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BlackBerry Bold 9930 & BlackBerry Torch 9850 Coming to Sprint This Fall

Sprint has announced two new BlackBerry smartphones: the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and BlackBerry Torch 9850. Both are world phone capable and are powered by a 1.2GHz processor running the next-generation BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 7. Browsing on these phones is supposed to be 40 percent faster than BlackBerry 6 based smartphones and up to 100 percent […]

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AViiQ Portable Charging Station Announced

By Smythe Richbourg / August 3, 2011 / News / Travel Gear, USB charging station / 5 Comments

The AViiQ Portable Charging Station in action!

Interesting take on the age-old gadgeteer’s problem of portable power. AViiQ (pronounced “a-VEEK”) has announced their Portable Charging Station, a 3+1 USB charging hub in a zippered carrying bag. Pockets for your cables, pass-through syncing with your laptop on one of the ports, and a single-slot AC adapter all show their attention to the design

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Camera Lens Cap Holder

By Janet Cloninger / August 3, 2011 / News / Camera, Camera gear / 5 Comments

Lens cap covers are a necessary evil. They protect my DSLR camera’s lens when I’m not using the camera, but they are so easy to lose. I’ve resorted to buying those keepers that you glue on to the cap and attach to the camera strap with an elastic band. You don’t lose the lens cap

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Perhaps the Most Beautiful iPad/iPad 2 Case – Ever!

By Janet Cloninger / August 3, 2011 / News / iOS, iPad 2 case, iPad case / 3 Comments

Skytop Trading Leather makes gorgeous leather goods, and their iPad cases are no exception. They are handmade in Skytop Leather’s Colorado shop from saddle leather (tanned in Pennsylvania). The cases are semi-hard shell cases for maximum protection, and all ports and controls are available while the iPad is in the case. The case converts to

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Easy to use compass that you’ll never break

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 2, 2011 / News / Camping, Gear, Outdoor Gear / 6 Comments

This little compass will always show you which way is North. Just remove it from the included waterproof aluminum capsule, set it on a flat surface and it will swivel around to point North/South. A Red dot marks the North end of this powerful rare earth magnet that is pretty much unbreakable. Even better is

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Buffalo CloudStor CS-WV/1D Review

By Brett Cooper / August 2, 2011 / Reviews / Computer Gear / 2 Comments

After posting the “13 Things to Consider Before Buying a Digital Media Storage System” article we sent out a request to a variety of home media server providers requesting support for a review of their offerings. Buffalo Technology responded by providing one of their latest home media servers, the Buffalo CloudStor. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It

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Hide Your Key Securely with the RocLok

By Janet Cloninger / August 2, 2011 / News / Home and Kitchen, Security / 4 Comments

Fans of HGTV may remember Matt and Shari and their Room by Room TV program. I was looking around on their website recently and found they were featuring a neat product for keeping your spare house key safe outdoors. The RocLok isn’t like those fake plastic rocks with a drawer on the bottom to hold your

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iNoxCase for the iPhone 4 – Hot or Not?

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 2, 2011 / News / iOS, iPhone / 9 Comments

What is it about metal iPhone cases that people seem to love? We’ve reviewed several ourselves (with more to come), but what do you all think of the iNoxCase from Columbia River Knife and Tool? This case is made of stainless steel and is available in several colors including Camo. The price isn’t too bad

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NOOK Color Bundle at QVC

By Janet Cloninger / August 2, 2011 / News / Android, eBook reader, eBook Readers, Tablets, Ultra Portables / Leave a Comment

The NOOK Color bundle with Sullivan Easel cover and issues of 34 magazines is available at QVC as the Today’s Special Value for 8/2/11. Magazines include PC Gamer, sports magazines like ESPN, various titles from National Geographic, food/cooking magazines from Rachel Ray, Martha Stewart and more, Forbes, Readers Digest, American Photography, and more. The Sullivan

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Perfect Desk Accessory for Shark Week

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 1, 2011 / News / Gear, Office / 1 Comment

Yesterday started Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. If you’re a fan of these shows and creatures, this handy Jac Zagoory Shark Bite Stapler might look great on your desk. It’s made of pewter and looks cool enough… Too bad it costs an arm and a leg (which fits right in with shark week!) at

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Win a Gateway LT2805u Netbook!

