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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 […]
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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
This application caught my eye because there are four nurses in my family. The Pocket Body (Musculoskeletal) application was developed by Pocket Anatomy in association with a leading National University of Ireland Medical School. It features a fully anatomically-correct human figure with nine layers of musculoskeletal, neurovascular, and internal organ visual content and 30,000 words
Forget About Gray’s – Learn Anatomy with Pocket Body (Musculoskeletal) from Pocket Anatomy Read More
With the playGo USB, you’ll be able to wirelessly send music from your PC or Mac to your powered speakers, stereo receiver, or even your headphones. The playGo USB transmitter plugs into your computer’s USB port, and it uses its own wireless protocol to send music to the receiver up to 75 feet away. It
Wirelessly Transmit Music from Your Computer to Your Speakers with playGo Read More
Having literally just finishing the latest Skulduggery Pleasant novel, these spooky speakers caught my eye immediately. The Minuskull speaker system is the work of French designers Kuntzel+Deygas. Available in walnut or black and white piano lacquer, these measure in at 9.25″ x 10.64″ x 5.91″. “We expect from a loud-speaker something more than just a beautiful
Minuskull Speakers Sound Spooky Read More
If you have a smartphone, you probably have or have seen additional photo apps to alter the state of your pictures. With Lomo and vintage-style photos being such a craze, HolgaDirect has put out the SLFT-IP4 case and filter mount compatible with the iPhone 4 and 4S that will aid the amateur hipster photographer without
Vintage-fun with the Holga iPhone Filter Wheel Read More
Most bathroom tub and shower faucets don’t have any settings indicators, so you never know for sure if you have the water temperature adjusted to your liking before getting in the shower. These simple, yet ingenious Temji bands from Dreamfarm stretch to fit most any faucet. Simply use trial-and-error one more time to find the
Keep Things from Getting Too Hot with Temji Shower Temperature Dials Read More
Here’s an attractive entry to the world of iPad stands. The Mantis Stand for iPad & iPad 2 from Flatscreen Arms is made of solid aluminum and has an anodized, maintenance-free finish. The swivel, tilting head let’s you position your iPad in vertical or horizontal orientations; you can even adjust it to hold the iPad
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The generous people at Zazzle are offering three lucky Gadgeteer readers a free custom case (worth $34.95 + free US shipping) for their iPhone. The winners can choose their own custom artwork / photo so that they will have a one of a kind case to protect their phone. Full contest details after the jump.
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Because of recent updates to the OS, it is possible to print from your iPhone or iPad directly without having to first transfer your document to a computer, but only to certain Airport printers. There are apps that will let you print to other brands, and that’s fine for home use where you likely have
Print to Most Any Printer from Your iOS Device with xPrintServer Read More
Are you a retro computer geek (with big wrists)? Perhaps the Click Keypad Watch available from Watchismo is for you. Based on a numeric keypad, blinking lights on the number keys are capable of indicating both the time and date. It’s 40mm x 46mm x 10.5mm (1.6′ x 1.8″ x .4″) so not the
If you constantly switch between your tablet computer and paper, you’d probably like a stylus/pen combination. Scott Wilson + MINIMAL have a Kickstarter project to fund the LunaTik Touch Pen combination stylus and rollerball pen. You can see from the illustration, the pen point deploys through the stylus point. You can switch from a
LunaTik Touch Pen Combines a Pen with a Stylus Read More
A few days ago I posted a news item about a contest that BenQ is holding on Facebook to help promote their new Joybee GP2 Mini Projector. I just posted our entry for that contest and I need you guys to help me win. What’s in it for you? Four chances to win prizes! If
Vote for the-gadgeteer.com’s BenQ Joybee video to win $500! Read More
NASA is offering up a pretty cool way to help the crew of the International Space Station stay connected with the terrestrial bound inhabitants of good ole Mother Earth by sending an electronic postcard. The free postcards will arrive at the orbiting International Space Station, according to the NASA website, “Your well wishes will be
Send an electronic holiday greeting card to the crew of the International Space Station Read More
This YINLIPS Android Game Console and WiFi Tablet from ishareGifts packs a lot of functionality in a small package. It emulates NES, SNES, GB/GBC/GBA, Mega Drive, MAME, N64, PSX, Flash 10.X games. It also functions as an Android 2.2 tablet with which you can surf, listen to music, watch videos, use apps, read ebooks, and
YINLIPS Android Game Console and WiFi Tablet Read More
I’ve seen magnetic paint and chalkboard paint, but I’ve never seen conductive paint before. Bare Conductive makes conductive paint that allows you to paint electrical circuits anywhere: floor, ceiling, clothing, walls – anywhere but skin. The paint is water-based, non-toxic, and air-dryable. Once dried, it becomes the circuit. You can paint over it so it
Create Electrical Circuits Anywhere with Paint Read More
It’s not really a pencil and it’s not really a pen. The Beta Inkless Pen designed by Axel Weinbrecht, is a writing tool with a tiny metal tip made of lead that unlike regular lead pencils, will not wear down with use. It lays down a grey line that doesn’t smudge or erase and can
Writing instrument that never needs sharpened and never runs out of ink Read More
Coby has announced an upcoming line of Android Internet tablets that will be among the first to feature the Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” OS. They’ll be introduced at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2012. There will be a 7″, 8″, 9″, 9.7″, and 10″ model, and all will have the
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