News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
We know the iPhone can do a lot of things, but turning it into a microscope never occurred to me… Brando is now selling an attachement for the iPhone 4 that will do just that. It is a special slide on 60x lens with an LED illuminator. It actually has 3 LEDs. Two for the […]
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OptiShot, an Infrared golf simulator from Dancin’ Dogg Golf, lets you and up to three of your friends play a round of golf without leaving home. Using your own golf clubs and the OptiShot optical infrared pad and software, you can play on simulations of a variety of US golf courses, one in Thailand, and
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Music not your thing? Ok, would you pay $5 to have someone read your fortune with Tarot cards, plan a vacation for you, draw your portrait, or take a picture holding a sign with your message in front of the Whitehouse? You can have all these things for just $5 each by going to fiverr.com.
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If you have a lot of books that you aren’t interested in keeping and you’d like to read a lot of other books without buying them or going to the local library, you should check out BooksFreeSwap. To get started, you simply list all your books by ISBN. Hardcovers, paperbacks, kids books, textbooks, and audiobooks
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Dang it, I should have taken this keyboard and iPad combo with me on my vacation last month instead of my old Stowaway keyboard. The USB Typewriter is exactly what it looks like – an old fashioned manual typewriter. It will work with any USB capable computer and iPad. You can buy a pre-converted typewriter for $500
To heck with portability, connect a USB Typewriter to your iPad Read More
Now this is cool. I’ve been to Italy several times and the ingenuity of the ancients is truly remarkable. Colosseums, aqueducts, and now this. I dental colleague of mine had a post on his dental blog about this awesome gadget, yes, GADGET, found in the Mediterranean area, dating from the Middle Roman period, that’s 200-300AD!
The MiLi Power Spring 4 case for iPhone 4 does more than protect your device. Inside the case is a 1600mAh battery that can increase your talk or internet time by about 6 hours, or music by 36 hours, or video by about 10 hours. The case has a glossy black finish with a one-piece design; the
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Sculpteo is a French company that does 3-D printing from your own 3-D designs. If you aren’t skilled in 3-D graphical design, Sculpteo has a special product that still lets you create your own customized figure. You can create your own avatar simply by sending them two photos of yourself – face-on and profile – and specifying
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The T-Mobile G2 was finally rooted permanently, and the folks on Engadget pointed to the XDA-Developers forum with the instructions. The big warning about bricking your phone should be understood throughly before even thinking about trying this out on your own G2: WARNING: THIS COULD PERMENANTLY BRICK YOUR PHONE, INSTEAD OF ROOT IT IF YOU
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ZAGG, the people with the invisibleSHIELD skins for gadgets, has a 6000mAh extended battery that works with any device that charges with a USB cable. The ZAGGsparq 2.0 has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery; the power plug to recharge the unit is built in to the ZAGGsparq 2.0, so there’s no extra cable to carry. There
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The new Zipbuds from Digital Group Audio have an actual zipper for the cable. The zipper keeps the cable from tangling. The speakers have 8mm drivers, Kevlar-reinforced cords for extra strength, a gold-plated 3.5mm audio jack, and optional ear clips for extra stability. Frequency response is 20-20,000Hz with 2mW of power. You get three sets of ear
Zip Up Some Untangled Earbuds from DGA Store Read More
Phosphor has just announced the availability of the World Time Watch with curved E Ink display that utilizing the paper-like display technology found in the Amazon Kindle. This watch offers the ability to select from 24 time zones for one display mode, while optionally displaying a second time zone simultaneously. The Phosphor World Time Watch
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Soundfreaq has launched its first wireless, multi-device-enabled hi-fi audio dock. The Sound Platform is a Bluetooth-enabled speaker, equipped to support multiple devices, including the iPad, iPhone, Android and Blackberry. In addition to providing external sound for TV shows, videos, games, Internet radio and apps like Pandora, iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users can download the
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The Black Belt Watch company makes special watches available only to certified holders of black belts, regardless of the martial arts style. The Spirit model is a Swiss-made quartz chronograph and has a 42mm steel body and a silicone/rubber watch band. The key codes of Bushido are engraved around the face of the watch. This
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About a year ago, Julie told you about the iSteady camera stabilizer for iPhone and iPod nano. After some time and some changes, the iSteady Shot ARC is available to pre-order. This camera stabilizer supports your iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS while you take videos and eliminates the shakes and jitters you often get with
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This KickStand case for iPhone 4 from Macally snaps over the corners of your phone and protects the back. The rubberized surface improves your grip. All ports and controls and the camera are accessible. There’s a kickstand on the back to hold your iPhone 4 in the horizontal position. You even get a detachable residue-free screen
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There’s a lot of backup batteries on the market, but Just|Mobile has one of the few that are Apple-certified for iPhone/iPod. The Gum Plus is compact (3.1 x 2.3 x 0.9 in) and has a rounded aluminum case. Outside are LED lights that act as a battery meter. Inside is a 4400 mAh battery (1A
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If pocket bulging smartphones aren’t your style, how about an unlocked GSM phone that you can wear on your wrist. You know you’ve always wanted to be a secret agent. Now you can… sorta. At least you’ll look the part with the Kempler & Strauss W Phonewatch. We’ve seen wrist phones before, but this one
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We’ve seen TV remote controls with touch screens, voice control, and shaped like a magic wand, but I don’t think we’ve ever seen a remote control in a pillow before. The Pillow Remote Control from Brookstone is a soft Brown sofa pillow that can control up to 6 different home theater devices. It has easy
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Have you guys seen the commercial showing the guy with his guitar plugged into his iPad? He’s using the AmpliTube iRig from IK Multimedia – a combination of an easy-to-use instrument interface adapter and guitar and bass tone mobile software. This hardware device plugs into the headphone jack on your iPad or iPhone/iPod and acts
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