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5 Nexus 7 cases to protect your new tablet

Did Santa bring you a shiny new Nexus 7 Android tablet for Christmas? Now that you’re the proud new owner of one of the most popular 7″ tablets currently on the market, you’re probably worried about keeping it scratch and dent free. Here are 5 Nexus 7 cases that will protect your new device. 1. Rickshaw […]

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You can be part of the action with MirrorCase for iPhone 4/4S

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With the iPhone 4/4S built-in cameras, you never find yourself without a camera anymore, but you’ll probably find yourself blocked from what’s happening with the iPhone in front of your face.  The MirrorCase for iPhone 4/4S lets you hold the phone in the more natural, horizontal orientation, so you can see what’s happening around you

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Boombot REX – Colorful Bluetooth speakers with portable style

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Boombotix is a San Francisco based company who originally started developing portable speakers for urban cyclists as an alternative to headphones. They currently have a Kickstarter project for a new speaker called the Boombot REX. The REX is an ultraportable 2.1 speaker system with a rugged ABS plastic body and a built in noise canceling

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Bring a colorful new dimension to gaming with the ROCCAT Isku FX keyboard

ROCCAT ISKU FX keyboard

The Isku FX multicolor gaming keyboard from ROCCAT is designed for the ultimate gaming experience.  The backlit keyboard has multicolor lighting with 16.8 million possible colors and six lighting levels.  The keyboard is packed with programmable macro keys and three Thumbster macro keys near the space bar.  There’s even an Easy-Shift key that not only

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I’ll be home for Christmas with the iPad mini take 2

The other night while watching TV, I caught a new iPad mini commercial from Apple. This one features a little girl playing a ukulele and singing a song to her grandpa. The little girl is using Facetime on her full sized iPad while her grandpa is watching at the other end with his mini. Cute

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Snappgrip – One handed picture snapping for your iPhone or Samsung Galaxy S3

Snappgrip is a UK based Kickstarter project that will provide a snap on camera controller for your iPhone 4, 5 or Samsung Galaxy S3. It’s made up of 2 parts. A protective case and the Snappgrip which snaps into the case and houses the controls. Using Bluetooth, this accessory features one-handed controls for shutter, zoom and

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XD Design Solar Sunflower – Solar charger with charm

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Solar charging devices are a great way to keep your gadgets fully juiced for free. The problem with most of the solar charging products is that they don’t really blend in with your decor. The XD Design Solar Sunflower is a fun alternative that will look right at home in your… home. It’s shaped like

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Organize your gear bag with the Cable Wrap from STM

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If you carry electronics in your bag, you probably have cables, connectors, and chargers in there, too.  If the bottom of your bag looks like a nest of snakes, you could benefit from the Cable Wrap from STM Bags.  The wrap is made of water-resistant black canvas, and it rolls up into a 10.2″ X 5.9″

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Senre Design Hand Strap Case for iPhone 4/4S

senre hand strap iphone case

This new case from Senre Design is for the iPhone 4/4S. The Hand Strap iPhone Case  is a snap-on back cover that adds a comfortable strap to the back; slip your fingers under the strap for a secure, one-handed grip.  The case rises above your screen to protect it even if you should lay your

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Focusrite iTrack Solo microphone and instrument interface for iPad, Mac, and PC

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Most of the instrument interfaces for connecting an instrument to a computer or iPad that we’ve looked at on the Gadgeteer require the instrument to have a 1/4″ phono plug or a USB port (or adapter, like the Apple Camera Connection kit).  They work great, except when you have instruments or mics with different connectors.

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Create the Rainbow with your own Skittles holiday commerical (Sponsored Video)

When I think about the holidays, Skittles colorful fruit flavored candies are not something that normally comes to mind… at least they never did in the past. But now that I’ve just made my own Create the Rainbow Skittle’s holiday commercial, I don’t think my thoughts of Christmas will ever be the same again. I

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Sprout watches are fun, functional, and eco-friendly

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The Sprout Watches company makes “eco-friendly timepieces” for women (top row), men (middle row), and children (bottom row).  They remind me a bit of Swatch watches, and they have lots of different styles with simple, utilitarian faces, fun faces, or chronograph functions and in neutral colors to bright, colorful designs.  What sets Sprout watches apart

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Bitcasa – Infinite cloud storage

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The Cloud  is heating up with new cloud storage entrant Bitcasa  offering infinite cloud storage at an extremely reasonable price. Bitcasa states that it encrypts everything uploaded, keeps three copies of your data for redundancy and you can also use rollback functionality for versioning or recovering deleted files.  Clients are available for Windows, Mac, Linux,

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Levenger’s Thai Pad is a universal tablet stand or typing stand – and it holds books, too!

levenger thai pad

The Thai Pad from Levenger serves a lot of purposes.  You can use it to hold books or eBook readers, or you can use it as a tablet stand while you surf, play games, read, or watch movies.  The flat wrist rest is big enough to hold many Bluetooth keyboards, as you can see in

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URC Introduces the MX-890 Remote Control

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A few weeks ago I posted a review of the Logitech Harmony Touch Universal Remote which I’ve continued using to control all my AV equipment. After an extended time using it, I’ve noticed a few things that could stand some improvement, notably the button placement… That’s why I’m really interested in URC’s latest remote, the

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Samsung GALAXY Camera is the life of the party (Sponsored Video)

Is James Franco the new Ashton Kutcher? It looks that way in this new video which features the Samsung GALAXY Camera. The GALAXY camera is powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and has a 21X optical zoom, Photo Wizard, Buddy Photo Share, Slow Motion video and more. With the built in 3G/4G and Wi-Fi connectivity,

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