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Sunshine Products Now Offering Carbon Fiber Mini Pens

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Check out this nice looking Aluminum and Carbon Fiber mini pen from Sunshine Products. Sunshine’s mini pens are modular, so you can “build” one with your own choice of body (stainless steel, aluminum, aluminum with carbon fiber or brass), end cap (brass, copper, aluminum, stainless steel), pen cap (brass, copper, aluminum, stainless steel), cap style

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VooMote Zapper Universal Remote Control for Apple iOS Devices

voomote zapper

Plug this little paperclip-sized dongle into the 30-pin connector on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, and your Apple device can serve as a powerful universal remote control.  The Zapper from VooMote uses the free VooMote Zapper app from iTunes to let you control virtually all the A/V devices in your house.  You can define

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Cellhelmet Protects Your iPhone and Insures It, Too

cellhelmet iphone case

This is another Kickstarter project.  The cellhelmet case for iPhone 4/4S (US & Canada versions) from cellhelmet.com is a TPU case with a difference.  This case comes complete with a one-year insurance policy from Global Warranty Group, “one of the nation’s largest and most recognized iPhone insurance administrators”, to repair or replace your iPhone if it

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Scosche flipCHARGE burst Emergency Battery for iPhone and iPod

scosche flipcharge burst

We’ve told you about Scosche clipSYNC cables before.  Those are handy charging cables, but you’ll still need a source of power.  The flipCHARGE burst from Scosche combines the convenience of a small carabiner accessory with a portable emergency power source for your iPhone (3GS and 4), iPod nano (5th and 6th gen), and iPod touch

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Prizm Universal Tablet and Smartphone Stands

hub prizm stand

The Prizm Stand from Hub shown here is a universal  stand for tablets.  It’s made of two interlocking pieces of aluminum, and it’s available in a variety of colors for $29.95.  There’s also a smaller version for phones for $24.95.  The Prizm Stands are available from Hub.

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Build Muscle Memory on the Go with Pocketstrings

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We all have periods of time throughout the day that are essentially wasted – whether it be during a commute, waiting in a doctor’s office, or restlessly sitting through a three minute commercial break until your show resumes.  What better way to kill that time than by practicing guitar?  Pocketstrings is a mini guitar neck

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K-Tor Power Box – Pedal to the Metal and Charge Your Devices

KTor Pedal Power Generator

We live a much more sedentary life these day with hours spent in front of the television or your PC.  Get some exercise while charging your favourite smartphone, tablet or handheld games console with K-Tor’s pedal powered Power Box. Measuring 4.5×4.5×8.75 in. and weighing less than two pounds (28 oz), the Power Box can be used to generate power for devices

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Does your Kindle Keyboard have fading letters? Amazon might send you a free replacement

amazon keyboard

Gadgeteer reader Sandee Cohen writes in with some potentially good news for Amazon Kindle Keyboard owners: Julie, You might want to write this up as a post. I got a Kindle Keyboard model Christmas 2010. ByNovember 2011, some of the letters on the keyboard had started to fade. (I play a lot of word games

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Ion Nouveau Art iPhone 4/4S Case

ion nouveau art iphone case

This highly ornate case isn’t going to be everyone’s taste, but I think it’s beautiful.  The Nouveau Art iPhone 4/4S case from Ion is a polycarbonate snap-on back cover.  It’s available in iridium-coated silver or goldtone, so it doesn’t interfere with the signal strength.  The camera and all ports and controls are open and accessible. 

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Charge Up to Four iPads at Once with the Kanex Sydnee iOS Recharge Station

kanex sydnee ipad charger

If you’re in a multi-iPad/multi-iPhone household like me, you know how hard it can be to get everything charged at once without using half the outlets in the house.  With the Sydnee iOS Recharge Station from Kanex, you’ll be able to charge up to four iPads and/or iPhones in one compact charging station.  The Sydnee

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