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Less deadly than the poison ring (review coming soon), yet more punch than the Kinext gear ring, the Stunning Ring is a nice in-the-middle choice for those with the discerning but not pretentious fashion sense. This bauble from Defense Devices can shoot a 2-second stream of liquid 2-3 feet by pressing a switch on the […]
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Now you can use WiFi and email to almost effortlessly add photos to a digital picture frame. The Kodak Pulse frame has its own email address; you email pictures to the frame and they’re automatically added to the frame’s library. Kodak says you can store up to 4000 images in the 512 MB of internal
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Well I think this is legit. While most postings for a see-through toaster make note that the designs are just concepts, I found the Magimix Vision see-through toaster (“coming to Williams Sonoma stores in Spring 2010”) on actual web sites, for sale as of right now. JohnLewis.com claims it has “more than 10 in stock”
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With Tivo Premiere, your mom can replace her cable box and have access to cable programming and much more. In addition to movies on cable premium channels, the Tivo Premiere lets you download from Netflix, Blockbuster On Demand and Amazon Video On Demand – even videos on YouTube. You can playback photo or video montages
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The Sony MDR-PQ4 Qlasp earbuds clip to your earlobe to keep them in place no matter how active you are. The Qlasp in-ear buds weigh less than a third of an ounce, have a 3.9 ft cord, and a gold-plated L-shaped mini plug. The 9 mm dome-shaped driver reproduces frequencies of 6-23,000 Hz. They come in a
The Easy Guide To Computer Networks [affiliate link] includes a step-by-step guides on how to set up different kinds of networks, how to use them to share internet, files and printers with others. Learn how to secure your connection and location, and how to access private networks. There are a few hoops to jump through
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RingCentral has chosen The Gadgeteer and 24 other blogs (see list after the jump) to host their Ultimate Small Business Start-up Package Giveaway. Each of these 25 sites will give away one (1) account for 12 months’ free service of RingCentral Mobile ($300 value) to the winner of each of our individual contests. From those
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“The Story of You As Told by Nerds” baby book from ThinkGeek is the perfect gift for the geeky new mother or mother-to-be. Instead of recording typical milestones in Baby’s life (first smile, first steps, etc), you’ll be able to document your little “Geekling’s” apparent opinion of being born, his/her first nosebleed, first genius moment, and
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The Motz Tiny Wooden Speaker is a handcrafted wooden speaker that has been carved to look like an acorn. It includes a USB connector for charging the internal Lithium Ion battery and a standard 3.5mm jack to connect to audio sources. It also has a built in FM radio. It’s available from Pyramid Distribution for
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An Etsy shop, iChocolates, is offering the perfect Mother’s Day gift for that iPhone-loving mom. You get 20 pieces of organic, fair trade, gourmet chocolates in a box made to look like an iPhone. The chocolates are made with the “Chocographics” technology, which prints full-color edible app icon designs. Normally, the icons look like the ones you’re
Just in Time for Mother’s Day – Chocolate “iPhone apps” Read More
As part of my “How Friggin’ Lazy Are You??” quest, check out this Talking Heart Rate Monitor and MP3 player from Hammacher Schlemmer. It reports your heart rate to you aurally while providing a 1GB MP3 player. Neat idea, but 1GB may be too limiting for some. Comes with a chest strap and USB cable.
When You’re Too Tired to Look Down at Your Wrist Read More
Wow, I sure didn’t see this one coming… It was announced today that HP will purchase Palm at a price of $5.70 per share of Palm common stock in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. HP is not a company that even sprang to my mind when we heard that Palm were
Rumba Time unisex watches are made of silicone, some with a solid band and some with a magnetic link clasp. The watches are water-resistant to a depth of 99 feet. The Rumba Time watches are ideal for wearing while working out, but they look good enough to wear any time. The watches are ultra-lightweight; the
From CamelBak comes the breakthrough concept of wearable hydration with the RaceBak, designed for cyclists, endurance athletes and triathletes. RaceBak fits comfortably under a jersey and has an aerodynamic and stable compartment for a 72 oz/2.1 L reservoir (1-2 hrs of hydration). Available in white/graphite color scheme, in both men’s and women’s styles. Not sold
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Just last week was “Earth Day,” so have a gander at these iPhone 3G/3GS cases from Grove. Made in Oregon with 100% bamboo to ease your eco-conscience and available in 3 bamboo colors and 7 aluminum bezel colors. Choose from plain ($89.99), artist series designs or add your own custom art ($99.99 for either). Price
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Tokyoflash Japan has just released a new watch design, Kisai Broke. The Kisai Broke is their first watch is USB rechargeable. Touch the button and a shattering animation will light up the display. The outer ring of blocks represent hours in the same position as hours on a clock face. The inner ring of blocks
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No, it’s not a safe to store your CDs. It’s a safe for small valuables that looks like a stack of CDs in jewel box cases. There’s a velvet-lined, oval storage compartment inside that’s 4.5″ X 4.0″ X 2.0″. It comes with stick-on labels for the spine. Complete the look by putting a CD under
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How would you like to create your own custom uber Swiss Army style multi-tool? Now you can with the Switch from Quirky. It comes with 18 different tool attachments. You choose if you want a small (2-6 tools), medium (4-10 tools), and large (7-13 tools) sized tool by swapping the different blades/tools in and out.
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You may have seen the various cell phone watches coming out on the market in the last year or so. I remember scrounging for one a few years back with very little success: they were either too large or too expensive. The Thrifty Cell Phone Watch (yes, that is its name) is a recent contender
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So your iPod or iPhone’s got your personal music collection. And it’s got streaming music through Pandora. But what if you want good ol’, low-tech local FM radio on your iPhone or iPod? Till now, there’s been no good solution, but Griffin‘s iFM may have solved that. Plug iFM into your iPod and it wakes
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