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Buy a Nokia Lumia 830 Windows Phone 8.1 from AT&T and get a free Fitbit Flex

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 9, 2014 / News / Activity tracker, Health and fitness, Windows Phone / Leave a Comment

The Nokia Lumia 830 is now available in the U.S. online exclusively at AT&T.com and at AT&T retail stores. The Lumia 830 is a Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone with all the special attributes that I love including Qi wireless charging, replaceable battery, microSD card slot, FM radio and a double tap screen wakeup feature. It even comes […]

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Now control your Hue lights with a widget in the iOS 8 Notification Center

By Janet Cloninger / November 9, 2014 / News / Home and Kitchen, Home Automation, Home lighting, iOS / Leave a Comment

Now you don’t even have to bother entering your passcode on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 8 to control your Phillips Hue connected lights. When you update to the latest version of the Phillips Hue app, you’ll have access to the Hue widget for the Notification Center. To add it, just swipe down to

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VR viewer you build yourself, sunglasses with a built in camera and more – Weekly roundup

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 8, 2014 / News / weekly roundup / Leave a Comment

Here’s a full listing of all the reviews, articles and news that has been posted this week here on The Gadgeteer. Click through to see the full list in case you you might have missed something.

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LEGO will soon be offering a Big Bang Theory set, but you can get your hands on unofficial sets now

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 8, 2014 / News / Toys / Leave a Comment

One of my favorite TV shows is The Big Bang Theory. What’s not to love as it features a group of geeky friends that like all the same stuff that I do: computers, gadgets, video games, comic books, etc. Fans of the popular TV show who are also fans of LEGO showed their support by

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Attach this 100x magnifying microscope to your iPhone 6 and become a super hero scientist

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 8, 2014 / News / iOS, iPhone 6 / 2 Comments

Here’s an interesting accessory for your iPhone 6 that will be fun to play with and educational too. It’s the iPhone 6 60X-100X UltraClear Magnifying Microscope with Back Cover and Brightness LED from Brando. Just snap the special cover to the back of your phone and attach the microscope over the iPhone’s camera lens and you’re

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Always know the time as you trek through the universe

By Janet Cloninger / November 8, 2014 / News / Star Trek, Watches and Clocks / Leave a Comment

You’ll always be on time with this Star Trek Original Series NCC-1701 Watch. The face of the watch is etched to look like the saucer of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the original Star Trek TV series. The stainless steel case and back are complemented with a white faux leather watchband with a red stripe and

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Jawbone UP MOVE helps you get fit without emptying your wallet

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 7, 2014 / News / Activity tracker, Health and fitness / Leave a Comment

Activity trackers are great tools to help motivate people to move more and get healthier. The only problem is that most of them are cost prohibitive for a lot of people. The good news is that Jawbone, one of the major players in the fitness tracker market, has just announced a sub $50 tracker. It’s

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Take your fitness tracking to the next level with the Jawbone UP3

By Larry Geisz / November 7, 2014 / News / Activity tracker, Health and fitness / 6 Comments

The fitness tracking wars are heating up. With new technologies and features, manufacturers are dropping new product lines daily. Jawbone is no exception and they are bringing what they call “the worlds most advanced tracker”, the UP3. The UP3 measures such things as heart rate, respiration, Galvanic skin response, skin temperature as well as your

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The SurfacePad is a luxury case and cover for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

By Janet Cloninger / November 7, 2014 / News / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Wallets / Leave a Comment

Twelve South has created luxurious jackets made of premium quality, buttery soft Napa leather for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The SurfacePad jackets have microfiber interiors and reinforced stitching around the perimeter for long-term durability. They add protection and beautiful style to your phone without a lot of bulk and without completely obscuring the beauty

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Protect yourself with this little bulldog

By Janet Cloninger / November 6, 2014 / News / Personal Safety, Pocket Gear, Self-defense / 3 Comments

One of the things taught in women’s self-defense classes is to put your keys between your fingers and use them as a stabbing tool if you are ever attacked. If you fix your keys between your fingers before you ever open that door, you’ll be ready, but it’s not always so quickly done if you

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Do your laundry anywhere with the Panda Compact Washing Machine

By Janet Cloninger / November 6, 2014 / News / Appliance, Cleaning, Home and Kitchen, Travel Gear / 1 Comment

