Reviews about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
I recently did a review of the Arctic Cooling E361-WM earphones with microphone. The E361 earphones worked flawlessly as a playback device for both my computer and my iPod touch. The microphone worked great with my touch, but I had some problems recording with it on my laptop. I felt that the problem was probably […]
Arctic Cooling E351-WM and E352 Earphones Review Read More
Camping and outdoors season is almost here in the Midwest, so it is time to start thinking about your outdoors gadgets. Since it is impractical to bring the campfire into your tent or trailer, the outdoors person needs some form of artificial light source. Let me ‘turn you on to the latest, the AltusLumen Lightgear
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Have you ever wondered if there was a device that was both a dual external drive dock AND a stand a lone duplicator? Yeah….neither have I, but I found the StarTech SATDOCK22R and will see how this niche product works and what it may do for the home computer user.
StarTech SATDOCK22R USB to SATA Standalone Hard Drive Dock Duplicator Review Read More
Remember the days of mobile phones that looked like you were carrying around a brick with a whip antenna sticking out of the top? Sadly, I do…. Remember day dreaming that it would be great having a watch that can communicate with others like James Bond or even Dick Tracy did back in the day?
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The Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 (hereafter referred to as “Natural Mouse”) would make any elephant nervous!! Like any good computer professional, over the years I have gone through a boatload of mouse products, from touchpads to trackballs, wireless mice, corded mice, travel mice, Bluetooth mice, laser mice, and even a few pointing sticks.
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Headphones are the bane of our modern living style. We want to hear things that we have chosen – TV shows, music, podcasts, etc. – but we want to isolate those around us from what we’re hearing. The folks at iFrogz have a Comfort Series in their Earpollution line, which offer a seemingly nice balance between size, separation, and style.
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This is a cool idea- a solar panel charging ‘handle’ with interchangeable heads. The ‘mini kit’ includes a flashlight, book light, fan, radio/speaker, and a USB charger head. Let’s take a closer look…
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I had the opportunity to review the Tenqa SP-109 speaker. It is part of a line of Bluetooth accessories from Tenqa. You can read the previous reviews for the HP-109 Headphones and the SP-99 Speakers. The SP-109 is designed to play music from any a Bluetooth 1.2 compliant device, or through the line-in from an
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I really like clocks and watches – perhaps you’ve noticed I’ve done quite a few news posts about them. I have several clocks around the house, and many of them aren’t working. Most of the clocks I have are battery operated, and I tend to forget to put new batteries in them. When Julie offered
mydeskfriend from Arimaz is a 2.5 inch tall penguin that interacts with your Facebook account. It is similar to the Nabaztag wifi rabbit and Violet Mir:ror as it has some of the same features – it will read your emails, tell you the weather forecast, read the news etc. Let’s take a closer look.
The Tandberg PrecisionHD USB Video Camera is a high quality camera that captures 30 frame per second full 720p (1280×720) video and mono audio. This would be the ideal camera for corporate desktop video conferencing, or for casual or mobile video podcasting. It’s large size and decent heft make it less appealing for the business
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I tend to recharge my cell phones over night, whether I really need to or not. I charge everything on my desk, which happens to double as a nightstand. As you can imagine, this gets pretty cluttered pretty fast, once you add bluetooth headsets and other gadgets. In an effort to combat this cable clutter,
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There are thousands of reasons why people today should have a home shredder. Identity theft tops the list for most people. It’s on the rise and criminals come up with all kinds of new ways to steal the financial identity of someone else and bleed them dry. For years, criminals have pilfered through the trash
Fellowes MS-450 Ci Micro Cut Paper Shredder Review Read More
Cirago makes many multimedia products including the Cirago Multimedia Center 1000, CMC2000, and CiragoTV Mini Media Player reviewed by The Gadgeteer. Recently Cirago released the Network USB Storage Link (NUS1000), which turns your USB hard drives into network attached storage devices. Packed into a super small box (about the size of a handheld PDA) are 4
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The iPhone’s built in Notes app works fine for entering notes with the touch keyboard, but it doesn’t have the option to use your finger like stylus to write a note. BugMe! from Electric Pocket is a third party alternative that forgoes the keyboard in favor of scribbling with your finger tip. Some of you
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The MobileAction i-gotU is a small, on-the-go geo-tagging device may look like a tiny paperweight, but it packs a whole lot of feature and comes with three pieces of distinct software (@trip, Where am I and Sports Analyzer) for various utilizations. Whip this plastic box out while traveling to get accurate satellite tagging of your location for photos,
MobileAction i-gotU USB GPS Travel & Sports Logger Review Read More
In today’s plug-and-play, wireless, streaming, hi-definition world, it’s not uncommon to find products geared towards the fusion of technology and media. TVs are now equipped with integrated wireless services, and, as Jay mentioned earlier this week, even the home telephone is receiving the tech-treatment. Micca has decided to enter the digital media fray with their
Micca Slim Portable HDD Digital Media Player Review Read More
I first learned about the LOK8U nu.m8 GPS locator from a Gadgeteer post earlier this year. I was intrigued. I’ve had friends who have lost track of their children in crowded places. While it’s never happened to my 4-year old son yet, and I consider myself an attentive parent, I want all the help I
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Beam N Read Hands-free Lights from ASF Lightware Solutions are portable LED lamps worn on the chest. The theory is that this illuminates your working area better than headlamps or other options. The people who make them are pretty enthusiastic about them, and deservedly so!
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I’ve been using one of those inexpensive, black plastic charging stations on my bedside table for recharging my phone, iPod touch, and my Sony reader. Those stations are nice because they only need one outlet, but it takes up a lot of room on my table. I like the idea of those charging mats, but
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