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Saddleback Leather Company Explorer’s Satchel Review

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Anyone else out there ever had a secret fantasy about wanting to be like Indiana Jones?
Come on, I can’t be the only one. I remember the original movie and falling in love with the
character. Traveling to exotic locations, searching for treasures, yeah, that’s me in a nutshell!
Ok, not quite… But I do live in Indiana and… ok, the similarity ends there. Or it did till now.
Now I am one step closer to fulfilling that fantasy because I have an Explorer’s Satchel from
Saddleback Leather Company.

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LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen Review

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Kids sure are lucky these days because they have laptops and PDAs to help them with their school work. Back in my day,
all we had were pencils, that we had to sharpen with a pocket knife as we walked to school barefoot in the
snow. Ok, maybe it wasn’t that bad… But really, all we had were pens and pencils to take notes
during class. I used to hate taking
notes in school because my mind had a really bad habit of wandering. Fast forward to present day
and not much has changed. My mind still wanders and I still don’t like taking notes. But, now I have a new tool that can help fill in the
gaps during those times when I’m supposed to be paying attention during meetings. It’s an electronic pen called the Pulse Smartpen from Livescribe.

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Jawbone Bluetooth Headset Review

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Aliph has recently updated their very popular noise reducing Jawbone headset with a newer version that addresses some of the complaints from the original. One of the main complaints was with size. I didn’t find the size to be much of a problem when I reviewed the original, but let’s see just how much this new version has improved things.

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BlueAnt Z9 Headset and Supertooth Handsfree Speakerphone Review

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Seems like the number of Bluetooth devices increases weekly. BlueAnt
has created several noteworthy additions to the mix. The Z9
earpiece and Supertooth
Light handsfree carkit are well designed and thought out. They are both simple, easy
to use, and produce a very nice call/conversation experience.

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Black & Decker VPX Starter Set Review

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We live in a world of convenience and what is more convenient then wireless technology. Now power tools are probably not the first thing to pop into your head when you think of wireless technology, but if you have ever had to unravel an extension cord, navigate it around obstacles then coil it back up, all to complete a five minute job, no wires or cords sounds pretty nice.

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Brando TEMPer Hum USB Hygrometer and Thermometer

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I’ve had the opportunity to play with quite a few wacky USB devices in the past few years. Everything from a USB refrigerator and a USB drum kit, to a USB letter opener.
The latest interesting USB gadget to show up on my door step is the USB Hygro-Thermometer from Brando. This flash drive sized device can measure both temperature and humidity.

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Groqit Personal Inventory Management System

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Do you collect a lot of stuff? Is it hard to go shopping for even more stuff when you don’t know what stuff you already have back at home? Avid collectors of books, CDs, DVDs, games, etc. now have a new tool to help them manage their stuff more effectively. It’s the Groqit Personal Inventory Management System. Put this device in your pocket when you go shopping and it will tell you if the item you’re about to buy is already in your collection at home. Let’s learn more about it…

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Epson Stylus Photo RX595 Printer

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I’ve never quite seen the purpose behind owning a photo printer. These days, you can print 4×6 copies of your digital pictures
for around twelve cents a picture, by way of online services like Snapfish and Wal-Mart Online. However, for some people, the
immediate satisfaction of printing photos at home is entirely worth the added expense of ink cartridges and high-quality photo
printer paper. One of Epson’s latest all-in-one photo printer offerings, the RX595, should satisfy even the most particular of these
print-at-home types.

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Zibra Open It! review

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It’s probably no surprise when I tell you that I get a lot of products in the mail each week. With the receiving of these products, comes the task of opening the package that they were shipped in. More often than not, these products come encased in clear plastic sealed containers that defy easy opening. Today I want to show you an easy to use inexpensive tool that can help you open those #$@!@ plastic packages with ease. It’s the Zibra Open It!

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