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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 […]
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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
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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
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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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From Engadget and the Amazon Kindle forum, looks like the wish-lists for the Kindle may become a reality. Below are links to Amazon’s information on the Software Development Kit (SDK). The primary language is Java (micro-edition) and has a few Kindle Application Programming Interface (API) libraries. Amazon SDK Information Amazon SDK FAQ So what is
While we all wait to get our hot little hands on an Apple iPad, we can at least drool over the accessories that keep being announced. Hard Candy Cases have some interesting offerings that range in price from $34.95 to $49.95. These cases have zippered or snap-on screen protectors that prevent damage to the iPad’s
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This is a nifty device from Sungale that combines a modern styled LED desk lamp with a 3.5 LCD screen. The screen has a resolution of 320X240 and is capable of displaying slide shows from images saved to SD, MMC or MS cards. This desk accessory is priced at $79.99
LED lamp with a built in digital photo frame Read More
At $18.99, Starmap Pro is much more expensive than most iPhone apps, but amateur astonomers of all levels will find it very useful. There is data for 2.5 million stars, multiple star catalogs, multiple deep sky objects catalogs, and data for the solar system. The “tonight” view shows an ordered list for objects that are
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The Nubrella is a very clever remake of the ordinary umbrella. It’s a bubble shaped cover that you can strap under your shoulders so that you can even use it hands free. As long as you don’t mind looking like Dark Helmet from the movie Space Balls, this $40 product will keep you dry and
Nubrella – a hands free umbrella Read More