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NERF-Branded Tech Gear from Sakar Set to Blast Off for the Holidays

NERF has certainly changed from the spongy footballs from when I was a kid! Sakar International, under license from Hasbro, has just announced NERF-branded gear for kids, including night vision goggles, helmet cams, and other audio, visual, and technology merchandise. This gear has been specifically designed and molded to look like the NERF material of […]

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Pocquettes Protective Cases for Tablets and eBook Readers from Levenger

By Janet Cloninger / October 9, 2011 / News / Cases and Covers, eBook Reader accessories, eBook Readers, Tablets, Ultra Portables / Leave a Comment

I’ve already told you about the Levenger Pocquettes case for your iPhone, iPod, or other similarly-sized devices. Now Levenger has two new cases for folks who like to use their other devices caseless but want a protective carrying case with room for accessories. Both of the new cases in the Pocquettes line have pebbled full-grain

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Tonka XT Ricochet Trickster R/C Car

By Morgan Bornstein / October 8, 2011 / News / Toys / 1 Comment

The holidays are getting ready to hit again–somehow it seems like I just finished paying off the bills from this past holiday season. Luckily Hasbro has a new toy out that is very cool and doesn’t put a strain on my thinning wallet–the Tonka XT Ricochet Trickster. Last season’s R/C “it” toy seemed to be

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Samsung NX200 20.3MP Compact Camera System

By Janet Cloninger / October 7, 2011 / News / Camera, Camera gear / Leave a Comment

The new Samsung NX200 camera combines a powerful 20.3MP CMOS image sensor with a small package. The NX200 body is only 4.6″ wide X 2.5″ tall X 1.44″ deep. It comes with the 18-55mm lens and the flash unit shown in the picture. The Samsung NX lens uses single AF, continuous AF, and manual focus.

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Automatic Wine Preserver from Thumbs Up

By Janet Cloninger / October 7, 2011 / News / Home and Kitchen, Wine accessory / Leave a Comment

What do you do if you’ve opened a bottle of wine but didn’t finish it? Thumbs Up, a UK-based company, has the answer to that question with their Automatic Wine Preserver. This battery-operated device fits over the bottle opening; press a button, and the Wine Preserver automatically pumps out up to 75% of the air

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Amazon Special Offer – Kindle 4 with Special Offer without Special Offer ?!?

By Ian Lim / October 7, 2011 / News / eBook Readers, Kindle / 6 Comments

An Amazon Special Offer to convert your new Kindle ” with Special Offers” to “without Special Offers” has just been released. Whether there’s been too much confusion among new buyers of Amazon’s new budget ereader about what they were actually purchasing or for some other reason there’s now a way to remove those “annoying” ads without having to

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When you’re too snookered to read an LCD

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 7, 2011 / News / Health and fitness, Safety / 3 Comments

Does it make me weird if I’ve never been drunk and I’m 47 yrs old? 😉 I’ve just never seen the appeal of getting inebriated. But that’s just me. If you often find yourself a little tipsy and blurry eyed, you might want to order the Talking Breathalyzer. This device can be customized to play

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Akash Android Tablet – Enabling India for $38

By Ian Lim / October 6, 2011 / News / Android, Android tablet, Tablets, Ultra Portables / 11 Comments

The Indian Government and Canadian company Datawind have just released the Akash, a 7″ Android based Tablet. The Indian government has contracted to buy some 8 to 10 million of the devices by March 2012 and will initially be giving the devices away to students for free and when available commercially will sell for around

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From Fab.Com – Incredible looking ceramic speakers – I wonder how they sound?

