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Supposedly, your cellphone still sends out information to the service provider about your activities even after you’ve turned it off. If you want to make sure that no one can track those signals, you need a case or bag from MIAmobi. The lining in these bags contains colloidal silver, which blocks all radio frequencies to/from […]
Take Your Cellphone Completely Off the Grid with MIAmobi Cases and Bags Read More
I don’t like using the on-screen keyboard on my iPad. There’s no tactile feedback, so I can’t tell if my hands are in the correct position nor if I actually struck a key. The TouchFire Screen-Top Keyboard for iPad looks like a very promising way to add a tactile keyboard to your iPad without having
Add a Keyboard to Your iPad or iPad 2 – Directly on the Screen Read More
Lots of companies will print your custom design on a shirt for you, but that’s so static! No one but ThinkGeek lets you design on your shirt as you’re wearing it. You’ll use the included UV laser to draw any design on your Lazer Shirt Interactive Tee. When you go into the dark, your shirt
Design Your Own T-Shirt – While You’re Wearing It Read More
Here’s another iPhone case project from Kickstarter. The Quad Lock system from Annex Products consists of a polycarbonate case for your iPhone 4 or 4S and a series of gear-like mounts that allow you to attach your device to the wall, in your car, on your bike handlebars… For a pledge of $25, you’ll receive
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With the Koder app, you’ll be able to create, edit, and modify PHP, CSS, Javascript, HTML/ xHTML, Perl, XML, Ruby, Python, and other programming files on your iPad. It has features like syntax highlighting, built-in snippet management, tabbed editing, preview manager, and more. They recently added Firebug support in the previewer (iOS 5 only) to
Koder Code Editor App for iPad Read More
Just released by WordPress, version 2.0 for Android is a major overhaul from the previous version (1.5). With its new one touch dashboard, rich text formatting bar, enhanced media support including image alignment and sizing, and better tablet support, blogging on the go becomes much more viable. Previously creating and formatting posts was messy, especially
WordPress for Android 2.0 – Better blogging on the go Read More
This folding stand for smartphones and similarly-sized devices literally folds up to credit-card size to fit in your wallet. The ifold Mobile Phone Stand is made of 3D PriPack 500 micron polypropylene, so it’s durable and lightweight. When unfolded, the ifold supports iPhones, Android phones, and other small devices for hands-free use. Although both photos
A Phone Stand You Can Carry in Your Wallet Read More
It was finally time to upgrade my wife’s smartphone, and we had a few challenges to deal with. The biggest ones are that she is a ‘slow adopter’, the apartment she uses when at work in a different state has poor reception, and we use the Sprint network. After some research, I had narrowed it
Quick Look: Motorola Photon 4G Read More
Are you a frustrated journal writer that just can’t keep up with the habit? Maybe you have been keeping a journal all along and just didn’t realize it. If you’re an avid Facebook updater, you have probably shared a lot of information about your activities in text and images. Fonicle will take that content and
Fonicle takes your Facebook entries from web to book Read More
Accident and disaster preparedness startup Afterac is celebrating their official company launch this month and have generously offered us 3 of their handy survival products to give away to 3 lucky Gadgeteer readers. Contest details after the jump.
Win Some Handy Survival Gear! Read More
Lytro has up for preorder their Light Field Camera. “Unlike a conventional camera that captures a single plane of light, the Lytro camera captures the entire light field, which is all the light traveling in every direction in every point in space. Since you’ll capture the color, intensity, and direction of all the light, you
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Sakar and Disney have introduced the Sakar Disney iPad Camera. This 7MP camera is designed with children in mind, but adults might like it, too. This simple camera takes still photos only; it has a 1.5″ preview screen and a 4X digital zoom. There’s no internal memory, but it comes with a 32GB microSD card.
Sakar Disney iPad Camera Read More
The Satechi BT Wireless Bluetooth Speaker is designed for use with smartphones, tablets, and laptops. It is small and compact enough, especially when closed (see image in the bottom left of above picture), to fit easily in your gear bag. It has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery for up to 6 hours of sound. It has
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Sick of smartphone stands that are made for a specific phone only (like only an iPhone 🙂 ) ? Sick of smartphone stands that don’t work once you put a cover or a case on to protect your baby? The Oona is a collaboration by 3 guys out of the Bay Area that consists of a
The Oona Smartphone Stand – a Sticky Solution Read More
TokyoFlash Japan is introducing their fourth fan-inspired, limited-edition watch. The Kisai On Air has a touchscreen face and a silver or black stainless steel case and strap. It has a colored LCD display that’s always on, and a colored LED backlight that’s turned on with a touch. Various color combinations are available for the LCD
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Ever wish you just had more storage space on your iDevice? AirStash solves that problem with their wireless data hotspot device that accepts SDHC cards up to 32GB. Their 2nd generation AirStash is 30% smaller than the original, but it offers 3X USB speeds, 802.11n wireless speed, and an impressive 7 hours of continuous streaming.
2nd Generation AirStash has arrived Read More
Here’s another multifunction pen and stylus, this one from Tuff-Luv. The Stylus Touchpen has a brushed aluminum body with a pen clip to keep it safely in your pocket. The top has a “soft nub” that’s a stylus for capacitive screens. Flip it around and twist the barrel to select the red or black pen
Tuff-Luv Stylus Touchpen Read More
It doesn’t matter if your everyday bag is a small gear bag or big enough for a 17″ laptop, you’ll find a bag at J. W. Hulme Co. that fits your needs. They’ve been around for more than 100 years, making duffle bags, briefcases, and sporting and hunting gear. They handcraft bags from fine leathers
Serious Style for Your Everyday-Carry Bag with J. W. Hulme Co. Read More
(Disclosure: Yonac Inc. provided a promotional copy of this app.) The iPad is a great platform for musicians, at least those of the electronic or guitar-playing variety. But what if you fit into both of those categories? Then maybe Shredder by Yonac Inc. is for you. Shredder is a full featured guitar-driven synthesizer, meaning that
Shredder – Guitar-Controlled Synthesizer for iPad Read More
FLEx Lighting has created an illuminated optical film that may eliminate the need for reading lights with e-ink readers (amongst other applications). The 50 micron film is flexible, edgeless, and invisible when turned off and produces a soft, low uniform light when on using a single low power consuming LED . It can be implemented either
FLEx Lighting Illuminated Optical Film – A Bright e-Reader Addition Read More