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For a true cross-platform interoperability reading experience you really can’t beat Amazon’s “eco-system”. Well Windows 8 users won’t miss out on their Amazon books either, as Amazon releases its Kindle Reader for Windows 8. Available from the Windows 8 app Store, the reader supports both Windows 8 and Windows RT. And it supports all the functionality we’ve […]
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Skooba Design is offering their two newest bags at a 25% savings if you pre-order before release day. The Photo / Tablet Traveler V.3 is a portable “digital studio”, with room for a DSLR and mounted lens plus a tablet. (Click the image for a larger view.) There are more than a dozen pockets, including
These two new USB hubs from Satechi won’t add much bulk to your travel gear, but they’ll give you four additional USB 2.0 ports for connecting your devices to your computer (Windows 98SE /ME /2000 /XP /Vista /7, Mac OS 9.1 or above, or Linux 2.4 or above) or to game consoles. Both hubs have bus overvoltage
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If you happen to have $299 just burning a hole in your wallet, the bitplay BANG! from Dynamism will really class up your home (or not). It’s a lamp that is controlled with a gun. Point the gun at the lamp, pull the trigger and bang, out goes the light and the shade cocks to
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If you’d like the sound on your iPhone videos to match the quality of the visuals, you will need to use an external microphone. Then you’ll have two pieces of equipment to juggle while you film, unless you use the MiC and Zacuto Zgrip iPhone Jr. handgrip kit from Apogee. The MiC is a studio-quality cardioid
Memoto is a Swedish company that has created a wearable life logging gadget and is seeking funding through a Kickstarter project. Actually they reached their $50,000 funding goal in less than 24hrs and are already past $165,000 in pledges. So what exactly is a Memoto? It’s a postage stamp sized 5MP camera that snaps an
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I think Todd Thyberg is cool. He’s kind of like Ben Franklin (printer), Jules Verne (sci fi writer), Betsy Ross (seamstress) and a smartphone geek all wrapped up in one person. Todd has written The Airship, a 12 page, 3 color illustrated sci fi graphic novel that has been printed on a 90 year old Vandercook
When you travel with a lot of powered devices, you sometimes need to add a backup battery pack to the mix. The Jen Powered Crossbody Bag from Urban Junket has a built-in backup battery that they say powers USB-chargeable phones, MP3 players, tablets, eBook readers, cameras, portable gaming devices, and even small printers. The Joey
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If you follow our ramblings, you’ll know that Julie and I both love our Eye-Fi cards (see Related Items below). The biggest issue is that they only come in set memory sizes (not a big issue because of the continuous memory function). The PQI Air gives you the WiFi functionality to be able to browse images from your camera
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This multi-purpose Leather Clip from MochiThings can handle many small chores. You can use it as a money clip or to hold receipts or other papers together in your pocket or bag. You can use it as a cord winder for your earbuds or charging cable. And you can even slide your glasses through the
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With Halloween just around the corner, here are a few spooky cases from myBat for your iPhone 4/4S and Samsung Galaxy S3 to consider. These cases have a two layer design that includes a soft rubberized base skin and then a hard plastic snap-on cover that provides the spooky details. Choose from the Spiderbite or the Skullcap
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Energizer has other USB chargers, but the USB 5W Premium Wall Charger combines cord storage with charging. The charger has a fold out plug, and it has flexible cord storage so you can keep your charging cable with the charger. It even comes with a 27″ microUSB cable, which will work for many phones, MP3
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Moleskine fans love their notebooks and when you really love something, you want to protect it. A new way to protect your Moleskine notebook is the new Catacomb cover from AUTUM. Made in the USA of American tanned leather, this cover is designed for the Medium sized Moleskine notebooks (8.5 x 5″). The Catacomb has
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If you like to have your iPad in the kitchen while you cook, you know the hazards of protecting it. Whether you’re using a recipe in an ebook, following directions on a cooking show, or just listening to music or watching a video, you need to protect the iPad from spills. Chef Sleeve has two
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There are so many digital avatars available out there like weemee or androidify me, but how about an old style analogue avatar. What started as a Kickstarter project is now a fully-fledged commercial business. Foldable.me allows you design yourself by choosing different aspects, such as eyes, nose, hair etc. They then print you up on matte
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NuForce sure has been wirelessly ambitious lately. First, they release the Air DAC, which promises to connect your Apple mobile device to four different receivers. Now they’ve entered the wireless speaker arena with the NuForce S3-BT. Rather than use Apple’s AirPlay, S3-BT surprisingly incorporates the newest version of Bluetooth. This new Bluetooth uses the apt-X
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If you are a cook who likes to use a tablet to access recipes and food prep videos while whipping up your culinary delights, you should check into the Belkin Kitchen Cabinet Mount. Instead of taking up valuable work space on a kitchen counter like some tablet stands, this mount attaches to an existing overhead
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J&R is offering the official Flip Cover for the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone in two colors. The cover replaces the phone’s battery cover with a hard plastic shell, and there’s a soft plastic and felt cover that folds around to protect the screen. The cover folds back out of the way when you want
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Based on a user’s individual impedance profile, Disney Research is developing a system that will allow for Capacitive Fingerprinting. This means that rather than a touchscreen being able to be used by anyone, the touchscreen will be able to differentiate between users based on factors such as bone density, muscle mass, and clothing. Capacitive fingerprinting
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I think I’ve mentioned before that the photographer who shot my wedding carried his camera gear in backpacks and tote bags because, as he said, nothing says “Steal me!” quite like a bag embroidered with the logo of your expensive camera. Timbuk2 has a few bags to carry your camera under the radar, and they
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