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JayBird Sportsband Headphones have a Retro Style with Modern Features

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 29, 2010 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Headphones, Spotlight Gadgets / 2 Comments

The JayBird Sportsband headphone may look retro, but don’t let the 80’s style fool you. These are Bluetooth headphones with apt-X audio feature that provides CD quality sound. Priced at just $99, they come in nine color schemes: limonade green, sonic blue, orange crush, runner’s red, toffee-apple red, midnight black, polar blue, powder-puff pink, snow […]

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Fight Power Suckage with Belkin’s Conserve Valet

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 28, 2010 / News, Reviews / Gear, Green, Power / Leave a Comment

In an effort to continue the fight against vampire power suckers, Belkin’s new Conserve Valet power station gives us an energy efficient way to charge up to four of our electronic devices at a time. The benefit of the Valet is that it shuts itself off once all the connected devices have been charged. This

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Snag a copy of “The How-To Guide to Windows 7 – Free eBook”

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 28, 2010 / News / Leave a Comment

The How-To Guide to Windows 7 – Free eBook [affiliate link] is practical guide on accomplishing everyday tasks in Windows 7, including finding and managing files, networking, wireless, security, and more. There are a few hoops to jump through to get this guide, but it helps The Gadgeteer to earn some some affiliate fees that

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Levenger 10″ Flak Jacket for iPad and Netbooks Review

By Janet Cloninger / June 28, 2010 / Reviews / iOS, iPad case / 2 Comments

This review is going to be short and sweet. The 10″ Flak Jacket from Levenger is a protective sleeve for a netbook and – you guessed it! – the Apple iPad. It’s a simple product made to do a simple job – protect your device. How does it perform? SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It

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Flashlight or lantern? Bring both in one

By Andy Jacobs / June 28, 2010 / News / Camping, Flashlight, Outdoor Gear / Leave a Comment

‘Round these parts, with summer comes camping, and with camping comes gadgets. And one gadget no camper should be with out is the flashlight…or is it the lantern? With the UCO MightyMight Compact Lantern and Torch by Industrial Revolution, you get both in one device. With an LED bulb and aluminum body, it’s durable, long-lasting

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Win a Lenovo A70z All-in-One Desktop PC!

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 28, 2010 / News / contest / 197 Comments

Starting today, 21 web sites will be giving away a brand new Lenovo A70z all in one PC exactly like the one I reviewed here a few weeks ago. The Gadgeteer is lucky enough to be the first site to start our contest! The other sites will have their own type of contest and start

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Fascinations City Lights Globe

By Janet Cloninger / June 28, 2010 / News / Toys / 6 Comments

The Fascinations company offers “wonders created by physicists.” Their City Lights globe is a little different from most globes. There’s a light source inside that illuminates the major cities on earth. The globe automatically rotates on its axis, as well. The globe comes with a 11oV power supply. The City Lights Globe is available in 6″ or 10″ diameters from various retailers. The Discovery Channel

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A plunger for your iPhone

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 27, 2010 / News / iOS, iPhone, Spotlight Gadgets, Stand / 11 Comments

Check it out, it’s an itty bitty plunger that can be used as a stand for your iPhone (or any other device with a slick surface). It’s called the iPlung and looks like a miniature toilet plunger, which might turn off some people. But I think it’s cute as a button. You can’t beat the

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USB Bamboo Keyboard and Mouse from Brando

By Janet Cloninger / June 27, 2010 / News / Computer Gear, Keyboard, USB optical mouse / 4 Comments

This new USB keyboard and optical mouse from Brando are made of eco-friendly bamboo. The keyboard has 106 keys and works with Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Linux. It is 15.6″ X 6″ X 0.8″ and weighs 1.9 pounds. The USB optical mouse is 4″ X 2.5″ X 1.2″ and weighs 3.0 ounces. The mouse is $19.00,

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TEC Accessories Inchworm and P-7 Suspension Clip Keychain Tools Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 27, 2010 / Reviews / 2 Comments