The Panda Compact Washing Machine is only 14″ wide and 19.3″ tall, but it can wash 5.5 pounds of laundry. You just plug it in, load in your clothes, and add water and detergent, and it will handle the washing. It’s good for doing small loads and can handle delicates to towels. It’s great for

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Improve iPhone 6 selfies with the Nova Bluetooth Flash

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 5, 2014 / News / Camera gear, iOS, iPhone, Photography / Leave a Comment

There’s nothing more tragic than taking badly lit selfies snapped with your new iPhone 6. Don’t subject the world, Instagram, Facebook, etc with your dimly or overexposed duck-faced pictures anymore. Run, don’t walk to the nearest Apple store and buy a Nova Bluetooth flash. This is a wireless flash made especially for the iPhone. It’s

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Cooking will become more accurate with a set of Levoon measuring spoons

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 5, 2014 / News / Cooking, Home and Kitchen / 2 Comments

If you like to cook, you know that measuring ingredients is one of the important parts of guaranteeing good results. No one wants to eat something that is too salty, too sweet or too bleh. That’s why good cooks use measuring spoons. The only downside to using measuring spoons is that you need a knife

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The Parrot Zik 2.0 headphones are in a league of their own

By Bill Henderson / November 5, 2014 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Bluetooth, Bluetooth headset, Headphones / 5 Comments

Parrot may be famous for their drones, but they also make one of the most interesting headphones available anywhere: the Parrot Zik. These Phillipe Stark designed headphones combined stunning looks with equally impressive tech. But that was two years ago. Today Parrot has released the re-imagined Zik 2.0 headphone. Rather than make minor improvements with slight

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Maximize your storage space with the elfa Door and Wall Rack system

By Janet Cloninger / November 5, 2014 / News / Do-It-Yourself, Home and Kitchen, Storage / 1 Comment

I’ve shown you the elfa desk system I built for my home office, but I haven’t shown you all the other elfa systems in my house. We have a huge bookshelf that stores books and serves as the support table for the giant, 88-key electronic keyboard, my daughter’s desk system, and the closet drawer systems.

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Amazon gives unlimited photo storage to their Amazon Prime customers

By Janet Cloninger / November 5, 2014 / News / Amazon, Camera gear, cloud storage, Photography / Leave a Comment

Amazon just announced a new perk for their Prime members – unlimited free storage of photos in the Amazon Cloud Drive. You’ll be able to copy up all the photos from your computer and your mobile devices to one secure location and view them from all your devices. Amazon’s world-class security and protection systems will keep

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Don’t get twacked in the noggin with a bungee cable ever again, switch to LYNX Hooks

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 4, 2014 / News / Organization, Outdoor Gear, Travel Gear / Leave a Comment

Bungee cables, I love them and I hate them. I remember using them all the time when I had a small pickup truck. I would use them to secure boxes in the back on trash day. Numerous times I was snapped by one of the cords when it slipped out of the hook while trying

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What’s better than a Roku box with your TV? A Roku box AS your TV, of course!

By Janet Cloninger / November 4, 2014 / News / Audio, Video, TV, HDTV, Streaming video / Leave a Comment

You’ve seen smart TVs before, but you’ve never seen a smart Roku TV until now. Roku has partnered with Hisense and TCL to simplify the smart TV so you can “instantly enjoy endless entertainment”. You can customize the Roku TV home screen with your favorite cable/satellite TV box, streaming channels, gaming console, and other devices so you don’t

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Acme Made Charge Case for iPhone 6 or 6 Plus

By Janet Cloninger / November 4, 2014 / News / Batteries and Chargers, cables, Case and stand, Cases and Covers, Crowdfunded, iOS, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus / Leave a Comment

This Kickstarter project introduces a new case for the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus from Acme Made. The case doesn’t have a built-in battery, but it does have a built-in Lightning cable. The Charge Case is made of polycarbonate, and it has a carbon fiber-reinforced polycarbonate kickstand that can support the iPhone in either portrait

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TEC RETREEV is a pocket grappling hook for your Ninja toolbelt

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 3, 2014 / News / Gear, Outdoor Gear, Spy gear, Tools / 5 Comments

The RETREEV Compact Retrieval Tool from TEC Accessories is a tool that any spy, ninja or MacGyver wannabe would love to add to their collection of gear. The RETREEV looks like a small flashlight, but it’s actually a grappling hook that will fit in your pocket. It’s made of aircraft grade 6061-T6 aluminum with a

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