Reviews about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
I have been using a ProStrap on my Olympus for about a year now, and I thought that I was quite happy with it. However, about a month ago I was sent a product which I have since decided is superior, the CooLanyard Digital Camera Wrist Strap. Photo courtesy of CooLanyard The CooLanyard is a […]
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Product Requirements: Device: Lose xD, SD, MMC or Memory Stick Duo cards Last year when we visited the Four Corners area, I very quickly found out how easy it is to fill a 512MB card before the end of a day. Sure, I had a spare xD card buried in my bag somewhere, but that
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If you are looking for my review of the Apple’s 2nd generation iPod shuffle, you can find it here. Product Requirements: Device: Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later Mac OS X v10.2.8 or Mac OS X 10.3.4 and later (Mac OS
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Product Requirements: Something smooth and flat (like the back of a cellular phone) upon which to it can be applied, 2 included and user-replaceable CR1220 Li-Ion batteries I used to have the mistaken idea that counterfeit money was created in near deserted warehouses located on the fringes of large cities. In these imaginary places, intricately
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Photographers like their gadgets just as much as the rest of us. Here’s a clever little tool from Brando that would be a welcome addition to your favorite shutterbug’s gear bag. The G-Clip Cam Stand is a more feature rich version of the ClamperPod that was reviewed here last year. The concept is pretty much the same as the ClamperPod. The
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Product Requirements: A 3.5mm jack on any portable audio/video device Shortly after I finished my review on the Etymotic Research 6i Isolator Earphones, I received and email from Daniel East, the Marketing Director of Future Sonics, asking if I would be interested in trying out his company’s universal fit professional earphone monitors, the Future Sonics
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Product Requirements: Web Cam mode: USB port, MS Windows 98SE (install USB driver), WinME, Win2000, WinXP OS with DirectX 8.1 or later    Graphics Adapter capable of 800×600 resolution, 64k colors    Pentium II 266, with 64MB RAM (Win 98/ME), or 128MB RAM (Win2K/XP) Pen Drive Mode: MS Win 98SE, WinME, Win2000, WinXP Updated 02/07/05
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It is a known fact that home office floors are the perfect environment for spaghetti breeding grounds. Not Italian spaghetti, but cable spaghetti! Just look under your desk and you’ll see exactly what I mean. Need a real example? Then check out these pictures of just a few of the items that I have in
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Product Requirements: Mac OSX, Windows 98SE or Above By now, I would guess that many of our readers own a portable mega-gigabyte digital music player on which they have stored much, if not all, of their music collections. However, I would be willing to bet that some don’t always want to bring that player along
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Product Requirements: Sony Walkman NW HD-1 I think that one of this year’s most eagerly anticipated cases for a non-iPod digital music player would have to be the one I will be reviewing today. Ever since the Sony Walkman NW-HD1 came out and wowed users with its tiny size, excellent battery life and great sound,
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Product Requirements: A DC cigar lighter / power port or a DC converter (for home/office use) Can you remember back when the first (somewhat) affordable portable travel coolers came out? Sized like conventional ice chests, these devices would keep food and beverages either hot or cold by using a vehicle’s DC power port. At the
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If you are a child of the 60’s & 70’s like I am, you probably remember the Lava Lamp. Heck, maybe some of you even still have one on a shelf somewhere! The original motion lamp was designed by engineer Edward Craven Walker in 1963 and was named the Astro Lamp. Then in 1965, it
Product Requirements: HP iPAQ rz17xx/rx37xx/rx34xx/hx47xx Series Series PDA If you have been waiting for a replacement stylus for your iPAQ hx 4700 that includes a ball-point pen, then the wait is over. PDair has released their 3-in-1 Stylus which fits in the iPAQ’s silo, just as the original stock stylus. Hidden under the top end
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Now you can wrap your umbrella around your arm or shoulder so that you can carry all your gear too.
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Product Requirements: 12volt DC Power When I am headed to the ranch, one of the last things done before leaving town is the ritual of stopping by Starbucks to pick up a grande caffè latte with three sweet & lows and no foam. Since I am not an accomplished speed-drinker and since I only like
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Robot fanatic? Bendable action figure maven? Junk art connoisseur? If you can identify with any of these titles, then you will probably get a chuckle from the CanDroid robot construction kit toy from Hogwild. This metal kit gives you all the parts necessary to build a retro looking robot thingy that will stand guard over
Product Requirements: Two AA batteries, a clean toilet lid This is one of those products I truly wish that I could have invented. It is amazingly brilliant, simple to operate, does what it says, makes no mistakes, and it serves a higher purpose. I bet that this gadget could even save a marriage…seriously. Without further
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A funny thing happened when my husband recently ordered a watch case off of eBay. I got an email (since our joint PayPal account is in my name) from the seller, Bob McDonald, saying that he knew me from the Gadgeteer – Hey, it’s a small world after all. So I wrote back and said
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Product Requirements: A free USB port If my little USB snow woman was a wee bit too feminine for your Holiday workspace, then you might want to take a look at the USB X’mas Tree. Picture courtesy of USB Geek Comprised of a textured translucent body with a 38″ USB cord attached from the rear,
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Product Requirements: A free USB port Hey guys – it is now officially the Holiday Season, which means that you had better get with the program and make your desk or workstation a bit more festive! If stringing up a line of cha-cha lights isn’t acceptable, then you might want to do what I am
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