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Samsung Central Station: An External Screen and Wireless Laptop Docking Station

By I Yarom / May 22, 2011 / News / docking station, Laptops and Gear, Wireless / 2 Comments

Samsung has recently released 23” and 27” SyncMaster displays as part of the Samsung Central Station series (which was first introduced in CES’11). The Central Station uses UWB wireless technology to connect to a laptop, like the Samsung Series 9 that comes with built-in UWB. If your laptop doesn’t have a built-in UWB support, you […]

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Dry-All First Aid Kits for Wet Electronics

By Janet Cloninger / May 22, 2011 / News / Do-It-Yourself / 7 Comments

Just last week, we had to replace a laptop because my daughter had somehow gotten a little moisture in hers. It’s shocking how much damage can be done by just a small spill. Unfortunately, Dry-All doesn’t have a kit sized for laptops, but they do offer Emergency Kits for cellphones, smartphones, and tablets and ebook

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ChillTab Universal Tablet Stands from ChillBed Industries

By Janet Cloninger / May 22, 2011 / News / Android, iOS, Universal Tablet Stand / Leave a Comment

These aluminum stands from ChillBed Industries are designed to hold any tablet. They work with iPad, iPad 2, Xoom, Galaxy Tab, Playbook, and other similarly sized tablets. The ChillTab2 Tablet Stand (top) can hold the tablet horizontally or vertically, and it even works with cased tablets. The ChillTab4 is a 4-position stand that holds the tablet

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Logitech Tablet Keyboard for Android 3.0

By Janet Cloninger / May 21, 2011 / News / Android, Bluetooth, Bluetooth keyboard / Leave a Comment

Logitech is introducing a Bluetooth keyboard for tablets running Android 3.0. The compact keyboard has media keys to make controlling playback of music or videos easier. It comes with a cover for travel that converts into a stand for your tablet. You can support your tablet in horizontal or vertical orientation with the stand. The

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Awaken on the Dark Side

By Janet Cloninger / May 20, 2011 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Clocks, Watches and Clocks / 1 Comment

This Star Wars figure is a lamp, MP3 player, and an alarm clock all packed into one cute – er, menacing – Darth Vader. The lamp stands 11.5″ tall and is 6″ in diameter. The lamp has a standard 120V power plug, and it uses 3AA batteries (not included) for clock backup. You’ll need to

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Watch TV on Multiple Computers with the Elgato HDHomeRun

By Janet Cloninger / May 20, 2011 / News / Audio, Video, TV, iOS / Leave a Comment

The HDHomeRun dual network tuner from Elgato lets you watch or record TV on two computers simultaneously. Connect it to your home network and your existing TV antenna or cable hookup, and you can wirelessly stream different content to two computers. It works on PCs with the Windows Media Center. Macs will require the EyeTV

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Father’s Day Gift Idea – Travel Mug for Camera Enthusiasts

By Janet Cloninger / May 20, 2011 / News / Toys / 3 Comments

This travel mug would make a fun gift for the camera-loving dad – Father’s Day is soon, you know. Gadget4All has an AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Multi-purpose Stainless Steel Cuplens that’s the same size as the Nikon lens it copies. It has a stainless interior and a screw-on lid that looks like a lens cover. It’s

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Shutterfly Custom Path Photo Books Give You Complete Design Control

By Janet Cloninger / May 19, 2011 / News / Camera gear, Photography / Leave a Comment

We’ve reviewed several photo books at The Gadgeteer, and they’ve all allowed some customization of your book design. You can choose themes (wedding, baby, holiday, etc) that determine a set of background images, and you can choose templates that fit a pre-determined number and size of photos and text boxes on a page. Shutterfly also

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TunerMatic – A Guitar Tuner for the Super Lazy

By Julie Strietelmeier / May 19, 2011 / News / Guitar, Music Gear / 1 Comment

Actually, I’m just jealous that they don’t have a version of the TunerMatic Action Tuner for ukuleles! The TunerMatic is a robotic guitar tuner. Just turn it on, place over a tuning knob, pluck a string and it will do the rest of the work. It will loosen and tighten the string till it is

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Smartsnap Lets You Use a Smart Cover with the Original iPad

By Janet Cloninger / May 19, 2011 / News / iOS / 5 Comments

When I reviewed the iPad 2, someone asked if the new Smart Cover could be used with the original iPad, and the answer was “no” at the time. A company called Smartfix has changed that answer to “yes” with their Smartsnap conversion kit. It basically is an adhesive strip that you apply along one side

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Sinjimoru Sync and Charge Dock Stand for iPhone

By Janet Cloninger / May 18, 2011 / News / iOS / 2 Comments

These Sinjimoru docks remind me of the earlier white and black iPods with the clear layer of plastic on top. These docks can be used to sync or charge your iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4 or newer iPods. You use it with the USB cable and charger that came with your device, and you can

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Explore the 1939-40 World’s Fair with the Biblion iPad App from the New York Public Library

By Janet Cloninger / May 18, 2011 / News / Apps, iOS / 2 Comments

The New York Public Library is making their reference collections available through a series of iPad apps, beginning with this exploration of the 1939-40 New York’s World’s Fair. You can investigate the development of the Fair’s designs, buildings, and exhibits. You can read original essays by prominent writers of the time, and examine picture galleries.

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Pix & Stix for GarageBand

By Morgan Bornstein / May 17, 2011 / News / Toys / 5 Comments

I think the only other gadget out there that rivals the Nintendo Wii with the amount of 3rd party accessories has to be the iPad/iPhone. A company out of Australia has developed Pix & Stix –a special set of drum sticks and a guitar pick for more realistic instrument play while using the GarageBand app.

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Leave Notes to Yourself on Your Android Smartphone’s Screen

By Janet Cloninger / May 17, 2011 / News / Android, Android app / Leave a Comment

If to-do lists don’t work for you because you need your reminders more visible, the Whiteboard Pro app for Android phones may help you. With Whiteboard Pro you can write or draw notes that will display on the home screen. Notes display in a fully-customizable widget that can be various sizes, colors, and positions on

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Old Fashion Look to a Coreless DECT Phone

By I Yarom / May 16, 2011 / News / Home and Kitchen / 4 Comments

Do you remember the phones from the 70’s (see the rear left phone in the picture above)? Well, Sagemcom Sixty looks like an old fashion phone, but is packed with today’s technology. The Sagemcom Sixty is a wireless DECT phone, with a built-in answering machine, phone book and a touch panel to display in coming

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