News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
The wristwatch seems to be making a comeback for smart phone owning geeks. Just last month the Pebble E-Paper Watch set a Kickstarter record when it reached 1 million dollars of funding in 28hrs. Now we have another smart phone extension watch looking for backing on Kickstarter. It’s the Cookoo, an Android and iOS compatible watch […]
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Mujjo, a Dutch design brand, introduces The Originals, a new line of handcrafted sleeves made from natural wool felt and organic tanned leather for Apple devices. Each case has a leather flap, except for the leather iPhone sleeve, and a felt body. Each bag also has a smart storage compartment for earbuds, papers, and the
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Backpacks tend to be pretty similar to each other, but the new modular Arkiv Field Pack System from Mission Workshop gives you the ability to customize a bag to fit your needs. The bags are made with a 1000 denier nylon exterior and a weatherproof urethane coated nylon liner; “the pack is fabricated with military
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More solar solutions with the Solar KudoCase for the iPad 1, 2 and 3 but with a few extras this time. While most solar iPad cases only charge your iPad, the KudoCase also has an extended 10A battery and includes a USB outlet, HDMI port and whistle locator. The indoor/outdoor solar panel gives up to an
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To celebrate 30 years in hardware, Microsoft is running a contest on Twitter where they are asking users to share their favorite ‘80s memories with the hashtag #MSHWturns30 for a chance to win a very limited edition 30th Anniversary Arc Touch Mouse. Check out Microsoft’s past 30 years of hardware for more info. Contest details
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Plug one end of the Bendi 3.5mm audio cable from IPEVO into the Aux/Line In jack of your stereo and plug the other end into the earphone jack of your iPod Nano or any other tiny audio player. The stiff Bendi cable is bendable, so it doubles as a mount so you don’t have to deal
IPEVO Bendi is your Car and iPod Nano’s Best Friend Read More
The Cubit Case from X-Doria fits iPhone 4 or 4S. The body is shatterproof polycarbonate, available in black or white. The back of the case has an open grid that can be filled with colored TPU squares that are decorative and cushioning. The squares can be arranged as desired. Someone suggested this was a good
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Adonit has a Writer Plus Case for iPad 2, and they’ll soon have a tweaked version for the new iPad. The Writer Plus has a removable aluminum Bluetooth keyboard with scissor-action keys. The folio case has a suede interior and a rubber exterior. The iPad is held in a shell that leaves buttons and connectors
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Mmm, is it just me or does this video creep you out a bit? The Clothbot was designed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. As a proof of concept model, the Clothbot uses a pair of wheels to grip wrinkles to enable itself to climb around on pieces
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NeoCover is a creation of designer Jake Frey that pairs rare-earth neodymium magnets with a light switch cover to create a super-strong solution to misplaced keys. His website runs through a variety of uses for the pairing including holding a dog leash, Maglite, 27 keys, and–as a testment to its strength– a hammer. The magnets
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The Device Charging Business Case from Hammacher Schlemmer has a 6,000 mAh battery inside to keep your mobile devices charged. The bag has four zippered compartments with storage that includes a dedicated iPad pocket, a padded sleeve that protects a laptop (up to 15″), and eight pockets to hold other small devices, papers, and files.
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USB On The Go (OTG) is fantastic when you need additional storage or need to transfer files to or from your smartphone or tablet. One of the things you often need is some sort of converter cable to go from USB to Mini-USB to Micro-USB. USB Fever removes at least one of those cables you might need
USBFever 2 in 1 OTG and USB 4GB Flash Drive Read More
We’ve told you about a lot of iPad products from Levenger, but this is the first I’ve seen that incorporates the iPad with their line of Circa notebooks. The Circa iPad Foldover Notebook looks like one of Levenger’s normal Foldover Notebooks. It has a black leather cover with 1″ black Circa rings, and it contains
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While perhaps not the most stylish watch available, the Mutewatch comes with a touch sensitive screen, clock, alarm and time functions. Alarms can be set which vibrate rather than sounding and you have the choice between short and long vibration giving you discrete alarms. The Mutewatch also features a built-in motion sensor so that high levels of
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The ColorTouch from Venstar looks like the ultimate gadgeteer’s thermostat. First of all, it is compatible with Apple iPhone, iTouch, iPad, Blackberry, Android, Mac and PC devices, which allows you to easily change settings remotely. Who knew that the ability to customize your home thermostat was important to people. It must be because the ColorTouch has interchangeable
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The CitySlicker MacBook Air Case from WaterField Designs is a beautifully compact as the Air itself. This bag is protects your Air with three layers – impact-resistant plastic, high-grade neoprene, and a padded liner – while staying thin. The CitySlicker has a ballistic nylon body with a distressed leather front flap. The back has a
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Bellroy, a company that specializes in Better Ways to Carry, have developed a Travel Wallet that’s small enough to fit in your pocket. The Travel Wallet is made of midnight or cocoa leather, and it has multiple pockets to organize your tickets, cards, and passport. (Doesn’t hold the double-thickness passports, only standard ones.) It holds
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Leading memory upgrade company Crucial.com is holding a contest where one lucky person will win a trip to California to have dinner with lovable geek hero Steve Wozniak at one of his favorite restaurants. To enter, go to http://www.crucial.com/mac2012 between now and June 15, 2012 and answer a few simple questions about your Mac computer usage. In
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Going for a consistent look for your Apple setup? With a small footprint, aluminum body and matching detachable stands, the uCube speakers from UltraLink have a style that looks like they should have been included in the box with an iMac or MacBook. Plug ‘n’ Play USB powered, they claim to utilize a “smart” Digital
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Samson’s new Carbon 49 USB MIDI Controller is piano style keyboard with 49 velocity-sensitive keys, dedicated Transpose and Octave buttons, as well as Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels. Designed with the iPad in mind, the Carbon 49 features an integrated iPad slot and can be used with your favorite MIDI apps via Apple’s iPad Camera
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