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Expand Your Budget to Afford Nice Things, Like the Nexus 7

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When you’re a gadget lover, it seems every day presents you with the next got-to-have-it item.  There are so many categories of gear – bags, smart phones, computers, media players, and tablets – that you can’t afford to try them all.  For example, we just had to buy a new laptop for our daughter to […]

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Pivot Power Mini Wall Plug / USB Charger Combo

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When my house was built in 1954, the builder never dreamed that anyone could have 20 things that need to be powered in just the living room!  If it weren’t for surge protectors, I’d be like Ralphie’s dad in A Christmas Story – constantly unplugging something so I could plug in something else.  ThinkGeek has

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AViiQ Quick Change Universal Dock Adapter

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Here’s another entry into The Gadgeteer’s list of compact charging cables: the Quick Change Universal Dock Adapter from AViiQ.  This cable combines a microUSB, miniUSB, and an Apple 30-pin connector into one cable.  The flat ribbon cable is 5.5″ long and weighs only 1.5 oz, so you won’t even notice it’s in your bag.  One

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Scosche Releases the boomSTREAM Bluetooth Wireless Media Speaker

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It’s hard not to notice that small-but-large-sounding wireless speakers are becoming popular with the mobile crowd. These Bluetooth audio wonders sound amazing, especially when you see how small they really are. This is a growing market and prices are now becoming more reasonable as competition increases. Scosche has introduced the boomSTREAM–Bluetooth wireless Media Speaker for

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Introducing the Lenovo IdeaPad U310 and U410 Ultrabooks (Sponsored Video)

Rob (The Gadgeteer’s server master) and I have been chatting back and forth about new laptops. His older Macbook wouldn’t upgrade to Mountain Lion, so he decided it was time to upgrade. This time around he decided to go with a Windows laptop to save some cash. That got me thinking… Could I be happy

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Tom Bihn Has a Variety of Bags to Carry and Protect Your New 15″ MacBook with Retina Display

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You just got a thin new 15″ MacBook with a Retina display, and you need a new laptop bag.  Tom Bihn wants you to know they have 17 bags in their lineup that will fit and protect your new laptop.  You can choose from travel bags, backpacks, briefcases, and messenger bags.  They also have a

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New Iphone Scanner Just $39.95 from Ion

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The iPics 2 Go Scanner For iPhone 4/4S from IonAudio works with 35mm negatives, slides and both 3×5 and 4×6-inch pictures to convert them into images using your smartphone’s built in camera. It’s a specially designed fixture that holds the iPhone at an optimal distance from the media. It uses an LED light for even

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Have an Obscene Amount of Money and Really, REALLY Hate Zombies?

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Sure, you have an emergency kit stored away in your car or garage and yeah it may contain some Band-Aids, maybe some food or water rations, and an extra flashlight, but what if your emergency is a swarm of flesh eating zombies?  For times when a fruit roll up and indestructible can of SPAM just

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BMW C Evolution

They make great motorcycles and cars, and now BMW wants to go greener with their BMW C Evolution. According to the company, the prototype is close to hitting final production stages. Capable of covering 62 miles in a single charge and maximum speeds of up to 75 mph, the Evolution is another step in the

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The Matrix One – Another Sub $100 Android Tablet

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While the big guys are trying to field tablets in the $200-$250 range, some sellers are introducing 7″ Android tablets in the under-$100 range.  The Matrix One is a 7″ Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) tablet with a Cortex A8 1.5Ghz processor, capacitive screen, 4GB of storage, and 512MB of memory for $89.99.  Screen resolution

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Nexus 7 Has You Covered

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If you got onto the Nexus 7 train, unlike other Android users you won’t be short of official accessories.  After the release of the Google flip cover, it appears that there’s a number of new Google “sanctioned” ASUS cases coming, according to Mobilefun in the UK. New accessories listed include: Stand case – for propping up the tablet

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Mojo Tremble: MacGyver’s Keychain?

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Multi-function gadgets are all the rage these days, especially ones that are small and portable.  Though many of us carry our iPhone and Android smartphones everywhere, we may not care to lug a charging cable.  The Mojo Tremble Keychain with Card Reader from iBattz aims to help.  In a small form factor, it provides a

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Spiff Up Your Starship: Star Wars Family Decals

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By now most of us have seen the little stickers on the backs of minivans.  They uusally depict a series of cartoony figures of dad, mom, kids and sometimes pets in descending height order.  Sure, they’re cute and all, but maybe a bit ho-hum.  How about showing off your Star Wars fanboy/fangirl-ness with a set

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Protect your GoPro, Because Life’s Unruly

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Starting off as a Kickstarter project, Unruly makes a range of products to enhance your GoPro Hero or Hero 2. Their lightweight aluminium cases, the Headgear and Headcase Pro, both protect your GoPro.  They have up to 9 additional mounting points that allow you to more securely mount your camera than you can using the standard

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Grace Digital ecoxpro Rugged All-Terrain Speaker Case With Headset Jack

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The ecoxpro Rugged All-Terrain Speaker Case from Grace Digital works with even the largest smartphones and MP3 players.  The case meets the IPX7 waterproofing standards, and its rugged, high-impact shock-resistant design withstands drops, falls and spills.  There’s a large pocket inside that can hold your phone or MP3 player with room for a couple of

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The Spoke Pencil: Not Just for Bicyclists

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There have been several successfully-funded pen projects over the past several months on Kickstarter, the popular crowd-scourcing site.  But the lack of pencil projects led mechanical deisgn engineer Brian Conti to take a slightly different tack with the Spoke Mechanical Pencil project, one of the first of its kind on Kickstarter.  Machined in the U.S.A.

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