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You’re quite fond of your iPod touch. But often it would be nice to have wireless capability without being tied a WiFi hotspot. Have a look at the ZTE Peel 3200 available from Virgin Mobile. It’s a case for your iPod touch that gives you a 3G data connection. $29.99 plus no-contract $20 for 500 […]
3G for iPod touch? ZTE Peel 3200 says yes. Read More
The Griffin StompBox is a programmable multi-functional foot controller that interfaces with the iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, enabling virtual guitar effects for any instrument that takes a 1/4-inch jack such as a guitar, bass guitar, electric violin or keyboard. StompBox was created to work with Frontier Design’s iShred LIVE app to allow musicians to
Channel your inner Jimmy Hendrix with the Griffin StompBox Read More
Oh, the references abound. Ice world of Hoth. There isn’t enough life on this ice cube to fill a space cruiser. Frozen in carbonite. My joints are almost frozen. Now you can have just the right addition to your cantina cocktails for that Jabba the Hutt party you’ve been planning with the Han Solo in
Forget carbonite. Encase your favorite smuggler (or droid) in ice with these. Read More
Our friends at Slacker Radio are giving 5 lucky Gadgeteer readers a 3-month Slacker Premium Subscription to their streaming radio service. While Slacker Basic Radio is 100% free for all, Slacker Premium Radio gives subscribers on-demand access to Slacker’s music library in addition to ad-free customizable radio. Here are some things you can do with
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Download a free app from iTunes, slide the VooMote One accessory from Zero1.tv onto your iPhone or iPod touch and transform it into a powerful universal remote to control your TV, DVD player, home stereo equipment, and other consumer electronics. Setup is easy; you’ll be walked through the process of defining the controls for your
Zero1.tv Introduces the VooMote One Universal Remote Control for iPhone/iPod touch Read More
Cost Plus World Market sells a line of inexpensive, attractive home office furniture. The Natural Charles Charging Station Hutch sits on top of the Charles Sawhorse desk to provide a place for charging your gadgets; there’s also a place for note cards or pens. You apparently provide your own power strip, which will fit inside
Natural Charles Charging Station Hutch from World Market Read More
OverDrive is the service used by more than 15,000 libraries to provide digital and audiobook access to their patrons. The OverDrive Media Console is a universal app for iPhone/iPod touch and iPad that will let you locate a nearby library offering OverDrive books, let you search their offerings, and check out books using a valid
Check Out and Read Library Books on Your iOS Device with OverDrive Media Console Read More
We’ve seen multi-tools before, but how about a multi-tool that happens to be in the form of a pen? The Smith & Wesson Tactical Survival Pen not only writes like a normal ink pen, but it can break glass and start fires. It’s made of Aircraft Aluminum with a screw off top that exposes a
Smith & Wesson Tactical Survival Pen can do more than write Read More
The Solder : Time from Spikenzielabs is an easy to solder wristwatch kit that has a laser cut acrylic casing that allows you to see the internal PCB, electronic components and battery (CR2032). There’s a velcro wrist band included, but you can also wear it as a badge with optional badge clip. This looks like
You aren’t a real geek unless you solder your own watch Read More
Kenton Sorenson designs simple, elegant leather goods in his Wisconsin studio. His pieces are made from salt-cured, vegetable-tanned leathers from “unbranded male cattle hides raised by American ranchers – a type less than 1% of all available hides.” Each piece is “cut, oiled, conditioned with beeswax, and hand stitched using a heavy thread prior to
Kenton Sorenson Handmade Leather Short Stay Bag Read More
Is your iPhone 4 part of your essential EDC (Everyday Carry) items? Are you a minimalist? If the answer is yet, they have a look at the Speck CandyShell Card case. Speck took their CandyShell case for the iPhone 4 and added a rubberized slot on the backside for up to three credit card-sized items.
iPhone case or wallet? Speck says you don’t have to choose. Read More
If you use your laptop in public a lot, you’d probably benefit from having a means to secure it against theft. Griffin offers the universal TechSafe Cable Lock System that uses the laptop’s hinge as the attachment point, so it will work equally well with all laptops. You slide the patented hardened steel LockBlade through
Keep Your Laptop Safe with TechSafe Read More
Riding a stationary bike can be good exercise, but it can also be really boring. The Pro-Form Le Tour De France Indoor Cycle changes that. First of all, it’s not exactly your typical stationary bike. This cycle has both an incline and decline feature, so you will get a real up and downhill workout. You
Win Le Tour De France in your Living Room Read More
From Timbuk2 are three brand spankin’ new laptop backpacks. From left to right they are the Amnesia ($89), the TRACK II ($79) and the Superbad (regularly $60, currently on sale for $49). All made of ballistic nylon, all with lotsa smart organization features and all available in a multiple color schemes. Which one’s your favorite?
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Kobo now has a touch screen version of their eReader called the Kobo eReader Touch. It is very similar the Nook Touch, but has no hardware buttons, and is a little narrower. The key specs are: 6″ Pearl high contrast E Ink display Infrared touch screen 2 GB of storage Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n SD Card slot
Kobo eReader Touch Edition Read More
Gadgeteers aren’t going to be satisfied with a plain brown lunch bag – where’s the fun in that? We want a lunch box that does something special. The Stainless Steel Lunch Jars from Zojirushi should please any gadget lover. They will keep your lunch hot (or cold) for hours, and they look cool doing it.
Zojirushi Stainless Steel Lunch Jars Read More
Don’t want to bother finding a TV and the correct cable to view those videos on your camcorder? Sony has a solution. The HDR-PJ50V camcorder is an HD Camcorder that records 1920 x 1080 Full HD 60p on a 220GB HDD and includes an integrated projector that can display up to a 60″ diagonal image. The projector is only capable of
Sony Camcorder with Projector Read More
These purse organizers were originally designed to keep women’s purses organized and to make it simpler to change bags, but I don’t see any reason why guys couldn’t make use of them in gear bags, too. This Travelon RFID Blocking Purse Organizer has a woven metallic fabric sandwiched inside the walls to protect RFID cards
Purse Organization with RFID Blocking Read More
Blue Microphones announced the Radius, a suspension shockmount for the Yeti and Yeti Pro. The Radius is designed to isolate the microphone body from ambient vibration when mounted on a mic stand. It is similar to the Ringer, which is designed for the Snowball USB mic. Radius allows the Yeti or Yeti Pro to sit upright on
Blue Microphones Announces Radius Shockmount for Yeti, Yeti Pro Read More
I’m not sure how this will be an improvement over the virtual keyboard on a tablet screen, but the Magic Cube Virtual Laser Computer Keyboard from Snugg will project a full-sized keyboard on your work surface. It can be used with tablets, smartphones, and any computer that can use a Bluetooth keyboard. It’s £169.99 (about $275)
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