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LEGO Brick Light

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This giant LEGO block is made of translucent plastic and has four bright LED lights inside.  The bricks are 3″X3″X1.25″ and use 3 AAA batteries for power.  You just stick the LEGO brick on the wall of your closet or inside a cabinet for a little extra light where you need it.  The LEGO Brick

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$5000 on your wrist – Jorg Hysek’s HD3 Slyde Watch

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Jorg Hysek and his team of designers at HD3 Complication have just announced their high-end, touchscreen watch that is uniquely and geekily-stylin’…. The Slyde mixes slim, sleek lines, a bit of old-world style, high-tech HD touchscreen, with a hint of the Matrix. The HD3 Slyde will be available in black, gray titanium or pink gold

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Conceal & carry your EDC with Bill’s Urban Wallet

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Are you an EDC junkie?  Got a bunch of gadgety essentials bouncing around in your pockets or bag?  Organize ’em with Bill’s Custom Cases.  Bill is a one-man show that produces cases in several shapes and sizes made from rugged materials to protect all manner of small objects.  Among them is the patented Urban Wallet

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Tree Designs iDesk – Minimalism meets wood

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Fans of the Apple wireless keyboard and Magic Trackpad now have a way to bring the two together while also offering a solution for hiding some of the miscellaneous items on your desk. It’s the Tree Designs iDesk, a cabinetry grade wooden tray that holds both peripherals side by side. Lift up either device and

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Porsche’s aren’t just for driving – Porsche Design P’3125 Slim Line Writing Instruments

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Porsche Design has announced a new line of fine writing implements, the P’3125 Slim Line (From $260). They are known for their fine (and relatively expensive) writing tools. The P’3125 Slim Line is crafted out of polished palladium brass with a precision milled finish on the barrel and cap.

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Wake Up or the Wookie Will Kill You

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This battery-operated alarm clock from ThinkGeek combines Star Wars and LEGO into a cute, useful package.  The clock comes with 21 LEGO pieces, including Chewbacca and Stormtrooper minifigures.  You’ll even get pieces to built a blaster turret on top of the clock.  It’s 3.75″ X 3.75″, and it has a crescendo alarm that gets louder

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Grichels Bags and Cases – A Wrinkle in Reality

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Like most Etsy shops, Grichels sells limited edition handmade items.  Grichels has modified a lighted Sony Pocket Reader case by applying a piece of leather that has been wrinkled and combined with a pair of eyes to form Gonart, the reader guardian.  The Sony reader cover is $76.  The shop also offers a variety of

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A sleep system for your iPad? There’s a bed for that.

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You love your iPad so much, that you want to keep it nearby even while you’re sleeping. It’s ok, you’re not crazy… Really. And to prove it, there’s a bed designed just for you. It’s the iCon bed from Hollandia International. This bed pairs a Hollandia adjustable 3D mattress with a custom headboard that includes

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Bored with your spork? Get a foon instead.

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Spice up your next camping trip with the GSI Outdoors telescoping ultralight foon. It’s a combination spoon and fork made of Lexan polycarbonate resin that goes from 5.75 inches to 4 inches long with a flick of the thumb. It’s available in several colors and can be found for $1.75 at Sierra Trading Post.

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Give your geek a Silver USB Flash drive from LaCie for Valentine’s day

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The Christofle Galet from LaCie is a silver plated 4GB flash drive that is designed to make your favorite geek swoon. It definitely looks snazzy. It comes with a lanyard to put it on your keychain or even wear around your neck. But at $130, I think I’d rather have a Kindle 3 or something more useful. What about

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Take your photography to the next level

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My best buddy Bill of iPhotosports.com sent me a link this morning telling me that I needed to check out Ortery Photosmilie systems so that I could take my product review images to the next level. Ortery’s multi-dimensional imaging tools allow you to take 360 degree 3D images and videos of products. They offers several

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Jawbone ERA – Accelerometers aren’t just for smartphones

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Jawbone has just launched the first Bluetooth headset with a built in accelerometer that enables the wearer to shake the headset to initiate pairing with a mobile phone, and tap tap the headset to answer or end a call. In addition to the new motion sensing technology, the Jawbone ERA also has a 25% larger

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Tired of waiting for the mythical White iPhone 4? Convert your Black one with this kit

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If you’re willing to void your warranty and pay an insane £159.95 ($253.61), this White iPhone 4 Conversion Kit from MobileFun will make your dreams come true. The kit contains a front panel consisting of the glass, digitiser and Retina Display LCD, a rear panel with the Apple logo, replacement dock connector, headphone jack and home

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Smartfish announces the Engage Keyboard, the world’s first intelligent keyboard

Smartfish the maker of the Whirl Desktop Laser Mouse has introduced a keyboard companion, the Engage Keyboard with ErgoMotion. The keyboard uses the ErgoMotion technology that prevents Repetitive Stress Injury. The Engage Keyboard with ErgoMotion tracks the user’s work pattern and makes incremental changes to itself so the user’s hands and wrists are never in

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