A few days ago, Verizon sent me the Motorola DROID RAZR HD for a quick test drive. This phone comes in 2 flavors. RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD. The difference between the two is memory size and battery capacity, with the MAXX having more of each. This will be a quick hardware tour as […]
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Guitarists who perform live (and even those who don’t) are always on the look out for new ways to attach an extra pick to their instruments. When you’re playing music in front of people and accidentally drop your pick, you can’t take time to search around for another one in the middle of a tune.
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The TiBolt is the latest writing instrument seeking funding through Kickstarter. Designed by Brian Fellhoelter, this is an American made pen constructed from stone washed Titanium. We’ve seen Titanium pens before, but this one has a very interesting mechanism to extend the ink tip. Instead of a standard clicky cap, the TiBolt has a sliding
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If remote controlled helicopters, planes and cars no longer give you a thrill, you should check out the NanoBlimp from Plantraco. This tiny blimp kit comes with a standard party balloon and a gondola that has 3 motors/propellers that you can control for navigation. Also included is a two-stick proportional transmitter/charger and 10 latex balloons.
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I’ve been wanting to try the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 for awhile now, and I finally caved in and ordered one yesterday afternoon from Amazon. Thanks to my Amazon Prime membership, shipping was only $3.99 for next day. UPS just dropped it off to me about 20 minutes ago. How’s that for almost instant gratification?
If you need a jump start on your holiday shopping, ThinkGeek has you covered. At least for the geeks on your list. They are having a sale of up to 75% off on a huge selection of fun gifts (over 400 items last time I checked). The sale items include selected T-shirts, DIY kits, action
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The ONE{DOCK} is a customizable docking station for Apple and Samsung devices such as the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S, 5, Samsung Galaxy I, II, III and Nexus. Currently seeking $90,000 funding from Kickstarter, this dock is machined from solid aluminium (weight: 0.8lbs), bead blast and anodized. Plastic inserts are included that will allow you
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The iRock is a Swiss designed wooden rocking chair. It looks like a class rocking chair until you take a closer look and start noticing some very un-traditional features. There are speakers built into the headrest area and an iPad / iPhone holder attached to one of the arm rests. But the really cool feature
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I regularly listen to music at work as a way to drown out distracting noises or just for enjoyment. The problem is that I don’t normally care for over the ear type headphones and in-ear style earbuds because they tend to block out background noise too much. That may sound like an odd complaint, but
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The SBU (Self-balancing Unicycle) from Focus Designs was pitched Friday night on Shark Tank. It uses some of the same self balancing style features of the Segway and puts them in a much more portable package that has only one wheel. According to their website, it only takes 20-30 minutes to learn to ride one.
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The Col. Littleton No. 11 Survival Belt is a belt that any MacGyver wannabe would appreciate. First of all, it’s a regular belt made in the Col. Littleton Workshop (Lynnville, TN) of native American steer hide with solid brass hardware. The belt has hooks that adjust to fit waists sizes 34-48. In addition to holding
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Seidio’s OBEX case for the Samsung Galaxy S3 will keep your Android smartphone protected from dust, water and drops. The OBEX is made of durable materials that will not interfere with radio signals, Bluetooth or NFC (Near Field Communication). Its drop protection exceeds military standards and the built in screen protector protects the display without hindering
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Getting Started: Your Guide to Windows 8 [affiliate link] will help you get up to speed with Microsoft’s latest OS version. With its new Zune style tiled interface it sure looks a lot different than previous versions, but is it really? This guide will help you navigate the changes no matter which device you’re running
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Heads up LEGO lovers… No Starch Press is currently offering 40% off all LEGO books through the end of this month (Oct 31st, 2012). With the holidays right around the corner, any of their books would make a great gift for your favorite builder. Or buy one for yourself. We won’t judge you. The first
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If you happen to have $299 just burning a hole in your wallet, the bitplay BANG! from Dynamism will really class up your home (or not). It’s a lamp that is controlled with a gun. Point the gun at the lamp, pull the trigger and bang, out goes the light and the shade cocks to
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Memoto is a Swedish company that has created a wearable life logging gadget and is seeking funding through a Kickstarter project. Actually they reached their $50,000 funding goal in less than 24hrs and are already past $165,000 in pledges. So what exactly is a Memoto? It’s a postage stamp sized 5MP camera that snaps an
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I think Todd Thyberg is cool. He’s kind of like Ben Franklin (printer), Jules Verne (sci fi writer), Betsy Ross (seamstress) and a smartphone geek all wrapped up in one person. Todd has written The Airship, a 12 page, 3 color illustrated sci fi graphic novel that has been printed on a 90 year old Vandercook
I think I’m starting to sound like the grumpy old gadget woman lately, but today’s Apple iPad mini event did not excite me any more than last month’s iPhone 5 announcement. If you recall, I decided NOT to buy an iPhone 5. I dumped my iPhone 4S and defected over to camp Android with a
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With Halloween just around the corner, here are a few spooky cases from myBat for your iPhone 4/4S and Samsung Galaxy S3 to consider. These cases have a two layer design that includes a soft rubberized base skin and then a hard plastic snap-on cover that provides the spooky details. Choose from the Spiderbite or the Skullcap
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Moleskine fans love their notebooks and when you really love something, you want to protect it. A new way to protect your Moleskine notebook is the new Catacomb cover from AUTUM. Made in the USA of American tanned leather, this cover is designed for the Medium sized Moleskine notebooks (8.5 x 5″). The Catacomb has
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