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Winner of the Popular Science Best of Toy Fair 2102, TheO Ball from Physical Apps encases your smartphone in a large foam ball, and special apps allows players to have an entertaining movement-based experience, all while protecting your phone, the players and their surroundings. Current games are Bowling, Hot Potato and Interrogo a “socially interactive game”, and the games […]
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In her article about journaling, Julie has mentioned Rhodia notebooks. Their iconic orange and black covers are undoubtedly familiar to many, especially those of us who love school and office supplies. In addition to their bound notebooks, Rhodia also offers spiral-bound notebooks and pads of paper. The Rhodia Clic Bloc Mouse Pad / Note Pad
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Ok gadgeteers, it’s official, the new iPad was announced today by Apple. And that’s exactly what they are calling it too. The “new iPad”. Not the iPad 2S, iPad 3 or the iPad HD. Just the new iPad. Oh well, it’s just a name right? It’s the features that matter… Hardware Features: 4G LTE for
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The Billet Dock is another Kickstarter project. The Billet Dock, from Tracmac Engineering, is machined from a single piece of aerospace-grade aluminum, and it will be available in a glass bead-blasted finish (like Apple’s MacBook Pros) or anodized red, black, pink, or a limited-edition lime green. It will be available as an iPhone dock, an
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It seems more and more gadgets, although they may have a wall wart, are ultimately USB-chargeable. Replace a normal AC wall socket with the USB Outlet Quattro from CurrentWerks, and you’ll be able to charge up to four USB devices at once without using those wall warts. With the Quattro, you have four standard USB
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Let’s be real here, OK? iTunes has never been a great program where sound quality is concerned. Steve Jobs famously said that music was in Apple’s DNA. That may be, but I wouldn’t call Apple an audiophile company. Despite that, I use iTunes every day mainly because it’s just so darned easy, plus it does
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While most capacitive pens for the iPad don’t support pressure sensitivity, Blue Tiger is a true pressure-sensitive pen for iOS from Ten One Design. Connecting via low-power Bluetooth 4, a standard fully supported in iOS5, the pen will offer full pressure sensitivity and palm rejection capability in compatible apps. Thin and thick lines will be just
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Logitech has just announced their BH320 USB Stereo Earbuds for enterprise-grade in-ear audio for PC telephony and videoconferencing. These earbuds weigh about an ounce, so they’ll be discreet and comfortable to wear. They offer “business-grade sound clarity provided by precise acoustic tuning and advanced echo cancellation”, in-line controls, and a powerful microphone placed close to
Logitech Introduces Earbuds for Unified Communications Read More
Love writing on paper and on tablet computers? Then Just Mobile’s AluPen Pro is just what you need. This aluminum stylus/pen hybrid has a retractable ballpoint pen on one end and a soft rubber nib on the other. It’s the best of both worlds if you jot notes on classic paper and a modern tablet.
Just Mobile AluPen Pro is at home on paper or tablet Read More
Why wear a certain touch screen mp3 player on your wrist when you can slap on a reliable Swatch? The Swatch Touch is a new line featuring, you guessed it, the ubiquitous touch screen! All physical buttons have been removed, giving the watch face a sleek new profile. The wearer just needs to now swipe
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I’m not sure how big the market’s going to be for this product. I mean what’s the criteria? A Gadgeteer Love your iPad or iPhone Love Ukelele Surely that’s a small market , what are the chances ? 🙂 From Amidio comes the Futulele, an upcoming Ukulele synthesizer for iOS. With a special case that holds either
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The iOS Sound Bar Docking System from Pyle is packed full of speakers in its 5.5″H x 10.5″D x 25.5″W body. The PSBM60I has a 5.25″ woofer, two 3″ full-range speakers, and two 1″ tweeters and delivers 300W of power. The dock on top can charge and play your iPad, iPod, or iPhone, and it
300W Five-Speaker Sound Bar Docking System for iPod, iPhone and iPad from Pyle Read More
Hard Candy Cases is running a special that ends tonight (3/5/12) at 11:59PST. If you purchase the new Bubble Shell Case for your Kindle Fire, you’ll receive a code to purchase a Bubble Shell Case for your iPhone 4S for only $10. Bubble Shell cases have a soft-touch texture but offer the protection of a
Expiring Today – Purchase a Hard Candy Kindle Fire Case and Get an iPhone Case for $10 Read More
Use The Force to charge your phone….the force of your breath that is. Looking like something out of Star Wars, the Aire Mask is a concept design by Joao Lammoglia that uses your breath to turn small turbines and convert the air displacement into energy to charge your phone. “The consumerist tendencies of today’s industrialised society make
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I love pocket watches. I used to carry one back before cellphones were a common pocket item. Although I haven’t carried a pocket watch or worn a wrist watch in years, I still like to look at them. The Memento Pocket Watch caught my eye because the case is made of wood. You can choose
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Now I must admit pretty much all my reading’s done on my Kindle these days, but the Albatros Bookmark looks very interesting. Made in France the bookmark is made of a thin piece of polyester and thanks to its structure and shape, everytime you turn a page, the bookmark follows. Available for pre-order via Indiegogo
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The Hydro Tracker GPS from FINIS is a tracking, mapping, and performance-reporting accessory designed for open water swimmers. The GPS unit is designed to attach to the straps on swim goggles so that it sits on the back of the head to receive a constant signal. The Hydro Tracker GPS records data as you swim
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You’ve gotten your beautiful new Sony PS Vita, and now you need a way to keep it protected while it’s traveling in your bag. Check out these three new PS Vita Cases from WaterField Designs. On top is the PS Vita Gear Pouch Pro, which has dividers inside to protect your Vita from the cables
WaterField Designs Introduces Three Sleek New Cases for the Sony PS Vita Read More
Children always want to have things like their parents have, and I’ll admit that my daughter had her first (hand-me-down) PDA when she was five. Before that age, I wouldn’t have been comfortable even letting her play with my devices because very young children can have trouble understanding the need for being very careful with
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This small USB keyboard from Brando combines a keyboard, mouse, and multi-touch functions into one compact device. The FelTouch Bonepad 2.4GHz Wireless Keyboard is 5.9″ X 3.3″ X 0.7″ and weighs only 3 ounces. It comes with a USB dongle to pair the Bonepad with Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac, or Linux computers with USB HID keyboard/mouse,
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