures from the photos in the iBabyMaker app, then watch as
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Keep your cell phone, charging cables, wireless mouse, and other small necessities always with you in the Laptop Accessory Pouch from NewPCGadgets. This 11″ X 6″ pouch attaches to the lid of any laptop with a 12″ or larger screen. The Velcro attachment allows you to remove the pouch for convenient access to items stored
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If you need a little help organizing your desk – so you can find your gadgets!, you might want to look at the DeskMaster Pavilion from Levenger. The DeskMaster is divided into three areas – one to store blank index cards for notes and up to three pens, another to display your paper-based “tickle file”
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