News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
Skooba’s new Netbook Neo Sleeve is a form-fitting, padded neoprene zippered case that protects your 10 inch netbook from everyday abuse such as bumps and scratches. You can carry the Neo by itself with the included shoulder strap or inside another larger gear bag. There’s even a zipper compartment on the front that provides space […]
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Good news for early adopters, Google announced today that they are releasing the beta of Google Maps Navigation for Android 1.6 users. That means if you have a G1, MyTouch or other Android phone running 1.6 you will be able to get most of the navigation features in the newly released Droid. This release does
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This morning I was taking a shower when I noticed a drop in the water pressure. We have an old house, and this always happens when someone turns on the water somewhere else in the house – but no one else was using any water. After a couple of minutes, the water pressure returned to
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Do you think your tweets are so wise and profound that they should be captured forever? No one should ever forget the tweet about your 10 inch tall pastrami sandwich masterpiece and subsequent bathroom episode an hour later. Your tweets can live forever in a TweetBookz. TweetBookz are 5.5 x 8.5 inches wide hard cover
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As much as we gadget-fiends might like to have Bluetooth or WiFi connections for all of our peripheral devices, unfortunately the technosphere hasn’t yet caught up to our vision. If cable management is an issue for you, check out the Gumbycord, er… Flexicord (sorry, couldn’t resist) by Ziotek. Patent-pending Memory Cord Technology allows Flexicord to
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The purpose of the Headset Buddy ($9.95 to $14.95 available from Webko) ) is a little hard to conceptualize or appreciate at first glance. In fact it is rather a niche type of product. For those of us who a) do not enjoy clutter; b) do not particularly care about Blue Tooth (gasp); and c)
Headset Buddy – Weird Name, Neat Idea Read More
Motherboard has a great video interview with Ralph Baer. Who the heck is Ralph Baer you ask? He’s the father of many interactive games including some classics that gadgeteers of my generation remember fondly. Remember Pong? Simon? Yes, Ralph and his team invented them. The wonderful thing is that Ralph is still building games today!
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I can’t let a week go by without finding a new wall outlet gadget to tell you all about. Today we have the DLO WallDock. As you can see from the image on the left, this is a clever wall-mounted battery charging dock for iPhones and iPods with docking connectors. It has a higher power
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The Dash Cam Dually has two built-in 1.3 Mega Pixel cameras to capture the scene in front of your car AND what’s happening inside your car. Four Infrared LED’s illuminate the interior of the vehicle so you can even capture video at night. Video is recorded to the included 2GB SD card. Another really cool
Capture the action inside and outside your car – Dash Cam Dually Read More
Have you ever wanted to connect your laptop to your TV, but wanted to keep the laptop next you on the couch instead of placing it across the room where the TV is located? I have a gadget that should solve that problem. It’s the new AT-HDAIR wireless USB to HDMI or VGA adapter from
Look Mom, no wires – AT-HDAIR Wirelesss USB to HDMI Adapter Read More
Hello fellow couch potatoes! I’m not sure if this is actually news or just something that I happened to stumble upon, but tonight while I was surfing on my DirecTV DVR, I inadvertently pressed the Right arrow key on my remote while watching a live show. When I did, a popup appeared on the Right
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Remember the insanely huge gummy bear from Vat19? Who doesn’t? 😉 Would you like to win one of your own along with 18 other unique prizes? Then head on over to Vat19.c0m to enter their Cyber Monday Mega Giveaway contest.
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The new Mega Mini Spy Camera Ultra from Brickhouse Security is less than half the size of the Flip Video, the Creative Vado, and other similar budget camcorders. The Mega Mini Ultra is available in a choice of 9 colors including pink, red, silver, white, yellow, lime, blue, orange and black. The camera records 30fps
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Sony is offering current PRS-500 owners the option of trading in their ereader for $50 off the purchase of a Reader Pocket Edition purchase or $75 off a PRS-600 Reader Touch Edition purchase. Or, if you want to keep your PRS-500, they have a firmware update to give it support for ePub format books. This
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Those crazy gadget guys over at ThinkGeek.com are offering a cute little keychain speaker shaped like an oversized original iPod earbud. It has a standard 3.5mm headphone jack and doesn’t require any batteries. It might make a fun little stocking stuffer and will only set you back $8.99.
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I’m not a Twitter user, making me and the dog down the street the only non-Tweeters in existence. Listening to the ladies on The View talk about their Tweeting habits just kind of kills the whole draw for me. But if I was interested in reading vapid celebrity comments or broadcasting my thoughts (as few
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The Chinon AVi is an all in one entertainment system. It includes a 7″ LCD, Digital TV tuner, Alarm clock, FM Radio, Speaker system and iPod dock. It looks like a nice system for a college dorm, kitchen, etc. The price is an affordable $199.99. Press release after the jump.
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Don’t lose out on a chance to win a $1500 prize! It’s an Olive Opus 4 Music Server that can hold up to 1500 CDs. Contest deadline is Midnight tonight EST. Check the contest details for more info. Olive Opus 4 Hi-Fi Music Server product details.
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The mypressi TWIST espresso machine puts the hand-held gadgetry in coffee making. This little 10.5 X 3.5 X 3.5 inch device looks a little like one of those mesh tea infusers on steroids. It makes a single or double espresso shot, with crema, in about 20-30 seconds. You don’t need electricity, so you can use
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Here’s a nifty gadget for your gear bag. It’s a replica of a hobo knife from the early 1900’s. This one from W.R. Case has a bone handle with a knife, spoon and a fork with a can opener. It’s pretty expensive at around $80 or so at various online retailers. However, I did find
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