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Protect your iPhone 5 with Griffin’s Survivor + Catalyst waterproof case

By Janet Cloninger / January 10, 2013 / News / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone 5, Waterproof case / Leave a Comment

griffin survivor plus catalyst case iphone 5

The Survivor + Catalyst case for iPhone 5 from Griffin is waterproof to 3 meters and has an IP68 rating; you can even take photos and videos underwater. Griffin consulted the U.S. Department of Defense’s Mil-Std 810G regulations when designing the case, so it’s proof against 6-foot drops onto cement, wind-blown rain, and vibrations. It has […]

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CES 2013 – Create everything similar?

By Ian Lim / January 10, 2013 / Articles, News / 7 Comments

So, the Consumer Electronic Show 2013 (CES) is on right now. A Gadgeteer writer’s heaven wouldn’t you think? I’m probably seeing about 5000+ news items a day from the show via my feeds, but there are lots of repetition there, so let’s say 900 unique news items. The problem is that, truth be told, I’m not

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Kingston 1 Terabyte USB Flash – Backup your entire notebook (and more)

By Ian Lim / January 10, 2013 / News / Gear / 1 Comment

Old enough to remember the humble 32MB USB Drive? Well, Kingston memory has just announced their 1 TB DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0. Their HyperX Predator 3.0 is the fastest USB 3.0 Flash drive in the Kingston range, with speeds of up to 240MB/s read and 160MB/s write andSuperSpeed USB 3.0 certification. “Our new DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0

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Keep your phone above it all with the Touch Base

By Janet Cloninger / January 9, 2013 / News / Gear, universal phone stand / 4 Comments

Most stands are gadget-specific, so you’re often out of luck if you change brands or even models. You won’t have to worry about an expensive stand becoming obsolete when you upgrade your smartphone with the Touch Base for Smartphones from newPCgadgets. This stand is a solid, 1 pound, 3.75″ X 2″ tall wedge of acrylic

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Stop tying your shoes with shoe HICKIES

By Janet Cloninger / January 9, 2013 / News / Clothing, Gear, Health and fitness, Shoes / 5 Comments

When my daughter was learning to tie her own shoes, we found some stretchy shoe laces that made it a bit easier for her to get her shoes on her feet without her having to loosen/tighten her laces, too. The older lady who lived next door wanted some of those laces so she could get

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Be a big walking carpet

By Morgan Bornstein / January 9, 2013 / News / Clothing, Home and Kitchen, Star Wars / Leave a Comment

Another day, another awesome Star Wars item. Today’s offering is a hooded, 100% polyester robe that suspiciously resembles everyone’s favorite Wookie. Although I’m fairly sure it’s not a licensed LucasFilms (Disney?) product, it looks pretty accurate, complete with Chewie’s bandolier stitched across the chest (front AND back) and large pocket to mimic Chewie’s pouch. A

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Mimoco celebrates Elvis with 2 new USB flash drives

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 8, 2013 / News / Computer Gear, Laptops and Gear, USB Drive / 1 Comment

To celebrate the “King of Rock and Roll,” Elvis Presley’s 78th birthday, Mimoco is adding 2 new flash drives to their Legends of MIMOBOT collection. One shows Elvis all decked out for his 1973 Aloha from Hawaii concert and the other one shows Elvis dressed in full US Army attire. Both flash drives are available

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Pump up the volume with the ampjacket for iPhone 5

By Janet Cloninger / January 8, 2013 / News / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone 5 cases and covers / 2 Comments

As iPhone owners can verify, the iPhone has an external speaker that doesn’t produce the loudest sound. Kubxlab has a new case that’s designed to double the sound output from the iPhone 5 without draining the phone’s battery or requiring any other power source. The ampjacket for iPhone 5 is a bit thicker than most

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Trakdot – Lost your luggage? No you haven’t…

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 8, 2013 / News / GPS, Travel Gear / 10 Comments

Although it’s never (yet) happened to me personally, million of bags go missing each year from airports around the world. The Trakdot luggage tracker will not prevent your bag from being lost, but it will provide city-specific information on the whereabouts of your checked baggage. The small device fits into your checked bag and reports

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Ubuntu on your smartphone?

