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It’s that time of the year, when high school juniors and seniors start standardized testing for college admissions. There’s a long list of what you can and can’t bring into the testing room, and watches for keeping track of testing times are one of the few allowed things. My daughter grew up in the digital […]
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Here’s another one for my wallet freak friends. The Minimalist wallet by CAPSULE is a Kickstarter project that has already met their funding goal of $16,500. The wallet is made of Black napa leather and features two card compartments and a separate cash storage area. An easily accessible front card slot has been designed to
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Here’s another fun photography-related product from Photojojo. The Chromonaut Camera Bag looks an old-fashioned book bag from the outside, but it’s much more than that. The exterior is water-repellent canvas to protect what’s inside. It’s handmade in Japan with lots of attention to details and triple stitching at the stress points to ensure the bag
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Like boating? Like relaxing in the hot tub? Why not combine the two? From the Nederlands company Hot Tug, the Hot Tug is a boat and a hot tub all in one. It’s a stable boat capable of taking six to eight people, but it can also be filled with water and turned into a wood-fired
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Logitech has announced that their award-winning Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad 2 and the new iPad is now available in pure white. The Bluetooth keyboard serves as a protective screen cover when not in use. Magnets in the cover connect to magnets in the iPad to keep the cover securely in place; they also work
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If you read Bill’s recent review of the mrBEAMS ReadyBright Home Power Outage System and thought it was a great idea but you’d like a portable light, too, you might want to check out the ReadyBright Lantern. (This is an IndieGoGo project currently seeking funding.) The ReadyBright Lantern is an add-on to the mrBeams system, and
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You’re probably familiar with Pad & Quill’s Moleskine-like cases for by now. If you love that hand-bound book look for your mobile devices, you’ll be interested to hear that they are now accepting pre-orders for their Little Pocket Book Case for iPhone 5. This case is leather inside and out, and it has the elastic
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Although I’ve tried and / or reviewed universal remote controls in the past, I have yet to actually adopt one for my own home theater setup. I think the time has come though and the new Harmony Touch remote from Logitech might be the one to do it for me. The Harmony Touch features a
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Here’s a product for those of you who indulge in sports where you have to wear gloves, like skiing or motorcycle riding, but want to enjoy your music while doing it. (Personally, I’ve never felt comfortable listening to music while riding a motorcycle.) The BEARTek Bluetooth glove allows you to control your MP3 player or
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If you live in a cold climate, then you’ll know the issue of trying to use your capacitive touchscreen on your phone or tablet with gloves on. The Hi-Call glove from Hi-Fun in Italy fixes that with capacitive threads in the fingertips. But that’s not all! Integrated into the left glove is a Bluetooth microphone and speaker; using
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The Shutter Thumb Rester from Brando is a add on for your camera that provides a resting place for your thumb. The idea is that it allows for a more relaxed/natural grip on your camera, so that it will prevent shaking. The accessory is made of a “high quality material”… Not sure what the actual material
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Aperion Audio announces ARIS, the first speaker certified compatible with Windows 8 (also works with 7). Using the Windows “Play To” function, you’ll be able to send music wireless from your PC, tablet, or smartphone to the ARIS speaker. The ARIS connects to your home network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), or with a simple on-board setup
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Always losing your remote controls? Sat on the couch and remembered you left your tablet on the dining table? Well with the Eastpak Sofa you’ll have a pocket for everything. Made from polyurethane foam and cordura, the couch has multiple pockets to store all your couch potato gear. Measuring 27.2″ H X 55.9″ W X 36.6″ D with
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We’ve done a lot of reviews of various models of Eye-Fi cards here at the Gadgeteer. Check the related posts (after the jump) to see a list of some Eye-Fi reviews. These SD cards have built-in WiFi to give your camera the ability to transfer photos to your computer, tablet, or smartphone wirelessly, so you
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It’s about that time of year where the leaves begin to change color, if you live in a fall folliage area. But if you don’t? A designer in Japan has crafted paper leaves that are sensitive to temperature change. At room temperature (68-77°F), the leaf remains green. Temperatures below that point will turn the leaf
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Real TomTom employees in Amsterdam were filmed doing the robot dance to celebrate the fact that their navigation app is now available for Android. Their app has been available for iOS devices for quite a while, but now Android smartphone users will get a chance to try it. Why would you want to use TomTom
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So you’re a big Star Wars fan, but your spouse won’t let you decorate the living room with your old movie posters. What’s a fan to do? Well, you could buy a piece by Tommervik to hang on your walls! Fine Art America is offering Tommervik’s R2D2 as an art print, a canvas print, framed print, or
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You have a new camera, and you need a strap for it – it didn’t come with one or it came with a boring, uncomfortable strap. Rigu has a selection of more than 80 camera straps to choose from, including some with neoprene backing for extra comfort. They may have a black strap or two,
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Sick of lugging that keyboard around with your tablet or smartphone? The Magic Cube from Celluon is a laser projection system that will display a full size keyboard with multi-touch mouse capability on any opaque surface. “The projection laser displays the keyboard layout onto any opaque surface. Keystrokes are recognized and relayed via an invisible infrared
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QVC is offering a 10.1″ Toshiba Excite 10LE Regza Edition tablet at a “today’s special value price.” The Excite 10LE has a 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430 Dual-Core Processor with 1GB DDR3 RAM and running Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich.” It has a 10.1″ diagonal LED-backlit Gorilla Glass capacitive 10-finger multi-touch display with 1280×800 resolution at a 16:10
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