I was given a nice little Earth Day surprise this morning when I was walking into my day job at Cummins Inc. Everyone was given a free Compact Fluorescent light bulb. In the past year, I’ve actually replaced approximately 75-80% of all the bulbs in my house with this more energy conserving type. I had […]
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I’ve had the opportunity to play with quite a few wacky USB devices in the past few years. Everything from a USB refrigerator and a USB drum kit, to a USB letter opener.
The latest interesting USB gadget to show up on my door step is the USB Hygro-Thermometer from Brando. This flash drive sized device can measure both temperature and humidity.
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Need a small speaker system for your bedroom, cube at work, dorm, etc? How about one that is powered by batteries, AC or via USB? The RAPHA SurroundXi is a portable speaker that plays music stored on a USB flash drive.
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Last year I reviewed the Coast LED Lenser Auto LED (TT7575), a nifty little LED flashlight specifically designed to fit in your car’s 12V power port (cigarette lighter socket). Like anything that is new and useful, imitations start to appear. Today I want to show you the Spotlight LED flashlight from Weiguo Solutions. Let’s see if this little flashlight is either a lame copy of the original, or a much better version.
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So who else felt the earthquake this morning? I live in southern Indiana, and was lying in bed when it happened. I actually didn’t feel a thing. I just heard some weird noises and thought it was Max my cat running up and down the hall like a wacko. Then the DJ on the radio
What is the worst thing about setting up a stereo speaker system? In my opinion, it’s running all the necessary wires. I always said that if I ever build a new house, that it will have speaker wiring pre-installed in all the walls. But for an existing house without this feature, what do you do to get around this issue? You can either buy a wireless speaker system, or you can check out a wireless audio adapter like the one I’m going to tell you about today from Audioengine. The AW1 Premium Wireless Audio Adapter is designed for Audioengine’s A5 speaker system (my current favorite speakers), but will work with any other speakers just fine.
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Do you collect a lot of stuff? Is it hard to go shopping for even more stuff when you don’t know what stuff you already have back at home? Avid collectors of books, CDs, DVDs, games, etc. now have a new tool to help them manage their stuff more effectively. It’s the Groqit Personal Inventory Management System. Put this device in your pocket when you go shopping and it will tell you if the item you’re about to buy is already in your collection at home. Let’s learn more about it…
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I have 3 bird seed feeders, 2 suet feeders and a thistle feeder within viewing distance from my couch. I enjoy watching the birds on the weekends when I sit there eating my breakfast in the morning. Every so often, there will be a bird that I can’t quite see well enough to figure out
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You know what I love about being The Gadgeteer? Those times when one of my friends or co-workers say something like “I sure wish I had a gadget that would allow me to [fill in the blank].” Just the other day, I overheard someone say that they wished they had a quick and dirty way to connect a bare SATA hard drive to their computer to copy files from it. I immediately told them that I had just what they needed, the 2.5″ and 3.5″ SATA HDD dock with USB hub from Brando.
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I love my 15 inch Macbook Pro when I use it at home on the couch, but my affection wears thin when I travel with it. Carrying it a gear bag slung over my shoulder and having to pull it out at various airport security checks, does get old. That’s why anytime I see a small computer, my interest is immediately piqued. When HP contacted me last week to offer me a look at their new ultra-portable HP2133 Mini-Note PC, I was happy to oblige. Here’s a quick look at it…
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JAVOedge sent me a nifty little 4-pack of their Micro Swipes. They look like the kind of swag that you can pick up at a trade show, so I wasn’t expecting anything mind blowing when I opened the package… A Micro Swipe is a two inch long little puffy plastic pillows with a layer of
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I wanted to pass on a link to a site called Coupon Winner. With the CouponScout tool, located within the various categories, consumers can compare coupon deals on merchandise from the top retailers, side-by-side without having to flip from one resource to another. Coupon Winners, a part of SurfMyAds.com, provides almost 7,000 money-saving offers from
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I am happy to announce that we now have the ability to use avatars in the comment system. We’re using the universal avatar service called Gravatar. It’s completely free, so go to the site and sign up now :o) It will automatically associate the avatar that you setup for the email address that you used
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Are you looking for a really compact digital video camera that does even more than record video? How about one that can also take still pictures (ok, that’s not revolutionary in a camcorder), read ebooks, play MP3 music, take voice notes, and even play games. The Klegg Electronics V1803 has all of those features. Let’s see how well it performs.
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In the two years since I reviewed the
Sanyo VPC-HD1 camcorder, I’ve been using it as my main method of capturing video. I love it for its size and ease of use, but have always been disappointed at its low light performance. Since I don’t include a video spot in all the reviews I do, I just kept putting up with the Sanyo instead of replacing it. That changed recently when the folks at Samsung invited me to review their SC-HMX10C Progressive HD camcorder. I’ve been using this camera for several weeks now, so let’s take a closer look….
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Are you ready for February 17th, 2009? That’s the date when all full-power broadcasters will be required to convert all of their programming to DTV (Digital TV) and will no longer broadcast analog signals. As a result, to receive TV programming, some consumers will need to make changes in some of the equipment they currently
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If after reading Ryan’s review of SLAPPA’s new Ballistix line of laptop bags and sleeves, you found yourself interested in buying one, SLAPPA has an offer to help you out. For the month of April, you will receive a 15% discount, if you use the coupon code “gadgeteerapril”. This code is good for all of
If you’re searching out a replacement headset for your iPhone, you need look no further than the iMetal headsets from Maximo. They offer two models. The iP-HS1 will appeal to those people that prefer a classic style earbud fit and the iP-HS2 is for those that prefer an in-ear style fit.
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Love your iPhone, but don’t feel quite as amorous towards the stock earbuds / microphone that ships with it? Then you will be interested in learning more about the Full Metal Jacket iPhone earbuds from Skullcandy.
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I’m going to sound like a grumpy old woman in this post, but so be it… Am I the only person surfing the internets that gets really annoyed on April 1st when everyone that runs a website tries to be clever and posts ridiculous fake articles? After about five minutes, it makes me want to
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