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Porsche’s aren’t just for driving – Porsche Design P’3125 Slim Line Writing Instruments

By Dave Rees / January 24, 2011 / News / Pens, Spotlight Gadgets / 2 Comments

Porsche Design has announced a new line of fine writing implements, the P’3125 Slim Line (From $260). They are known for their fine (and relatively expensive) writing tools. The P’3125 Slim Line is crafted out of polished palladium brass with a precision milled finish on the barrel and cap. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It

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Wake Up or the Wookie Will Kill You

By Janet Cloninger / January 24, 2011 / News / Clocks, Watches and Clocks / Leave a Comment

This battery-operated alarm clock from ThinkGeek combines Star Wars and LEGO into a cute, useful package. The clock comes with 21 LEGO pieces, including Chewbacca and Stormtrooper minifigures. You’ll even get pieces to built a blaster turret on top of the clock. It’s 3.75″ X 3.75″, and it has a crescendo alarm that gets louder

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Grichels Bags and Cases – A Wrinkle in Reality

By Janet Cloninger / January 24, 2011 / News / eBook Readers, Gear / 14 Comments

Like most Etsy shops, Grichels sells limited edition handmade items. Grichels has modified a lighted Sony Pocket Reader case by applying a piece of leather that has been wrinkled and combined with a pair of eyes to form Gonart, the reader guardian. The Sony reader cover is $76. The shop also offers a variety of

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GoSmart Clip Smartphone Steering Wheel Mount Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 23, 2011 / Reviews / Car Gear, holder / 21 Comments

When I first learned about the GoSmart Clip a few months ago, I thought it was a great idea for putting your smartphone’s display right in the center of your steering wheel, for easy viewing. They sent me one to review and now that I’ve had a chance to actually use it, here’s what I

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TFT Accoustics TFTA-2100-2V1S and TFTA-2100-3V2B Earphone Review

By Bill Henderson / January 23, 2011 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV, Earphones / Leave a Comment

I have written in previous reviews that I tend to prefer neutrality and accuracy over sound that is enhanced or “colored” in headphones/earphones. That being said, I do enjoy bass when it doesn’t interfere with or overpower the mids or highs, which can so often happen. Some brands accentuate bass to attract a younger crowd

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A sleep system for your iPad? There’s a bed for that.

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 23, 2011 / News / Home and Kitchen, iOS, iPad, Spotlight Gadgets / Leave a Comment

You love your iPad so much, that you want to keep it nearby even while you’re sleeping. It’s ok, you’re not crazy… Really. And to prove it, there’s a bed designed just for you. It’s the iCon bed from Hollandia International. This bed pairs a Hollandia adjustable 3D mattress with a custom headboard that includes

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SmallWorks BrickCase for iPhone 4 Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 22, 2011 / Reviews / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone 4, LEGO / 4 Comments

Skins, cases and covers for the iPhone 4 are a dime a dozen. If you want to protect your phone but don’t want to settle for a drab and boring Black leather case, the SmallWorks BrickCase might be a consideration. It’s a hard ABS plastic shell that snaps on the back of the phone and

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Cirago USB 3.0 Portable Storage Review

By Raul Sanchez / January 22, 2011 / Reviews / Computer Gear, Hard Drive, Laptops and Gear, USB / Leave a Comment

If you have a need to move files around from computer to computer or just need an external storage drive for your numerous files then you know having an external drive is a must. And having an external hard drive that is durable, slim, fast and portable isn’t so bad either. Introducing Cirago’s USB 3.0

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Bored with your spork? Get a foon instead.