By Brett Cooper / October 6, 2011 / News / Speakers / Leave a Comment

Are you looking for a really cool set of speakers that should also sound great too? Then look no further as the team at Fab.com have found a limited edition set of 200 Ceramic Speakers designed by Joey Roth. These ceramic speakers are made of porcelain with cork enclosures. They feature a custom designed Tripath

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Save Your Hearing with EarPeace

By Janet Cloninger / October 6, 2011 / News / Gear, Health and fitness / 3 Comments

Have you ever been to a concert and then spent the next day listening to the ringing in your ears? That sound indicates that your ears were exposed to possibly damaging sound levels. “The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders states that about 15% (26 million) of Americans between the ages of 20-69

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RIP Steve Jobs – 1955-2011

By Ian Lim / October 5, 2011 / News / Apple, iOS / 14 Comments

The world will mourn the loss of a truly creative and visionary individual who has done so much to shape the world of gadgets as we know it. RIP Steve Jobs www.apple.com

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WaterField just announced my next favorite wallet

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 5, 2011 / News / Gear, iOS, iPhone, Wallets / 6 Comments

For those of you that read my reviews, you’ve probably seen me mention the fact that I’ve been carrying a WaterField wallet for the past 5 years. I’ve loved the shape, and style and that it has a zipper that keeps the contents from falling out. On numerous occasions, I’ve zipped my iPhone inside so

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Mini Speakers that really suck

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 5, 2011 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Speakers / 6 Comments

I know you’ve always dreamed of being able to attach a small speaker to the front of your iPad, notebook display, etc. Brando has just made your dreams come true with the USB Portable Mini Stereo Speaker With Sucker. These little speakers have a suction cup on the bottom that can stick to any smooth

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Epson Introduces LabelWorks Label Printers

By Janet Cloninger / October 5, 2011 / News / Home and Kitchen, label maker / Leave a Comment

Bring a little pizazz to your organization system with labels printed with these new label printers from Epson. You can create professional looking labels using the 14 fonts, 75 frames, and more than 300 symbols included with these LabelWorks printers. They also use significantly smaller lead margins for up to 60% less margin waste. Epson

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Apple’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event wasn’t just about the iPhone

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 4, 2011 / News / Apple, iOS, iPhone, iPhone 5 / 34 Comments

Along with thousands (millions?) of other geeks, I have been pressing refresh on my browser for the past hour and a half trying to get the latest Apple news via the various live blogging sites which have been crashing with all the traffic. I’m not sure if I remember ever having this much trouble with

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Designing a website? Use this stencil kit!

By Jackie Cheng / October 4, 2011 / News / Leave a Comment

UI Stencils has an awesome tool for all website designers that like to layout their designs on paper. Their Website Stencil Kit comes with a stainless steel stencil, Zebra mechanical pencil, plastic protector, and 2 UI Stencils stickers. It works perfectly with their Browser Sketch Pad. The Website Stencil Kit is priced at $26.95 and

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Edit Photos on Your Tablet with Adobe Photoshop

By Janet Cloninger / October 4, 2011 / News / Camera gear, Photo editing software, tablet PC, Tablets, Ultra Portables / 1 Comment

Adobe has announced its Photoshop Touch suite of photo editing apps for tablets. You’ll be able to use images from a variety of sources, including the online picture sites and your on-board camera. You can combine photos with layers, even using your on-board camera to fill in a layer as you work. You’ll be able

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Pink ZOMM Benefits Breast Cancer Research

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 3, 2011 / News / Leave a Comment

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and ZOMM, has announced that they will donate 10% of net proceeds from the sale of each Pink ZOMM Wireless Leash to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The pink, keychain-sized ZOMM is the first wireless leash for cell phones – it will flash, vibrate and even sound an alarm

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Baladeo 22G is Svelte, Lightweight Pocketknife

By Andy Jacobs / October 3, 2011 / News / Knives / 3 Comments

To utter the words, “There are a lot of knives on the market,” would be a pointless understatement. So many have similar visual style that it can be difficult for a company to design one that cuts through all the others as both eye-catching and offering something new to the potential buyer. Thumbing through my

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House of Marley Introduces Eco-friendly Audio Collection

By Bill Henderson / October 3, 2011 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Earphones, Headphones, iOS / Leave a Comment

Hey mon, Bob Marley’s family has been busy. With the desire to carry on Bob Marley’s musical message of peace and love, The House of Marley has released a line of audio products.

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