News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
Don’t feel that Mr Lucas has milked his series enough and feel the need to give him more money? 🙂 These illuminated Star Wars Chopsticks are from NCSX and are available for pre-order in Sith red or Jedi blue for $22.90 a pair.
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I’ve seen several retro-styled Bluetooth headsets, but not one that looks like one of the first cell phones. The 80’s Retro Brick Bluetooth Handset is another Kickstarter project. You can connect the Brick to your Bluetooth-enabled phone or computer to make or take cellular calls or VoIP calls. You can even use the Brick as
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When the power goes out, does it take you awhile to find a flashlight? How about a flashlight that has batteries that actually work? Before I got my generator, I would have to go down the stairs in the dark and then fumble around trying to feel for the battery powered lantern on the shelf
Trioh! is a Flashlight that Automatically Turns on when the Power goes Off Read More
SquareTrade is a company that offers extended warranties for high end electronic devices like cameras, tablets, smart phones, etc. This video from them shows the damage that happens when a shiny new Samsung Galaxy S3 and an iPhone 4s are subjected to 3 of the most common accidents: dropped to pavement from ear level, in the
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We’ve shown you a few “go to lunch” wallets that can carry a phone, a couple of cards, and some cash that you can just grab and go without having to lug around a huge bag. MochiThings has another of these wallets, called the Poste Smartphone Wallet. It’s made of PU and suede with a
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There are 100’s, if not 1000’s of different capacitive styluses on the market, but they all seem to fall into 3 categories. There are rubber tipped styluses like the Targus Stylus. Paint brush styluses like the Nomad Stylus and then there are disc tipped styluses like the Adonit. GoSmart‘s new 200 and 300 Series Styluses
GoSmart Announces New Precise Capacitive Styluses for Your Favorite Touch Screen Device Read More
Canon introduces their entry into the mirrorless, inter-changeable lens camera (MILC) market with their press release for the Canon EOS M. With an 18 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, an ISO range of 100-12800 (extended to 25600 in H Mode ), and a 3″ touchscreen, which includes multitouch features like pinch and zoom. The camera will
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If you have the new Samsung Galaxy S III Android Smartphone and are looking for a premium leather case to protect it, Sena Cases are now offering 2 new cases made specifically for this phone. There’s the $29.99 Ultraslim velvet lined pouch that is available in Black, Brown, Tan and Red, and then there’s the
Sena Cases Announces Leather Cases for the Samsung Galaxy S III Read More
Have you invested in expensive docking speakers for your iPhone or iPod, and now the talk of Apple changing their connectors has you concerned that your investment is down the drain? If so, you might want to check into the Pear Bluetooth receiver that’s soliciting funding now on Kickstarter. You’ll simply plug the Pear onto
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Smoke detectors aren’t the most exciting gadgets to discuss or the most attractive to look at. However, there are few things in your house that are more important. Louise van der Veld, a Dutch designer, undertook a redesign of the smoke detector and won a design contest in her country. She based her design on
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The Cloud Camera 5000 (DCS-5222L) from D-Link looks like it could be my new favorite surveillance camera because it offers all the features that my current favorite (Dropcam Echo) has and then some. It’s wireless, has motion detection, night vision, two-way audio, smartphone apps, motorized pan/tilt, digital zoom, 720p HD recording, microSD card slot for recording
D-Link Announces its Cloud Camera 5000 with Pan/Tilt Read More
The Pencilbrush is a unique drawing tool for the avid artist or doodler that allows you to do quick and easy shading effects. It’s made of light weight aluminum and can accommodate a row of individual graphite leads sizes such as 0.5mm, 0.7mm, 0.9mm and 1.3mm. A package of 0.9mm leads are included with the drawing
Pencilbrush is the Love Child of the Mechanical Pencil and a Paint Brush Read More
Here’s a gadget for those times when you need to capture information from old fashioned sources like magazines and books. It’s the IRIScan Book 2 mobile wireless A4 scanner from I.R.I.S. The IRIScan Book 2 scans images without the need of a computer. It comes in 2 versions. There is a $99 version which is
I.R.I.S. Announces Availability of IRIScan Book 2 and Readiris 14 Read More
Fans of DC Comics and Jim Lee, comic artist and DC Entertainment co-publisher are invited to attend the Darkness & Light Art Exhibition. The art show combines retro comic book art with technology. Using the RedLaser app, visitors of the exhibit will be able to use their smartphones to scan the QR codes on gallery curatorial
DC Comics Superhero Art Exhibit Lets You Be a Hero Too Read More
I somehow completely missed the iOS feature that allows you to use your iPhone’s camera LED flash to alert you when calls, texts, emails or other notifications are triggered. I’ve often wished that the iPhone had a status LED like most Android phones and now I find out that it actually does. That’s neat, but
FLASHr Adds Color LED Notifications to Your iPhone Read More
Sure a wired mouse is a little outdated, but Glow-in-the-Dark Spider Computer Mouse is sure to still get the ole Spidey Sense tingling. The optical mouse features an actual (dead) spider inside a clear acrylic casing, as well as a color cycling LED in order to “glow” in the dark. No details exist on the
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The Stealth Case for iPhone 4/4S from HEX incorporates a compartment that holds an RFID-enabled card to make touch-to-pay available with a touch of your iPhone case. The Stealth is made of polycarbonate and is available in either black or white with a matte finish. Inside is a compartment to hold an RFID-enabled card; shielding
HEX Stealth Case for iPhone 4/4S Incorporates Touch-to-Pay Feature Read More
This post brought to you by Zenni Optical. All opinions are 100% mine. Did you know that the first “vision correction” was invented in about 1000 AD? You’d know that if you’d seen the Emerging Optical Technology graphic from Zenni Optical. Since then, eyeglasses technology has come a long way – from bifocals in 1784
Stylish and Affordable Eyeglasses from Zenni Optical Read More
Sony has announced the F800 series Walkman Mobile Entertainment Players, powered by Android 4.0. The F800 series have a 3.5″ multitouch screen and an NVIDIA® Tegra® 2 dual-core processer. It comes pre-loaded with a variety of apps, including mail and maps. The integrated S-Master™ digital amplifier enriches sound while reducing noise and distortion. The F800 has WiFi
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Here in Australia, wearing an Australian Standards-approved helmet is mandatory when riding a bicycle. I know a few people who won’t wear bicycle helmets because of the bulk of the helmet, or because it might muss up their hair-do 🙂 So it’s either risk a fine if you’re caught (as well as risking head injuries),
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