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VuPoint Magic Wand Scanner Review

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I have an e-book reader I’m finding that I want to put everything that I have that is on paper into the device: books, magazine articles, users/owners manuals, cheat-sheets, blah, blah and blah.Β  But after spending several hours scanning an out-of-print book that was falling apart using my standard Epson desktop scanner a few weeks […]

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Shapoopie!

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What’s more fun than scooping up poo on your dog walk?Β  Doing it with a new gadget.Β  The Shapoopie ($25) is a telescoping rod with a fetch pocket (ahem) at the very end.Β  Position the device under the uh, hot spot (ahem) and voila β€” no bending, scraping, squatting (er uhm well you know what

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Not another Laptop Desk? Rocketfish Mobile Laptop Desk Review

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Hate laptop desks because most of them force you to use the useless touchpad or run your mouse over a fluffy arm rest?Β  Hate laptop desks because most of them are just a big blob of wood or plastic that just takes up space?Β  Looking for a laptop desk that isn’t too bad?Β  Interested in

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FuelDoctor Fuel Saving Device Review

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The FuelDoctor FD-47 is a device that can help increase fuel economy by conditioning electrical signals (e.g., aberrant noise, harmonics, spikes).Β  It consists of a set of electronics filters encapsulated in a shell that is inserted into the cigarette lighter of the car.Β  The concept is sound:Β  filter out transient spikes and help the electronic

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DeKlutter Your Kindle with Firmware Update 2.5

The new release of the Amazon Kindle firmware, 2.5, was downloaded to my Kindle DX the other day. Β  (It has been steadily downloaded to Kindles over the past several weeks.Β  If you own a Kindle, just turn on the wireless mode and then choose the Sync & Download New ItemsΒ  option.)Β  Among other things,

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Spy Gadgets SD-V03 Color Spy Camera Review

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If you have a need to monitor the activities of your nanny, house sitter, house cleaner, or other part-time guests and need a no-brainer contraption to do so, the motion-activated SD-V03 Color Spy Camera from Spy Gadgets can do the duty.Β  While I don’t have a need to monitor my kids’ nanny, I do have

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Does Satellite Radio Play the Same Thing Over and Over and Over and Over and Over ?

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Is it me or do I keep hearing the same stuff on satellite radio, no matter what channel I land on?Β  As Steve Earle would ask ” . . . is there any body out there one-two-three on the satellite radio . . .”  Some great tunes out there, no doubt, but, considering that there

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Be a REAL Guitar Hero – FretLight

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Saw this on SlipperyBrick; the FretLight system is a learning system for guitar.Β  The specialized hardware connects to your PC via USB and has built-in lights which illuminate the frets to guide you through the fingering. This looks like something we need to review!Β Β  Sorry, doesn’t come in ukulele size tho Julie.Β  Roughly $300 and

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What a Difference 300 Years Make

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If you’ve decided that your e-book reader is your new body part, you may have stumbled upon some of the DIY book-scanner forums or sites such as diybookscanner.org.Β  While the designs presented on the internet are intriguing, they are not always practical for klutzes.Β  Ahem. So I was equally intrigued by this, the VuPoint Solutions

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Kindle 2, DX Software Upgrade End of May May be Worth Wait

Amazon will soon be releasing a software upgrade which should provide a solution to one of the annoying nuisances of the device: the lack of a decent way to organize items. Currently, items on the Kindle are listed without sophisticated organization. Additionally, a zoom feature for PDF files is supposedly on its way. Currently, the

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See Through Toaster – Don’t Believe it Till You See it

Well I think this is legit.Β  While most postings for a see-through toaster make note that the designs are just concepts, I found the Magimix Vision see-through toaster (β€œcoming to Williams Sonoma stores in Spring 2010”) on actual web sites, for sale as of right now.Β  JohnLewis.com claims it has β€œmore than 10 in stock”

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When You’re Too Tired to Look Down at Your Wrist

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As part of my β€œHow Friggin’ Lazy Are You??” quest, check out this Talking Heart Rate Monitor and MP3 player from Hammacher Schlemmer.Β  It reports your heart rate to you aurally while providing a 1GB MP3 player.Β  Neat idea, but 1GB may be too limiting for some.Β  Comes with a chest strap and USB cable.Β 

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