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EXOvault Metal and Wood Cases for iPhone

EXOvault artists hand-build fine iPhone cases (3G/3GS or iPhone 4) of metal and wood. Each case is machined from solid metal stock, and some have rosewood accents. Some cases are plain, and some are engraved. You can choose a style that screws together, or a style with hinges for easier removal of the iPhone. The

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Frontal Concepts infuse Nano Watch Band Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 9, 2011 / Reviews / iOS, iPod nano, Watches and Clocks / 7 Comments

Turning your 6th generation Apple iPod nano into a wristwatch is as simple as buying one of the many wrist band accessories that are currently available. The infuse watchband from Frontal Concepts is the second nano watchband I’ve had the opportunity to review. Let’s take a look. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It

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Nixie Tube Clocks and Clock Kits from TubeClock

By Janet Cloninger / January 9, 2011 / News / Clocks, Watches and Clocks / 1 Comment

I’d never heard of nixie tubes until yesterday. They apparently look like vacuum tubes, but they have a wire-mesh anode and multiple cathode tubes that are usually shaped like numerals. Peter Jensen at TubeClock makes fabulous clocks from nixie tubes. He has a variety of pre-made clocks that range in price from about $100 to

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Wicked Lasers S3 Arctic Laser Review

By Dave Rees / January 9, 2011 / Reviews / Laser / 52 Comments

This past summer there was a great deal of talk of Wicked Lasers producing an insanely powerful, 1 watt blue laser called the S3 (Spyder III Pro) Arctic. It was all over the web from Gizmodo to Squidoo. They were discussing, not only how extremely cool/dangerous it is but how LucasFilm sent a cease-and-desist letter

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Using your hands to control the TV

By I Yarom / January 9, 2011 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Remote Control, TV / Leave a Comment

One of the common challenges in the living room is to find the remote control. What if we could use our hands to control the TV, then we would always have a remote control in hand. This is the technology that PrimeSense is trying to drive. We know PrimeSense as the technology behind Xbox Kinect.

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Audioengine P4 Speakers and N22 Amp Review

By Bill Henderson / January 8, 2011 / Reviews / Audio, Speakers, TV, Video / 5 Comments

For awhile now, I have been using (and loving) the Audioengine A5 speakers. They are a pair of self-powered monsters. There is really no other way to describe them. Big and with killer volume, the A5s are one of the best bargains out there for computer speakers… for home use. I tried them out in

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iRetrofone Steampunk Base for iPhone

By Janet Cloninger / January 8, 2011 / News / iOS / Leave a Comment

The iRetrofone Steampunk dock for iPhone (3G, 3GS, 4) from freelandstudios is hand-sculpted and hand-cast in 0.5″ thick urethane resin. Using your own docking cable, the iRetrofone dock allows you to charge and sync your iPhone. The coolest thing is that all vocal communications functions are routed through the handset, so you can actually make

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Win an Epson Workforce 635 All-in-One Printer

By Janet Cloninger / January 7, 2011 / News / contest / 6 Comments

This is not a Gadgeteer contest, but the folks at Epson asked us to announce that they are giving away a Workforce 635 wireless all-in-one printer. The Workforce 635 is a small business printer with fast print speeds, automatic duplex printing, scanning, faxing, and many more features. Epson says: “One lucky Tweeter will have the

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4iConcepts Announces the 4iTorq Nano Watch Band

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 7, 2011 / News / iOS, Nano, Spotlight Gadgets, Watches and Clocks / 1 Comment

Today 4iConcepts is announcing 3 Apple related accessories. The one that caught my eye is the 4iTorq – a luxury watch band for the 6th generation iPod nano music player. Unlike the nano watch bands that we’ve been seeing up till this point, the 4iTorq is not made of silicone or similar materials. It has

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Motz Tiny Wooden Power Speaker with FM Radio and MP3 Player Review

By Janet Cloninger / January 7, 2011 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV, Batteries and Chargers, External speaker / 9 Comments

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A few months ago, I reviewed a tiny little wooden speaker from Motz that had a built-in radio and surprisingly good sound. Pyramid Distribution has a newer Motz speaker with a built-in FM radio and an MP3 player that can play files on an SD card or on a USB flash drive. Pyramid was kind

