News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
This goes out to those of you that are always on the lookout for a unique wallet. Remember the Flipside wallet? Well, they’ve updated it with some cool new features that make me want to try one right away. Updates include the ability to hold 7 credit cards instead of 6, a removable business card […]
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Verizon announced their LTE (4G) roll-out plans. After the jump you can see the list of 38 Metropolitan Areas. I was very pleasantly surprised to see Cincinnati listed, as I waited a long time for 3G to make it here on T-Mobile, and have not heard when Sprint plans 4G for my city. Click on
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The Funchico retro-style laptop bag from Rainebrooke looks like an old 1950-60’s travel case for women. The Funchico is made of tan and cream tweed with metallic pink threads woven in. The bag has imitation-leather long handles that can be worn on your shoulder and a grab handle. There are four metal feet to protect
Funchico Retro-Styled Laptop Bag for Women Read More
Levenger offers some gear organizer bags that are a cut above most organizer bags. The Bradley Hold-It-All case is made of full-grain leather with a pebbled texture and nickel hardware. In addition to the main zipper compartment, there’s a zippered pocket along the length of the front. Color choices are black or espresso brown. Choose a
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The Griffin Technology CinemaSeat case turns your iPad into an entertainment center for the back-seat passenger. A strap with Velcro closures on the back of this padded case wraps around the front seat’s headrest and holds the iPad at a perfect height for watching videos or playing games. There are cut-outs in the case to give easy
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The Gadgeteer has mentioned a few methods for turning your iPhone and iPod touch into a universal remote. Here’s another from New Potato Technologies. The FLPR, fast learning programmable remote system, turns your Apple device into a powerful universal remote. You connect the FLPR infrared interface to your Apple product, download the free app from the
FLPR – Fast Learning Programmable Remote for iPhone and iPod touch Read More
Do you have a lot of tunes on your mobile phone, iPod Touch, iPad, etc? Want to wirelessly stream those tunes to your stereo? Weezy will do it for you. It’s an interestingly shaped small device that plugs into the stereo input / aux-in jack of your stereo and receives streaming music from your device
Weezy Wirelessly Streams your Tunes from your Mobile Device to your Stereo Read More
We know LEDs are great for flashlights, status lights for your smartphones, and a bunch of other uses, but raise your hand if you ever thought to use LEDs on a bottle of vodka. Anyone? Anyone? MEDEA Spirits must be the only one with a vision because they recently announced the world’s first LED programmable
MEDEA Spirits – Booze with a message Read More
The Paprika Recipe Manager App lets you use your iPad to collect and organize recipes from websites and add your own custom recipes. You can easily download recipes from some major recipe sites, and you can also copy and paste recipes from any website. You can create your own categories and use the built-in search
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If you have a Windows Mobile 6.5 device and wish the interface looked a bit more like an iOS device, Jeffrey Embregts has answered your prayers. He’s created an iPad theme that is freely available through Modaco and XDA Developers. Go grab it, you know you want to!
Make your Window Mobile 6.5 phone look like an iPad Read More
Because of their beliefs or budget or other personal preferences, not everyone uses leather products. The Acase Imitation Leather Flip Book Jacket for iPad is an attractive book-style case for the iPad that is made of imitation leather. The interior is lined with a suede-like material to protect the iPad. The case converts into a multi-angle stand (horizontal
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I saw over on Engadget that Seagate released a new BackArmor NAS 440… That has 12TB of storage in a 4-drive NAS for $1899.99 . No, that’s not a type-o : 12TB of storage in a 4-drive array. Somehow the BlackArmor team has snagged the 3TB drives that us regular people can’t buy at the
12TB NAS for $1899.99? Read More
This has to be the cutest USB toy that I’ve seen in awhile. It’s a little plastic Owl that can perch on the top edge of your laptop screen or on an included tree stump. It can blink and cock its head from left to right. Unfortunately it won’t hoot or flap its wings, but
Robot Owl for your Laptop Read More
If you’re looking for a greeting card that can also be a gift, look no further than the Pandigital Photo Greeting Card sets sold at Amazon.com. There are three themed sets: birthday, holiday (not Christmas specific), and general. Each set has three cards, each with a different design, and costs $34.99. The cards contain a 1.4″
Pandigital Greeting Cards with Digital Photo Frame Read More
Remember the old commercials for Reese’s Cups? “You got your chocolate in my peanut butter! You got your peanut butter on my chocolate!” Well, with the SE 8 LED +1 Laser Pointer flashlight, you’ll have your laser pointer in your LED flashlight! This little flashlight has eight super bright 100,000 hour LEDs and an FAA-approved red
You Got Your Laser Pointer in My Flashlight! SE 8 LED +1 Laser Pointer and Flashlight Read More
My idea of a perfect cold activity is to stay INSIDE where it is warm, curl up on the couch and read a good book. If you are prefer a more extreme activities like alpine sking or snow boarding, you might like to check out the Recon-Zeal Transcend goggles. These are the world’s first googles with a built in GPS enabled head-mounted display
Real time GPS for Alpine Skiers – Recon-Zeal Transcend Goggles Read More
We’ve seen water-powered clocks, now here’s a water-powered basic calculator. The Hydro Power Calculator from NeatoShop has three “batteries”. You simply add tap water to these cells, and the metal-alloy electrodes produce electricity through a chemical reaction. You’ll need to replace the water every 2-3 months. The Hydro Power Calculator is $9.95.
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I have ebook readers on the brain, perhaps, but I really like this V.Reader from VTech. My daughter always liked having things like mine, so she would have loved to have a little ebook reader of her own when she was in the target age (3-7). The V.Reader uses interactive stories that feature favorite cartoon characters to
Help Your Child Learn to Read or Improve Her Skills with the V.Reader Read More
Julie already told you about H2O Audio’s Capture waterproof armband case for iPod nano 5th gen. Just add H2O Audio’s Surge 2G Waterproof Headphones to complete your kit. The redesigned earbuds are aerodynamic and water-tight. You’ll get 5 sets of Elastomer earbud caps to ensure a water-tight fit. The patented waterproof design can withstand “heavy perspiration, rinsing
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We’ve seen a bazillion different iPad stands here at The Gadgeteer, but this iPad stand from Weisbeck Design Studio’s is the first $300 stand we’ve seen. It’s made of American Cherry hardwood with a polished aluminum base. It’s definitely gorgeous, I’ll give it that. But you can buy half an iPad for that price. At what point
Would you spend $295 to prop up your iPad? Read More