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 1, 2011 / News / contest, gadgeteer / 83 Comments

We have a great contest that is just in time for back to school. The generous folks at Office Depot are giving one lucky Gadgeteer reader a Gateway LT2805u Netbook ($279.99)! Get noticed with the new Gateway LT2805u netbook with superior Intel® Atom™ dual-core processing. This sleek and slim system weighs only 2.31 pounds and

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Ergo-Tilt Laptop Stand Review

By Janet Cloninger / August 1, 2011 / Reviews / Laptop stand, Laptops and Gear / 4 Comments

I recently reviewed a laptop cooling stand, and Herb Ostroff, the CEO of Ergo-Tilt, contacted Julie to ask if we’d put his Ergo-Tilt laptop stand through the same tests. We agreed, and Herb quickly shipped out a couple of stands to me. The Ergo-Tilt stands are designed to keep your back, neck, and wrists relaxed

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Duluth Trading Mini Solar Kit

By Janet Cloninger / August 1, 2011 / News / Outdoor Gear, Spotlight Gadgets / 3 Comments

There are a variety of solar charging kits on the market, but not all of them can help you keep your cool. This Mini Solar Kit from Duluth Trading Co. has several attachments that can keep you cool and do several other things, too. First is the solar collector/battery power station (storage capacity not documented).

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Switchkey – Another Keychain Gadget You Don’t Need, But Will Want Anyway

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 31, 2011 / News / Gear, Keychain / 2 Comments

The Switchkey is an automatic key fob made of aluminum. It comes with one key blank that you can take to most hardware stores for duplication. Grind the blank, assemble the parts and you’ll have a nifty spring action switch blade style key. The Switchkey is priced at $33, which includes free shipping. SHARE ON

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FlashHarp – Mini Harmonica with a Built-in 2GB Flash Drive

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 31, 2011 / News / Computer Gear, Laptops and Gear, Music, Music Gear / 4 Comments

The FlashHarp is a 2GB flash drive that doubles as a harmonica. Yeah, you read that right – a harmonica. It even comes with a 10 minute instructional video stored right on the drive so that you’ll be blowing “Oh Susanna” in no time. Play a tune then copy files to your computer. Just be

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Coleman Hot Water On Demand for Camping or Emergency Preparedness

By Janet Cloninger / July 31, 2011 / News / Outdoor Gear / 1 Comment

This on-demand water heater from Coleman is great for campers, remote cabins, or just emergency preparedness. The Hot Water On Demand heater can heat water to over 100 degrees in less than five seconds. There’s a rechargeable battery to pump the water that is charged with AC power or by a car power outlet. The

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Would you pay $165,000 for this watch?

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 30, 2011 / News / Watches and Clocks / 9 Comments

The Urwerk 202 Twin Turbine Hammerhead White Gold has to be one of the coolest wrist watches that I’ve seen in a long while. Time on the UR-202 is displayed using telescopic minute hands operating through the middle of three orbiting and revolving hour satellites. The UR-202 is the world’s first watch with the winding

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Keep your Cash in the Capsul Case Wallet

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 30, 2011 / News / Gear, Wallets / 3 Comments

I’m still on the hunt for unique wallets and my latest find is the Capsul Case Wallet. The Capusl is a Canadian made slim wallet made of recyclable non toxic polypropylene. I can’t find details on how many cards and bills it can hold, but I can’t help but like the design. It’s available in

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Scout Extra Small Laptop Bag from STM

By Janet Cloninger / July 30, 2011 / News / Laptop bag, Laptops and Gear / Leave a Comment

We’ve reviewed STM bags before on The Gadgeteer, and we found them to be sturdy, well-made, and sized to fit your gear without wasted space. STM is now offering the Scout Extra Small Laptop Bag that’s designed for the 11″ MacBook Air but will accommodate most 11″ laptops. The Scout has high-density padding and a felt

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Go Thin with the Zeroz Wallet

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 29, 2011 / News / Gear, Wallets / 10 Comments

Lately I have been obsessed with finding cool wallets to show you guys. Today’s contribution is the Zeroz Wallet. Their motto is Less Wallet, More Cool. Basically, the Zeroz is a card holder with a stretchy cash strap secured to one side. They are available in 4 different thickness to accommodate more or less cards.

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