Asus’ Honeycomb-enabled tablet the Eee Pad Transformer TF 101 received an over-the-air upgrade yesterday that enabled U.S. owners to watch Netflix “Instant Watch” content and Sony’s Crackle. The Transformer has been running the latest version of Android (3.2) for a couple of weeks but required an additional patch to enable the Netflix server to allow […]
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Arexit recognizes that not everyone has an iPad, so they have a tablet stand that can be used with Samsung Galaxy Tabs, Motorola Xoom, RIMM Playbook, and iPad 1 and iPad 2. I was happy to be selected to give the A-Fold Tablet Stand a look when Arexit offered one to The Gadgeteer for review.
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Nintendo releases 59 LCD based handheld electronic games. Created by game designer Gunpei Yokoi, these LCD screened games include a clock and an alarm. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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There are a bazillion iPhone cases on the market and we’re here to tell you about one of them… It’s the Shelter Case from BodyGuardz, the same people that offer protective screen and body skins for Apple’s popular smartphone. Their Dry Apply Screen Protector is actually one of my favorites… but what about a full
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Playing CDs never seemed so dangerous as when Darth Vader plays them for you. Hammacher Schlemmer offers this Darth Vader CD Player – just lift his helmet to insert a CD. There’s also an AM/FM radio with telescopic antenna. A digital display and buttons on the base let you tune in a radio station or
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Are you ready for Back to School? My children start school in two days and they are psyched! We went shopping yesterday for all of the Back to School goodies and I found some incredible deals on technology and thought I would ask you to share your Back to School deals in the comments section.
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Did you know that only a very small percentage of lost animals – 10-15% of dogs and 2% of cats – are ever returned to their owners? If your pet strays, you need to know immediately so you can retrieve him quickly. The Tagg Pet Tracker system from Snaptracs, Inc ( a wholly-owned subsidiary
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What looks like a Swiss Army knife but can’t cut you? It’s the Victorinox Slim USB Flash Drive which is available in five colors and in 4 GB to 64 GB (Victorinox Slim) or 2 x 64 GB (Victorinox Slim Duo) capacities. They sent me 4GB Orange version of this flash drive. Let’s take a
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This post brought to you by Carbonite. All opinions are 100% mine. Some of my most important possessions are on my computer. In addition to important tax documents and correspondence, I store all my music files, ebooks, and photos on my laptop. I would be devastated if I lost all those files. We all know
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Sony has just announced the world’s first digital binoculars with HD video recording, zoom, autofocus and Steadyshot Image stabilization. Capable of recording Full HD video with stereo sound and even a 3D mode that records as stereoscopic video for playback on most 3D HDTVs. The Dev-5 has 10x optical zoom with up to 20x digital
Sony Dev-3 and Dev-5 Binoculars – 3D Bird Watching Read More
This new Touch Mouse from Microsoft is designed to let Windows 7 users use multi-touch gestures to control their screens. The buttonless mouse uses a nano-sized USB receiver that lets you mouse up to 10 feet away. You’ll use one-finger gestures to scroll, flick, or pan within a page, two-finger gestures to snap two windows
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Here’s a question for you: If you are less than satisfied with how your favorite music sounds using iTunes on a Mac, where would you first look for a solution? Better speakers? A DAC (digital audio converter)? Soundcard? Higher resolution files? While all of these possible choices will usually improve the audio, chances are you
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If you’d like an iPhone and you don’t mind an earlier version, you can get an iPhone 3GS for free today at Best Buy. It will use AT&T service, of course, and it will require a 2-year contract and a $15/month data plan. Apparently this special deal is available in stores today only. You’ll need
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Come to the Dark Side……….. the New Zealand Mint has released 2 unique four coin sets depicting Star Wars characters that will be legal tender on the South Pacific Island of Niue. The coins feature a full coloured image of your favourite character duos of Luke Skywalker / Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi / Yoda, R2-D2 /
Star Wars Coins – Legal Tender in a Cantina on Tatooine? Read More
The Beacon universal remote control system from Griffin Technology bridges the gap between your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and your home theater equipment. You’ll install the Dijit remote control app from the iTune’s app store and use Bluetooth to pair your iOS device to Beacon – no more tiny IR transmitters to plug into
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One of the worst things about summer is hearing the news report of a child’s death because someone forgot their infant was in the carseat. They go in to work for hours, and it’s too late for the child when they finally remember. A grandfather who suddenly became a care-giver for his grandchildren was determined
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Wallets were designed to carry cash, but who knew they’d make a great ‘toolbox’ too. Check out all these stainless steel credit card sized tools from Touch of Ginger. Priced from $8-$16, there are lots of different tools to choose from. Need a comb? Guitar picks? Dice? I guess they aren’t really tools, but they
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I live out in the ‘sticks’ of Brown County, Indiana. My only option for broadband has been satellite or a T1 line. I opted for the T1 line a few years ago. What happens though if you’re an Alaskan crab fisherman out in the middle of the ocean and need internet connectivity to check weather
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As I finish this article I learned that Hewlett-Packard, Inc. has decided to discontinue operations for webOS devices specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones. What this means for current owners has yet to be announced. It’s a shame that yet another nice operating system is going to end up in the tech graveyard, but while
HP’s TouchPad & webOS – Losing the Fight (A Review of Sorts) Read More
As a motorcycle rider as much as I love my MotoGP bike racing (go Stoner !!), as a Citizen of Planet Earth I always wonder how much of our precious fossil fuel is used up during a weekend of racing (and that’s not even taking into account transport to and from events and other things).
Motorcycle + Salt + Electricity = Landspeed Record Read More
