News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
I’m happy to see that SCOTTeVEST continues to expand their product line to include more women’s items. Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to review 2 of their jackets and love them both and can’t wait for the weather to get cooler so I can start wearing them again. See links to those two […]
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Back in 2011, I was embarrassed to get caught by one of ThinkGeek’s April’s Fool’s jokes. (I’m just too gullible for my own good.) Anyway, as they’ve done with other April’s Fools items, ThinkGeek made the joke into reality. I’m almost afraid to write this, but they are promising to have the Star Wars Lightsaber
Star Wars Popsicles – Finally Really Saber-Lickin’ Good! Read More
Want to wrap your iPhone like a mummy? Loop Attachment’s The Mummy does just that but with silicone bandage straps. It comes in a wide selection of colors: Neon green, red, graphite, magenta, powder blue, neon blue, orange, purple, black and white. The back of The Mummy can also be used as a credit card
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Hammacher Schlemmer is offering what they call the World’s Lightest Packable Electric Guitar. It weighs 3 pounds and is 28″ long overall, and it is a “full-scale length 24 3/4″ guitar with 22 frets, enabling accurate chord and finger placement without adjusting one’s playing style.” The tuning pegs are placed inside the “body” of the
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This LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Lamp from ThinkGeek sheds some dark light on your desk. The Darth Vader figure is 7.5″ tall and has poseable arms and legs. He can even be used off his stand. The lightsaber has 12 bright, red LEDs and is powered by 3 AAA batteries (or optional USB power).
Come to the Dark Side. We Have Lamps Read More
What makes the TABU Universal Mini Stand phone / small tablet stand worth spending your hard earned cash for a Kickstarter pledge? First of all, it won’t cost you very much. A pledge of only $9 will get you two of these little stands that can be used in a variety of ways. Your phone
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Here’s a cool concept for the road warriors out there who need to move their gear as efficiently as possible. The Flat Pack Mouse from designer Taewon Hwang allows you to store your mouse in your empty, unused and pretty much obsolete CD/DVD drive while traveling. Get on site, fold your mouse , insert the
With the introduction of the new AP.3 Sleeve, LaunchPort brings cable-free, inductive charging to the new iPad and the iPad 2. The LaunchPort System consists of a Sleeve and one or more Stations. The new AP.3 sleeve is available in gloss white or black, and it has a miniUSB port for syncing the iPad and
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Do you love bass – the deeper and thumping-er, the better? If so, you’ll need the ZO2 Personal Subwoofer from digiZoid to give your music the punch you’ve been missing. The ZO2 uses “digiZoid’s patent-pending SmartVektor™ technology to deliver 5X more bass at sub-low frequencies, which outperforms bass boost and EQs.” The ZO2 plugs into
digiZoid Introduces the Personal Subwoofer Audio Enhancement Accessory Read More
Lenovo (in conjunction with N-Trig) has just released OTA 3.5, a firmware-only update that addresses two of the major issues that still exist with their Thinkpad Tablet. Issues fixed 1) Tablet Pen input not recognized sometimes 2) Screen Unlock not spontaneous Already released for US, WE and UK roms, reports have so far been good.
Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet OTA 3.5 Firmware Update Read More
You know the old saying “time flies when you’re having fun”? It is so true. I can’t believe that I’ve been doing The Gadgeteer for 15 years. I started this site back in 1997, which seems like the stone age as far as gadgets are concerned. Back in those days, cutting edge meant a Palm
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To promote physical fitness and as another tool to help fight childhood obesity, GeoPalz is pairing their kid styled pedometers with an online rewards based gaming website. Through the online arcade, users (5-10yrs old) can report their steps walked, which are logged through their pedometers and exchange steps for time with games such as Avalanche, Snow-Drift,
GeoPalz – Pedometers for Kids Read More
The Sweteez antimicrobial workout towel starts with a thick, plush toweling material with 100% premium ring spun cotton loops for absorbancy. They then add a non-toxic AM 500 anti-microbial finish to protect you from germs and bacteria like staph and MRSA; this treatment will last through up to 100 washings. Finally they add a 12″
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We spend more and more time on our computers these day, and according to two students at the University of Munich, we need reminding to get outside and excercise. The Personal Energy Orb Aruino (PEO) is an energy device that limits computer usage depending on the distance you travel on your bike. You charge the PEO
Personal Energy Orb Arduino: Need Computer Time? Onya bike! Read More
The new Red Swingline Stack-and-Shred 60X Hands-Free Shredder is a heavy-duty shredder that makes short work of papers, staples, paperclips and credit cards. Like other household shredders, you can feed papers by hand, but this Swingline shredder also allows you to stack up to 60 pages inside for hand-free shredding. It securely disposes of your
Swingline Introduces a New Hands-Free Shredder Read More
We’ve all seen those little desktop weather stations that show the indoor and outdoor temperatures and maybe humidity. They’re useful, but there are many other parameters that could prove more useful in an urban environment, like air quality. Netatmo has introduced the Personal Urban Weather Station, the first to use your iPhone, iPod touch, or
Netatmo Introduces the First Personal Weather Monitoring Station for iOS Read More
Archos has introduced a new line of ultra-thin Android tablets that feature a Coverboard that serves as a keyboard, stand, dock, and protective cover for the tablets. The Gen 10 XS line of tablets will run “unskinned” Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich (upgradable to 4.1 Jelly Bean). The Archos 101 XS model is the first
Archos Introduces New Line of Gen10 XS Android Tablets Read More
Who else wants to admit that they spend hours and hours playing PAC-MAN in a dingy video arcade? Well, it’s time to relive those youthful days. Romain Jerome has released the PAC-MAN series. The watch case itself is made of steel and is 46mm wide. The case is black coated with polished and sandblasted surfaces. The
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My daughter sometimes isn’t as careful as she could be with her computer and gadgets. She’ll need to take her laptop to school this year, and I was looking for something that could offer a bit of protection to her 11″ MacBook Air while it’s riding in her book-filled backpack. I was interested to see
Hammered Hardshell Case for MacBook Air from Incase Read More
Audyssey has taken their expertise in sound tweaking and released some interesting speaker products: a cool AirPlay dock, a killer Bluetooth dock and a pair of small, but powerful media speakers. Now, they’ve taken those media speakers and created a wireless, Bluetooth version, the Audyssey Wireless Speakers.
Audyssey Has Done It Again With Bluetooth Speakers Read More