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Bike Frame Handle Makes Carrying Bikes Easier

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Ever had to lug your bicycle up a set of stairs or onto public transport?  Bikes can be an awkward thing to move around.  A new Kickstarter project, the Bike Frame Handle (aka “The Little Lifter”) is a simple yet elegant solution.  Made of leather, the strap wraps around your frame and gives you an

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WaterField Designs Introduces New Bags for the Apple MacBook with Retina Display

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Did you buy Apple’s new 15″ MacBook Pro with Retina display?  If you did, you may be in the market for a new laptop bag to carry it in.  WaterField Designs has announced a bevy of cases, sleeves, and bags that are custom-designed to fit the sleek new laptop.  Among their offerings is the SleeveCase

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Tracktile Tables – This Train Don’t Carry No People

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Ever wanted your own Sushi train at home? Tracktile Tables might make your dream come true (thought their selling point is chocolate delivery).  Made from Beech veneer, the tables include embedded Brio track pieces that allow you to design your own railroads (for use with Brio train sets) for delivering food from guest to guest. The tiles can

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Spike Keyboard will Turn your iPhone Into a Palm Treo

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There must be 100’s of iPad keyboards on the market, but you don’t see many keyboards being offered specifically for the iPhone. The ones that you can find aren’t nearly as cool as the Spike Keyboard which is currently seeking funding through Kickstarter. The Spike Keyboard will be available in 2 versions. They both feature

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Acronym Gear – Jackets and Messenger Bags

Hate having to take your messenger off just to take your jacket off? Acronym is a German-based company who makes a pretty funky range of technical bags, pants and jackets.  The E-J23 shown above allows you to remove your jacket without taking your messenger bag off. Other jackets  are “a hybrid of vintage Japanese kimono and modern

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JVC GC-XA1 ADIXXION POV Camera

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JVC has announced on their blog site their entry into the ever growing POV action camera market. The JVC GC-XA1 ADIXXON doesn’t require a waterproof housing, weighs in at .28lbs (126 grams), and is waterproof to 5 m ( 16.4 feet), shockproof , dust-proof, and freeze-proof.  The unit includes built in Wi-Fi, 1.5″ LCD, image stabilization, and

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BlueMic Tiki Knows What to Record and What not to Record

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The Tiki Microphone from Blue Microphone is a USB mic that offers two different recording modes. Intelligent Speech Mode has the ability to isolate desirable sounds like voices so that it can minimize background noises like typing, computer fans, etc. It can even mute the mic if needed. This feature improves vocal clarity for online communication

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Coleman’s CPX™ 6 Portable Electronics Charger

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For those who can’t have too many comforts while camping, Coleman offers the CPX 6 Portable Electonics Charger.  Keep your phone, MP3 player, and other USB-chargeable devices powered with this charger.  It uses either 4 D-cell batteries or one of Coleman’s CPX 6 rechargeable battery packs – neither are included.  (The CPX 6 battery pack

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Precision Pocket Card Carrier for iPhone 4/4S

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Easily add a card wallet to the back of your iPhone 4/4S with the Precision Pocket Card Carrier from KILLSPENCER.  The Pocket is made by two craftsmen in KILLSPENCER’s LA workshop from premium, locally-sourced rosewood and Alcantara Suede.  It adheres to the back of the iPhone with special removable industrial adhesive.  The wallet portion is

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Seidio Releases Samsung Galaxy S3 Accessories

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Seidio, who has been in the mobile accessory market since back in the Palm Pilot days, just announced that they will be offering cases for the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3 Android Smartphone. These cases come in several colors and two styles: Surface and ACTIVE. They can be purchased with or without a handy kickstand

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What Time is It? Scratch That – I’ll Just Check My Turntable Wristwatch

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Most watches featured on The Gadgeteer have all sorts of high-tech features or blinky lights.  The Turntable Metal Wristwatch is just an analog watch, but it might be perfect for the aspiring DJ or the not-so-young person who remembers the days of vinyl records.  The silvertone watch is water resistant to 3 ATM.  The face

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Look Up Words in a Paper Book with a Point and Click

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Reading eBooks has an advantage that reading paper books doesn’t have:  the ability to look up a word without having to reach for the dictionary.  With the Point and Click Dictionary from Hammacher Schlemmer, you’ll be able to look up words without having a drag out the Webster’s.  You simply lift the integrated flip-up camera

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Wear some Rock God Mojo on Your Wrist

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Wear Your Music is offering some unique gift ideas for music lovers and musicians. They sell bracelets made from recycled guitar strings of stars like Eric Clapton, MGMT and Santana. If jewelry isn’t your thing, they also make bowls from vintage records. Prices vary greatly with the bracelets. Depending on the artist, you might pay anywhere

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Turn Your iPad into an Air Hockey Table

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Well, it won’t have the air jets, of course.  The iPieces iPad Air Hockey game from ThinkGeek supplies you with two custom capacitive strikers.  You download the instruction sheet and the free iPiece Air Hockey app from the iTunes App Store.  All that’s left to turn your iPad into a travel-sized air hockey game is to

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My Android Apps Makes App Management Easier

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New to the Google Play Store, My Android Apps makes app management on your Android devices so much easier.  As you can see above, you can now manage each device’s apps separately including the ability to update and uninstall  apps all via your web browser.  Not only that, if you lose your device and have to replace it,

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