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If you still read dead tree books and need a way to mark your page that’s a little more fun than traditional bookmarkers, you might like the FingerPrint Bookmark Band. It’s a silicone rubber band with a molded finger that will point to a specific sentence. They are available in assorted colors. The only problem […]
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Learning a foreign language on your own can be difficult because it’s almost impossible to tell if you’re pronouncing words correctly. The Hello-Hello World iPad app offers language courses for 11 different languages, and it has a social aspect that can help you learn better and faster. You can connect with friends who speak the
Learn a Foreign Language on Your iPad – with Help from Your Friends Read More
Zero Motorcycles out of California has just released its 2012 lineup of electric motorcycles which include new power trains, models capable of exceeding 100 miles range, a new powerpack designed to last the life of the bike, and top speeds of up to 88mph. This will be the first time that a mass produced electric motorcycle
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Brewed as a collaboration between two San Fran neighbors—Timbuk2, a company founded to produce sturdy, stylin’ bike messenger bags and accessories, and Mission Cycling, a “neighborhood-based cycling club that aims to bring people together through the shared experience of cycling”—comes the Mission Cycling Wallet. It’s been designed to do double-duty. On one side, it features
Collaboration Yields Timbuk2 Mission Cycling Wallet Read More
There seems to be a gazillion Bluetooth keyboards available for the iPad and other tablets, but most of them are designed specifically for one device and are often built into a case that can only accommodate that device. The ZAGGkeys FLEX keyboard from ZAGG looks like an interesting alternative because it’s device agnostic. It can be used with Apple
ZAGG Introduces ZAGGkeys FLEX Universal Keyboard Accessory for Smartphones and Tablets Read More
Have one of those rooms that just doesn’t get enough natural sunlight ? Have a room where there’s no windows ? Got a case of the Winter blues ? Made of electroluminescent ( EL ) sheets, Makoto Hirahara’s Bright Blind simulates a window where none exists. Turn the stick and control the brightness. Measuring in
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PenGo Creative has developed a stylus pen with interchangeable tips to give you the greatest control over your creativity. The BrushPen comes with a 6mm rubber tip (the smallest tip on the market), an 8mm rubber tip, and a brush tip with actual bristles. With the brush, you’ll feel like you’re actually painting on your
PenGo Creative BrushPen for Capacitive Screens Read More
This is for all the winos wine aficionados in the audience… The Corkcicle is an ingenious product that will keep your open wine at just the right temperature. It is less messy than a bucket of ice and can be reused over and over. It’s basically a fake icicle that you freeze in your freezer
Keep your Wine Perfectly Chilled with the Corkcicle Read More
The wait for Amazon’s Kindle Fire is almost over. Just one week to go and then we’ll see if this small tablet can give Apple’s iPad a run for its money. In case you weren’t aware, the Fire isn’t just a color Kindle eReader. You’ll be able to do a lot more with this 199 dollar 7 inch
Thousands of Apps and Games Coming To Kindle Fire Next Week Read More
The Philips Saeco Xelsis Digital ID is a stainless steel high end automatic espresso/coffee machine that can brew espressos, American coffees, cappuccinos and more. Instead of pressing buttons to create your favorite drink, which would obviously take entirely too much effort, you can scan your fingerprint and it will recall your user profile. Up to 6 users can save
The item in the photo may look like a plastic salt shaker, but it’s a wireless speaker. The HomeShare Portable Speaker from Sony can play music from your iPod touch, iPad, or iPhone through Apple’s Airplay, or it can wirelessly stream music from computers, Sony Blu-ray integrated systems, or from the Sony tablet. This little 9
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Microsoft Office 2010: Tips and Tricks [affiliate link] is an eBook that offers more than 50 tips and tricks focused on making sure that you get the most out of Office 2010, which is one of the most popular and user friendly office suites in the market. With Office 2010, Microsoft made it bigger by integrating
New from STM is their Velo laptop messenger bag. Packed with lots of organizational features, yet spacious enough to just toss stuff in. The Velo could be a solid daily commute bag for your laptop, tablet, accessories, jacket, shoes, hat, raincoat, keys, journal, pens, water bottle, lunch, manicure set… OK, maybe it won’t hold ALL
STM Adds Velo Laptop Messenger Bag To Lineup Read More
Yesterday, a large asteroid passed the Earth within the moon’s orbit. Asteroid 2005 YU55, roughly the size of a large jumbo jet, safely passed the Earth on its journey through space. The last time an asteroid of this sized passed the Earth was in 1976. According to NASA, the asteroid passed at some 201,700 miles
Look up in the sky – It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s an Asteroid Read More
Environmental friendliness and sustainability are pervasive topic these days and “green” is a term that is being applied in countless areas. How about your computer? Recompute has developed what they call the “eco friendly computer workstation.” And it’s made of cardboard. Blasphemy! you scream? Brilliant! you squeal? Either way, it’s an interesting concept—check out this video for
Is your PC made of cardboard? This one is. Read More
Check out this cute audio player in the shape of two of our all time favorite Star Wars characters R2-D2 and C-3PO. The R2-D2 shaped player has a 2GB capacity, that will allow storage of up to 500 songs which can be played with or without the C-3PO shaped earphones. There aren’t many extra details
Let R2-D2 and C-3PO Serenade You Read More
While the GoPro Hero has been the defacto go to wearable camera for extreme sport photographers, Swann has just released an alternative in their Freestyle HD. Specifications include: Detachable LCD viewer 3 X Digital Zoom Waterproof up to 65′ 1080 HD Video at 30 fps 8 MP still in single-shot or rapid fire Wireless remote
Swann Freestyle Wearable HD Video Camera – Heads Up Read More
Sometimes I’ve found that I can use online maps to plan a route, but I don’t want to have to print out directions. Using my iPhone to check maps as I’m out can quickly use up my battery life – and my data plan. Mophie comes to the rescue with the juice pack plus Outdoor
Turn Your iPhone into a GPS with the Mophie juice pack plus Outdoor EDITION Read More
For years, I’ve been using a Levenger Bomber Leather zippered pouch to hold my cables, SD cards, and other small stuff. I love the bag, and it still looks beautiful after years of use, but it has no organization inside. The new Bomber Jacket Electronics Hold-All Case has the beautiful Bomber Leather that I love
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Ford is set to introduce their MyKey – Do Not Disturb technology into their cars in 2012. This innovative system is a further attempt to reduce the accident rate involving teenagers. Parents can have a special MyKey for their teenagers which restricts a number of functions while their own key has none of the restrictions. The
Ford’s MyKey Do Not Disturb Technology Prevents Distracted Teenager Driving Read More