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The Totoya Creatures cover turns your iPad or iPhone into an interactive toy for toddlers (or for those young at heart). By loading the appropriate app to your device and slipping it into the cover, the cutouts can be used to interact with the Creature. “As the iPad is safely protected “in the belly of the […]
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Another entry in the electric scooter market is the Boxx scooter. In its “upgrade” model , the scooter charges in 1 hour via a standard domestic plug and gives you up to 80 miles (129kms) travel. Weighing 120 lbs (55 kg) with all aluminium construction the unit comes standard with ABS, traction control, drive by wire,
Boxx Electric Scooter – Looks as Comfortable as…a Box Read More
The iharmonix Q-i-sound Bluetooth Speakers from Qmadix are compact little speakers that can travel with you in their carrying case. (See the bottom image; click for a larger view.) The lithium-polymer battery charges in about 3.5 hours and provides up to 8 hours continuous playback time or 240 hours of standby time. The speakers
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One of the hardest things about taking your young child with you when you do errands is dealing with the stroller. The Origami Stroller from 4Moms opens and folds itself at the touch of a button, so you don’t have to fight with it yourself. One of the wheels has a generator inside to keep
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The xPrintServer “leverages Lantronix‘ patented technologies, along with open industry standards to enable wireless printing to nearly any printer attached to a network.” You won’t be limited to only certain models from certain manufacturers, and you won’t have to buy any apps on your iPhone or iPad to print. You simply connect the Lantronix to
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The One Keyboard from Matias is designed to plug into your computer (PC or Mac) for use as a keyboard and a 2-port USB 2.0 hub. The standard model (shown above) is also designed to “connect wirelessly” to your iPhone or via Bluetooth to other smartphones for easy data entry. You switch between the computer
Matias One Keyboard Works with Both Your Computer and Your Smartphone Read More
“Just in time for Star Wars Episode 1 in 3D” – Gogurt glow-in-the-dark yogurt lightsabers. I’m just hoping that it’s not actually the yoghrt that glows in the dark. More money spinners for the never ending Lucas franchise. Check out the video after the jump.
Gogurt Slurp Saber – Buy you must? Read More
This cute speaker from Gavio looks like a retro-styled toaster. It would look really cute in my retro kitchen with my Formica dining table. The TOAST dock has 50mm speakers with 3W total RMS, and they reproduce 150-18,000Hz with an 80dB signal-to-noise ratio. It’s powered with a 1000mAh lithium-ion battery. No price has been released
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Cuppow is a silicone drinking lid that converts any wide-mouthed canning jar into a travel mug. Canning jars are sturdy, heat-resistant, easy to clean, and cheap, but their wide openings don’t make them a travel-friendly mug. Simply replace the seal with the Cuppow, screw the ring back on, and you have a eco-friendly cup that
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Who among us is a notebook / stationary junky? Let’s see a show of hands please… 🙂 Me too. That’s why I was grinning from ear to ear when the mailman dropped off a box of samples from a company that I’d not heard of before: Daycraft. I suppose the reason why I’ve not heard
Daycraft – Alternatives to Moleskine and Rhodia Notebooks Read More
Wondering what to get for the stylish gadget guy this coming Valentine’s Day? It would be difficult for him not to love these Polished Silver Oval Wifi and 2GB USB Cufflinks from Brookstone. On the surface, they’re a regular pair of classy polished silver cufflinks, but there’s more than what meets the eye. Each cap can
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The Sense Apple iPad 2 Leather Case from Mivizu completely covers your iPad 2 in leather. The iPad 2 slides into a geniune grain leather frame with a padded back for extra protection. The interior is lined with microfiber fabric to help keep the screen cleaned. The folding cover wakes/sleeps your device and protects your
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Verizon announced a new DROID RAZR that is available on January 26th. I have often commented that I wished manufacturers would stop with the thin obsession, and focus on battery life, and they finally listened to me. OK, so probably not to me, but still, I like this change. The RAZR MAXX is only 8.99
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Sparxgear has designed a Fire Piston, and they are using Kickstarter for funding. Never heard of a fire piston? Before the days of matches, fires were often started with a fire piston. A combustible material – cloth, wood, even milkweed down, etc. – is inserted on the end of the fire piston. Quick compression of
You Can’t Start a Fire Without a Spark – Sparxgear Fire Piston Read More
On its own, the iPhone has a great build in camera. But if you want to kick it up a notch, you should check out the iSteady Shot M-27 action camera mount. Your iPhone 4/4S snaps into a 16 oz. aircraft grade aluminum fixture that comes with a detachable 37mm wide angle/macro lens that has a 130
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Vera Bradley has a new Laptop Travel Tote that’s designed to make travel with a laptop a bit easier. This tote is 11 1/4″ x 14 3/4″ x 3″ with a 12″ strap drop. It’s made of Vera Bradley’s standard quilted cotton fabrics. There’s a laptop compartment on one side; the other side has a
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Here’s another of those arty watches from Tokyoflash Japan. The Kisai Optical Illusion Watch has a touchscreen for accessing the four main functions. Like those optical illusion posters from years ago, the time display is buried in a pattern of high-resolution digital lines. Once you’ve trained your eyes, you’ll be able to see the time.
Kisai Optical Illusion Touchscreen Watch from Tokyoflash Japan Read More
This is for the 5 people out there that are not completely sick of seeing new Angry Birds merchandise. Feast your eyes on these cute USB 2.0 8GB flash drives in the shapes of your favorite video game characters. They are priced at $19.99 from Staples.
Oh look, more Angry Birds stuff… Read More
With forScore, you can carry a complete library of music scores with you. You can download most any PDF into forScore and even annotate it using text boxes or add common musical notation symbols with the built-in library of stamps or your own, custom-designed stamps. forScore has an organizational system that lets you sort your
Collect, Annote, and Carry Your Music Scores in Your iPad Read More
Available for preorder from Brookstone the iConvert scanner allows you to scan on the move. Capable of scanning at 300dpi, it’s small enough to throw into your gadget bag and take with you wherever you go. For flexibility the front feeder adjusts from 2 inches to 8½ inches wide, so should be flexible enough to
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