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Untitled Jersey City Project – A work in progress TV drama. Will you watch?

This post brought to you by Untitled Jersey City Project. All opinions are 100% mine. Is it just me, or do most of the television shows these days seem to follow a cookie cutter plot of whatever happens to be the current fad? That’s why we have several Witch, Vampire and other creepy dramas on […]

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Bring out your dead – Amazon Kindle Trade-in

Love the new Amazon Kindle lines but just can’t justify upgrading to the latest version because your old version still does the job perfectly well?  Now you can trade your old Kindle (or other e-reader that that matter) using the Amazon trade-in program.  Just enter the model and condition of your old faithful friend and receive a gift card ranging from

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Biodegradable iPhone Case from the Guys at iBend

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Ever give a thought to what happens to all those cases and accessories you bought for a gadget after it’s been replaced?  Well, the guys who brought us the iBend stands for iPhone and iPad have given it some thought, and they’ve designed a fully compostable and  biodegradable case for the iPhone 4/4S.  The ecoSnap case

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Dress your Macbook in a warm and cozy V_Neck Sleeve

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We dress ourselves. We dress our kids. Those of us who are a little on the kooky side even dress our pets… So it shouldn’t be that unusual to dress our iPads and Macbooks too right? Computer Apparel is now offering the V_Neck Sleeve for iPads and 13″, 15″ and 17″ Macbooks. The V_Neck Sleeve

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Can Your iPad Stay in Place on a Porsche Traveling 60 MPH?

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If it’s wearing a SofShell cover from SofProducts, it can.  It can also stay on a piece of glass slanted at a 70-degree angle with the SofShell back cover.  These covers are made of a clear plastic material with a super-tacky texture.  They are lightweight and hypoallergenic (no latex).  SofShell cases are available for the

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Gaiam Strap-Free Touch Heart Rate Monitor – No Chest Strap Required

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The Gaiam Strap-Free Touch Heart Rate Monitor from Oregon Scientific does not require that you wear a chest strap or arm strap. It features a touch screen and uses ECG technology. Just place 1 or 2 fingers on the sensor to see your heart rate. In addition to displaying your heart rate, it has clock,

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Need a whiteboard? Use the back of your laptop with DrawTop!

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I frequently use a whiteboard to convey a concept or have a dialogue with a client.  With whiteboads and whiteboard markers it is a good chance that they are not what you want them to be when you show up at someone’s office:  the whiteboard is blurry or stained and there is usually one red

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Keep Your Charging Cables Close at Hand with the Scosche clipSYNC Carabiner Cables

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About a year ago, we told you about the Scosche flipSYNC charging cables.  Now, Scosche has updated their compact cables and converted them to carabiner clips, so they’ll be even easier to keep on a keychain or clipped to your gear bag.  The clipSYNC gear features full-sized charging cables with a spring-loaded carabiner built in.  Each clipSYNC is less

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Cut Your Energy Costs with The Sauer Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine – and Win a Vespa Scooter from Sauer and The Gadgeteer!

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sauer Energy. All opinions are 100% mine. I saw a poll question on a news site recently asking if the US was heading for another recession.  I was confused because I hadn’t realized the current recession had ended!  Then yesterday I hear that our

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Sony RDP-X500iP Premium Speaker Dock for iPod, iPhone, and iPad

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This speaker dock from Sony has a lot of features to make the music stored on your iOS device sound its best.  Sony’s RDP-X500iP Premium Speaker Dock uses S-MASTER digital amplification that “gets you closer to the music” with high-performance audio output.  Sony’s Clear Phase™ linear phase correction circuitry “ensures reduced distortion and increased sound

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Easy and Smart Hard Drive Storage from BytePac

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BytePac, a company based in Germany, offers a new way to enclose and even archive hard disk drives.  Internal drives are cheaper than external drives, but you can’t use them unless they can fit into your computer or you have a some sort of case and connector.  The BytePac Kit comes with a SATA/USB connection

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Kindle 3 (Keyboard) not gone or forgotten – Firmware Update

While the Amazon Kindle family is still growing with new models, it looks like Amazon hasn’t forgotten or stopped developing for those who have or prefer the Kindle 3 ( Keyboard ). Firmware 3.3 updates the K3 to match some of the features of the newly (to be) released siblings. Primarily : Download your archived

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Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera – A Whole Ball of Fun

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If you’re like me you love 360° panoramic pictures, but trying to get a good one is hampered by having to be very precise with overlapping, lighting and other factors. Using 36 fixed focus 2 megapixel Camera modules and an accelerometer used to measure launch acceleration, the Panoramic Ball captures a full spherical  panoramic view at

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Hex Icon Watch Band for iPod nano 6th and 7th Generation

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We’ve reviewed silicone watch bands from Hex that convert your iPod nano into a watch, and now we’re going to tell you about their newest style for the 6th and 7th generation nano.  The new Icon Watch Band has a polycarbonate case and band, and the style reminds me of those expensive ceramic watches that are

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Rapoo keyboard makes Apple Wireless keyboards jealous

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At least I wish I could use the Rapoo Keyboard with my iMac. This skinny wireless keyboard from Brando has a sexy look and cool features that include a touchpad that can be toggled to a number pad. Unfortunately it is only compatible with Window 7 / Vista / XP computers. It’s available now and

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Snag a copy of “These Are The Droids You’re Looking For: An Android Guide”

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These Are The Droids You’re Looking For: An Android Guide [affiliate link] is a 23 page eBook for readers who want to learn about Android’s history and the different versions on the market. Other topics this guide will cover are home screen interface, multimedia, the android marketplace, tweaking your android and security. There are a few

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