This post brought to you by Carbonite. All opinions are 100% mine. Some of my most important possessions are on my computer. In addition to important tax documents and correspondence, I store all my music files, ebooks, and photos on my laptop. I would be devastated if I lost all those files. We all know […]
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Sony has just announced the world’s first digital binoculars with HD video recording, zoom, autofocus and Steadyshot Image stabilization. Capable of recording Full HD video with stereo sound and even a 3D mode that records as stereoscopic video for playback on most 3D HDTVs. The Dev-5 has 10x optical zoom with up to 20x digital
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This new Touch Mouse from Microsoft is designed to let Windows 7 users use multi-touch gestures to control their screens. The buttonless mouse uses a nano-sized USB receiver that lets you mouse up to 10 feet away. You’ll use one-finger gestures to scroll, flick, or pan within a page, two-finger gestures to snap two windows
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Here’s a question for you: If you are less than satisfied with how your favorite music sounds using iTunes on a Mac, where would you first look for a solution? Better speakers? A DAC (digital audio converter)? Soundcard? Higher resolution files? While all of these possible choices will usually improve the audio, chances are you
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If you’d like an iPhone and you don’t mind an earlier version, you can get an iPhone 3GS for free today at Best Buy. It will use AT&T service, of course, and it will require a 2-year contract and a $15/month data plan. Apparently this special deal is available in stores today only. You’ll need
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Come to the Dark Side……….. the New Zealand Mint has released 2 unique four coin sets depicting Star Wars characters that will be legal tender on the South Pacific Island of Niue. The coins feature a full coloured image of your favourite character duos of Luke Skywalker / Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi / Yoda, R2-D2 /
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The Beacon universal remote control system from Griffin Technology bridges the gap between your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and your home theater equipment. You’ll install the Dijit remote control app from the iTune’s app store and use Bluetooth to pair your iOS device to Beacon – no more tiny IR transmitters to plug into
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One of the worst things about summer is hearing the news report of a child’s death because someone forgot their infant was in the carseat. They go in to work for hours, and it’s too late for the child when they finally remember. A grandfather who suddenly became a care-giver for his grandchildren was determined
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Wallets were designed to carry cash, but who knew they’d make a great ‘toolbox’ too. Check out all these stainless steel credit card sized tools from Touch of Ginger. Priced from $8-$16, there are lots of different tools to choose from. Need a comb? Guitar picks? Dice? I guess they aren’t really tools, but they
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I live out in the ‘sticks’ of Brown County, Indiana. My only option for broadband has been satellite or a T1 line. I opted for the T1 line a few years ago. What happens though if you’re an Alaskan crab fisherman out in the middle of the ocean and need internet connectivity to check weather
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As I finish this article I learned that Hewlett-Packard, Inc. has decided to discontinue operations for webOS devices specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones. What this means for current owners has yet to be announced. It’s a shame that yet another nice operating system is going to end up in the tech graveyard, but while
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As a motorcycle rider as much as I love my MotoGP bike racing (go Stoner !!), as a Citizen of Planet Earth I always wonder how much of our precious fossil fuel is used up during a weekend of racing (and that’s not even taking into account transport to and from events and other things).
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The Jewelry Designs for Men website has some beautiful rings and cufflinks for men that are sure to appeal to the techy crowd. These items all incorporate pieces of meteorite into the design. The ring shown is the 18K Gold Nine Planets Ring with Meteorite and Gemstones. The ring has an 18K backing with a
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Hewlett-Packard is selling off their remaining stock of 16gb TouchPads for $99 on their website and through various retailers in the US and Canada. While I haven’t see the reduction yet on the 32gb model that price is supposed to drop to $150 in the near future. BestBuy has announced that they are allowing customers
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Your tablet doesn’t quite pump out enough sound for that rave party ? Those explosions not “big” enough while watching the latest block buster ? Logitech has just announced the Tablet Speaker to help you pump up the volume. Using a rubberised clip the speakers attach to your tablet and connect via your headphone jack.
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Happy Owl Studio has a line of cases that incorporate an iPad 2 frame into a book-style case. Half the case has a zipper compartment that has room inside for your phone, credit cards, pens, and other essentials. The back half of the case holds the iPad 2 in a frame that leaves ports and
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Everyone knows the adage “measure twice, cut once” when it comes to construction/home renovations/clothing alterations/etc and it’s absolutely vital since even with the sharpest of eyes, those notches on a measuring tape can seem to run together. Wouldn’t it be great to have an instant readout instead of going blind figuring out if the measurement
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Dear Gadget Diary, Yesterday was chemo day. The treatments take about 5 hours, so I had to figure out something to take with me to keep me occupied and entertained for that whole time while sitting in a chair with an IV hooked up to the port in my chest. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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It’s that time of year when the little kids, big kids and adults go back to school. I’m glad I’m not one of them 😉 I wasn’t a good student at all! But to all of you that are (or are trying to be), I’ve got some goodies that might help make the transition from
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I know that iOS 4.x now includes the ability to print, but that function only works with certain Airprint-enabled printers from HP. If you don’t have one of these HP printers, as I don’t, you’re out of luck printing from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. When I got the press release from Epson recently
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