In the summer of 2009, Julie issued a call for some female reviewers to add to her staff. I had been an avid reader of The Gadgeteer for years, and I decided I’d apply for a position. I wrote a review of the iBend stand for iPod/iPhone as my audition. I was thrilled when Julie decided to […]
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When I first saw that Microsoft was putting in a retail store three doors down from one of my local Apple Stores, I was betting it was going to be a ghost town within the first week/month. I was skeptical Microsoft and its partners had anywhere near the draw Apple does. But this monolithic store
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This Starlight Starscope from Levenger looks like a regular flashlight, until you turn it on. The Starscope projects stars and constellations onto a wall or ceiling. You can select a view of the northern, eastern, southern, or western sky. Rotate the neck of the Starscope and the star patterns change to show how that portion
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I was browsing over at the Apple website today, and I saw that the iOS 4.2 software update is now available. The update is compatible with iPhone 3G/3GS/4, iPad, and iPod touch 2nd/3rd/4th generations. Apple is promising a ton of new features – enhanced mail, printing with AirPrint, streaming digital content wirelessly to your Apple
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The iPad is great, but the on-screen keyboards sometimes don’t work so well when you’re doing a lot of typing. Bluetooth keyboards work well with the iPad, but you’ll need something to protect the keyboard in your bag. Enter the beautiful Cherry Blossom Case for the Apple Wireless Keyboard from JAVOedge. The case is covered
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I’ve been waiting for Saddleback Leather Company to release a play through leather case for the iPad since last May when I reviewed their iPad Pouch. The pouch is great for transporting the iPad from place to place, but not for protecting it while in use. I’m happy to say that their new iPad case
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You can give your iPhone 3G/3GS or iPhone 4 a festive look with the new Speck CandyShell holiday cases. Dress them for Christmas with the Mistletoe Green cases with a Santa on the back. Or choose the snowman designs for a look you can use all winter long. The iPhone 3G/3GS case is Poinsettia Red
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The people at ZAGG say you’ll wonder how you ever used your Apple iPad® without a ZAGGmate case. The ZAGGmate cases are made of aircraft-grade aluminum with a bead-blasted, hard-anodized finish to match the iPad. They are 9.75″ tall X 7.63″ wide. A case fits on your iPad as a screen cover and adds 0.25″ or less (depending on the style)
Do you love sipping lattes at a coffee shop while writing the next best-selling thriller, crunching numbers, or surfing TMZ while looking like you are doing something more important? In a public place your screen is not always your private space. This can especially be of concern when working with confidential information. Lets face it;
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One of the first good “tricks” that budding photographers learn is that good, sharp pictures often require a tripod, or at the very least, require the photographer to brace him or herself against something solid to reduce camera shake. Unfortunately, this just isn’t possible in many situations, and otherwise good pictures are sometimes ruined because
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Today I want to tell you about 2 iPad apps that can help you get your creative juices flowing. LivingRoom from Planet Next will let you put on your interior designer cap and SketchBook Pro from Autodesk will help you channel your inner Picasso. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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The iGala WiFi digital photo frame, available now at ThinkGeek, has a Linux-based brain inside. You don’t even need a computer to get this frame connected to your WiFi and setup to receive pictures. After setup, this frame can log on to a Gmail account and add any emailed photos to its 1GB internal memory. The
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The Cirago USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking Station is one of those standard external USB docks for the drive freak in all of us. If you’ve got a small pile of SATA drives collecting dust because you’ve upgraded your laptop, or desktop, or both, and you don’t really need yet another USB drive enclosure, this
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A while back I posted a news item for the Wrist ID Sport by Road ID, which displays emergency contact information for fitness enthusiasts. I thought it looked cool and was a great product idea. At the time, I had been doing quite a bit of outdoor running, so I ordered one and tried it
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I think I’m psychic! I was just wishing that I had a tiny iPhone printer. Ok, that’s not EXACTLY what I was day dreaming about… I was really just thinking about a generic itty bitty photo printer. But wow, this is close enough. MobileFun is now carrying the Bolle BP-10. It’s a 4×6″ (A6) printer
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I’m sure there are a lot of you out there who are like my family – we have more far devices than we have electrical outlets. Although I have a Charge4All charging tube that can charge my phone, my Sony readers, and my iPod touch, I still have to use the standard iPad charger. I
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Now you have to worry about whiskers! Yes, you read that correctly; I said whiskers. Brando is now offering a USB Electric Shaver. Just plug it into a free port on your PC or Mac to charge it up and this dual blade gadget will be able to remove that unsightly stubble before your next
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The Macally BTKeyMini is a keyboard with a plastic dust shield. The keyboard is Bluetooth 2.0 with 77 Enhanced Scissor-Key-Switches(TM) for thin keycaps with sensitive and responsive touch. The keyboard and stand is 9.25″ X 5.6″ X 1.1″. The keyboard dust cover acts as a stand for your iPad, and it can hold the iPad
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The new LaCie FastKey USB flash drive is an aluminum wonder. This baby is available in capacities of 30 – 120GB and can transfer files at a blinding 260MB/s. Whoosh! One important caveat though, you have to have USB 3.0 to take advantage of the speed. I wonder when Apple will jump on the USB
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For years, the name Marshall has been synonymous with sound – and lots of it. Now they are moving into the crowded consumer headphone market in a Major, and a Minor, way. This month, Marshall has introduced their first headphone model, the Major in time for holiday buying. It’s design mimics the look of the
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