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Teach yourself to program with the Swifty app for iOS

swifty app for ios

Have you wanted to try your hand at writing a program for the iPhone or iPad, but you don’t know how to get started?  One simple, inexpensive way to get your toes wet with Apple’s new Swift programming language is with the Swifty app.  You’ll learn to program for the iOS platform with Swift right

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Nomad has the Key to keeping your Pebble Watch charged on the go

nomadkey charging cable pebble watch

Nomad based the design for the NomadKey USB charging cable for the Pebble Original smart watch on a key.  Since you always have your keys with you when you’re out, why not have a key-sized charger on the keyring?  It won’t feel like you are carrying anything extra, but you’ll have a tough, flexible charging

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Stack em long and far with the InfiniteUSB

InfiniteUSB

USB ports, there are never enough on my laptop or desk top computer to keep all my connected items connected. I am always changing a cable here, unplugging a device there and can never seem to find the right cable for the job. The InfiniteUSB, a Kickstarter project, hopes to provide you with a solution

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Magic-Pro ProMini Power Station 6T charges 6 devices using only one outlet

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The Magic-Pro ProMini Power Station 6T from Brando is a USB charger that can charge up to six devices at once while only using one outlet. The Magic-Pro ProMini Power Station 6T comes with five interchangeable plugs that will allow you to use this charger in the US, UK, AU, EU, KR and JP. The

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Cocoon makes their SLIM backpack available in leather

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My husband has the Cocoon SLIM backpack, and he uses it daily.  It’s become his favorite gear bag because it’s comfortable to wear on his back even when loaded down with his 15″ work MacBook, his iPad, and various papers, cables, chargers, and other gear.  Now, Cocoon is making the SLIM backpack available in a

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A tortoise by another name… the Nendo Kame upright 55 carry on

Nendo Kame

A decent set of luggage is almost paramount these days when doing extensive or long travel. While polycarbonate luggage is usually a little more durable and lighter, it often only comes in a clam shell design (basically the suitcase zippers down the middle and opens with two equal size sides). Fabric luggage usually has a

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Tokyoflash Japan announces the Satellite X

kisai satellite x watch

Tokyoflash Japan’s latest watch is the Kisai Satellite X Wood LED Watch.  The watch has a custom-designed dark sandalwood case with a protective clear coating and a dark mineral crystal lens.  Time is displayed on three interlocking rings that are read from top to bottom.  The display has a backlight, and there’s an animation mode

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Device charging end table for those of us who don’t use Qi wireless charging

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We recently told you that Ikea has announced a line of furniture and lamps with built-in Qi chargers.  What about people who don’t use Qi charging?  We want nice things, too!  Well, Hammacher Schlemmer has a Device Charging End Table that has a built-in charging station for those of us who still need to cable

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With Casetify, you can personalize Apple’s “most personal device ever”

casetify custom apple watch bands

There are multitudes of ways you can personalize Apple’s watch to suit your style with just the available cases and bands that Apple offers, but you’ll still know there are going to be multitudes of people out there with a watch just like yours.  With Casetify, you can get watch bands with stylish designs curated by

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Can’t get a cellular signal where you are? Connect to a satellite instead.

spot connect satellite phone

Do you spend a lot of time in areas that lack cellular service?  If you do, you can supplement your cell phone with SPOT.  Anytime you find yourself in a remote (or not so remote) area without a usable cellular signal, you can pair your phone to the SPOT device via Bluetooth and “get connected to

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MAGZET turns your 3.5mm audio jack into a magsafe style connection

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Our smartphones and tablets continue to evolve with more memory, faster processors, larger displays, and better cameras, but have you ever considered the design of the audio jack? The 3.5mm jack that you plug your earbuds and headphones into hasn’t changed in decades. The old saying “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” is true,

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You’ll always know how much free space you have on these Lexar USB flash drives

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These Lexar JumpDrive M10 Secure USB 3.0 flash drives have a little eInk screen on the front that constantly show you the amount of free space left in the drive.  Because they are USB 3.0 drives, they are up to 4x faster (up to 100MB/s read and 55MB/s write) than USB 2.0 drives.  Your data is

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iMacompanion adds a USB port to your iMac right where you need one

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I loved my 27″ iMac for its sheer beauty and gorgeous display. But what I didn’t love was all the ports hidden on the back side of the computer. Although the location of the ports allowed the iMac to have a very clean look and design, accessing the ports was a big pain in the

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Clean your camera lens, smartphone screen, and other delicate devices with this kit

thinkgeek smartphone cleaning kit

For some reason, ThinkGeek calls this the Smartphone Kit of Perpetual Cleaning.  It’s not just for cleaning smartphones, though.  You can clean any of your devices with delicate glass parts, such as your camera lenses, as well as binoculars, telescopes, microscopes, and even your glasses and sunglasses.  The kit includes 12 disposable lens cleaners, Dust

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Stop washing your clothes. SWASH them instead!

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Washing clothes can make the fabric pill and the colors fade.  Dry cleaning your clothes is costly and inconvenient.  Of course, you need cleaned clothes, so what do you do?  You could use the SWASH Express Clothing Care System instead.  Hang one or two items in the SWASH, insert a SWASH Pod, and your clothes

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