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Android Touchscreen Control for your Canon EOS DSLR

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Need a bigger view screen or want touch control of your Canon EOS DSLR ??? Currently still in Beta/Prerelease, Chainfire from XDA has released DSLR Controller ( Beta ). Full control of your Canon EOS SDSLR from your phone or tablet through USB. Check it out on the Android Market. Currently $8.55  This will go […]

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HP Touchpad Australian Touchdown – Bonus 3G Wifi Router

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The HP Touchpad that’s been available in the US since July  finally has a release date of August 15th in Australia. Following it’s permanent price drop in the US, the Australian release price  will also  be $100 cheaper than first indicated.  Harvey Norman will be the initial exclusive retail partner. Will webOs have the  features

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Learn to Play Piano with the ION Piano Apprentice

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Combine the 25-key lighted keyboard from ION with your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, and you’re on your way to learning to play piano.  You  use the free teaching app in iTunes with the Piano Apprentice keyboard, and you follow along with the lights on the keys as they guide you to learning to play

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Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet – The Cure for Business?

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Is the corporate world ready for Android ? Is Android ready for the corporate world? Lenovo seems to want us to think so. Due for release on August 23, the new Thinkpad Tablet is being pitched firmly at the corporate market. This 10.1″ WXGA , IPS, Gorilla Glass unit comes with Android 3.1, 64GB storage,

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Logitech Launches Keyboard Case for Samsung Galaxy Tab

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Back in February, I reviewed the ZAGGmate iPad Keyboard Case and now there’s a version available from Logitech for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. This case / keyboard combo snaps over the tablet when not in use and doubles as a stand and Bluetooth keyboard when you need to type on the go. Shortcut keys

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HP Touch Pad $100 Price Reduction Now Permanent

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HP must have liked the results of this weekend’s $100 discount to their WebOS-based tablet because they’re making it permanent. The 16-gigabyte model will now sell for $399 and the 32-gigabyte unit will go for $499. Rumor has it they’ll be releasing a 4G/WiFi model in the coming months that will also feature a faster

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Win a 32GB WiFi iPad 2 with Vonage and The Gadgeteer!

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Yesterday we told you about the new Time To Call application from Vonage. It’s a FREE iOS app that allows you to make international calls to 190 different countries by charging the flat call fees to your existing iTunes account. In an effort to promote that app, Vonage is allowing 75 different websites to giveaway

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Amazon Sends Kindle to the Cloud

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Over the past few years Amazon has created Kindle reading software for just about every electronic device in existence. Today, they announced they were taking the Kindle to the cloud with their HTML5 based reader.  Now anyone running Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Safari on Windows or Mac OSX or Apple’s Mobile Safari on the iPad, iPod

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We’re Helping Vonage Promote their Time To Call iOS App and Huge iPad 2 Giveaway!

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Vonage has just introduced their free Time To Call iOS app that makes VOIP international calling faster and easier by charging your calls directly to your existing iTunes account. You won’t have to enter your credit card info, create a new account or commit to a monthly subscription. Prices are pretty reasonable as they offer

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Apple iPad and iTouch Users can join the Google+ Circle

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Google has released an update  to their Google+ app for iOS.  Finally  iPad and iPod Touch users can join  Google’s “Facebook Killer”  beta social networking site. That being said it appears that the client isn’t actually optimized for iPad, it’s just a big blown up iPhone version ( but then again the Android app’s not optimized

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Whipping Post Picker’s Wallets

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Awhile back Julie wrote about the Orpheus wallet, a wallet for guitar players.  The company selling that wallet is currently out of business, awaiting a relaunch, but it seemed that from that article’s feedback the price ($107) was a bit much for the average gadgeteer.  Whipping Post, makers of a gorgeous line of guitar cases,

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Protective Leather Cases for DSLR Cameras

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 If you use your camera equipment in extreme conditions, or even if you just like the look, you may want a protective case for your camera.  The leather DSLR cases from SkyTop Trading are handmade in their Colorado shop from saddle leather and lined with glove-soft leather.  They are available for various DSLR models from

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Toshiba announces new laptop that displays glasses-free 3D and 2D content at the same time

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Using auto-stereoscopic display technology, the new Toshiba Qosmio F755 3D laptop will be the first laptop on the market that is able to display glasses-free 3D and 2D content at the same time on the same screen. Users will have the option to watch 3D content in full-screen or condense it into a smaller window

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Timbuk2 Snoop is Back (Pack)

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Those who follow The Gadgeteer will know that Timbuk2 is one of those products that always get favourable reviews.  Hot on the tail of their Snoop Messenger, Timbuk2 has released their Snoop Backpack. With adjustable inserts, pockets galore for all your camera accessories, tripod straps and even a padded notebook compartment for up to a

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