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Arkon Rear Seat Headrest Mount and Custom Fit Protective Holder for Apple iPad Review

By Janet Cloninger / March 7, 2011 / Reviews / Car Gear, iOS / 7 Comments

Going on car trips with kids can be rough. Hearing “are we there yet” too many times can make the trip seem endless. Electronics companies, and even car manufacturers, recognize this and make a variety of entertainment devices to keep those little backseat passengers occupied and entertained. If your car doesn’t have the built-in DVD […]

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Saddleback Leather Co. Waterbag Medium Review

By Dave Rees / March 7, 2011 / Reviews / Bags, Leather, Travel Gear / 3 Comments

I grant you Saddleback Leather’s Waterbag is not a gadget or tech device of any kind…..its not even specifically designed to carry around tech gear and/or their accessories. But it is an incredibly well made, stylish piece of travel gear, designed to (easily) withstand the test of decades of travel and the hard/rough-road taken. When

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V-Moda Crossfade LP Headphones Review

By Bill Henderson / March 6, 2011 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV, Headphones, iOS / 9 Comments

Crossfade is the act of fading one song out as you fade another in, resulting in continuous music with little or no break in the sound. Its something that club DJs do to keep the dance floor crowded and the mood electric. It is in this vein that V-Moda has developed the Crossfade LP headphones.

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Choiix Power Fort 10Wh Rechargeable Battery Review

By Janet Cloninger / March 5, 2011 / Reviews / Batteries and Chargers, Gear, Travel Gear / 9 Comments

When you travel with gadgets, you’ll eventually run short on power before you’ve reached your destination. There are a lot of backup batteries on the market, but it can be hard to find one to meet all your needs. It’s expensive to buy a dedicated battery for each of your devices – not to mention

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Blue Microphone Mikey for iPhone and iPod Touch Review

By Bryan Sherman / March 4, 2011 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV, iOS, iPhone, microphone / 24 Comments

Last year I reviewed Blue Microphone’s Yeti. It is a great microphone for using at home, and I have read of some folks hacking things so that it works with their iPad, but it is not really a portable solution. For that, Blue released the Mikey. The Mikey is designed to work with the iPhone and

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Logitech Harmony Remote App for Logitech Revue with Google TV Review

By Janet Cloninger / March 4, 2011 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV, iOS / 3 Comments

I recently was given the chance to review the Logitech Revue™ With Google TV™. As you’ll remember, I loved the Revue but was a little disappointed in the remote definitions for my home theater devices. Only a few buttons on the keyboard controller map directly to the functions for the cable box, and I was

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Soggy Doggy Doormat Review

By Elizabeth Daugherty / March 3, 2011 / Reviews / Pet Gadgets / 2 Comments

If you live in the midwest, you’ve had a rotten winter. You’ve had snow upon snow upon a solid three to five inch thick rink of ice. You’ve had issues with melting, leakage and if you live in Indiana, you’ve just been hammered with what feels like one gallon of rain a minute. Now compound

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Kork Case for iPad Review

By Janet Cloninger / March 3, 2011 / Reviews / iOS, iPad case / 2 Comments

The Gadgeteer recently posted a news item about an unusual iPad case from AProdukt. The Kork case is a back cover made of cork. AProdukt says the thicker, rounded form of the Kork is ergonomically designed to make holding the iPad easier. When AProdukt offered a Kork case for review, Julie offered it to me.

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MoGo Talk XD2 Headset and iPhone 4 Case System Review

By Smythe Richbourg / March 2, 2011 / Reviews / Bluetooth, Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone 4 / Leave a Comment

BlueTooth earpieces have been around for quite a while now. Most phones on the market and many computers can use this wireless technology with ease. While I’m not a fan for several reasons (detailed below), I keep coming back to the idea of using one every few years. MoGo sent me one of their units

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Inkubook Photo Book Review

By Janet Cloninger / March 2, 2011 / Reviews / Camera gear, Do-It-Yourself, Photo printing / 7 Comments

Julie knows that I have an interest in scrapbooking and making photo books. In the past, she’s offered me the opportunity to review a few different photo book products. When Inkubook contacted her with an offer to try out their product, she thought of me. I was happy to give them a closer look.

