Janet Cloninger

Qstarz BT-Q1000eX GPS Lap Timer for Extreme Sports

qstarz bt q1000ex gps lap timer

Are you into racing – road-course motorcycles or road-course cars?  If you are, Qstarz has a product that can break your dependence on a clock for timing your practices.  The BT-Q1000eX is a GPS lap timer, capable of logging up to five times a second with its 5 Hz speed.  You simply manually define the start, […]

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Build Your Own Harry Potter Whereabouts Clock

harry potter whereabouts clock

If you are a Harry Potter fan and are mechanically inclined, you can make your own magic Whereabouts clock like the Weasley family owned.  The clock in the picture is a one-of-a-kind creation, built by a man who was inspired by a conversation he had with his sons – yes, the magic in Harry Potter

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Oregon Scientific’s Diamond Weather Station

diamond weather station

Maybe it’s because we had 8″ of snow last Friday and we’re expecting 3″ more this Friday (NOT common in my part of North Carolina), but I suddenly find myself very interested in weather stations.  Oregon Scientific has many to choose from, but the Diamond Weather Station seems to combine art with weather forecasting.  The Diamond

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Will There Be a Google Tablet?

google tablet.top

According to a story on CNNMoney, Google announced – two days before Apple announced the iPad – they are also entering the tablet arena.  Google has announced they are working on a proprietary, open-source operating system.  The Chrome OS will focus on netbooks, but will probably also work for a variety of other devices, including tablets. 

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My Experience With Sony’s Upgrade Process for the PRS-500 Reader

sony prs 500

If you read my Sony PRS-600 review, you’ll know that I entered the dedicated ebook reader world with the Sony PRS-500.  After we upgraded to the PRS-505 readers, we passed along our old readers.  All three of these old 500s still work fine, but after a couple of years Sony stopped issuing firmware updates for

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EZ Read Electronic Reading Aid

ez read electronic reading aid

The EZ Read Electronic Reading Aid may help people with impared vision to more easily see small print or fine details.  Connect the EZ Read to a TV with the included video cable, place the mouse-like scanner on the printed material, and view the full-color enlargement on your television.  Amount of magnification depends on the size of

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Jelly Lens Special Effects Lenses for Camera Phones

jelly lens

Jelly Lens sells a variety of little stick-on lenses that you use with your phone’s camera.  (It’s a sticky plastic that leaves no residue.)  You can get a wide-angle lens, a close-up lens, starburst effect, color filters, kaleidoscope effect, and others.  Each lens has a strap so you can keep it attached to your phone.  At about

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Kombi Sports IRIP Gloves Control Your iPod

kombi irip glove

Kombi Sports makes high-performance cold weather gear.  They offer gloves that not only keep your hands warm, but they also allow you to control your iPod.  The gloves feature an integrated wireless iPod remote control with Fibretronics technology, a wireless receiver for your iPod, a goggle wipe, adjustable wrist strap, and a cord lock cinch cuff closure.  The IRIP gloves

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TerraCycle Frito-Lay Speakers

terracycle speakers

TerraCycle is a company that converts ordinary trash into consumer goods.  They work with schools and non-profits to obtain the materials they use.  TerraCycle provides the groups with collection kits and pays them for the waste material they send in. TerraCycle upcycles things like chips bags, drink pouches, and candy wrappers into backpacks, clipboards, buckets, and cleaning solutions.  Now TerraCycle  has introduced the

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Elecom Sundries PlayBrick Stereo Earphones

elecom playbrick earbuds

AudioCubes has some cute, Lego-inspired earbuds they say “block the unwanted noise from interfering with your music”.  These in-ear buds come with XS, S, M, and L ear pieces for a perfect fit.   The PlayBrick earphones have a 3.5 mm stereo mini-plug.  The 9.5 mm diameter drivers reproduce frequencies in the 20 Hz to 20,000

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A MacBook Sleeve for Women

memoggy macbook sleeve

Some weeks ago, I wrote an article wondering if gadgets were only for guys and bemoaning the lack of accessories and gadgets designed for women.  Memoggy makes a beautiful line of MacBook sleeves designed for women.  These sleeves  use imported hand-loomed fabrics decorated with hand-painted or hand-embroidered designs.  They are lined with a soft fabric to protect your

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Handmade Leather Gadget Cases

moxie and oliver cases

If you like your gadget accessories to be unique, check out the handmade leather cases in the Moxie and Oliver Etsy store.  In addition to a variety of wallets, watch bands, bags, and other accessories, Moxie and Oliver offer an iPhone case decorated with a sugar skull.  They also have a leather Kindle DX case that’s different from

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Wicked Witch Vinyl Decal for Macbook

wicked witch decal

This is the most tempting reason I’ve found to buy a Macbook.  Instead of obscuring the Apple logo, this vinyl decal from the lildecalshop on etsy incorporates it into the design.  The decal shows the Wicked Witch from Snow White tempting you with her poison apple.  The standard color is black, but you can request it in other colors.  The decal is made from

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