Protect your eBook Reader or iPad 2 with a CleverWrap

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Even minimalists who prefer not to use a case with their favorite tablet and eReader devices needs extra protection at some point or another. Ever take your Kindle to the beach? Use your iPad to display recipes in the kitchen? You can see how those environments might not be the most friendly for your expensive […]

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Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0 Digital Classic Camera from Minox Review

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When I was very young, I remember playing with an old camera that belonged to my mother. I didn’t know it then, but it was an Imperial Reflex 620 Duo lens camera – just like the one purportedly used by Marina to take those famous pictures of Lee Harvey Oswald. That Imperial camera was a

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BodyGard 5-in-1 Emergency Tool is a Real Lifesaver

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You’ve seen those big emergency tools designed to help you escape your car in an emergency.  They have a glass-breaking hammer, seatbelt cutter – and they’re as big as a small hammer and hard to keep within reach in your car.  The BodyGard 5-in-1 Emergency tool is small (1¾”W x 3”L x 5/8”H) and comes

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Kiwi PC – The Perfect Computer for Senior Citizens

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The Gadgeteer has discussed technology for senior citizens in the past, even posing the question “What’s the perfect computer for Grandma?”  Kiwi PC may have the answer.  This computer is a standard computer with a few tweaks to make it easier to use.  The Kiwi PC for Seniors is running a customized Linux Ubuntu 10.10

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Make a Statement with the Pop Art Toaster

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The Pop Art Toaster from ThinkGeek makes your feelings about mornings clear.  This retro-styled toaster adds two messages (Bite Me or an Ugh frownie) as it browns your bread.  The message template is removable for polite company.  You’ll even get a matching USB coffee warming plate.  The Pop Art Toaster is $44.99. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin

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Apple iPad 2 Review

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I received the original Apple iPad on release day last year, thanks to Julie’s very generous gift. I love that iPad even more than my beloved green Handspring Visor Deluxe from years ago, and it was that little Visor that first introduced me to my equally beloved ebooks. I’ve used that iPad for everything: email,

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Brando’s USB Retro Telephone doesn’t make calls, but does keep time

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Are you an USB gadget collector? Here’s one for you… the USB Telephone from Brando. It’s shaped like an old time rotary dial phone… but doesn’t make calls. The rotary area is a clock and the handset is a light with 12 LEDs. The only ‘bad’ thing is that the clock is powered by 3 x

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eBook Fling Uses Crowdsourcing to Offer Unlimited eBook Swapping

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You can think of eBook Fling as the Netflix of eBooks. With this site, you can borrow thousands of books from other readers across the US for FREE for 14 days through the Kindle and Nook. Don’t have a Kindle or Nook eReader? No problem. eBook Fling also works with iPad, iPhone, Blackberry or Android

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Watch Live TV on Your iPad with Time Warner App

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Time Warner Cable customers can now watch live TV on their iPads running iOS 4.2 or later.  Customers who subscribe to both TWC internet service and cable service at the Standard (Extended Basic) level or higher can watch streaming live TV anywhere in their home with their home WiFi connection.  The roster of channels are

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Death Star Cookie Jar…ruling the galaxy one chocolate chip at a time…

Death Star Cookie Jar

Seriously?  Really?  Has nerdery come to this?  Either that or this is the penultimate gift for that hard-to-buy-for nerd in your life.  If nothing else, it’s one heck of a conversation piece as well. There are those individuals who will think this is, arguably, awesome…like my husband who pointed it out to me.  Just like

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Redesigned e-Luminator Touch Booklight from M-Edge

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The redesigned e-Luminator Touch booklight from M-Edge still works with their cases and covers with the sewn-in booklight cover, and M-Edge says one version now works universally for all their device covers.  The base now has a paperclip design that can clip onto paper books and magazines, so it’s even more useful than the previous

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M-Edge Launches Nook Color Accessories

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M-Edge has announced several Nook Color accessories that will be available through the M-Edge online store, as well as Best Buy stores. These new accessories include resized and updated versions of their Executive, GO!, Latitude, and Trip Jackets, as well as sleeves and bookstands for the popular Barnes & Noble eBook Reader. Prices range from

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STM Revolution Medium Laptop Backpack Review

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We Gadgeteers have a, shall we say…fondness.. for our gadgets, am I right?  Rhetorical question ’round these parts.  Some cling to a mere handy handful of essential EDC, others find a BSA-like array necessary for preparedness.  Some commute via public transportation through vast, sprawling urban metropoli for a day at the grind, others trek stoically

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