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Julie Strietelmeier

I created The Gadgeteer in 1997 as a fun way to share my passion for gadgets which began when I was a little kid. Some of my other interests include ukulele, photography, and productivity hacks. Learn more about me and my favorite gear. You can now find me on https://www.youtube.com/@JulieStrietelmeier and https://juliestrietelmeier.com/

To heck with portability, connect a USB Typewriter to your iPad

usb typewriter

Dang it, I should have taken this keyboard and iPad combo with me on my vacation last month instead of my old Stowaway keyboard. The USB Typewriter is exactly what it looks like – an old fashioned manual typewriter. It will work with any USB capable computer and iPad. You can buy a pre-converted typewriter for $500 […]

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Verizon Wireless and Samsung Debut the Samsung Continuum Galaxy S Smartphone

Samsung Continuum

The new Samsung Continuum, a Galaxy S smartphone from Verizon Wireless allows you to see up-to-the-minute news, sports, finance info and your social networking updates no matter what you’re doing on the phone. It is the world’s first smartphone designed with a dedicated 1.8in Super AMOLED ticker display that is positioned below the main 3.4in

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Phosphor Announces World Time Curved E Ink Watch

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Phosphor has just announced the availability of the World Time Watch with curved E Ink display that utilizing the paper-like display technology found in the Amazon Kindle. This watch offers the ability to select from 24 time zones for one display mode, while optionally displaying a second time zone simultaneously. The Phosphor World Time Watch

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Soundfreaq Launches the Sound Platform Bluetooth Audio Dock

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Soundfreaq has launched its first wireless, multi-device-enabled hi-fi audio dock. The Sound Platform is a Bluetooth-enabled speaker, equipped to support multiple devices, including the iPad, iPhone, Android and Blackberry. In addition to providing external sound for TV shows, videos, games, Internet radio and apps like Pandora, iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users can download the

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FlipSide 2X Wallet Review

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When it comes to wallets, do you consider yourself a traditionalist or modernist? Traditionalists tend to choose wallets made of leather, nylon or canvas style materials, while modernists are up for plastic, stainless steel, sailcloth, tyvek and more. I would place my own wallet preferences somewhere in the middle of the two. I love leather, but I’m always

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DROID PRO By Motorola Goes on Pre-Sale Tomorrow at Verizon Wireless

droid pro

The new Motorola Droid Pro will be available in stores on November 18th, but you can go ahead and pre-order it tomorrow online and at select www.verizonwireless.com stores. The Droid Pro is a 3G world phone powered by Android 2.2. This phone 3.1 inch display, a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and dual LED

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modulR iPad Case and Accessory System Review

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If you’ve been shopping for both a case and a stand for your iPad, you might want to want to take a look at the modulR iPad Case and Accessory system before you decide to buy to separate products. The modulR system consists of an iPad case with a protective cover, that is compatible with

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Your Wrist is Ringing – Kempler & Strauss W Phonewatch

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If pocket bulging smartphones aren’t your style, how about an unlocked GSM phone that you can wear on your wrist. You know you’ve always wanted to be a secret agent. Now you can… sorta. At least you’ll look the part with the Kempler & Strauss W Phonewatch. We’ve seen wrist phones before, but this one

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Control your TV with a Pillow

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We’ve seen TV remote controls with touch screens, voice control, and shaped like a magic wand, but I don’t think we’ve ever seen a remote control in a pillow before. The Pillow Remote Control from Brookstone is a soft Brown sofa pillow that can control up to 6 different home theater devices. It has easy

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Play your fave PC / Mac games on your big screen TV

igugu gamecore

The new iGUGU Gamecore controller offers PC and Mac gamers a compact wireless motion sensing controller that incorporates a trackball, direction pad, joystick, programmable action buttons, and full QWERTY keyboard. It also comes with a transciever that will allow you to connect your PC or Mac to your HD TV for a big screen gaming

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NOOKA Launches New Zub Zayu Watch

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Taken from the Japanese word, sayu, meaning left and right, the NOOKA Zayu is a timepiece with features that include a display with the hour “time capsule” graphic, and a “sleepmode” to conserve battery when not in use. Its ergonomic asymmetrical design is also an ambidextrous design that wears well on both left and right

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Put a Saddle on your iPad

saddleback ipad

Back in the Spring, we reviewed Saddleback Leather’s iPad Pouch and found it to be a very protective sleeve for transporting the popular Apple tablet. For those of you that have been looking for a play through solution, Saddleback has just introduced their new iPad case (affiliate link). It’s a tough leather case that has

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Logitech’s new K750 wireless keyboard just says no to batteries

logitech k750

This morning my Apple wireless keyboard for my iMac popped up a message saying the battery was low. I love that keyboard but I don’t love that I have to feed it batteries every few months.  Logitech must have read my mind because they’ve just introduced their first solar powered keyboard. The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750

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The Wave – Is it your ticket to surfing the net on your TV?

thewave

Are you trying to decide which hardware option is best for you for adding internet capability to your TV? Do you go with the new Apple TV or Google TV? What about the Popcorn Hour or Seagate FreeAgent TV HD Media Player? All of these solutions have their good and bad points, but all of

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Razer Anansi – Specialized keyboard for MMO gamers

razer anansi

World of Warcraft Cataclysm will be out on December 7th. Are you ready for it? You’re not considering playing it with a standard run of the mill keyboard are you? Come on, what kind of MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game player are you? If you want a leg up on the baddies, you need the

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Hard Candy Cases Offers Yet Another Stylus Option

hardcandy stylus

If you are still searching for the perfect capacitive stylus for your iPad or other touch screen device, I have another one for you to consider. It’s the Candy Pen iPad Stylus from Hard Candy Cases. This stylus has a chromed finish with two caps that reveal a capacitive stylus on one end and a

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