Janet Cloninger




This may be the most beautiful iPad bag ever designed for women

brahmin theo melbourne ipad bag

The Brahmin “Theo-Melbourne” iPad Crossbody Bag is the most beautiful iPad accessory I’ve seen.  The bag is made of crocodile-embossed leather, and it has two exterior pockets (one open and one flap-covered).  Inside the front section are organizer pockets for your phone, cards, and pens, a zippered divider pocket, and room for more of your

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A watch that can tell you how drunk you are

tokyoflash kisai intoxicated

The new Kisai Intoxicated Breathalyzer Watch from Tokyoflash Japan has the normal watch functions: time, date, and alarm.  It also includes a breathalyzer function that can give you an estimation of your intoxication and a Sobriety Game that tests your reflexes.  The time has an always-on LCD and is shown in the negative spaces.  The

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Every car can be the Millennium Falcon

star wars sun shade

Okay, this is a little hokey, but it’s perfect for the die-hard Star Wars fan.  This Plasticolor 003700R01 Star Wars Accordion Sunshade keeps your car cooler, and it makes it look cooler, too!  The accordion-fold sunshade is made of plastic, so the colors are more sun-fast than those cardboard sunshades.  It’s $21.99 at Amazon.  That’s a

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A charging station that costs more than many electronic gadgets do

multipot charging hub with led lamp

Hmmm.  I thought the purpose of a charging station was to make your desk or tabletop look neater.  The MultiPot Clear Charging Hub with LED Lamp from nova68 corrals the cords, but it doesn’t exactly hide the tangled mess of cables.  This 9.25″ long x 7.5″ tall x 9.25″ wide plastic pot is a lamp with

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Build an organized home office without permanently modifying the room

elfa home office

If you live in an apartment where you can’t make permanent changes or in a 60-year-old house with 4″-thick plaster-and-lathe walls that make finding the wall studs impossible like I do, you may have thought a wall organizer unit and desk like the one in the photo was impossible for you.  Usually this type of

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Add a pouring spout to make life easier in the kitchen

silpoura spout

This little doodad can keep things neater while you’re working in the kitchen.  The Silpoura spout was the brainchild of  a couple who are avid campers and needed a way to dispose of cooking grease without dumping it in the woods.  Gail suggested there should be “a ‘Thing’. Like a spout. That you could clip

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Brighten up your photos with the Manfrotto ML120 Hotshoe LED Panel and KLYP Case For iPhone

manfrotto klyp case and led flash iphone

The iPhone has a decent camera, but the built-in flash isn’t always up to the job.  ThinkGeek has a setup for your iPhone 4/4S with a powerful LED light to brighten up your photos.  The Manfrotto ML120 LED panel has 12 LEDs that are more capable of spreading a little light on your subject (color

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Ideal Notepads are a “backpack” notebook for your iPhone or iPad

ideal notepads for ipad iphone

No matter how many electronic gadgets you carry with you, sometimes you just need to write something down on paper.  With the Ideal Notepads, you can attach a notebook to your iPhone or iPad so one is always with you if you need it.  They have elastic bands that slide over your device and leave

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Waterfield cases and bags for the newest MacBook Airs

waterfield macbook air cases

Have you ordered one of the newly announced MacBook Airs with upgraded CPUs, WiFi, and battery life?  You know that new gadgets require new cases and covers, and Waterfield wants you to know that they have just what you need to protect and carry your new Air.  They have a line of cases, sleeves, and

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The BakBone was developed by an MD, but you don’t have to be a doctor to use one

bakbone for tablets

There are various attachments for the back of tablets designed to give you a better grip on those slippery little suckers.  They may work fine in most situations, but they aren’t always easily cleaned.  When you’re a doctor using a tablet for data records, viewing X-rays, and sharing information with patients, you need to have

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A garden composter that doesn’t require you do any work

rapid composter

Composting is good for the environment, but it can be rather labor intensive for you.  You have to build (or buy) the composter, load it up with your refuse, and then you have to remember to go out and turn the materials over periodically – and wait for months and months for it to be

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Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad mini review

logitech ultrathin keyboard mini 1

I’ve reviewed several iPad keyboard cases in my time at The Gadgeteer.  All of them until now have been for the full-sized iPad, and most of those have been leather or faux leather folio cases.  I don’t like folio cases for my iPad, because I just don’t use a keyboard very often, and the big

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Protect Dad from the Cordpocalypse for Father’s Day and save!

recoil automatic winder

This Father’s Day, you could give your Dad (or yourself) the gift of an organized gear bag and desk with the Recoil Automatic Cord Winders.  Simply fold a cable in half and place the loop over the Recoil’s hook, tug the cable, and the Recoil automatically winds the cable into a neat little package.  The

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