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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.
PBL Photo Studio Tent with Lights Read More
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
Wrap Your Ear (buds) Around This Read More
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
Easy storm tracking for geeks who don’t want to actually go outside Read More
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,
Sungale Cyberus Ebook Reader / Multimedia Player Read More
Are you into racing – road-course motorcycles or road-course cars? If you are, Qstarz has a product that can break your dependence on a clock for timing your practices. The BT-Q1000eX is a GPS lap timer, capable of logging up to five times a second with its 5 Hz speed. You simply manually define the start,
Qstarz BT-Q1000eX GPS Lap Timer for Extreme Sports Read More
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Boost Mobile. All opinions are 100% mine. In January during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Boost Mobile announced their new $50 monthly unlimited plan including unlimited talk, text, web and best of all, no contracts. As someone that has had a love
Boost Mobile now offering the SANYO Incognito Read More
Fan of Star Wars and sushi? This elegant utensil for a more civilized age may help add some fanboy/fangirl fun to your next galactic feast. Two-pack Star Wars Chop Sabers…er…Sticks are plastic and feature highly-detailed, movie-accurate lightsaber hilts in three different blade colors–Jedi Luke Skywalker blue or Yoda green (Yoda’s is slightly shorter length) or
Lose the fork, Luke! Read More
Your pets are now able get their groove on without the fear of hurting their fuzzy little ears. Pet Acoustics announces the My Pet Speaker, a sound system designed to support the special hearing sensitivities of dogs, cats and horses. Our pets can hear frequencies that are much higher and lower than what our own
Pets are audiophiles too Read More
Fusion Garage is entering the tablet market with the JooJoo. This tablet has a 12.1 inch (diagonal) widescreen display with 1366 X 768 pixels. It’s 7.8 X 12.8 X 0.7 inches and weighs 2.4 pounds. It offers WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, and it has a USB port. The JooJoo has built-in speakers, a microphone, and
Despite their stronghold in the world of email, mapping, photo-sharing, etc., Google has decided to up the ante and delve into the craze that is social-networking. Enter Google Buzz. Rather than operating as a stand-alone website, Buzz is streamlined into Gmail’s web interface. Status updates, Picasa albums, Google Reader pages, and links to sites like
The Next Step in Global Domination: Google Buzz Read More
The Dog-e-Minder is a 3 button backlit device that attaches to your pet’s collar. It has buttons for feeding, walking and medicine. Anytime your dog does one of these activities, you can press the button so the time will be recorded. It makes a great training aid or as a reminder for busy pet owners,
Dog-e-Minder is a wearable PDA for your dog Read More
The Miniguru keyboard from Guru Board is a high quality full sized keyboard minus the number pad and arrow keys. The idea is to keep your fingers on the keyboard instead of lifting them to use the mouse or the edit keys. The edit keys are accessed by pressing special swirl function keys on either
The Miniguru keyboard is programmable, customizable and … mini Read More
When my daughter was younger, she owned Gameboys and Nintendo DS, but it was always difficult to find an age-appropriate game that appealed to her. She did have a Dora the Explorer computer game she liked, but it was very repetitive and quickly grew boring for her. I wish they had the Dora Links Doll
Dora Links Doll – A Gadget for Girls Read More
The Kill-A-Watt Graphic Timer displays the daily, weekly, monthly and yearly power usage of a connected device on its large backlit LCD. We’ve reviewed Kill-A-Watt products before (see related posts below), but this gadget goes one step further by providing a programmable timer feature with up to 96 programmable on/off settings per day. It also
Track Electrical Usage and Program Devices to Power On/Off Read More
Ultimate Hangman from Ensena Soft is a fun version of the old word-guessing game that you can play on your iPod touch or iPhone. When you miss letters, animations show a little stick man growing more agitated as he gets more complete – and closer to hanging. If you don’t want to watch the little
Ultimate Hangman App for iPhone Read More
Here’s something a little different… It’s the BirdBox alarm clock from Luckybite. It’s a cardboard birdhouse that you slip your iPhone or iPod touch into and running the free app, it turns the combination into a cuckoo clock. It can be set to chirp on the hour and any time you tap the screen you
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If you are a Harry Potter fan and are mechanically inclined, you can make your own magic Whereabouts clock like the Weasley family owned. The clock in the picture is a one-of-a-kind creation, built by a man who was inspired by a conversation he had with his sons – yes, the magic in Harry Potter
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