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Elegant Henge Docks MacBook Docking Station

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Does your MacBook double as your desktop workstation, requiring you to manually plug in a full-size monitor, keyboard, printer, external drives and other peripherals every time you sit down to use it?  Henge Docks has come up with an elegant solution.  Slide your MacBook down into the Henge Docks Docking Station and bam, you are up […]

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Win a Free Custom Photo Book from Inkubook

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The nice folks over at Inkubook.com have been kind enough to give us a coupon code  for a free custom photo book that we are going to give away to one lucky gadgeteer reader. Inkubook offers both soft and hardcovered photo books (check out our review), along with calendars, photo cards and other products. The winner can use

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To Boldly Go Where No Strained Peas Have Gone Before

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If you or a friend have a baby, you need to start the young geekling off correctly with this Star Trek Enterprise Light-Up Feeding System from ThinkGeek.  The set includes a bib with motion-activated LEDs and a feeding spoon.  The Enterprise has an on/off switch and comes with three pop-off spoon attachments.  The bib and

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Great Repair Site for Dell Laptop Owners

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Parts-People.com is a family owned business that was started back in 2002. They have a shop in Austin, TX and a web site that specializes in Dell laptop repair and parts replacement supplies. You can send them your laptop for repair, or if you are a DIY kinda of person, you can purchase the parts

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Play The Devil Went Down to Georgia on your Fiddle with the Bluetooth K-Bow

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The K-Bow from Keith McMillen is a Bluetooth enabled bow for the violin, viola, cello and bass, which is constructed of Kevlar and graphite. While the K-Bow may look similar to a normal bow, it’s actually a real-time controller that will allow you to manipulate the sounds coming out of the stringed instrument for which

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Nintendo improves the 3DS eShop

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Nintendo will be adding a few new features to their 3DS eShop.  This November update will include downloadable add-on updates to existing games, limited-play demos, sleep mode downloads and a web based eShop.  I’m really excited about the web based eShop.  It will be so much easier browsing the increasingly growing number of titles in

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GTX GPS Shoes Can Protect Alzheimers Patients

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Every few weeks, I’ll see a Silver Alert news story about an Alzheimers patient or otherwise vulnerable adult who has wandered away.  That’s just in my area, so imagine how many of these at-risk people there are in the country and how many of them could be missing at any given time.  GTX has developed

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The Original Kitchen iPad Rack Has Been Updated

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Last December, Julie told us about the Original Kitchen iPad Rack.  The designers have been busy since then, and they’ve refined their design.  Now, the mounting bracket is made of clear acrylic so it almost disappears from view when the shelf is removed (see the bottom picture).  Good news for apartment dwellers who can’t drive screws

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MYTRAK – Another fitness gadget to motivate us to get off the couch

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I’m starting to notice a trend lately… In the last few months, there have been 4 similar $100 fitness gadgets announced. We reviewed the Fitbit (link below in the related posts list), then there was the NewYu, then the Striiv and now the MYTRAK. They all have some type of display that shows your daily

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No More Back Pain from Sitting on Your Wallet with the SamAnna Designs Wallet

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Many men seem to carry thick wallets in their back pockets, and sitting on this “brick” can cause back and leg pain – making them part of the 27 million people in the US who suffer from back pain.  The SamAnna Luxury Wallet is worn on your belt, so no more “wallet sciatica, wallet neuropathy, or simply fat

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FitDesk – The Perfect Product for Keeping Fit and Reading The Gadgeteer at the Same Time

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Do you find it difficult to tear yourself away from the great reviews and news here on The Gadgeteer to perform your daily workout? It’s understandable, but I might have a product that can solve that problem. The FitDesk is a stationary exercise bike that has a built-in platform that holds your laptop so that

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Dingoo A380 Mini Game King – Is it the Ultimate Retro Handheld Video Game System?

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The Dingoo A380 is a handheld gaming console that will let you relive your favorite games from years gone by. It has built in wifi that supports 2 player gaming and wireless controllers. It also has AV out so that you can play games on a big screen TV. The Mini Game King can play

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Logitech’s K750 Wireless Solar Keyboard is now available for the Mac

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Last December, Andy reviewed the K750 and loved it. The only problems with it were the lack of a Mac specific version that could take advantage of the special apps required to view charging info and the special function keys didn’t work. Those problems are now history because Logitech has just announced a Mac version

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