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Holy Cow Batman Mimoco Announces DC Comic USB Drives

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 7, 2011 / News / Comics, Computer Gear, Flash Memory, Laptops and Gear, Spotlight Gadgets / 1 Comment

Mimoco, the collectible USB drive manufacturer has just announced their first DC Comics MIMOBOT – a vintage 1930’s Batman. Available in 2GB – 16GB capacities, the Caped Crusader will be offered in a limited (5,000) quantity. In February, Batman will be joined by friends and foes including Robin, Catwoman and The Joker. Prices range from

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Assero Industries Introduce Unique, Front-Facing iPad Bags

By Janet Cloninger / January 7, 2011 / News / iOS / 14 Comments

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The founder of Assero Industries found a major drawback to the iPad was that he couldn’t use it unless he was sitting. He wanted a case that would work well for the commuter, traveler, and sports enthusiast like himself. He wanted a case that would serve as a mobile office to keep his iPad, wallet,

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Monsoon Multimedia Announces the Vulkano Blast and Vulkano Flow

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 6, 2011 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Spotlight Gadgets / Leave a Comment

Monsoon will be adding the Vulkano Blast and Flow devices to their line of video convergence products. The Vukano Blast allows consumers to access their live, recorded or archived content anytime, anywhere by integrating DVR, web video, TV Anywhere, Universal Plug and Play streaming (UPnP), Mobile Video Recording and 160 GB internal storage for $199.99.

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Privacy Online – Who is watching you?

By Arvind Raghavan / January 6, 2011 / News / 1 Comment

Recently the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), CNN and many others have been focusing on the issue of privacy online. It makes one wonder why this is in the news now. After all it has been known for a long time that many companies are watching what you do on the web. It must have been

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Cirago Network HD Multimedia Center CMC3000 Review

By Bill Kuch / January 6, 2011 / Reviews / A/V, Audio, Video, TV, Video / 3 Comments

When I was offered the opportunity to review the Cirago TV Platinum Network HD Multimedia Center my first thought was ” good grief, not another media center”. I had previously reviewed the Cirago CMC2000 and was duly impressed, so how could this be an improvement. Then I read the specs and saw that the CMC3000

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Danish designers bring us interesting acrylic iPhone and iPad holders

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 6, 2011 / News / iOS, iPad, iPhone, Spotlight Gadgets, Stand / Leave a Comment

Ice Blue Line is a Danish design firm that is offering some unique iPad and iPhone holders made of acrylic and steel. There are four different iPad wall mounted holders. Three of them are arcylic and one is steel. There is also one iPhone holder for your desk, that is made of acrylic and available

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Kindle Reader App for Windows Phone 7

By Janet Cloninger / January 6, 2011 / Uncategorized / Apps, eBook Readers, Windows Phone / Leave a Comment

If you’ve been to the Amazon.com home page lately, you’ll know that they have announced a Kindle reader app for Windows Phone 7. Just like the apps for other platforms, you’ll be able to read any of the 775,000 available Kindle books on your Windows phone. You’ll be able to purchase books without leaving the

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Samson to launch new USB Meteor Mic today at CES

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 6, 2011 / News / Audio, Video, TV, microphone, Spotlight Gadgets, USB / 2 Comments

The Samson Meteor Mic is a chrome plated USB microphone with an interesting fold-up design. It has a large 25mm condenser diaphragm, a cardioid pickup pattern, flat frequency response of 20Hz – 20kHz and records in CD quality, 16-bit, 44.1/48kHz resolution. It can function as a Skype microphone and is great for all sorts of

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Col. Littleton No. 42 Courier Bag

By Janet Cloninger / January 6, 2011 / News / Bags, Gear, iOS, Laptops and Gear / 2 Comments

This is the most gorgeous bag I’ve seen in a while. The Col. Littleton No. 42 Courier Bag is sold by Griffin Technology and is handmade in Lynnville, TN. This bag is made with polished American steer hide and solid brass hardware. There’s also a copper tube that equally distributes the weight of the loaded

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