Great news today for Boxee Box owners. D-Link and Boxee have just announced that Netflix is finally available. Sure enough, I just finished doing a firmware upgrade my own Boxee Box and was able to play a Netflix movie. Joy! Previously, our main solution for premium movie rentals was VUDU, which I actually like because […]
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Humans were too lazy to get up off their bums to change the channel on the TV, so the remote control was invented. We were too lazy to go to the library so eBook Readers were invented. Now we’re apparently too lazy to play ball with our dogs, so the Fetchtastic was invented. The Fetchtastic is
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The Preon ReVO from 4Sevens is the latest mini sized keychain flashlight that packs quite a punch for its diminutive size. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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The Just5 is a GSM phone that has been designed especially for seniors or people that are not tech savvy. The phone has just 5 simple features: 1. Big Buttons 2. Ease of Operation 3. Personal Emergency Response System 4. Amplified Sound 5. Long Lasting Battery The button on the back is an SOS button
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STM, an Australian company that makes very nice bags, has been featured here before. This time, I get to review one of their full-sized laptop bags- the medium-sized, vertical shoulder bag. It’s a great looking bag and I could not wait to try it out! SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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The Shure SE535 earphones are a study in contrasts between frustration and nirvana. Boy, this wide-open gap in opinion is going to need some explaining. Shure is one of the better known headphone/earphone companies around, so when they announce a new model, it’s news. A few months ago, they introduced the SE535, which replaces the
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They may look like an alien instrument of torture, but they are really a pair of stainless steel tweezers for your EDC (Every Day Carry) gear. PockeTweez tweezers are precision made and super sharp. They fold up into a small 2.5 inch long package that makes them perfect for your keychain, gear bag or pocket.
PockeTweez – Splinters and eyebrows should be afraid Read More
Soft cover Moleskine notebook fans that may have read my review of Quiver’s Pen Holders might have felt a bit neglected since these cool leather pen holders weren’t designed to work with non-hard cover notebooks. Quiver Global felt your pain and have recently started offering special adapters that enable their one and two pen holders to
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The iPhone. Part sophisticated gadget, part work of industrial design art. Yet we charge it by plugging in a cable and letting it sit on a desk. Calypso Crystal thinks we can do better. Their CrystalDocks are cast from lead crystal glass and hand-finished to visual and tactile perfection. They allow full charge/sync via your
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See this man? His name is Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia. He has a problem– A big problem. As of now, Nokia has lost its dominance in smartphones world wide to Android. Symbian is a throwback OS and it looks like it. Nokia has no presence in the U.S., where the hottest Mobile OS lives.
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The iWrap Dry Body Wrap Protector for the iPhone 4 (Verizon and AT&T) is a full coverage (more or less) wrap system that applies without any liquids. This is a much saner method than those previous wet-application systems, as in the Wrapsol review I did a few years ago, and the results are at least as
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HP decided to end its ‘Think Beyond’ event with a surprise: webOS is coming to other connected devices, including printers, PCs and some form factors you haven’t seen before. HP hasn’t provided any additional details and it plans to do so only in the coming months. Do we think it means that HP plans to release PCs
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For a long, long time now, in households far and near, a battle has raged over whether young padawans would be allowed to play with their parents’ movie-realistic and super-expensive Force FX lightsaber replicas, or be relegated to the clunky, much cheaper toyish versions found at toy stores across the Outer Rim (and here on
Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough… Read More
With the proliferation of electronic gadgets it gets difficult to keep your tools charged. Most electronic devices have moved to a standard USB port for charging. This is a welcome change. Now I can use my AC USB port at home, the USB port in my laptop at work, my USB car adapter on the
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To celebrate the new Verizon iPhone 4, the great folks at BodyGuardz have given us 3 Dry Apply Protectors to give away here on The Gadgeteer. If you have an iPhone 4 (Verizon or AT&T) and want to keep it looking brand new for as long as possible, you will want to sign up for this contest. I
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There’s a new iPad-only app from Sports Illustrated that traces the history of American football. The Football Book contains the complete contents of the coffee-table book by the same name. You’ll read about “the dynasties and the dominating players, the crucial plays and classic games, the personalities and performances that propelled the NFL during SI’s
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Today AT&T announced that they will begin offering its customers unlimited calling to any mobile number in the US, regardless of carrier, starting tomorrow, February 10. Coincidence that this new perk begins the official day the vPhone hits the street? I think not…. There are a few strings associated with AT&T’s relatively generous offer, you
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Many geeks (including yours truly) was very surprised when HP bought Palm last April. Since that time, fans of Palm have been anxiously waiting for info on new devices running the webOS operating system. That wait is over… at least for the info part. Today HP announced 3 new webOS devices: The HP Veer, HP
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The Tekkeon myPower for iPhone 4 case/battery system is a complete solution for extended iPhone 4 use and protection. With a hot swappable battery component, you can extend your iPhone’s battery life into days, at the expense of a little more thickness and the need to remember to flip a switch now and then. SHARE
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Yet another Android Phone, yes, but not the same ole’ candy-bar shape. Something truly different than anything you have seen. The Kyocera Echo coming to Sprint, has taken a leap in the form-factor innovation of smartphones. Two 3.5 inch WVGA screens, Android 2.2, and Hotspot capability makes for an attractive buy. (if you like Sprint)
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