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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/

Your tweets will live on – TweetBookz

Do you think your tweets are so wise and profound that they should be captured forever? No one should ever forget the tweet about your 10 inch tall pastrami sandwich masterpiece and subsequent bathroom episode an hour later. Your tweets can live forever in a TweetBookz. TweetBookz are 5.5 x 8.5 inches wide hard cover […]

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Apple Magic mouse is not so magical for me

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I’m extremely happy with my new 27″ iMac (quad-core i7) because is fast and quiet. I wasn’t sure how well I would adjust to the wireless keyboard and the new magic mouse. I’m so accustomed to a full sized keyboard and Logitech MX Revolution mouse, that both felt really awkward to use at first. I

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Ralph Baer – the inventor of Pong and Simon is still kicking

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Motherboard has a great video interview with Ralph Baer. Who the heck is Ralph Baer you ask? He’s the father of many interactive games including some classics that gadgeteers of my generation remember fondly. Remember Pong? Simon? Yes, Ralph and his team invented them. The wonderful thing is that Ralph is still building games today!

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More wall outlet gadget fun – DLO iPhone WallDock

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I can’t let a week go by without finding a new wall outlet gadget to tell you all about. Today we have the DLO WallDock. As you can see from the image on the left, this is a clever wall-mounted battery charging dock for iPhones and iPods with docking connectors. It has a higher power

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Capture the action inside and outside your car – Dash Cam Dually

The Dash Cam Dually has two built-in 1.3 Mega Pixel cameras to capture the scene in front of your car AND what’s happening inside your car. Four Infrared LED’s illuminate the interior of the vehicle so you can even capture video at night. Video is recorded to the included 2GB SD card. Another really cool

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Look Mom, no wires – AT-HDAIR Wirelesss USB to HDMI Adapter

Have you ever wanted to connect your laptop to your TV, but wanted to keep the laptop next you on the couch instead of placing it across the room where the TV is located? I have a gadget that should solve that problem. It’s the new AT-HDAIR wireless USB to HDMI or VGA adapter from

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Voice Activated Spy Cam – Mega Mini Ultra

The new Mega Mini Spy Camera Ultra from Brickhouse Security is less than half the size of the Flip Video, the Creative Vado, and other similar budget camcorders. The Mega Mini Ultra is available in a choice of 9 colors including pink, red, silver, white, yellow, lime, blue, orange and black. The camera records 30fps

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Give your Sony PRS-500 eReader a new lease on life

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Sony is offering current PRS-500 owners the option of trading in their ereader for $50 off the purchase of a Reader Pocket Edition purchase or $75 off a PRS-600 Reader Touch Edition purchase. Or, if you want to keep your PRS-500, they have a firmware update to give it support for ePub format books. This

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All in one speaker, LCD, TV, Radio, Clock iPod System – Chinon AVi

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The Chinon AVi is an all in one entertainment system. It includes a 7″ LCD, Digital TV tuner, Alarm clock, FM Radio, Speaker system and iPod dock. It looks like a nice system for a college dorm, kitchen, etc. The price is an affordable $199.99. Press release after the jump.

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Yamaha PDX-60 Portable Player Dock for iPhone/iPod Review

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My 5 disc Denon CD changer hasn’t been powered on in several years and my 200+ CD collection has been sitting idle on a shelf for just as long. It’s not that I don’t listen to music anymore, just the opposite. Now I listen to everything on my iPod or iPhone through whichever compatible speaker

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My 27″ iMac arrives 3 days early – Lucky Friday the 13th

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I stayed home from work today because I was feeling blah and while I was chatting with Dave, I happened to look over at the wireless LCD of the Brickhouse Security Wi-Spi EX30 and noticed that a FedEx truck had pulled into my driveway. Since I still had on my PJs, I wasn’t planning to

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