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The Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound System connects to most audio devices such as iPods, MP3 players, iPhones and Blackberries with a universal stereo plug. The expectant mother wears a fashionable (have you ever wondered who decides what is and is not fashionable?), lightweight belt around her pregnant belly. The belt has four speakers and a […]
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Another CES unveiling: Kodak will have a new entry to their consumer-grade digital camera line–Slice, available in April 2010. The 14MP camera will feature a widescreen 3.5″ color touch screen and built-in facial recognition software in order to instantly tag and search for your friends from your customized database. Up to 20 unique faces can
Kodak Slice, Digital Camera with Facial Recognition and Touch screen Read More
Featured in the ‘Top 10 for the year’s coolest gadgets’ from CNN, The Sonos S5 is an all-in-one music system that brings unlimited wifi-based streaming into the home that is controlled from an app on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Play music from your iTunes library, internet radio stations, music from Pandora, Last.FM and Napster.
Stream music around your house with a Sonos ZonePlayer S5 Read More
At least it’s a watch for the amateur astronomers! ThinkGeek offers the Astrodea Celestial watch for about $600. It’s pricey, but the face revolves to show a real-time display of the position of stars and the sun. The watch displays 1109 stars (brighter than +4.8 magnitude) and 169 galaxies. Sorry, but it’s only accurate if you are near
A Watch for Astronomers Read More
Have you ever fried a keyboard because you spilled a drink on it? Do you have to share a keyboard at work and you wonder how clean those keys are – especially now when everyone is concerned with preventing H1N1? Unotron makes a line of waterproof, washable keyboards, mice, and even card readers. They offer corded
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Here at The Gadgeteer, some of the cat fanciers on the team have reviewed four different automated cat litter gadgets. First there was the ScoopFree, then the CatGenie, then the CatGenie 120 and just recently, the Litter Robot. Each one of these systems have their good points, but they all require you to purchase consumables
Forget the litter box, let the cat use YOUR toilet Read More
The Korg Pitchjack is a chromatic tuner for guitars and basses. It allows for tuning seven-string guitars (7B through 1E) and six-string basses (low B through high C). It plugs into the instrument jack and has LEDs that show the string number and tuning status. It even allows for flat tuning. It’s angle is adjustable, it has a
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The StandHear from Agent18 is an adjustable device stand for your iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry Storm, Palm Pre, etc., that makes it a perfect accessory to take with you on your next flight. The feature that makes this $24.95 device shine is the built in earphone splitter. Now you can easily watch a movie with
StandHear lets you share a movie with a friend Read More
ThinkGeek has a watch with Bluetooth 2.0 that pairs with your cellphone so you can see caller ID information right on your wrist without having to take your phone out of its case. When your phone rings, the watch vibrates against your wrist to let you know you have a call. There’s even a button
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Mobile Edge has released four new Sumo Camo Messenger Bags that utilizes a random mix of the Sumo logo in various sizes and colors to create a one of a kind urban camouflage pattern. They have an adjustable padded computer compartment that will allow you to tailor the bag to carry a 9” Netbook, up
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The iClooly (I think I could have come up with a better name than that) from Pyramid Distribution is an aluminum desk stand for your iPhone 3G or 3GS that pivots for use in landscape and portrait orientations. There are cutouts for the docking connector, earphone jack and wake button, making it a nifty little
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Do you ever get tired of saying “sit” or “stay” to your pooch? Now you don’t have to because the Digital Ultrasonic Voice Recorder Dog Trainer from Uxsight will do it for you. It’s a handheld device that can record up to 8 commands and play them back at a touch of a button. If
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Just in time for the kick off of the ninth season of American Idol, there is the lengthily named The Only Scoring Karaoke Game to tell you just how pitchy your rendition of “Hey Jude” really is. Featuring a wireless microphone with an adapter that plugs directly into your television, this karaoke game measures your pitch
It’s a Little Pitchy, Dawg–Karaoke Game Read More
If you have a lot of old cassette tapes, vinyl albums, 45s, and even 78s, you’ve probably had some sticker shock realizing how much it would cost on iTunes to convert all that music to digital files – if the songs are even available. The Crosley Songwriter is a nostalgic-looking media player that can playback
Convert Your Old Vinyl Albums to CDs with the Crosley Songwriter Read More
Yesterday at CES, Technocel announced the Ear Vibes headset. This is the first stereo headset that vibrates to the beat of your music when your tunes hit the low frequency bass. They include a microphone for hands free voice calls and will be available January 15th for $29.99.
Technocel Ear Vibes – Earbuds That Vibrate to the Beat Read More
The Microsoft Arc Keyboard which will be available at Best Buy in February for $59.95 has a unique domed shape that makes it a comfortable couch surfing companion. This 2.4Ghz wireless keyboard weighs less than 1 pound and has a built in battery indicator.
The Microsoft Arc Keyboard is Optimized for Your Lap Read More
Do you ever wonder what your cat or dog does while you’re at work? Clip the Pet’s Eye View camera to his collar and get an idea of what he’s been up to while you’re gone. The camera can take photos at 1, 5, and 15 minute intervals. It can record up to forty 640
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The Photolink One-Touch from Pandigital might be an easy way for people to quickly archive old family snapshots without needing a computer. It’s a 600 DPI scanner that can handle up to 5 x 7 inch images and saves the files to a memory card using its built-in 5-in-1 card reader. The price is nice
Pandigital Photolink One-Touch Scans Your Snapshots Read More
Last month we reviewed the RF EFO Wireless Keyboard and Touchpad and now they are offering the same keyboard in wired (USB) and Bluetooth versions. The Bluetooth version will be priced at $60 and the USB version can be purchased for $22 directly from EFO.
EFO Keyboards Go Bluetooth and Wired Read More
The Jelfin ball shaped mouse has a soft gel covering and has been designed with ergonomics and comfort in mind. I don’t know about you, but it doesn’t look very ergonomic to me. Although it might be soft to the touch, it seems like it would be uncomfortable to curl your hand over it. What
A Gel Covered Mouse? Read More