Reviews about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
“Blow Your Mind. Not Your Ears” was the tagline that caught my attention. In the 1980s, I was always seen walking between high school classes wearing my skinny ties and jeans with a portable cassette player. At one point, in an effort to improve my listening experience, I even had a battery-operated portable 5-band graphic […]
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In this society of diets, exercise programs, macrobiotics, probiotics and even a First Lady offering her opinions on the nationwide struggle with obesity, Advanced Wellness Solutions (AWS) has taken this nation’s health concerns a step further. Heart Wizard (http://www.heartwizard.com) is an online wellness tracking service that is designed to spotlight health trends in the user’s
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Being born in the 1970s, I grew up in a world where landline telephones were a central part of every person’s life. Every teenage girl had a princess phone, and every family kitchen had a wall-mounted phone with a ridiculously long cord. Talking on the phone hands-free meant tilting one’s head sideways and using one’s
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In June, Julie posted a news item about a little wooden speaker from Pyramid Distribution. Pyramid calls this unit the Motz Tiny Wooden Emotion Speaker. Unlike some small external speakers for MP3 players, the Motz has its own battery so it doesn’t drain the MP3 player’s battery. The Motz also has a built-in FM radio.
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If you’ve ever had the misfortune of the Check Engine Light (CEL) in your car come on then you are stuck there wondering what the heck is wrong. You could take your car to your dealership or even to an auto parts store but you don’t even know if your car can make it that
iLuv is a company that specializes in cases for the Blackberry, iPod, iPhone, and now the iPad. There wide selection also includes many accessories like headphones, speakers, protective films, power solutions and Bluetooth accessories, among other things. In this review we take a look at the iLuv iPad case (Model iCC805) also described by iLuv
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Long gone are the days of scribbling notes on a piece of scrap paper and sticking it to the fridge. Well, that is of course if you have the Digital Video Memo Magnet from Find Me A Gift.
Digital Video Memo Magnet Review Read More
We’ve reviewed quite a few Saddleback Leather Company bags, pouches and cases over the years. I’m a big fan of their rustic good looks and their rugged last-a-lifetime construction. Today I want to show you their Duffel Overnight bag. This is the biggest bag they’ve sent me so far and wow, you can sure pack
Saddleback Leather Duffel / Overnight Leather Bag Review Read More
Before the invention of the wrist-watch, there was the pocket-watch. Developed in the 16th century, the pocket-watch was the main portable way of telling time. It was only after World War I that wrist-watches became popular after the design of trench-watches for the military. Now in the 21st century, we can tell time in so
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The OWC Express USB 2.0 hard drive enclosure is an exercise in minimalism. In the picture you see the two elements of the case; a mini-USB port and an activity LED. I received a silver model to review. The enclosures come in your choice of silver, white, or black.
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Ever need another hand with your phone, ebook, or other device? Maybe something you can clip to a table edge, wheelchair tray, or stroller handle? The iLevel takes a well-designed device holder and combines it with a strong gooseneck and clamp to accomplish this.
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New smart-devices are coming to market almost daily, many without physical keyboards. Manufactures have begun creating handheld sized or folding Bluetooth keyboards to help expedite text input. I travel a great deal and love to walk through the various airports observing what the huge variety of tech people have and how they use it. I
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STM Bags is an Australian company, founded in 1998, that is dedicated to making laptop bags that “don’t look like a laptop bag.” Lately, they’ve expanded their offerings to include some bags designed for the Apple iPad. Just like their laptop bags, the iPad offerings are sturdy-looking bags that are at home on a college campus
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Sometimes a gadget comes along and you wonder how you’ve been able to live without it. The nümi key by Mobeam is one of those rare finds. For those of us that have a wallet/purse full of rewards cards, this device purports to make your life easier and lessen the bulk in your wallet. Does it live
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Ever wish you had great speakers everywhere with you to jam to your tunes on your mp3 player or even pump out better bass from the iPad, but don’t want to carry around a bulky speaker system? Tunebug solves that problem with a device called Vibe. What this small and very portable device does is
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In June, I posted an announcement for the JAVOedge Cherry Blossom Back Cover for iPad. As you know, I love a good case, and I’m always looking for a new one to add to my collection. I loved the beautiful Asian-style fabric on these back covers, so I asked Julie if she’d request a red
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I have an e-book reader I’m finding that I want to put everything that I have that is on paper into the device: books, magazine articles, users/owners manuals, cheat-sheets, blah, blah and blah. But after spending several hours scanning an out-of-print book that was falling apart using my standard Epson desktop scanner a few weeks
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The iPad makes a great digital photo frame, eBook reader, magazine reader, web surfing device and gaming device. But can it also make a great alarm clock? The folks at Fishbone Studio think so. They have released an iPad version of their Clock Pro application that will turn your iPad (there’s an iPhone version too)
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Remember the Quirky Beamer iPhone case review I posted earlier this week that has a built in LED flash? Here’s a better option in my opinion. It’s the SparkPLug Plug-in LED flash for the iPhone. Unlike the Beamer, the SparkPlug will work with any model iPhone. It’s a tiny LED flash that plugs into the
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At one point or another, we all find ourselves in a situation where it would be beneficial to be a fly on the wall; whether it’s to figure out who it is that keeps stealing Netflix envelopes out of your mailbox, to keep an eye on the babysitter, or to reveal an even more unfortunate
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