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Own a limited edition Timbuk2 bag created in cooperation with Bianchi

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Timbuk2 and Bianchi have worked together to create a limited-edition, hand-numbered Bianchi X Timbuk2 Classic Messenger Bag that is hand-made in San Francisco.  The messenger is made of waterproof black tarpaulin, trimmed in a blue-green fabric, and accented with the Bianchi patch.  It, of course, has the organizational features you expect from a Timbuk2 bag.  It […]

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NewerTechnology’s miniStack Max four-in-one storage, data access, and connectivity solution

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Man, I wish I hadn’t recently bought the Apple USB SuperDrive for my Mac mini.  In this “I coulda had a V-8” moment, I realize I could have added an external drive, SD card reader, one charging-only USB-A port, 2 USB 3.0 A ports, one USB 3.0 B port, eSATA port, 2 Firewire 800 ports,

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Your child is an animator with the SquiggleFish app for iPad

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The SquiggleFish iPad app combines drawing on paper and iPad apps to entertain your child.  Your child draws and colors a fish on a piece of plain paper, then uses the iPad’s camera to scan it in to the SquiggleFish app.  The app then animates the fish, making it seem to come to life.  It’s

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Beam videos from your phone, tablet, or computer to your HDTV with PLAiR

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You don’t have a smart TV, but you have a lot of videos on your hard disk or videos online that you’d like to watch on a bigger screen.  If you plug a PLAiR dongle into an HDMI port on your TV, you’ll be able to beam content wirelessly to your TV.  You’ll need to

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mophie juice pack now available for the HTC One

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mophie juice pack htc one

mophie‘s new juice pack for the HTC One has a 2500mAh rechargeable battery that can double your battery life.  The case measures 2.88″ X 6.06″ X 0.67″ and adds 5.05 ounces to the weight of your phone.  You’ll be able to use the backup battery to recharge your phone with the flip of a switch on

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PhotoFast Lightning Mount lets you safely use your old 30-pin accessories

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You have the latest generation of the iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, or iPod touch.  You also have a collection of expensive 30-pin speakers, docks, or other accessories that you want to continue using.  You can use a Lightning adapter to make the old accessory compatible with the new iOS device, but there’s still one big

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Apple makes it easier to redeem iTunes gift cards

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You can now use your computer’s camera to read and enter an iTunes gift card code.  This only works on Apple computers, and it’s not available (yet?) on iOS devices.  You just log into your iTunes account on your Mac, select the Redeem option, and you’ll see the redemption page shown above.  It only works

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iPad iBed stand let’s you enjoy breakfast in bed with your tablet

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Now you can safely enjoy breakfast in bed while reading the newspaper on your iPad.  The Kikkerland iPad iBed Stand looks like a lapdesk with a padded bottom, but it has a slot that acts as an iPad stand.  You can use the rest of the desk to hold your Sunday breakfast, papers, or even

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Charge two devices at once with the sCharger-12 solar charger

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sCharger 12

The sCharger-12 USB Solar Charger from SunTactics isn’t like most solar chargers on the market.  It uses “mono-crystalline solar cells, the most efficient solar cell technology of the 21st century” instead of the plastic panels and weak solar cells used in other chargers.  It doesn’t charge up a battery, because those will quickly die after

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Here’s an LED flashlight that you can use underwater

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YP 9304 CREE XM L T6 500lm diving flashlight

The  YP-9304 CREE 5-Mode White Diving Flashlight will laugh at any rainstorm you find yourself in, because this flashlight has been designed to operate up to 40 meters underwater!  It has a black anodized aluminum body, one XM-L cool-white emitter, and produces 500 lumens.  Operating modes are high, medium, low, slow strobe, and SOS.  A

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Vaja Nuova Pelle Case for iPhone 5 review

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I’ve always admired Vaja cases, but I’ve never had the chance to try one with any of my devices.  I’m an instant-gratification kinda gal, and I couldn’t stand waiting to have a case custom-made for me and the ready-to-ship cases usually were in colors that didn’t appeal to me.  Recently Vaja Cases contacted Julie about

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Here’s the Kid Mode for iOS devices that I mentioned earlier

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In my  recent How to prevent your child from making in-app purchases on your iPad article, I mentioned that Apple should make it possible to restrict access to only certain apps for kids.  Little did I know that there was already a way to lock a user into only a single app.  Combine this feature with blocking

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Raffinato Color-Block bags carry your tech gear in style

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levenger raffinato color block

The Raffinato Color-Block bags come in three sizes to meet your EDC needs.  Like all bags from Levenger, they are made of beautiful leather.  These are made of softly-textured, full-grain Italian leather in shades of sienna, dune, and caramel; the interior is lined in faille.  The Raffinato Color-Block Satchel (top, left; click for a larger view) is 16″ W

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Mother’s Day gift idea: go-to-lunch wallet for Mom’s smart phone

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tory burch robinson phone wristlet

You know what a go-to-lunch wallet is if you’ve been reading here for a while.  Tory Burch has a nice looking wristlet that would make a perfect go-to-lunch wallet – and a perfect gift for Mother’s Day.  Unlike many smart phone accessories, the Robinson Smart Phone Wristlet isn’t designed specifically for any single phone;  it

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Handmade leather cases from GettingWeddy

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gettingweddy ipad cases

GettingWeddy is an Etsy shop that makes and sells handcrafted leather goods, jewelry, and other things.  The above image (click it for a bigger view) shows their iPad sleeve on the left and the iPad mini sleeve on the right.  They make the exteriors from oil-tanned or vegetable-tanned tooling leathers, and the interior is lined

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This gives “crank telephones” a whole new meaning…

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Did you ever see one of those old, wall-mounted telephones that you had to crank to get the operator’s attention in old movies?  Well, the Crankerator isn’t like that.  This accessory from Photojojo is a backup battery with an emergency power source.  It works with smart phones, cameras, and tablets, and a fully charged Crankerator

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Forget styluses! Use a Sharpie on your capacitive touchscreen tablet!

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Here’s a stylus that will turn heads.  Instead of those short, skinny styluses that cause your fingers to cramp up, add a Stylus Cap from More/Real to your Sharpie.  Sharpies are a good size to hold comfortably, and the added stylus cap means you’ll be able to use it with your tablet or smart phone

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