M-Edge New Yorker Jacket for Kindle

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The M-Edge New Yorker Jackets are a beautiful way to protect your Kindle.  The jackets feature artwork from the covers of  New Yorker magazine printed on fabric.  There are two images available;  this picture depicts the “Bookopolis” cover by Eric Drooker.  The  interior of the jacket is microfiber, and the Kindle attaches with the Kindle hinge system.  There […]

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Microsoft Arc Keyboard Review

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On February 21st Microsoft is introducing the Arc Keyboard exclusively in BestBuy stores.  Like Microsoft’s Arc Mouse, the Arc Keyboard stands out for its design. About the size and weight of a thick magazine, the Arc Keyboard blends inconspicuously into its surroundings.  It stores conveniently and maintains a low profile.  The Arc Keyboard weighs less than

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Wrap Your Ear (buds) Around This

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I’m always futzing with the wires on my earphones and am always on the lookout to free me of that task.  (I’m not into Bluetooth [shudder].) I bumbled onto this MiniWinder thang by Skylab Products (via SlipperyBrick) and thought “hmmm”.  It apparently has a mechanism to auto-wind your earphone cables, though I can’t tell how

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Laptop Lunches Bento-style Kits

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Okay, this isn’t a gadget, but hey – even gadget-lovers eat lunch!  This bento-style lunchbox from Obentec is a waste-free way to pack lunch for yourself or your kids.  The Laptop Lunches kits were developed by two women who wanted to reduce the staggering amount of paper and plastic waste generated each day in their childrens’ school

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Easy storm tracking for geeks who don’t want to actually go outside

I’m not like our gadgeteer buddy and real storm tracker Mark Rosengarten, but I do like to keep an eye on the weather. Especially during the winter months. On my iMac, I use Geektool to put an updating radar image of Indiana in the bottom corner of my screen, but now when I want to

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Sungale Cyberus Ebook Reader / Multimedia Player

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The Cyberus ebook reader from Sungale offers a 7″ LCD touch screen with 800 X 480 pixels resolution.  In addition to letting you read ebooks (TXT and PDF), you can also use the Cyberus to display and download pictures from Picasa,  read RSS feeds from Yahoo and Google, listen to IP radio, access your Gmail account,

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Qstarz BT-Q1000eX GPS Lap Timer for Extreme Sports

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Are you into racing – road-course motorcycles or road-course cars?  If you are, Qstarz has a product that can break your dependence on a clock for timing your practices.  The BT-Q1000eX is a GPS lap timer, capable of logging up to five times a second with its 5 Hz speed.  You simply manually define the start,

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Altec Lansing iMT800 MIX BoomBox Review

Ahhhh, the 80’s….back when big hair, bell bottoms, disco, and soul-pounding boomboxes were all the rage. Thankfully most of the trends of the 1980’s have fallen to the passage of time. Over the past two decades since, how we listen to and travel with our music has certainly taken huge evolutionary steps. With the advent

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Lose the fork, Luke!

thinkgeek chopsabers

Fan of Star Wars and sushi?  This elegant utensil for a more civilized age may help add some fanboy/fangirl fun to your next galactic feast.  Two-pack Star Wars Chop Sabers…er…Sticks are plastic and feature highly-detailed, movie-accurate lightsaber hilts in three different blade colors–Jedi Luke Skywalker blue or Yoda green (Yoda’s is slightly shorter length) or

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