The Wii Pedestal Base from NewPCGadgets.com is an acrylic organizer that helps to keep your Nintendo Wii console, controllers and games in one tidy space. You can buy one to clean up your gaming area for $24.95. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Maybe it’s because we had 8″ of snow last Friday and we’re expecting 3″ more this Friday (NOT common in my part of North Carolina), but I suddenly find myself very interested in weather stations. Oregon Scientific has many to choose from, but the Diamond Weather Station seems to combine art with weather forecasting. The Diamond
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It’s been mentioned before on this website many times: one of the curses of technology is the problem of always having to carry it around in order to use it. In a rather unique take on the fanny/bum pack, UrbanTool has designed the icaseBelt. It’s a wide belt that contains an iPod controller, as well
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No not that kind! This is the Air Mouse, (DMDeanmark), another item in helping to prevent repetitive strain injury caused by over-mousing. It’s wireless and the web site indicates that you can “interchangeably touch type or use the AirMouse without having to remove the mousing device from your hand.” Didn’t see any demos of it
According to a story on CNNMoney, Google announced – two days before Apple announced the iPad – they are also entering the tablet arena. Google has announced they are working on a proprietary, open-source operating system. The Chrome OS will focus on netbooks, but will probably also work for a variety of other devices, including tablets.
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Wow, this is the coolest thing I’ve seen all week. It’s a business card that turns into a catapult. There’s another version that can shoot pennies. The company name is Cardnetics and was created by a Mechanical Engineer from Oklahoma. If you want to buy some, they are currently sold out. Bummer. But, you can
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If you read my Sony PRS-600 review, you’ll know that I entered the dedicated ebook reader world with the Sony PRS-500. After we upgraded to the PRS-505 readers, we passed along our old readers. All three of these old 500s still work fine, but after a couple of years Sony stopped issuing firmware updates for
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Did you have a Magic Slate as a kid? It’s a thin cardboard pad with a dark rubber-like bottom layer and a thin sheet of opaque plastic on top. You could draw on it with a stylus, creating dark lines. Then to start over, you would peel up the plastic, lay it back down and
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Jitterbug has announced the new Jitterbug J by Samsung in Red. People who buy this phone will receive official American Heart Association Heart Healthy Tips text messages on the Jitterbug that they can implement in their own lives and share with loved ones. This phone also has a LiveNurse feature, which offers unlimited, 24-hour access
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The EZ Read Electronic Reading Aid may help people with impared vision to more easily see small print or fine details. Connect the EZ Read to a TV with the included video cable, place the mouse-like scanner on the printed material, and view the full-color enlargement on your television. Amount of magnification depends on the size of
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This may only be of interest to a small subset of you gadgetites out there, but I found it interesting nonetheless. The Manta Ray from Advanced Fitness, Inc. is a patented device that can help alleviate neck pain when performing a squat exercise. Made of molded polyurethane, it features a notch that grips the squat
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MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) has been around for a long time, but is a relatively new feature for the iPhone. Where SMS messages are just text, MMS messages are pictures. If you ever wanted to spice up your MMS messages, Message MMS from PerApps is just what you need. Think of it as a greeting
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You don’t use alkaline batteries anymore do you? Rechargeable batteries are definitely the way to go. Sanyo Eneloop batteries are very popular, but are only offered in AA and AAA sizes. If you need C, D, and 9V sizes as well, another brand worth considering is Vapex. Unlike the Eneloops, Vapex batteries can be charged
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I’ve never been a fan of the All-in-One concept, believing that it was at best a compromise between flexibility and footprint. I’ve also been increasingly frustrated with the money I’ve spent on ink cartridges for my Canon printer. The Kodak ESP3250 printer is advertised to address my concerns, and with this review we’ll find out if
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Jelly Lens sells a variety of little stick-on lenses that you use with your phone’s camera. (It’s a sticky plastic that leaves no residue.) You can get a wide-angle lens, a close-up lens, starburst effect, color filters, kaleidoscope effect, and others. Each lens has a strap so you can keep it attached to your phone. At about
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AltusLumen has just launched their latest LED product: the LightGear Gre. It’s an 18-in-1 LED light with built-in survival tools that make it handy for campers, hikers, travelers and other outdoor enthusiasts. The flashlight has 4 LEDs that output 80 lux. The tools include an aluminum whistle, a storage compartment for storing items like needles
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If you’re tired of your traditional folding leather wallet, have a gander at the Bungee Wallet by Umbra. It features an aluminum body, a translucent acrylic front and molded end caps, one of which is attached by an elastic cord that allows access to the inside. Enough room for cash, cards, keys or other small
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Check out the Book-Book Mac notebook cover available from Twelve South — disguise your Mac as an old-world book. Then put it in a bookshelf and amaze your friends with your non-tech living room. Ok, well, it’s just kind of cool. [Via SlipperyBrick] SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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You know what’s missing from your iPhone? According to the team at Sega, that would be a hedgehog, dolphin, and dragon-riding dwarf. And their remedy happens to be a new iPhone application (aptly titled the “Ultimate Genesis Collection”) that turns your iPhone/iPod touch into a virtual Sega console. Fans of old Sega titles such as
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If you’re a fan of the breakfast sandwich, the multi-tasking Egg & Muffin toaster by Back-to-Basics may be your new favorite kitchen gadget. First, it can (of course) toast an English muffin, a bagel or two slices of toast. Second, it can warm a slice of Canadian bacon or a sausage patty. Third, it can
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