If you’ve ever visited the EDC Forums, you might come to the conclusion that the keychain is the new toolbox. They have a whole topic dedicated to keychain tools where people post pictures of their 10 pound keychains 🙂 In the interest of adding just a little more bulk to the EDC enthusiast (Every Day

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DIY Dice Handbag Kit

By Janet Cloninger / June 26, 2010 / News / Bags, Do-It-Yourself, Gaming Gear / 2 Comments

If you are equally handy with “needle, thread, and battleaxe”, you can make yourself a D20-shaped handbag (called a dice bag, if you’re male). The ThinkGeek kit contains all the components you need to make the bag; you just need to supply the sewing machine, thread, iron, and the skills. The DIY Dice Handbag kit is

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Ionic Clean Washing System Review

By John Schettino / June 26, 2010 / Reviews / Car Gear, Outdoors / 4 Comments

The HomeRight Iconic Clean Washing System is a large blue canister that takes your tap water and turns it into de-ionized (DI) water. The canister has a 20 foot hose with a soft bristle brush attached, and a three way (Off – Bypass – DI) switch on the end. You’re supposed to be able to

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Smart Chime Wireless Pet Doorbell

By Janet Cloninger / June 25, 2010 / News / Home and Kitchen, Pet Gadgets / 5 Comments

The Smart Chime wireless doorbell from SmartHome has a push button for people, as you’d expect, and it also has a special paw-shaped doorbell trigger for your pet. You’ll hear a musical chime when the door button is pressed. You can set the pet trigger to “dog” to hear a bark or to “cat” to

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SoundPaper App for iPad

By Janet Cloninger / June 25, 2010 / News / Apps, iOS / 11 Comments

SoundPaper is a powerful note-taking app for iPads. While you are typing in notes and using the drawing tool to add sketches, SoundPaper is recording audio so you don’t miss a detail. During playback, you can tap a word or a sketch, and SoundPaper automatically advances the audio playback to that point. The audio portion

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Seasoned Musician Reviews the Eigenharp Alpha

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 25, 2010 / News / Music Gear, Musical instruments / 1 Comment

I covered the Eigenharp late year in a short news item. At the time I thought it looked like the coolest electronic instrument that I’d ever seen. Way way too spendy for my blood though at over $6,000… So I put it out of my mind till I received an email the other day from

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Oberon Design iPad Cover Review

By Janet Cloninger / June 25, 2010 / Reviews / iOS, iPad cases and bags / 3 Comments

Oberon Design makes beautiful embossed leather cases and covers for journals, agendas, and similar personal accessories. In recent years, they added covers for ebook readers. Julie reviewed the Oberon covers for Kindle and Kindle 2. I have an Oberon Design purse, a wallet, a small and a large agenda, and I love every one of

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MoreWireLess Bluetooth Online Video Series

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 25, 2010 / News / Bluetooth / Leave a Comment

MoreWireLess is a video series produced by Broadcom, the leader in Bluetooth technology. This series has been developed to educate consumers with simple instructions on how to use the most popular Bluetooth devices on the market. So far they have 2 videos available, but plan to have a new video each Wednesday. Check out their

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Turn your iPad into a Shield

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 24, 2010 / News / iOS, iPad, Spotlight Gadgets / 6 Comments

The Onhand X-Band from TKO Solutions is a holder for your iPad that consists of four leather corner loops that are connected to a neoprene and nylon X shaped strap. A user can slip their hand under the strap to give them an easier way to hold the iPad in one hand for presentations or

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Booq Reinvents the Messenger Bag

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 24, 2010 / News / Bags / 2 Comments

Messenger bags have been around for close to 200 years. Booq’s new Mamba Catch takes the classic style and kicks it up several notches to bring it into the 21st century. The Catch is a unisex laptop messenger bag with pockets galore (over 20 of them!). The one thing it doesn’t have though, is a

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Let the Flood of iPhone 4 Cases Begin

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 24, 2010 / News / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone 4, Spotlight Gadgets / 1 Comment

AG Findings Unveils their new line of cases for the Apple iPhone 4. From Left to Right, we have the Vandelay Case which is offered in multiple colors and patterns. This case has a two-piece design that provides the ability to dock the phone without removing it from the case. It also includes a holster

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