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WaterField iPhone Smart Case Review

By Bill Henderson / February 27, 2011 / Reviews / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone / 2 Comments

WaterField is a company that makes bags, sleeves and cases that protect expensive tech toys. I own two of their iPhone/iPod Travel Cases and still use the large-sized one (I outgrew the other one). This bag still looks almost brand new after two years of constant daily stuffing and re-stuffing. That’s amazing. So when WaterField

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Samson Zoom H1 Handy Recorder Review

By Jackie Cheng / February 25, 2011 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV / 37 Comments

Recording microphones are common place these days. They are on our phones, iPods, mp3 players and even on pens. But usually these microphones don’t result in the best audio quality from their built-in mono microphone. That’s where Samson’s Zoom H1 Handy Recorder comes in.

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Roku XD|S Media Player Review

By Dave Rees / February 24, 2011 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV, Home and Kitchen, Streaming, Video, Wireless / 13 Comments

In my never ending quest to divorce myself from Comcast and their overpriced cable service, I have been searching for alternate methods for the family to watch our shows. The Mvix Ultio media device was an effort in frustration, that fell well short of my needs and expectations. Fortunately, there are many other options in

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Motorola Extended Battery for Droid X Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 23, 2011 / Reviews / Android, Batteries and Chargers, droid x / 21 Comments

If you have a Motorola Droid X Android Smartphone, you probably love almost everything about it. I say almost because there is one thing that keeps my relationship with this phone from going to the next level. And that one thing is battery life. To say that the battery life of my Droid X is short would be an

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Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 Portable Color Scanner Review

By Raul Sanchez / February 23, 2011 / Reviews / Cloud, Computer Gear, Laptops and Gear, portable, Scanner, USB / 6 Comments

The ScanSnap Color Scanner from Fujitsu is one of those products that surprised me when I first used it. It surprised me because it works so well. The scanning was surprisingly fast and the scanned images were a perfect copy. I had to stop myself from scanning any picture and document I could get my

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Aiaiai TMA-1 Headphones Review

By Bill Henderson / February 22, 2011 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV, Headphones, iOS / 3 Comments

Looking at the box containing the Aiaiai TMA-1 headphones, one would expect flashy, “Look-at-me” headphones to be packed inside. After all, they were developed by and for DJs, and DJs like to be noticed, right? What you may not know is that Aiaiai is a Danish company… Scandinavian. Lets face it, Scandinavians are design minimalists

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Cocoon Kips Bay CPS365 13” MacBook/Pro Case Review

By Janet Cloninger / February 21, 2011 / Reviews / Bags, Laptop bag, Laptops and Gear / 2 Comments

As I have mentioned before, I made the switch to Apple computers just before Christmas. I went to a 13” MacBook Pro, so the bag I had used for my 17” Dell was just too big. My previous bags have been big cases sized for work – room for lots of papers and files and

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Kinetic Case iPhone 4 Case Review

By Andy Simmons / February 21, 2011 / Reviews / iOS, iPhone Case / 2 Comments

Over the past several months, I’ve had the opportunity to review a handful of aluminum cases for the iPhone 4, and so far I’ve not found anything that I’ve felt could replace a good plastic/rubber bumper-style case. The latest entrant in the machined-aluminum case is the Kinetic Case; is it more of the same, or

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ThinkGeek JOYSTICK-IT iPad Arcade Stick Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 20, 2011 / Reviews / Gaming Gear, iOS, iPad, Joystick / 8 Comments

Got an iPad? Like games and wish you could use a real joystick to play games instead of a virtual touch screen controller? I have a potential solution for you. It’s the JOYSTICK-IT from ThinkGeek. It’s a small stick on joystick that has been designed to work with any device that features a capacitive touchscreen.

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Incipio Feather Ultra Thin Case for iPod Touch 4th Gen Review

By Jackie Cheng / February 20, 2011 / Reviews / iOS, ipod touch case / Leave a Comment

Like most gadget lovers, I too love to keep my precious gadgets in pristine condition. Most of the time I get a screen protector and some form of sleeve or case for my gadgets. I like my cases as small and thin as possible but also have it provide reasonable amount of protection for the

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