News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
Lemur Vehicle Monitors offers 3 different wireless modules for your car that look pretty useful. EconoDriver will display cost per trip, current gas mileage and the Green rating of your driving performance (hmmm, not sure exactly what that means…). The SafeDriver module displays the maximum speed, miles traveled and number of sudden stops since the […]
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Sure, your iPhone can transform into a flute, locate your favorite Gadgeteer posts, and even file your taxes… But can it really accept payments via debit/credit card? Thanks to the creative cats behind the concept of Square, mobile transactions are now a reality. Square is exactly what the title implies, a small, square dongle that
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Barnes and Noble has announced the Lyra Book Light case for the Nook in their online store. The cover is made of polyurethane, and uses a polycarbonate clip mechanism to hold the Nook in place. The LED light assembly is made of aluminum and plated chrome. Three AAA batteries are required, and they fit into
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Today at PMA 2010 (Photo Marketing Association), Joby announced two new products. The Gorillapod Magnetic and the Ballhead X camera mounts. These products continue the tradition of their popular flexible camera tripod, but add a few new features. The Gorillapod Magnetic contains powerful magnets in its feet, allowing it to be anchored to any magnetic
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Pong Research is offering a silicone case for iPhone 3G/3GS that they say has “been verified by industry leading laboratory Cetecom to reduce SAR for the iPhone 3GS in the WCDMA 1900 by over 60%.” The case includes a gold PCB module that is placed near the iPhone’s antenna to attract energy radiating from the
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Every gadget lover is afraid of at least one thing: the sudden permanent loss of a currently-used piece of technology. Whether it’s theft, liquid damage, or physical damage, any iPhone user who has carried their Precious into the Genius Bar has found out the ugly truth: these things are not covered by AppleCare. AT&T offers
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Add some fun to your desk with the Galileo Gravitator from ScientificsOnline. The Gravitator comes with four spheres decorated to look like Saturn, the Moon, Mars, and Jupiter. The spheres float within the brass-colored cage of the Gravitator. The base of the Gravitator have LEDs to illuminate the suspended globe, so it can be used
There is a rule in my house–for every t-shirt I buy, my girlfriend makes me part with two others. To a normal person this might be a simple task of weeding, but for me it’s akin to parting ways with a longtime friend. I can easily think of a dozen shirts I own, do not
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The Mirus Schoolmate Convertible is a netbook with an 8.9″ LCD screen (1024 X 600 resolution) that can also be used as a tablet. The Schoolmate Convertible has 1 GB of memory, a 60 GB PATA disk, 802.11 b/g/n wireless, an Intel Atom processor, and runs Windows XP. It comes with speakers and built-in microphone and
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Computer Software Engineer Barbie is officially Barbie’s 126th Career Choice. Whoda thunk it? Barbie, that iconic symbol of glamour and the impossible figure (and wardrobe) is now a nerd. Yes, tech fans, Barbie the doll by Mattel, is now a geek. In order to celebrate Barbie’s 125th career choice (mid life crisis anyone?), Mattel sponsored
Retro style marries with high-tech accuracy in the Atomic Pocket Watch from Hammacher Schlemmer. The watch maintains its accuracy using the radio signal from the atomic clock in Ft. Collins, CO. The body of the watch is surgical-grade stainless steel, and it comes with a 14″ stainless chain. The pocket watch has an analog face with
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The M-Edge New Yorker Jackets are a beautiful way to protect your Kindle. The jackets feature artwork from the covers of New Yorker magazine printed on fabric. There are two images available; this picture depicts the “Bookopolis” cover by Eric Drooker. The interior of the jacket is microfiber, and the Kindle attaches with the Kindle hinge system. There
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With Pogoplug, you can easily access your files from any computer anywhere, and you can share your files with anyone you choose. Simply plug the Pogoplug into your router, plug up to 4 USB external drives directly into the Pogoplug (more with a USB hub), and set up secure access through the Pogoplug web site. You can access your
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You can receive and record local HDTV broadcasts on your PC using the USB digital tuner from Hammacher Schlemmer. It comes with an antenna, and the ATSC tuner (the same as the ones used in full-sized HD televisions) supports up to 1920 X 1080 resolution. You can also receive and record FM stations. The included software
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Anyone who’s tried to photograph something to sell on eBay – or anyone who’s written a review for The Gadgeteer – knows how hard it is to get good pictures. It’s almost impossible to find bright, diffuse light sufficient to get clear, well-lighted pictures that can show the kind of detail needed for these endeavors.
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I’m always futzing with the wires on my earphones and am always on the lookout to free me of that task. (I’m not into Bluetooth [shudder].) I bumbled onto this MiniWinder thang by Skylab Products (via SlipperyBrick) and thought “hmmm”. It apparently has a mechanism to auto-wind your earphone cables, though I can’t tell how
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Okay, this isn’t a gadget, but hey – even gadget-lovers eat lunch! This bento-style lunchbox from Obentec is a waste-free way to pack lunch for yourself or your kids. The Laptop Lunches kits were developed by two women who wanted to reduce the staggering amount of paper and plastic waste generated each day in their childrens’ school
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If you are fascinated by the moon – or just by clocks that show the phases of the moon, like me – then ScientificsOnline has a clock for you. The Galilea Moon-Phase clock has an analog clock in a black plinth that supports a detailed lunar globe. There is a matte black shield that moves to
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I’m not like our gadgeteer buddy and real storm tracker Mark Rosengarten, but I do like to keep an eye on the weather. Especially during the winter months. On my iMac, I use Geektool to put an updating radar image of Indiana in the bottom corner of my screen, but now when I want to
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The Cyberus ebook reader from Sungale offers a 7″ LCD touch screen with 800 X 480 pixels resolution. In addition to letting you read ebooks (TXT and PDF), you can also use the Cyberus to display and download pictures from Picasa, read RSS feeds from Yahoo and Google, listen to IP radio, access your Gmail account,
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