Broadcom is a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, and the provider of the leading-edge Bluetooth® technology for in-car product manufacturer ITM’s new line of wireless hands-free car kits, made exclusively for Sprint. To celebrate the holidays and at a time when many of us will be traveling, they are offering 20 […]
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The Cord Charmer turns any 2 outlet power receptacle into a neat little device charging station. It replaces a 2 outlet cover plate for one that has a special covered section for excess cable. There’s even a small shelf that can be used to hold the currently charging gadget. You can buy one for $9.95
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Darn those displays in the middle of store aisles packed with countless inexpensive ‘gadgets’. I get suckered every time. Light bulb filament replacement kit; yeah, got one of those. Nose hair weed-wacker; my brother got suckered into that one. Tell me you’ve never been in one of those As Seen on TV stores… Anyway, once
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LapDome Inc. makes a line of the most unusual laptop bags I’ve seen. These bags, when collapsed, look like more regular laptop bags. Some are padded and used to carry your laptop; some are not padded and are meant to be carried in your regular laptop bag as an accessory. All pop open to make a
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Just months after launching the I.D. case for the iPhone 3G / 3GS, BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8520, 8900, BlackBerry Tour 9630 and BlackBerry Storm2 9550 owners can now ditch their wallet and use the Case-Mate ID case as a minimalist wallet. The ID Credit Card Case is my favorite wallet case for the iPhone. It’s
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Don’t know if y’all have seen these, but in case you haven’t, just more cool stuff to attach to your belt buckle, back pack, purse, or ear lobe. There are a couple of different styles, just do a search for “carabiner water bottle clip”. I actually lucked out and found these at The Container Store
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Looks like a lot of folks that received Sony Readers were faced with issues downloading the latest update of the Reader library on Christmas. I had procrastinated updating mine, so I faced the same issue yesterday. Fortunately it is all working fine today at http://ebookstore.sony.com/download/. I’m not sure how to take the outage. On the
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I don’t have an iPhone, just an iPod Touch, so having a battery die at an inconvenient time isn’t devastating for me. I still have my phone if I need to make a call, so I can feel free to listen to music, use apps, connect to the internet if I’m near WiFi, even play
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Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all got just what you wanted from Santa! We haven’t exchanged presents yet at my house, but I doubt I’ll get anything even remotely gadget related. I never do 🙂 What all did you get? If by some miracle I do get something gadget worthy, I’ll let you all
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I don’t know what it will look like. I don’t know how big the screen will be. I don’t know how long the battery will last and I don’t even know how much it will cost. But, despite not knowing any of those things, I do know that I’ll be buying one. It’s not a
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My guess is that a lot of folks do not actually use the useless touchpads on their laptops (even when traveling or when working in front of the TV) and instead rely on an external mouse, which necessitates either a larger desk (e.g. see the Levenger Lap Desk) or a non-existent slide-out mouse pad. And
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Listen up, true believers! Do you (like me) find yourself at the nexus of interests in gadgetry, collecting, and the artistic medium of comic books? Intrigued? If so, the IntelliScanner Comic Edition by Apparent may be your perfect storm. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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The Desk Genie from MobileFun combines a flash card reader, a desk stand and a charging base for your favorite device. What makes this desktop accessory unique is the special grippy surface that holds the device (iPhone, Zune, etc.) at just the right angle so that you can easily view the display. It’s £14.99 directly
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The iLuv iHD171 brings HD radio to the clock radio with iPod dock. The iLuv iHD171 works with the iPhone and iPods with the docking connector, and it has a 3.5 mm audio input for use with other sources. In addition to allowing you to charge and play your iPod, this iLuv unit receives HD radio signals and displays the HD station, song
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JAVOedge of Seattle, WA has just announced several Barnes & Noble nook eBook reader cases that are available for sale. The sleeve case that you see in the image above is their Croc sleeve which is made of leather and embossed to resemble crocodile skin. They are also offering oak and ash hardwood style sleeves
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Last year I reviewed Phosphor’s E-Ink Ana-Digi Watch. It was a nice and simplistic functioning watch with an integrated E-Ink based display face similar to many eBook readers, qualifying it as a semi-techie gadget and worthy of a review. At the time, I thought Phosphor was just scratching the surface of what this kind of
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With a nod to The Book Of Joe, check out the titles from “The 10 Best Years That Are Books” by Laurence Hughes. So I guess the question (for me, anyway) would be, can you download these while sitting in a doctor’s office or do you have to go to an internet-connected computer and connect
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If you like unusual accessories or if you want to disguise your laptop from thieves, a company in Spain may have your answer. MiteMite Unnecessary Objects Lab produces vinyl laptop sleeves that look like folded newspapers. You can choose from four different European newspapers. The bags are designed for the MacBook Pro, but they can
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Like many gadget lovers, I personally own many gadgets, mp3 players, cell phones, etc. One thing that all gadget lovers can agree on is that it is a nuisance to constantly charge all of these gadgets. What’s worse is that all of these gadgets use different cables to charge. Don’t you just wish you had
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When I reviewed the nook eBook reader last week, I concluded the review by saying that I couldn’t make up my mind if I liked or disliked the device and that I couldn’t recommend it until the performance issues were resolved. Last night Janet asked me if my nook had received the firmware update. I
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