TaoTronics 2K car dash cam review
I have never had a dash camera before so you are getting my review of the TaoTronics 2K Car Dash Cam (TT-CD06) as a total neophyte.
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Leatherman adds Watch to Tread, Tread LT
Leatherman has finally added a watch to the Tread Bracelet called the Tempo. It is a Swiss-made quartz movement with diver’s bezel, glow-in-the-dark hour markers and hands (stainless only), and a shock resistant sapphire crystal. It is water resistant to 200m. It will retail for $575 and be available in November.
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Combine a light with Alexa – what do you C?
GE and Amazon have developed the “C”, a lamp and clock that is Alexa enabled. It has visual indicators for time on the ring where hands would go, a sleep enabled light with warm colors at night and cool colors in the morning, and tunable light controllable by voice commands for home and office environments.
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The highly anticipated Monoprice Maker Select Mini 3D Printer V2 is now shipping
After teasing at CES in January, Monoprice has started shipping the Maker Select Mini 3D Printer V2. This is one of the most widely acclaimed entry-level 3D printers on the market. The V2 boasts some exclusive improvements to the V1 including an all-metal print nozzle and mainboard cooling fan, as well as some ergonomic improvements.
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Magnetic Organization System (MOS) review
In our house, we have an iPhone, an Android phone, an LG phone, 3 iPods, two Nooks, and a digital camera. Something is always on the charger, and almost every device has a unique plug. Keeping the cables accessible and organized is a challenge. Enter the Magnetic Organization System (MOS) to the rescue.
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Securus SpotLite 2.0 GPS Pet Locator review
If your family is anything like mine, the dog is not just a pet, it is more like a child. We celebrate birthdays, they get Christmas presents, and whenever possible, they are with us. For dedicated pet parents, there is nothing worse than having a pet go missing. Securus makes a number of GPS locating
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Penpower Worldcard Link pro Complete Contact Management Solution review
In both my personal and professional life I have collected stacks of business cards. When I was offered the opportunity to review the Worldcard Link Pro business card scanner and software from Penpower, I jumped at the opportunity. Let’s see how it works.
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Leatherman One Hand Tool (OHT) – Use it with one hand tied behind your back
Leatherman has released another tool in their Military/EMT-aimed multi-tools. The 16-tool OHT is designed so that both the blades AND the pliers can be operated with one hand. The OHT has both needle-nose and regular pliers with wire cutters, 4 blades including a strap cutter, saw, can opener, bottle opener, screwdrivers, threaded attachment for #8-32 Cleaning Rod, and O2 bottle wrench. It
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TSA relaxes ban on knives and sharp sticks on planes
Though you still can’t carry your complete Zombie Apocalypse toolkit with you on a plane (my personal favorite, the Dead On Annihilator Superhammer is shown), as of April 25th, 2013, the TSA is changing the rules on small pocketknives, toy bats, ski poles, hockey and lacross sticks, pool cues, and golf clubs. Now, if I
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Saddleback Leather Company now offering an iPad Mini case
Saddleback Leather Company has released the iPad Mini case. It has a hand strap on the inside cover for holding your iPad in a one-hand grip. The cover also folds back to make a stand. It is made from the same fine leather and industrial heavy-gauge marine-grade thread as their other products.
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Google opens up Project Glass to non-developers
Google has announced that they are starting a contest for non-developers to purchase Glass ahead of the retail release. Explorers are required to submit in 50 words or less to Twitter or Goggle+ what they would do with the interactive, web-enabled glasses. The deadline for applications is February 27th, 2013. It is not cheap however! If
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Ubuntu on Phones preview now available
IOS and Android finally have some real competition! Ubuntu has announced that the Touch Developer Preview will be available at the Mobile World Congress. The first phone to be supported with Debian Linux derivative operating system will be the Nexus 4. Other phones will, including existing models, will be support later in 2013. Detailed information
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Wirelessly control your Celestron Telescope with the SkyQ Link WiFi Adapter
New for 2013 is the SkyQ Link WiFi Adapter from Celestron, which allows wireless control of most Celestron motorized telescope mounts that use the hand control computer. There is an IOS interface with telescope alignment mode and a planetarium interface that immediately aims at any celestial object you tap from the SkyView screen. SkyTour generates the
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larklife tracking fitness wristband tracks activity and sleep patterns
lark has released the larklife tracking bands. The $149 package included a daytime activity band and a nighttime sleep tracking band integrated with a IOS coaching app for logging diet, exercise and alerts. The application tracks the users actions, diet, and sleep patterns. The data is analyzed on the back-end servers and makes suggestions and tips to improve performance.
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Casio G-Shock G-Aviation Mutli-Mission Combi (MMC) watch review
After a long stretch of wearing mechanical, self-winding watches, I got the urge for a state-of-the-art timepiece. An international trip where I needed to keep track of multiple time-zones was the final straw. After a lot of research and window shopping, I decided on the Casio G-Shock G-Aviation Mutli-Mission Combi (MMC), the GW3500B-1A (#5173).
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Adafruit Gemma miniature wearable electronic platform
Adafruit , run by the 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year Limor “Ladyada” Fried, has announced the Gemma, a wearable micro-controller board with just a 1” diameter. The Gemma uses an Atmel Attiny85 and is programmable with the Arduino IDE through a micro-USB cable. It has three programmable I/O pins, one analog input, and two Pulse-Width
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Bring connectivity to your devices with the Electric Imp
The Electric Imp is now out of beta and shipping developer kits. The Imp is an SD-card sized WiFi (802.11b/g/n) module with built-in antenna, 6 I/O, Arm Cortex M3 Micro-controller, and a Cloud-based infrastructure for programming and control. The I/O supports serial, I2C, SPI, A2D, D2A, and PWM interfaces. The Imp uses the Squirrel programming language,
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Grindmaster OPOD Single Serve Hot Beverage Dispenser Review
I did not start drinking coffee until I was in the service and was 19 years old. After a 6-year stint, I’m able to drink anything resembling coffee and probably have drunk things I shouldn’t have. If it is burned at the bottom of steel pot and you add water and re-heat, is it still coffee?
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Tivo Review
Introduction A few weeks ago I was talking with an acquaintance and he told me that the TiVo that they had purchased for Christmas 2000 had really changed the way they watched TV. Their lives are busy (two school aged kids and both parents work) and this allowed all to watch what they wanted when