Protect your Kindle with the Smak-Dab Cover Secure Clip

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Kindle 2/DX owners who also use covers that are attached by the eReader’s spine, may find the Cover Secure Clip from Smak-Dab useful. This small polymer coated stainless steel clip has been designed to prevent damage to the Kindle device from Amazon’s covers that utilize the spine hinge by keeping the back cover jacket attached […]

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OnStar to Expand Service to Smartphones in 2011

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Starting in 2011, OnStar will begin offering a smartphone application at no extra cost as part of their basic subscription plan for all GM brands. Smartphone users will be able to use many of OnStar’s features right from their phone. Some of those features include the ability to remotely start their vehicle, activate horn and

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Extra juice for your Android and BlackBerry smartphones

The Primo Battery Cube from Phonesuit is a cube shaped rechargeable battery pack for Android and Blackberry SmartPhones. Actually, it should work with any mini or micro USB enabled device. It’s very compact at 1.5 inches in length and width, but provides 1000mAh battery capacity. It also features a 4 point red LED display that

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Organize your gadgets with GRID-IT!

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Let’s face it.  Some of us gadgetophiles tend to be gadget collectors, even hoarders.  No shame in that, but how do you organize it all, especially your EDC, daily commute or travel items?  The GRID-IT! Organizer from Cocoon Innovations may be a good solution.  It’s a rubberized woven elastic object retention system for gadget organization. 

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Fix Your iPhone 4’s Antenna Problem Without a Case

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If your iPhone 4 suffers from the “death grip” antenna problem, you’ve certainly heard by now that Apple will be giving you a free case.  If you prefer to use your devices without a case, you probably won’t be happy even with the relatively small Bumper case.  The CoolDecal shop at Etsy is offering a

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10 Kindle Cases You Can Make Yourself

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Here’s something for all our crafty DIY readers out there that also happen to own a Kindle eBook reader. It’s an article with 10 Kindle cases that you can build for free. The article includes links and instructions to various cases, like the one shown here using an old pair of jeans to make a

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BlueLounge SpaceStation Organizes Your Desk and Cools Your Laptop

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The BlueLounge SpaceStation looks simple – that’s it in the front of the picture – but it performs many jobs.  The SpaceStation is wedge-shaped, so resting the back of a laptop on it results in a more comfortable keyboard angle, and it allows air to flow underneath to keep the laptop cool.  The top of the SpaceStation

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Sleepwalk at camp in toasty mobility with Selk’bag

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Ever thought of sleeping bags as too restrictive?  Have a look at the Selk’bag Sleepware System (click here for US and here for UK).  Designed and tested in the Chilean Andes and redesigned for its 3rd-gen release, the Selk’bag features baffled construction; soft but durable ripstop, water-resistant nylon shell; leg vents; reinforced nylon soles with

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VuPoint Magic Wand Scanner Review

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I have an e-book reader I’m finding that I want to put everything that I have that is on paper into the device: books, magazine articles, users/owners manuals, cheat-sheets, blah, blah and blah.  But after spending several hours scanning an out-of-print book that was falling apart using my standard Epson desktop scanner a few weeks

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Geek Up Your Party With a Live-Updating Slideshow

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If there’s anything that I love as much as getting my hands on a shiny new gadget, it’s taking old gadgets and repurposing them to accomplish something completely awesome.  I recently combined a low-end Eye-Fi card, a 2008 Mac Mini, and a little elbow grease to turn my home theater system into a slideshow displaying

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