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FlickBooks App Turn iPhone Videos into Flipbooks

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You’ve no doubt seen flip books before… They are small books with an image on each page that looks like an animated cartoon or movie when you rifle through pages sequentially. Now you can use a 5-15 second video that you’ve captured on your iPhone to create your own 50 page flip book by using […]

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Telikin Touch – A Simple Computer for Seniors?

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If you’ve been trying to find a simple to use computer for your parents or grandparents, the Telikin Touch could be the answer. It’s a touch screen computer that comes in two sizes: 18 inch and 20 inch. A special easy to use and understand interface offers email, facebook, video chat, photo sharing, calendar, address

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HexBright Flex – The Hackable LED Flashlight

The HexBright Flex is another innovative product looking for funding via KickStarter. It’s a 500 lumen LED flashlight that is USB rechargeable and USB programmable. The owner of the project asked me to share the background story on this product in hopes that he’d get funded in time. That’s actually already happened, but since the flashlight

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Cyber Snipa Ships the Sonar Portable Mini Speaker

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Cyber Snipa announced today that they are now shipping the Sonar Portable Mini Speaker. This pop-up speaker is compact and features a patented vacuum bass system. It is compatible with any device that has a standard earphone jack. You can also connect multiple units together for even more sound. The built in rechargeable lithium battery

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Get More Cash and Fewer Hassles Selling Your Unwanted Electronics with uSell.com

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of uSell for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. When you’re a gadget lover, you often find yourself with unwanted “last year’s models” after you’ve upgraded to the latest and greatest gizmo.  You have a lot of money invested in these things and they still

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OtterBox Defender Case for Motorola Xoom

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OtterBox is known for making extremely protective cases for electronics.  Owners of the Motorola Xoom will be interested to know that OtterBox is now offering the Defender Case for their device.  The Defender has a polycarbonate case that snaps around the Xoom and a silicone case that slides over the case.  There’s a snap-on cover

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Dime-Sized Store ‘n’ Stay USB Drive from Verbatim

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Now that floppies have gone the way of the Dodo, USB flash drives are the quickest way to backup a file or two quickly or transfer a file to another computer.  I’ve bought a lot of flash drives over the years, but two things about them bother me:  the caps always disappear and I can’t

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Play Music Through a Rubik’s Cube

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This Rubik’s Cube from ThinkGeek isn’t going to make those of us who can’t solve them feel bad about ourselves.  Instead of a torture device puzzle, this Cube is a 5W external speaker.  There’s no internal battery; it’s powered by USB.  It can connect to any audio device using the included 3.5mm audio cable.  The

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Prop ‘n Go Padded Lap Stand for Tablets and eBook Readers

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Here’s a padded lapdesk from Padded Spaces that can be used with laptops (MacBook Pro and Air), but it has an integrated stand that makes it perfect for tablets and eBook readers.   The Prop ‘n Go stand adjusts from 9 – 75 degrees of tilt and can support up to 10 pounds.  Even more

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Dock Cable Extender for the iPhone and iPod Touch

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I was flipping through a CyberGuys catalog over the weekend and couldn’t help but smile when I saw the RadTech Dock Extender for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It took me back over 12yrs ago when I reviewed The Bridge for the PalmPilot. It’s true what they say, “everything old is new again…”. The Dock

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