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 22, 2011 / News / Camping, Outdoor Gear, Outdoors, Spotlight Gadgets / 2 Comments

Spice up your next camping trip with the GSI Outdoors telescoping ultralight foon. It’s a combination spoon and fork made of Lexan polycarbonate resin that goes from 5.75 inches to 4 inches long with a flick of the thumb. It’s available in several colors and can be found for $1.75 at Sierra Trading Post. SHARE

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WeWood Watches

By Morgan Bornstein / January 21, 2011 / News / Spotlight Gadgets, Watches and Clocks / 6 Comments

WeWood is a company based out of Los Angeles with an idea originally stemming from Italy–to create an organic, completely natural watch inspired by the rooted but reaching power of a tree. The resulting product, judging from their catalog, is just as much art as functional watch. They currently offer two basic types of watch

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Give your geek a Silver USB Flash drive from LaCie for Valentine’s day

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 21, 2011 / News / Gear, Spotlight Gadgets, USB / 2 Comments

The Christofle Galet from LaCie is a silver plated 4GB flash drive that is designed to make your favorite geek swoon. It definitely looks snazzy. It comes with a lanyard to put it on your keychain or even wear around your neck. But at $130, I think I’d rather have a Kindle 3 or something more useful. What about

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Eguann 3D Laptop Skins Review

By Mark Adkins / January 21, 2011 / Reviews / Laptop, Laptops and Gear, Skin / 3 Comments

Eguann offers something rather unique for your laptop- 3D skins featuring a pattern carved into a scratch-proof, water-resistant rubbery skin! There are several plain and patterned options, many with a military theme. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It

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Take your photography to the next level

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 21, 2011 / News / 3D, Camera gear, Photography, Spotlight Gadgets / 1 Comment

My best buddy Bill of iPhotosports.com sent me a link this morning telling me that I needed to check out Ortery Photosmilie systems so that I could take my product review images to the next level. Ortery’s multi-dimensional imaging tools allow you to take 360 degree 3D images and videos of products. They offers several

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iChair – You Sit. It Stands.

By Janet Cloninger / January 21, 2011 / News / iOS, iPad case and stand / Leave a Comment

The iChair company debuted a line of cases for iPad, iPhones, and iPod touch at CES this year. These cases are two-piece “back case” styles that slide on to cover the back of the device. The cases are made of injection-molded polycarbonate and have a rubbery black, matte finish. The cases have integrated stands in

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Gfeller Casemakers Leather Notebook Cover Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 20, 2011 / Reviews / Notebooks / 21 Comments

Just so you know, I’m still knee deep into my latest obsession – notebooks, pens and their associated accessories. I hope that at least a few of you are also fans of Moleskine, Rhodia or similar brands of small hard covered notebooks. Because if you are, I have a leather notebook cover from Gfeller Casemakers that I

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Jawbone ERA – Accelerometers aren’t just for smartphones

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 20, 2011 / News / Bluetooth, Headset, Spotlight Gadgets / 4 Comments

Jawbone has just launched the first Bluetooth headset with a built in accelerometer that enables the wearer to shake the headset to initiate pairing with a mobile phone, and tap tap the headset to answer or end a call. In addition to the new motion sensing technology, the Jawbone ERA also has a 25% larger

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Tired of waiting for the mythical White iPhone 4? Convert your Black one with this kit

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 20, 2011 / News / iOS, Spotlight Gadgets / 3 Comments

If you’re willing to void your warranty and pay an insane £159.95 ($253.61), this White iPhone 4 Conversion Kit from MobileFun will make your dreams come true. The kit contains a front panel consisting of the glass, digitiser and Retina Display LCD, a rear panel with the Apple logo, replacement dock connector, headphone jack and home

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Smartfish announces the Engage Keyboard, the world’s first intelligent keyboard

By I Yarom / January 20, 2011 / News / Computer Gear, ergonomics, Health and fitness, Keyboard, Spotlight Gadgets / 2 Comments

Smartfish the maker of the Whirl Desktop Laser Mouse has introduced a keyboard companion, the Engage Keyboard with ErgoMotion. The keyboard uses the ErgoMotion technology that prevents Repetitive Stress Injury. The Engage Keyboard with ErgoMotion tracks the user’s work pattern and makes incremental changes to itself so the user’s hands and wrists are never in

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Giant Pencil Touchscreen Stylus

By Janet Cloninger / January 20, 2011 / News / Gear, Styluses / 2 Comments

I’m reminded of the scene in Crocodile Dundee when Dundee looks at the knife held by the would-be mugger, pulls out his own knife, and says something like “that’s not a knife – this is a knife!” Now this is a stylus! This Giant Pencil Touchscreen stylus from ThinkGeek dwarfs other styli I’ve seen, and

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