By Ian Lim / January 8, 2013 / News / Android, iOS, iPhone, Linux, Smartphone, Windows Phone / Leave a Comment

What do you use on your smartphone: iOS, Android, Windows? Well if Ubuntu has its way, it’ll become another major player in the smartphone market as well. It’s a pretty long video, but well worth a watch (the best phone interface info is between 6:20 and 13:45). What do you reckon? I think I want

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Handsfree Bluetooth headset for women

By Janet Cloninger / January 7, 2013 / News / Bluetooth, Bluetooth headset, Crowdfunded / 4 Comments

This Kickstarter project promises a fashionable, handsfree Bluetooth headset for women. Instead of the uncomfortable earpieces that you have to keep wedged into your ear, the Auranova keeps everything in a pendant around your neck. A vibration module lays on the back of your neck to alert you to calls, and the earpiece stows in

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Help Wanted – Become a member of the Gadgeteer team!

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 7, 2013 / News / 16 Comments

For anyone out there who has always wanted to be part of The Gadgeteer, now is your chance. I’m wanting to add 1-2 people to our rag tag team of gadget freaks. I would really like these 2 new people to be female to help offset the huge amount of testosterone that we currently have on the

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Keep your life in one place with LifeKeep

By Janet Cloninger / January 7, 2013 / News / 1 Comment

This post brought to you by LifeKeep. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you store data “in the Cloud”? So, how many accounts do you have? Do you remember all of them and their passwords? If not, you have orphaned data out there. Is your data secure? Does your account provider flood your screen with

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Is that a computer in your pocket, or is it just a CuBox Pro?

By Ian Lim / January 7, 2013 / News / Android, Computer Gear, Linux / Leave a Comment

Don’t really want to purchase a new Mac or PC in your next round of hardware upgrades? Well the CuBox Pro is an open source mini computer that will support Linux-based distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian or even Android. This little box is only 2″ square, weighs in at 3.2 ounces and yet packs an 800MHz

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A wave and a snap controls your computer using the Leap Motion Controller

By Larry Geisz / January 6, 2013 / News / Computer Gear / 7 Comments

Ever wonder how cool it would be to manipulate your computer by waving your hands or snapping your fingers? Leap Motion has created the Leap Motion Controller that allows you to do just that. The Leap Motion Sensor is a small device that plugs into your computer via the USB connecter and along with the

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Charge your phone like a BOSS

By Janet Cloninger / January 5, 2013 / News / Home and Kitchen, Home lighting, USB charging station / 3 Comments

These lamps aren’t going to appeal to everyone and won’t fit into every decor, but I’d love to have one of these functional lamps. The BOSS Lamps Vintage and Industrial Custom Lighting shop on Etsy creates these one-of-a-kind lamps with a built-in charging station. Each lamp has a power outlet in it with two USB

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Chisel out some space for an iPad mini or iPhone charging dock

By Janet Cloninger / January 4, 2013 / News / charging dock, iOS, iPad mini, iPhone 4/4S, iPhone 5 / 2 Comments

These charging docks from iSkelter look like no others I’ve seen. The Chisel docks for iPad mini, iPhone 4/4S, or iPhone 5 are made of bamboo. Space for the device has been “chiseled” out of the block of wood, and a channel controls the charging cable to prevent tangles. The stands can be used horizontally

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Can you hear and see me now?

By Janet Cloninger / January 4, 2013 / News / Audio, Video, TV, External speaker, iOS, iPhone accessory, Speaker / 2 Comments

Tired of watching videos on your small iPhone 4/4S screen? Here’s the most whimsical approach to increasing the image size and sound volume from any device. The Mini Cinema for iPhone 4/4S from OhNeed is a very low-tech approach to turning your display into a bigger screen. The Mini Cinema has an old-fashioned horn to

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Google ASUS Nexus 7 Dock available soon

By Ian Lim / January 4, 2013 / News / Android, docking station, Nexus 7, Tablets, Ultra Portables / Leave a Comment

Sick of seeing that little useless POGO connector on the side of your Nexus 7? It finally looks like the official dock will be released to make use of it. The dock itself features a microUSB port and 3.5mm audio output and not much else, and it will only support your Nexus in landscape mode.

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Timbuk2 wants to be your fitness companion

By Janet Cloninger / January 3, 2013 / News / Bags, Health and fitness, Sports / Leave a Comment

Timbuk2 has a variety of bags that are designed to tote your fitness gear. Shown in the above image are three yoga bags that can hold your yoga mat as well as clothing and other gear. In the top row are the Scrunchie Yoga Tote and the Full-Cycle Scrunchie (made of 100% recycled and recyclable

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