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iCookbook, the Voice-Activiated Cookbook App

icookbook app

Even though the name would indicate it’s for an Apple product only, the iCookbook app is also available for Android, Windows 8, and Web OS platforms.  iCookbook is an award-winning app with more than 2000 recipes using “easy-to-find ingredients, and that have been kitchen-tested and feature beautiful full-color photos.”  It also offers substitution charts, timers, […]

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Pelican Products, Inc. Launches Pelican ProGear™ Consumer Brand

pelican progear

Pelican Products have long been known as a “world-renowned brand in the military, industrial safety and tactical industries”.  Now they are launching a line of protective products, Pelican ProGear, designed for “adventurous people.”  They are starting with “Pelican ProGear Urban Backpacks, select cases in the Micro Case Series™ and Hardback™ Series, the Pelican ProGear LED

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iPhone Cases That Might Pull Your Arms Out Of Their Sockets…

Star Wars iPhone Cases

…Wookiees are known to do that, you know.  And so might the coolness of these Star Wars iPhone cases from PowerA.  Officially licensed, four of these six new cases have been designed in the likeness of some of the most iconic charactes in pop culture history: Darth Vader, C-3PO, R2-D2 and Chewbacca.  Molded-in, realistic details provide rich texture

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Turn Any HDTV into a Smart TV with Vizio’s Co-Star

vizio co star

Connect the Co-Star from Vizio between your cable box and  your HDTV, and you’ll add all the smart features of Google TV.  In addition to watching live TV, you’ll have access to streaming content from providers like Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, iHeartRadio, and other providers.  You’ll be able to search the internet with

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Volt Buckle -The World’s First and Only Wearable Mobile Device Wall Charger

volt buckle charger

I’ve seen lots of chargers that are small enough to slip into a pocket, but this is the first wearable one I’ve seen.  The Volt Buckle is seeking funding as an Indiegogo project.  If they can receive pledges of $60,000 by August 13, they will produce a belt buckle that will also serve as a

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Get your Geek on with BuckyBars, BuckyBigs and BuckyBalls Chromatics Magnetic Building Sets

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I find magnetic building sets to be irresistible. I love the pull, resistance and click clack noise as magnets snap together and pull apart. You’ve probably heard of or seen regular BuckyBalls before. They are small BB sized chromed rare earth magnets that can be arranged in really cool configurations. Three new Bucky sets are now

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LEGO Building in Chrome Browser- Claim your piece of Australia

Hokay, here’s a big productivity killer (unless you happen to be a builder by trade………..maybe). Google Australia in conjunction with LEGO  has just released Build, a Chrome browser-based app that allows you to build with LEGO over a map of Australia and New Zealand. Users have access to over 8 trillion blocks and pieces to

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Just Mobile Launches a Pocket-Sized Backup Battery

just mobile gum charger

Just Mobile has added a new product to their line of backup batteries.  The new Just Mobile Gum is small enough to carry in your pocket at 2.9 X 1.36 X 0.9 inches, but it packs 2200mAh charging capacity.  It’s Apple-certified for iPhone and iPod and comes with a 30-pin charging cable, but it also

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You’ll Be Able to Make Full-Color Holograms with the New Kit from Litiholo

Last year, we told you about a DIY hologram kit that came with everything you needed to make your own hologram.  That kit came with a hologram-quality laser diode, Litiholo RRT20 holographic film that requires no chemicals and no development process, laser-cut laser mount, and laser plate mount, but you could only make red holograms

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Tegu Announces New Endeavor and Explorer Sets and Summer Building Contest

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To promote their new Endeavor and Explorer building sets, Tegu is holding a Summer Building Contest where they sent various bloggers (including yours truly) one of these new sets for us to build and enter in their contest. Using the 40 pc. Endeavor set, I created what you see above. Now I need you to go

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Google Nexus 7 – Eat the Jelly Bean

There’s been rumours floating around for a while, but finally Google has their Nexus 7 tablet available for pre-order.  Based on Google’s latest Android version, Jelly Bean, the 7″ tablet made by ASUS has a Quad Core Tegra 3 processor, a 1280 X 800 screen, 8 hour battery life, and will come in 8 and 16GB

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Satechi HD Digital Indoor Flat Amplified TV Antenna

satechi indoor amplified hd antenna

This may look like a flat-screen TV, but it’s really an indoor antenna.  The HD Digital Indoor Flat Amplified TV Antenna (ST-A1500) from Satechi can help you trim your cable bills.  The antenna receives free, over-the-air digital HD signals broadcast by local TV stations, and it “comes equipped with hardware that provides the stable reception

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Protect Your MacBook Air with a Viper

booq viper zipperless mB air sleeve

The Viper Sleeve for MacBook Air from booq is a semi-rigid, ultra-thin case with a difference.  There are no zippers in the Viper, so you don’t have to worry about scratching the aluminum chassis of the Air.  Simply slide the thin side in first, and the magnetic closure will keep the case securely closed.  The

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Lantronix Launches a Home Edition of Their xPrintServer for Easy Printing from iOS Devices

lantronix xprintserver home edition

Early this year, The Gadgeteer told you about the xPrintServer for iOS devices, which “leverages Lantronix‘ patented technologies, along with open industry standards to enable wireless printing to nearly any printer attached to a network.”  The original was more suited to a business-network environment, and now Lantronix is launching their xPrintServer Home Edition.  The Home

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100% Waterproof Case Lets You Take Underwater Photos with Your iPhone

drisuit waterproof case iphone

Each Endurance Protective Case for iPhone 4/4S from driSuit Technologies has been tested under 5 meters of water for one hour before it’s sold to ensure it meets the IP-68 standards for water exposure.  The case has a hard exterior with a soft interior to provide protection against drops and shocks, too.  There’s a waterproof

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