News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
Oops sorry, it’s really an iPhone dummy aka “display model” or “display phone”. For $19.95 you can get one for your very own. It doesn’t actually do anything, but maybe make your friends jealous – maybe. Ok, probably not.
An iPhone for Dummies? Read More
Laptop Smart Feet from newPCgadgets is an accessory designed to raise your laptop and organize your cables. Rubberized non-skid feet raise the rear of your laptop 1.5” to improve your viewing angle, increase ventilation and reduce heat. A unique built in cable organizer allows you to secure up to 4 cables on each side of
Lift and organize – Laptop Smart Feet Read More
The Wordlock enables the use of letters and words as combinations that can be set and re-set. Word and letter combinations are easier to remember and offer an advantage over numerical combinations that can be forgotten or keys that can be lost. Wordlock uses patented algorithms to create the best mix of vowels and consonants,
Luggage lock that uses words instead of a key Read More
The “world’s first” Man Wall includes four flat-screen HDTV (all operated by one remote). There’s a 42″ Vizio and three 26″ Vizios. You also get a 1000 watt 5.1 home theater system, a DVD player with a 5-disc changer, wireless surround sound speakers, an iPod dock, a live 7-foot sports ticker (with a year of
Here’s a man wall for your man cave Read More
Need a cradle for your iPhone or iPod? Check out the iCrado and ReflexDock from KONNET Technology. The iCrado is a simple but stylish metallic stand that is available in 10 different colors. It uses your original sync/charge cable. The ReflexDock adds an audio out jack. Price $29.99 – $39.99.
Make your iPhone or iPod comfy in a iCrado dock Read More
Do you ever find yourself behind your computer desk or home theater cabinet, trying to figure out which cable that’s plugged into your power strip, goes with a specific component? You end up spending a few seconds or even minutes tracing the cable from the power strip back up to the device. What a pain…
Organize your cables with Dotz Read More
Violight, the creators of the rockin’ toothbrush sanitizer, Zapi, are back at it again this year and have added a few new kooky personalities to their devices. All of the Violight sanitizers use UV B technology to zap away 99.999% of germs and bacteria—even H1N1! And now, without further ado, enter the ninja…
Keep your toothbrush clean ninja style – VIOlight HI-YA Zapi Read More
I have a surprise for all of you party goers still trying to come up with the perfect costume idea for next week’s festivities. Our friends at Plantraco (the same company that brought us the Micro Butterfly RC plane) have created a funny as heck Halloween costume kit to commemorate (or make fun of) the
Get your own 15 minutes of fame with the Balloon Boy Halloween Costume Read More
Check out these tiny stick on clocks from Formotion. They are .85″ X .30″ inches and are available in quite a few colors. This site also sells special bolt-on and handlebar mounted clocks that are pretty cool. They are great for motorcycle enthusiasts. Prices vary.
Spot Ons – Little bitty stick on clocks Read More
Hello office supply geeks, I have a pen for you. It’s the Bookmarker from Everyday Innovations. This product combines a ballpoint pen, a bookmarker for your favorite book and a small stack of sticky flags. The Bookmarker pen is thin enough to be used as an actual book marker. It even has an elastic strap
Pen + Bookmarker = Bookmarker Pen Read More
(Note from Julie – I know this is the 2nd Nook posting. My team is excited, what can I say 🙂 ) Barnes & Noble finally released details of their new e-book reader, the Nook. You can see all the details on their web site. Be sure to look at the video. The reader incorporates
A new e-Book Player – The Nook from Barnes & Noble Read More
Today Barnes & Noble finally unveiled their foray into the eReader world that Sony and Amazon have thus far been dominating with the Nook. At first glance, it looks suspiciously similar to a Kindle and does have many of the same features–instant ebook downloads, $9.99 best sellers, E ink display, in text dictionary, and wireless
The “Kindle Killer” is here – Barnes & Noble’s Nook Read More
From the company that brought us the Livio Pandora Radio, comes the Livio NPR Radio. It’s the first internet radio with an exclusive menu dedicated to NPR stations and programs. NPR stands for National Public Radio. It’s a a privately supported, not-for-profit membership organization that produces noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming. Now, with one
Get your NPR fix with the Livio NPR Radio Read More
ViewSonic has expanded into the small-format PC market with the VOT132 PC mini. Weighing in at just over a pound, this tiny computer offers real performance in a miniature package with Win 7 OS, Intel(r) Atom(tm) 330 processor, latest NVIDIA(r) ION GPU, built-in Wi-Fi and 2GB internal memory and an optional attachable CD/DVD drive. The
ViewSonic takes on small-format computing with VOT132 PC mini Read More
We’re swiftly coming into the golden age of eBooks. For those of us that have been reading them on our PDAs and smartphones for years, it seems like it’s taken quite awhile to get to this point. All of a sudden, eReaders are popping up all over the place, with the Kindle 2, Sony’s eReader
First came books, then came eBooks and now Vooks? Read More
Professor Kobre’s Lightscoop is a clever and inexpensive ($35) device that clips on to the hot shoe of your DSLR or SLR camera. It then transforms the light from the pop-up flash into pro-quality light by reflecting the flash’s light to the ceiling, to bounce it back down on your subject. It is compatible with
$35 alternative to a speedlight camera flash? Read More
I have a drawer in my office that is dedicated to receipts. When I get a new receipt, I just open it and shove it in. I don’t organize them at all. Then when tax time rolls around, I kick myself for being so lazy. I think I found a cool solution to my problem
Tame the paper monster – NeatDesk Receipt Scanner Read More
Check out the new sleek and compact wireless Inspire S2 speaker system from Creative. This 2.1 system includes a 17-watt subwoofer and 2 palm sized satellite speakers. It makes a great companion for notebooks, PCs or mobile devices and provides wireless music playback via its built-in wireless receiver (using the apt-X Audio Codec) or any
Bluetooth Laptop Speakers – Creative Inspire S2 Read More
Appswell launched yesterday, releasing a free iPhone application (also called Appswell) that uses crowdsourcing to identify and build the next great iPhone app. Appswell allows users to submit creative, entertaining and useful application ideas and receive immediate community feedback and votes. Winners will have their iPhone app developed and sold, and in return they will
Your iPhone app idea could earn you $1000 Read More
Some gadgets are useful and some are just cool. The Faucet Light from Science Toy Store can be both. The blue Faucet Light is just cool. It is switched on by the pressure of flowing water and turns your water stream a pretty blue. The light turns off when the water flow stops. This light
Faucet Light from Science Toy Store Read More