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Brando is offering the iDroid, the latest entry in the MIDbot series. This robot has 9 motors that allow it to move body parts, box, launch missiles, and even walk in a “humanoid walking model.” Instead of a remote controller, you download a free app to your iOS or Android device and connect to iDroid […]
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Scholastic Books have released reading app and ebookstore for children. The Storia app is available for Windows and for iPad, and it comes with five free ebooks and access to the Scholastic ebook store. Books have been carefully curated into age-appropriate groups, so you’ll know what’s right for your child. Storia has a built-in dictionary
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Got a Mac with the new Thunderbolt port? Then Elgato’s Thunderbolt Solid State Drive is the perfect accessory to plug into it. This portable port-powered solid state drive goes at speeds of 270 MB/s. That transfer rate is blazingly fast compared to the slow 35 MB/s that USB 2.0 gives or the 80 MB/s that
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Japanese designer Patrick Sung offers a solution to packing all those oddly shaped parcels. Using square or rectangular boxes means using lots of packing and stuffing, but Sung’s Universal Packaging System or UPACKS uses recyclable corrugated cardboard with triangle perforations, making it easy to wrap your package while still maintaining structural integrity. Not sure if it’s
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Julie reviewed the leather Muzetto bag some time ago; now WaterField Designs have updated the line with the Muzetto Outback in five sizes. The Outback version is made of waxed canvas that’s going to develop more character as the bag is used. Waxed canvas was originally developed for water-proofing sailing garments, and it brings a
This post brought to you by Scotts®. All opinions are 100% mine. Winter takes a toll on your landscaping. My own front yard is brown, patchy, and weedy. I love a beautiful lawn, but doing all the maintenance necessary to make it lush and green is messy work. Even if you have a spreader, you
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The SlimScan SS100 from PlanOn is a receipt scanner that’s small enough to fit in a credit card slot in your wallet. This 300 dpi, 24-bit color scanner is only 2.0″ X 3.1″ X 0.12″, and it can scan JPG images 2.75″ wide X up to 36″ long. It’s great for scanning business receipts for
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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
TheO Ball – Toss your Smartphone Around for Fun Read More
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
BitPerfect High-quality Audio Player for OSX Read More
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
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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
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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