News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
Amazon didn’t show Kindle 2 owners any love when it came to including a case for the ebook reader. If you’re still trying to find a case to protect your reader, you might want to head over to OCTO Style and check out several of their offerings, including their seamless leather sleeve. It’s made from […]
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Case-Mate Hybrid cases for BlackBerry devices provide the Tour 9630, BlackBerry Javelin 8900 and BlackBerry Curve 8520 with dual layers of protection. A form-fitting silicone skin surrounds the Blackberry to absorb shock in the event of a drop. Wrapped around the skin is an ABS plastic shell that gives you a better grip on the
BlackBerry’s go hybrid with Case-Mate cases Read More
Pocket watch junkies will want to check out the Swiss Army 1884 Travel Alarm. It’s a limited addition anniversary watch with luminous hands and hour markers. It also has a built-in alarm feature as well as toothpick and tweezers. No knife though… This pocket timepiece is really pricey at $550. If you want one, start
From Pocket Knife to Pocket Watch – Swiss Army 1884 Travel Alarm Read More
If you are a fan of NPR radio programming, you’ll probably want a Radio Bookmark. Do you find yourself getting to your destination in the middle of a program you really want to hear or in the middle of a song that you want to know more about? If you have the Radio Bookmark you
The Radio Bookmark for NPR Stations Read More
Don’t show these Topobo sets to your kids. They will want a set for Christmas and you won’t be able to afford them. You might be able to afford a starter kit, but their 1000 piece kit will run you $4,999.00. Yowch! That’s the price you have to pay for a construction set that can
Construction Toy with Kinetic Memory – Topobo Read More
Sony is taking pre-orders for their 7″ eInk Daily Edition Reader. The Daily Edition retains the notetaking functions and the touch-screen of the PRS-600 Touch reader, and it adds free 3G connectivity. You can buy books wirelessly from the Sony eBook Store, or you can still buy and load your books with usb connection. Just
Sony Daily Edition eBook Reader Available for Pre-Order Read More
If you don’t want to brave the crowds on Black Friday, you can shop from the comfort of your computer chair for gadget-related gifts. Check out Levenger’s Pocquettes iPod/Earbud case for a beautiful leather case to store your iPod Touch, iPhone, or other similarly-sized device. The bigger, suede-lined compartment will hold your electronic device, while
Levenger’s Pocquettes Case for iPod/Earbuds Read More
Remember Janet’s review of Professor Kobre’s Lightscoop? No? Ok, go read it, I’ll wait for you. 🙂 I’m sure you want one now, so get on over to their site and enter BLACKFRIDAY at checkout on www.lightscoop.com . Good for today only.
Save 15% on a LightScoop – Black Friday only Read More
Does your gear bag look like a nest of snakes because of a bunch of loose cables and cords? Mine did before I found Strapeez cord organizers. These 8” straps are made of a “unique attachment system” that seems a little Velcro-like to me. They are completely loops on one side and completely hooks on
Strapeez by Op/Tech USA Read More
Do you use your 15″ Macbook as your primary computer and wish you had an attractive and useful way to expand its capabilities? How about the DeskBook Pro docking station from Zemno? It adds 7 USB ports, 3 Firewire 800 ports, 1 Firewire 400 port, 1 DVI output, 1 ESATA data, 1 ESATA powered port,
Turn your Macbook into a desktop – Zemno DeskBook Pro Read More
Motionbox is a video-sharing site that offers better quality and more security settings than YouTube, and – according to one customer – lets you share your personal videos with your family and friends but not “with the creeps of the world.” There are three levels of service. The free Basic level allows you to upload
Motionbox Video Service and Roku Giveaway Read More
Riff Raters is an iPhone app that lets musicians record and share their musical riffs with the world. Listeners rate and comment on the music they hear, helping to determine which riffs make the Top 25. Riffs are “short repeated melodic phrases,” usually lasting no more than twenty seconds – like a musical “tweet”. All
Need someone to rate your riffs? There’s an app for that Read More
From our friends at Lifehacker — $3 worth of MP3’s from Amazon . Do yourself a favor and download a copy of Jeff Buckley’s rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”.
Hallelujah — Free MP3’s for Thee Read More
I’ve been a fan of Chrome gear for several years. I have reviewed their Citizen messenger bag and more recently their sneakers. They have just announced a pro series line of bags that include the Berlin messenger bag. This bag looks like it’s large enough to hold all your gear and a kitchen sink. It’s
Chrome Bags Go Pro – Berlin Messenger Read More
If you’ve read some of my iPhone related reviews, you’ll know that I have a love / hate relationship with the phone. It mainly has to do with the fact that there are no call end and answer buttons on the phone. You have to use your finger, which isn’t a big deal during the
Make your gloves iPhone friendly Read More
Sanyo’s eneloop Kairo (‘eneloop’ = ‘energy’ + ‘loop’ and ‘kairo’ = ‘pocket heat’ (translated from Japanese) may sound like a weird name for a product, but your hands won’t care. They will love this small rechargeable hand warmer that is great for indoors or outdoors. It has high and low settings at 38˚C (102˚F) and
Sanyo can warm your heart and hands – eneloop Kairo Read More
Today HP announced a new smartphone – the iPAQ Glisten, which will be available through AT&T. The iPAQ Glisten is a 3G world phone, running Windows Mobile 6.5 and features the improved Internet Explorer Mobile 6. It has a comfortable, full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-enabled AMOLED screen. The HP iPAQ Glisten will be available in the
AT&T and HP Introduce iPAQ Glisten World Phone Read More
Need a raise? There’s a gadget for that. It’s the thumbsUp USB digital voice recorder. It looks like an ordinary USB flash drive, but it hides a voice recorder that can capture up to 40hrs of audio in .WAV format. So go record one of your co-workers bad mouthing your boss. Voila, instant raise. You
Covert voice recorder – USB thumbsUp Read More
We’ve seen hard cases for Macbooks for years, but now that netbooks have exploded in popularity, it’s their turn. Hard Candy Cases are easy to snap on polycarbonate shells that protect your netbook from every day bumps and scratches. That have a unique bubble texture and are available in several colors for ACER, ASUS and
Candy Coat Your Netbook With Hard Candy Cases Read More
iPod speaker systems are wonderful because they can contain 1000’s of songs in such a tiny package. The only problem with them is trying to control the docked iPod across the room by a small handheld remote control. How the heck can you navigate to your favorite album without being able to see the display?
BlackBerry NAO Music Station Read More