Today is Julie’s birthday! Everybody please join me in wishing Julie the happiest, healthiest of birthdays. Let’s let her know how much we appreciate the hard work she invests in bringing us the gadget and technology reviews and news we all rely on. Happy Birthday, Julie! And we wish you many, many more! SHARE ON […]
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The great folks at Triangle Cables have given us the opportunity to host a giveaway of their 6ft HDMI cable on The-Gadgeteer.com. This advanced HDMI cable supports 3D, Ethernet & Audio Return Channel, Multi-channel Digital Audio, Deep Color x.v.Color, HDCP and CEC controls. It features corrosion resistant gold contacts and shielded to maintain signal integrity.
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Last month, I reviewed the Fling Gaming Controller from Ten One Design. I found it to be a great way to improve playability for some games on the iPad and Android tablets. It adds real joystick feel to games that use an on-screen virtual controller. The only downside to the Fling was that it was
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If you’ve ever worn a good pair of earbuds, you know that the noise isolation that they provide can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it’s nice to be able to shut out the chatter of coworkers or other customers in the coffee shop. On the other hand, shutting out the sound of
Etymotic Enhances hf3 and mc3 Headsets With Awareness! App Read More
The Gadgeteer has reviewed a variety of mounting solutions for the iPad. Most of them were designed specifically to hold the original iPad, so there are a lot of redesigned accessories coming on the market after the iPad 2 was released. TouCoul makes accessories for both the original and the new iPads. They sent us
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The standard 2-4 USB ports built into a computer never seem to be enough. Between peripherals, storage drives, Mouse Jiggler (STILL one of my favorite office gadgets), sync cables, I always find myself needing an extra port or two. I have yet to break down and buy a hub, but that may change now
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I know most multi-tools have more than four functions, but none I’ve seen are as small and unusual as these Titan Multi Tool Collar Stays from Yanko Design. The stays are made of 100% titanium, and they are 2.5″ long, 5/16″ wide, and less than 1/8″ thick. Each stay also functions as a half-phillips and
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Is there a more prolific and quintessential toy than the ball? Used in all manner of games and sports (for both kids and adults), the versatile sphere is synonymous with fun the world over. Well, the deceptively simple ball may be going high tech. At the 2011 CES, Orbotix unveiled Sphero, a ball that can
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Smartphones are great for keeping in touch and keeping yourself entertained, until the battery dies. With the juice pack plus case from mophie, you can more than double the battery life in your iPhone 4. This protective case has a 2000mAh rechargeable battery, a charge indicator, and a standby/charge switch so you only use its
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In the past, I have reviewed some outrageously expensive – and outrageously good – earphones. But let’s face it: The vast majority of music lovers either can’t afford to or just won’t shell out the bucks to achieve that last bit of audio perfection. And truth be told, most decent earphones sound about 75-85% as
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snow peak is an outdoor gear manufacturer out of Japan. They create high end camping and hiking gear: shelters, stoves, grills, lanterns, etc. They have just announced that they will be selling a titanium iPhone 4 cover beginning this July. The cover is made of 100% titanium and weighs less than 0.6oz. The cover is
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There are a few cases that add a Bluetooth keyboard to your iPad or iPad 2. The Crux Loaded Case for iPad 2 is the first of these cases that will also add a trackpad and a backup battery. The Loaded’s rechargeable lithium-ion battery will add up to 7.5 hours to your iPad 2’s battery
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It seems that all the cool applications these days are for mobile platforms. One of the items in the Google I/O keynote was the announcement of the availability of Angry Birds in Chrome. BlueStacks wants to enable Android Apps to run on Windows machines. Unlike other environments, Android Apps can run side by side with
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If you like to camp without roughing it too much, you might like to add a ceiling fan with light to your tent. The Camping Tent LED Ceiling Fan Light from Gadgets and Gear has 18 super-bright LEDs and a fan. With 2 D-cell batteries (not included), you can expect up to 37 hours of
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The Easy Riser Bluetooth mouse from Verbatim requires no external receiver and works with PCs, Macs, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices like the Motorola Xoom tablet. This high-resolution Laser mouse is ultra-slim and designed to fit into small places. Its compact size doesn’t mean you’re doomed to cramped hands, though, because a switch on the bottom
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I recently reviewed the Jabra Wave Bluetooth headset, which I totally love. But before that, Jabra had sent me the Jabra Extreme by accident. The Jabra Extreme has great features and works just as well as the Jabra Wave. Let’s give it a look, too. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Ah, the 80’s. Neon fashions. Big hair. And the heady days of the personal computing explosion, including the venerable Commodore 64. That’s 64 kilobytes of RAM, man. I was my first computer and, I used it to create my first very basic BASIC programs. If you’re a nostalgic fan, this may be your lucky day.
Updated Commodore 64 scratches your 80’s retro itch Read More
If you’re tired of plain cable ties, check out these Leaf Ties. You’ll get 12 cable ties in a package that are strong, permanent, secure, weatherproof, and easy to remove. You can use them to corral your cables, support a young plant in your garden, or even to identify your luggage. They come from a UK company
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Merriam-Webster already offers their Collegiate Dictionary as a $25 app in the iTunes app store. This free iPad app gives you access to the complete Collegiate Dictionary, and it gives you functions that the paid app doesn’t have. I’m not the best speller in the world, and it’s sometimes hard to look up a word
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Turn any standard 2.5″ internal SATA drive into an external drive with the Silicone USB SATA 2.5″ Drive Enclosure from ThinkGeek. No tools are needed – simply pull the enclosure over the hard drive. The silicone enclosure covers the drive but still allows ventilation to prevent overheating. The enclosure uses a MA6116 chipset and SATA L-type internal data and
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