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You won’t be bugged by the Mantis and Cricket multi-tools

Cricket and Mantis

Pocket multi-tools, you all know I love them. I have several reviews and news post about them here on The Gadgeteer, so in keeping with my fetish interest, I have found another set of multi-tools on Kickstarter. The Mantis and the Cricket from Jeff Morin, are two versatile  multi-tools designed to make your life easier. The […]

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for soft serve ice cream!

cuisinart soft serve ice cream

Summer’s coming, and there’s going to be many people making ice cream for dessert for their cookouts.  Instead of hauling out the old-fashioned electric – or hand-cranked – maker that requires rock salt and a lot of ice, why not use the Cuisinart ICE-45 Mix It In Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker?  The double-insulated freezer bowl

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Edifier’s new Luna speakers may eclipse the competition

Edifier Eclipse e25

Edifier’s speakers are known for their iconic looks as much as their sound. The newly released Luna Eclipse e25 Bluetooth speakers are sure to continue that perception, because no other speakers look like them. They’ve even been awarded the prestigious 2014 iF Design Award. The egg shaped, Daft Punk helmet lookalikes feature a whopping 74

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Snag a copy of “Learn to Build with PHP – A Crash Course”

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Learn to Build with PHP – A Crash Course is a free 29 page PDF book that will teach you the basics of the PHP programming language. It starts out with instructions for setting up a development environment for Windows, OSX, Linux and even Android. Then you are shown how to make the all important “Hello

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The perfect case for your hand-held gaming system

neoprene minifolio

If you like to take your Sony PSP or Nintendo DS system and some accessories when you travel, you need the Cocoon CSG310 Neoprene Minifolio Case.  The case comes with one of Cocoon’s Grid-It organizer boards, with elastic straps to hold your console, cables, earbuds, and other accessories.  With everything neatly packed into this case, you won’t have

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The toothbrush has entered the 21st century

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Oral-B has created the SmartSeries toothbrush with Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity and associated iOS and Android apps. Now brushing your teeth will no longer be such a mundane task! In addition to making brushing more interesting and potentially more enjoyable, this toothbrush was developed to help improve oral health by collecting and reporting data on your

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Chefs have knife rolls; what do gadget lovers use?

cordito leather cord wrap

According to ThinkGeek, they use cord rolls.  The Cordito Leather Cable Wrap is made of premium leather with metal button closures.  It measures 12.25″ long x 5.5″ wide when opened flat; rolled, it has about a 2″ diameter (depending on what you have in there).  It’s designed with a pouch to hold two power adapters, and

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The Lock8 bike lock offers extra layers of protection

lock8 bike lock

Although any bike lock can be broken by a determined theft, the Lock8 Smart Bike Lock offers extra layers of protection to make it less likely that your bike will be stolen. Part of the Lock8 is mounted on your bike, and it serves as the attachment point for a lock chain to secure your

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It won’t hold two of every animal, but the Arq Dock will hold your smart device

Arq Dock

The title of this post is kind of funny because my household seems to have amassed two of every smart device we use, two iPhones and two iPads you get the picture. And like every household, the way we protect or enhance these devices varies by user. Anywhere between full-blown rugged protection to skinny and

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Join the revolution with PowerQube

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This may appear to be a power strip at first glance, but PowerQube says their product differs because it can provide the power any device, from any manufacturer, needs.  Unlike most power sources, PowerQube isn’t designed with one manufacturer’s devices in mind, and it determines and provides the amount of charging power to each device.

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Keep your grocery list organized with the Hiku Scanner and your iPhone

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The Hiku Scanner is a small handheld scanner that recognizes both barcodes and your voice. With a real 1D linear imager like the ones used at grocery store checkouts, the Hiku Scanner instantly adds items to your shopping list without any need for writing or typing. When you finish that last box of Rice Crispies, just press

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Keep your Moto G smartphone warm and toasty with this laser cut cover

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Portland Oregon based company Toast has just announced an addition to their line up of real wood thin, lightweight covers. This new easy to apply – peel and stick cover has been designed especially for the Motorola G Android smartphone. There are four woods to choose from including Walnut, Bamboo, Ebony and Ash. You also

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Everyday survival is a zip with the Gerber GDC selection

Gerber GDC Kit

I’m guessing that a lot of our readers have some sort of EDC (Every Day Carry) setup that they carry about with them for those just in case moments. The folks at Gerber (the knife a survival tool company, not the baby food maker) have embraced the concept of EDC with their own line of

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The first smart watch designed just for women

smart and cool watch for women

The Smart & Cool Smartwatch is an Indiegogo project.  The designer says these are the first quartz, Bluetooth smart watches designed just for women, though they do promise there will be a men’s line soon.  These watches use Bluetooth 1.2.1 to connect with your smart phone.  When you have an incoming call, the caller ID

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A place to hide a spare key that’s not a plastic rock

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Having a spare key available in case you lose yours is a good idea, but not so good if you just “hide” the key under the door mat or in one of those plastic rocks that just scream “key inside!”.  The Sprinkler Head Hide-a-Key will blend in with the other sprinkler heads in your landscaping,

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REAL piano sound for your mini Mozart

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Do you remember that toy piano you used to play when you were five years old?  It might have looked like the real thing (except for the color), but the sound completely missed the mark. Korg has updated this toy favorite with REAL piano sound in its new product, the tinyPIANO. This 25-note (2 octave) miniature upright

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Engrain Tactile Keys add a little nature to your Apple Wireless Keyboards

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Engrain Tactile Keys are handcrafted wooden key cover stickers for your Apple wireless keyboard (both the compact and standard sized version with the numeric keypad). They are made of Sassafras wood with a 3M adhesive that is strong enough to hold up to years of use while still allowing for easy removal without damage to

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