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TerraCycle Frito-Lay Speakers

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TerraCycle is a company that converts ordinary trash into consumer goods.  They work with schools and non-profits to obtain the materials they use.  TerraCycle provides the groups with collection kits and pays them for the waste material they send in. TerraCycle upcycles things like chips bags, drink pouches, and candy wrappers into backpacks, clipboards, buckets, and cleaning solutions.  Now TerraCycle  has introduced the […]

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Question for those Early-Adopters of the iPad….

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The big question for those early-adopters of the iPad: Which version are you going to buy? Whether you are going the thrifty 16gb route or getting the 3G 64gb Cadillac, I’m just curious which one you are going to buy and why? Also, are you going to skip work to stand in line or wait

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Elecom Sundries PlayBrick Stereo Earphones

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AudioCubes has some cute, Lego-inspired earbuds they say “block the unwanted noise from interfering with your music”.  These in-ear buds come with XS, S, M, and L ear pieces for a perfect fit.   The PlayBrick earphones have a 3.5 mm stereo mini-plug.  The 9.5 mm diameter drivers reproduce frequencies in the 20 Hz to 20,000

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Light up your life! (And cook some eggs while you’re at it)

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Single-purpose items are so 2009!  Why invest in a flashlight that merely illuminates your surroundings when you can have one wielding enough power to light matches or prepare breakfast?!  Enter the Torch Ultra-Bright Flashlight!  Billed as the most powerful consumer flashlight, the Torch Ultra-Bright Flashlight packs enough power (4100 lumens) to roast marshmallows, burn plastic,

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A MacBook Sleeve for Women

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Some weeks ago, I wrote an article wondering if gadgets were only for guys and bemoaning the lack of accessories and gadgets designed for women.  Memoggy makes a beautiful line of MacBook sleeves designed for women.  These sleeves  use imported hand-loomed fabrics decorated with hand-painted or hand-embroidered designs.  They are lined with a soft fabric to protect your

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Why go outside to collect bugs when you can buy a HEXBUG Nano instead?

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Did you collect bugs as a kid? I remember doing an exhibit for the 4H fair one year where I collected various local bugs. Catching them was fun, but I found the whole killjar thing a bit distasteful. Even as a kid, I was a tree hugger… or would that be bug hugger? HEXBUG Nanos

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Handmade Leather Gadget Cases

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If you like your gadget accessories to be unique, check out the handmade leather cases in the Moxie and Oliver Etsy store.  In addition to a variety of wallets, watch bands, bags, and other accessories, Moxie and Oliver offer an iPhone case decorated with a sugar skull.  They also have a leather Kindle DX case that’s different from

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Nostalgic joystick brings back gaming memories of your youth

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Just looking at this joystick brings back memories of playing Pacman, Donkeykong and Pitfall Harry. The Clear Classic USB Joystick from Retro Thing is modeled after the iconic joystick that us 40 somethings remember from the 70’s and 80’s. It plugs into a USB port to play retro games on a modern PC or Mac.

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End “charger clutter” and reduce power consumption

oneforall multicharger

The One For All Universal Multi-Charger can charge up to three devices simultaneously, with no sloppy wires. There is an LED light for each charge slot. Once each device is fully charged, that slot shuts down automatically and the LED goes out – so, as well as saving energy, you can tell the charging process

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Upgrade Your Blu-Ray Experience – Sony BDP-S770

500x sony bdp s770 blu ray 3d player

While the rest of the world is busy drooling over the newest edition to the Cupertino family (see previous posts from Julie and Andy), there are, in fact, other interesting additions to our beloved world of gadgetry.  Case in point: the BDP-S770 Blu-Ray player from Sony. This isn’t your grandma’s Blu-Ray player, boasting a bevy

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Improve on a Classic? Timbuk2 has done it.

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Timbuk2, makers of the recognizable 3-panel messenger bags (which are great for holding our gadgetry) have recently redesigned their very popular Classic Messenger Bag.  The “Classic Messenger 2010” has added functional features which some thought were lacking in the previous version.  As in the past, it is available in two styles, pre-built and custom.  Both

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