The Twine is created by Supermechanical , a pair of graduates from MIT Media Lab, and is currently seeking ( well, they’ve actually already exceeded ) funding on Kickstarter. The Twine is a durable 2.5″ square that provides in-built wifi connectivity, internal on-board temperature and accelerometer, as well as an external expansion jack for other sensors ( […]
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I really like watches, especially unusual ones. The Phosphor Appear Black Crystal Watch with Black Gloss Leather Strap is certainly unusual. It reminds me of eInk screens in a way. Instead of using LEDs to show the time, these watches turn over crystals to show a clear side or a colored side to create the
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When I find something that I like, I tend to use it for a long time. Six years ago I had the opportunity to review a wallet from Waterfield and I’ve been using that the same wallet ever since. I’ve had the habit of zipping my iPhone inside it for carry convenience. Waterfield must have
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Those travel-savvy folks at Tom Bihn are at it again, having not long ago introduced their new Cadet minimalist laptop bag and now three more new travel items. The Travel Tray is a container to keep track of your loose pocket-sized items during your journey. It collapses flat and closes with a drawstring. One size,
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Our friends at Quiver are offering gadgeteer readers a special 10% discount on their popular leather pen holders for Moleskine and other notebooks. Just head on over to their site and use the code gadgeteer2011 upon checkout. The code is good till 12/7/2011, so you have plenty of time to place your holiday gift orders.
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I’m sure there’s more e-doodlers out there than me , and Artist Hardware’s Sensu Artist Brush looks pretty cool for doodling and painting on the go on your capacitive screen device. Now fully funded on Kickstarter ( funding requested $7,500, funding recieved $68,823 !!! 🙂 ) , the Sensu is a capacitive brush device that
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Roku recently updated their line of streaming media players, and they sent Julie their high-end Roku 2 XS with gaming remote to review. I had been in the market for a Roku for my living room TV so I could watch Hulu Plus on my big screen TV, so I bought myself a Roku 2.
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If you are the proud owner of an iPhone 4 or the newer – and cooler – iPhone 4S, you either have figured out that you need or want a protective case or have made the conscience decision that cases are clumsy, intrusive, ugly or all three and therefore, not for you. Well, what
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How would you like to give a gift this holiday season that’s actually multiple gifts in one? You can, with the India Cloud Book Pillow from Levenger. The recipient will get a great book pillow that works with paper books, eBook readers, and tablets. Other people will receive the gift of a living wage and
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A while back, Julie posted a news item about a ‘wooden pocket knife.’ I was intrigued: normally, one cuts wood with a knife, right? So when the opportunity to review Nathan’s Knife Kit from Klecker Knives came up, I had to check it out. My 8-year-old son had been asking me when he could get
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Cycling and wine drinking are two activities that I never considered going hand in hand. Obviously I have been severely misinformed because the Bicycle Wine Rack from Oopsmark allows the wine drinking cyclist to transport their favorite bottle along for the ride. Wacky? Yes. But it’s made of leather, so you know people aren’t going
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The MudWatt kit from KeegoTech is an educational DIY kit that can teach kids about soil chemistry, microbiology and electricity. By combining ordinary dirt from your yard, along with scraps from your refrigerator, kids can create a fuel cell that will light up an LED. The MudWatt set is priced at $44.95 and can be
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Doesn’t everyone have a few USB Memory Sticks or a USB hard drive that they want to share their content with their family and friends? Personally, I have a 500GB USB hard drive and a couple of 8GB Memory Sticks that I and my children constantly move from computer to computer to share content.
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If you’re like me, you have to keep two sets of eyeglasses handy: sunglasses and reading glasses. I’m 45 ,and I had LASIK surgery last January. Before LASIK, I wore contacts but since I had developed dry eye syndrome, I carried around my regular prescription glasses plus prescription sunglasses. But there was always the
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If you’re looking for a cool gift for your favorite ukulele player, this is it. It’s a kit for a folding soprano ukulele. The parts are made of laser cut bamboo. All you need is some sandpaper, glue and a few other miscellaneous items and you’ll be able to build your own instrument that just
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Have an awesome stereo speaker system but no way to get your music to it wirelessly? That’s where AirBlue from Kanex comes in. Shaped like a hockey puck, it’s a Bluetooth audio receiver into which you can plug a 3.5mm audio cable. Just pair your iPhone (or any Bluetooth-enabled music player) to AirBlue, and you’ll be able
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If you store your music on an iPhone or iPod and also enjoy internet radio, the PURE Contour is a one of the nicer speaker systems that I’ve had the opportunity to review. It offers a dock for playing the music on an iPhone/iPod while also charging its batteries, Internet streaming radio, FM radio and
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Have you ever been caught without a charging cable? You decided to travel light, with just a phone and your laptop. You realize your phone needs a charge, but you don’t have the USB charging cable. Clip a clipSYNC Charge and Sync Cable from Scosche to your keyring or gear bag strap, and you’ll always
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I may have one of the more original stocking stuffers for that gadget/audio freak. It’s the Stoweblank TinyMix, a – well, I’m not sure exactly what you call it. It’s not an amp or a sound processor. What it does, is allow you to connect up to four devices to one set of powered speakers.
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