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Skooba Design makes gear bags for all your tech equipment, including your cameras and photography gear. In their Tenba Vector camera bag line, they have bags sized to hold a small point-and-shoot camera to big bags that will hold your DSLR, lenses, flashes, and other gear. Right now, for the first time ever, they are […]
Skooba offering their Tenba Vector camera bags at 50% off for the first time Read More
There are a boatload of flashlights on the market these days, so to get my attention, a flashlight needs to be a little different, a little unique, and a lot cool. The QuiqLiteX from Quiqlite has piqued my curiosity in all three of those categories. The QuiqliteX is a USB rechargeable, dual-LED, hands-free light source
The QuiqLiteX has more versatility than the standard pocket light Read More
You’ve heard of crowd funding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo which feature products looking for funding. Now there is a site called CrowdSearching.com, which uses the power of Facebook and Twitter to help lost and found items find their way back home to their owners. Whether you’ve lost an item or found someone else’s, simply
CrowdSearching – Use social media to help find lost items Read More
It’s almost the weekend folks. For me that means I can eat junk. Yay! I have this thing where I don’t eat sweets during the week, but starting Friday night, all bets are off. That’s why these edible gadget gears are calling my name right now. They are hand crafted chocolate candies made by Andie’s
Gears + chocolate = I want some! Read More
Stash the Golf Swing Recording Camera in your bag, and you’ll have a powerful tool for improving your golf swing at your fingertips. This gadget from Hammacher Schlemmer is about the size of a fairway iron; the 3-ft long shaft ends in a turf spike so it can be easily placed in the tee box
Use this golf club-sized camera to record your golf swing Read More
The Smart LED Desk Lamp from Satechi is the ultimate in energy-efficient desk lighting. It uses a bank of LEDs that use only 1/8th the energy used by an incandescent bulb and less than half that of a fluorescent bulb. A touch panel toggles the lamp through four brightness levels: study mode (brightest, bluest light),
Energy-efficient LED desk lamp from Satechi brightens your space and charges your devices Read More
Can a pair of shoes be considered a “gadget”? The new Reebok ATV 19+ has to come awfully close. The carbon rubber sole is comprised of 19 irregular “lugs” designed to grip any terrain you find yourself on, be it snow, mud, sand, or grass and still provide a cushioning support to the foot. More
Go off-roading in just your shoes Read More
We’ve reviewed Orb Audio speakers and amps a few times here at The Gadgeteer. If you’d like a refresher of Orb’s great designs and quality, check out Julie’s review of their speakers, and my reviews of their Booster and Mini-T amps. Orb Audio has just released their 2013 Mini-T amplifier, and they’re making a special
The portable speaker market is getting more and more crowded … and more interesting as well. Jambox, FoxL, Scosche, JBL, Braven, and a host of others are competing for your wallet and coming up with some twists in design and/or features to grab your attention. Native Union is a company you may not have heard
Native Union has made the Switch. Will you? Read More
Are you always on the lookout for the the perfect iPad carrying bag, like me? Something that is not so small that I can’t put my accessories in but not so big that I feel like I am toting a suitcase around. The Kato tablet + netbook mini-messenger from Hazard 4 may just fit that
Tactical yet practical – the Kato tablet + netbook mini-messenger Read More
Bēm Wireless recently introduced their speaker trio, a set of three wireless speakers that let you share music from a single Bluetooth device to your entire party. The speaker trio is a set of three 6″ cubes that are wirelessly connected to a single base. The base also serves as a conductive charger for the
Enjoy music from three speakers in three rooms, controlled by one Bluetooth device Read More
The newly re-designed Pen Mouse from Genius doesn’t keep you tied to a desk. With the 2.4GHz Pen Mouse, you can mouse on any surface – your hands, your jeans, or almost anything else you find. The mouse has been redesigned for a more comfortable grip and a pen clip has been added. Three DPI
Off-desk mousing is possible with the Genius Pen Mouse Read More
I am forever on the search for a perfect multi-pen stylus combination, and the Stylex 3-in-1 Writing Tool, a current Kickstarter project by Dexterous, may be the one of my dreams. The Stylex 3-in-1 writing tool combines a stylus, a ball point pen, and a 0.5mm mechanical pencil into a single pen, allowing the user to
It’s a pen, it’s a pencil, it’s a stylus. No, it’s the Stylex 3-in-1 writing tool Read More
Avallone says their sophisticated City Messenger bags are for men, but I don’t see why women wouldn’t like them, too. These bags are certainly not the distressed leather bags often marketed for men. They are made of Italian Nappa leather with cow suede accents and silver-colored metal hardware. The bag measures 13.5″ X 10″ X
Luxurious leather gear bags from Avallone Read More
Normally when I find a new product from Archos, it’s an Android tablet. This time, they have a Bluetooth keyboard for us. The Ultrathin Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad works with the iPad 2 and the 3rd- and 4th-gen iPads. At 9.48″ x 7.32″ x 0.2″, it’s not much thicker than a Smart Cover; it weighs
Archos Ultrathin Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad Read More
The New Zealand Mint has just announced their Doctor Who Coin Set and Transformers Coin Set. The Doctor Who coin measures 40.1mm in diameter and comes with its own TARDIS packaging. The Transformers set is a two pack and each coin measures 40.7 mm in diameter, with both Optimus Prime and Megatron represented on the coins. The
New Zealand issues Doctor Who and Transformers legal tender Read More
Finding the perfect case that protects your iPhone, iPad, or MacBook Air and perfectly captures your personality is a daunting task. Then, it’s likely your perfect case won’t fit the next generation when you upgrade, and you have a perfectly good, often expensive, case going “to waste.” That’s not going to be the case with
Protect your Apple device in a plain (or not-so-plain) brown wrapper Read More
If you’re looking for a sturdy gear bag with the quality Levenger is famous for, but you want to spend under $50, you’re in luck this week. The Staff Bag is made of durable, gray, washed canvas with black glove leather trim and nickel hardware. It measures 13.15″ wide x 4 .15″ deep x 11.75″
Levenger’s great gear bag at an incredible price for one week Read More
Hello boys and girls. It’s time for another episode of the Skinny Wallet Show. Since our last episode (see related link section at the bottom of this post), I’ve come across several more wallets for those of you who like to keep your pocket contents as minimal as possible. 1. Dizmio – This is a
Skinny minimalist wallets part 3 Read More
I love riding bikes. I rode bikes as a kid, like everyone else, but I started again as an adult when I hit my mid-50s and health problems started rising. I quickly became addicted. Due to global climate change and the push-back against car-dominated design, there’s a new interest in bicycling all over the country
Lovetrack – it’s not what you think… Read More