News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
I don’t know about you guys, but I have a raging case of iPad fever! I spent a lot of time yesterday looking at iPad apps and accessories. In my online travels, I discovered some gorgeous wooden cases made by Substrata, a woodworking company in Oregon. Substrata already offers beautiful wood cases and stands for […]
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If you are a photography buff or just like to build things, check out the Plamodel build-your-own working 35mm camera with a 28mm lens. You simply snap together the plastic parts in the DIY camera kit from Japanese design house SuperHeadz. This could be a fun project for you to do with a younger child who’d
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If you’re lucky enough to be jetting off to a hot country this year for your holiday and you enjoy snorkelling or scuba diving, then you’ll need one of these. UK company Bladefish have come up with the SeaJet, a powerful, compact, lightweight and very manoeuvrable sea scooter. They’re easy to operate and weigh just 4.7kg. There are
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QSTARZ has released its SR-Q2100 Super 10-in-1 Outdoor GPS. A handheld, sport-ready device for hiking, cycling, or travel, it includes Sport GPS, Location Back and Route Plan modes, each with multiple features. Also includes the software QPlanner for route planning, QSports for health management and QTravel for travel logging and geotagging. Tons of additional features,
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Ambient offers an umbrella that can tell you when you need to take it along. The umbrella’s handle contains Ambient’s wireless data-radio that constantly receives information from AccuWeather.com. When precipitation is headed your way, the handle will glow and blink with various patterns to let you know if you’ll be getting rain, drizzle, snow, or thunderstorms.
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The Rechargeable Bike Entertainment Gadget from Brando is several gadgets in one. It has a modular design with a snap on FM Radio and LED flashlight. It also has a built in 4GB MP3/WMA player with built in speaker. A special bicycle handlebar mount is also included, making it a great gadget for long bike
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Deep down, whether we’ll admit it or not, everyone wants to be a ninja. Let your office ninja emerge from the shadows with these Ninja Star Push Pins from Chromoly, available at ThinkGeek. About 2.75″ across, they are realistically-sized, molded ABS plastic with a chrome-plated finish and each has one tip replaced with two push
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ThinkGeek offers a very portable, wearable universal charger they call the Bracer of Battery Life +2. Unlike most charge-as-you-go chargers, this battery-extender doesn’t ruin the sleek lines of your phone, mp3 player, or gaming device, and you don’t need a different one for each of your gadgets. You wear the Bracer on your wrist like
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The brand new Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS watch, designed primarily for joggers has recently been unveiled. It’s sleak, small and packed to the hilt with features. Garmin have also said it will be priced reasonably too. The 110 Forerunner will be Garmin’s latest entry-level watch however, don’t be fooled as just because it’ll be its cheapest model, it’ll still pack a punch when it comes to fetaures. Firstly,
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Okay, I know I said in my Are Gadgets Just for Guys? article that I don’t consider perfume a gadget, but I certainly must admit that these Star Trek fragrances from Genki Wear must qualify as a type of gear. Genki Wear offers Pon Farr for women who want to “leave logic behind” and “drive him wild”.
Automobile aficionados can put the pedal to the metal with the Case-Mate Vroom. A standard-looking, black silicone iPhone 3G/3GS case from the front, but the back features a tire-tread pattern reminiscent of speed-rated performance tires. All controls are accessible and a lip gives chrome bezel protection and a “lay on the table” design. Also
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The Flexi PC Pet ID Tag gives you one more way to identify your pet to help you get him back if your dog ever is lost. The Flexi PC Pet ID Tag is a 64 MB USB drive housed in water- and shock-proof housing. It has an autorun program that lets you easily enter your contact information, contact
Wish you had a place to stow your iPod while running or traveling? Koyono‘s BlackCoat-T and -Tx line of cargo T-shirts features two specially-designed, hidden pockets that are interconnected by a single passageway. A central zipper opening provides easy storage and removal. Use it for an iPod an a cell or whatever combination of person
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Victorinox have released a few USB / Swiss Army Knives in the past, but there latest version, the Secure Pro is (according to the company anyway) ‘un-hackable’ and looks like a real gadget geeks dream! The company actually offered a prize of £100,000 to the first professional hacker who could crack the drive. Nobody could manage
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Cocoon, the same company that makes the Grid-It organization system, offers an unusual laptop bag designed for women. The Women’s Laptop Tote is a tear-drop shaped bag that’s 20.2 inches wide X 4.5″ deep X 17.2″ high and comes with a detachable, adjustable shoulder strap. Inside, there’s a removable, cushioned neoprene sleeve that can hold up
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When it’s a Duracell-Powered Neuton mower which can be charged on only 10 cents worth of electricity. Neuton’s are the quietest lawn mowers available and are powered by a rechargeable 24 or 36-Volt Duracell battery so they don’t require gas or oil, which means no more messy, smelly stuff on your hands and clothes. They
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Those of you that frequent Starbucks and other coffee shops are quite familiar with the thin cardboard collars that can be slid over your cup to keep your hand from melting. The guys at amronexperimental.com have come up with a much niftier alternative. It’s the Heatswell coffee cup. I has the insulating collar built right
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I don’t want to say how often I misplace our TV remote. Smartfinder 4-in-1 can help. Attach one of four color-coded, adhesive-backed receivers to something, then hold down the correspondingly colored button on the RF transmitter to trigger an audible alarm on that receiver. Also includes a suction hook to attach the transmitter to
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ThinkGeek has some really cute USB devices to make the mundane more fun. They have a 2 GB USB storage drive that transforms into Tigatron. Trypticon and Grimlock will transform into 800 dpi mice with 3 buttons and a click wheel. They’ll work with Mac OS X and with Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7.
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