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Just Mobile Aluminium Cooling Bar Review

The guys at Just Mobile have managed to design some rather awesome looking and interesting accessories recently. From multi-functional, gravity controlled pens to aluminum mouse pads and from iPhone stands, to full size MacBook holders, their designs are striking, intriguing and classy. My appreciation for their design technique and craftsmanship was made even stronger when GearZap kindly sent the Aluminum Cooling Bar to […]

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Waxed Canvas and Leather iPad Case from Temple

By Janet Cloninger / April 5, 2010 / News / iOS, iPad case / Leave a Comment

I do have a girly side, as shown by the Vera Bradley netbook case I bought for my iPad, but I like more utilitarian bags as well. This waxed canvas and leather iPad case from Temple is everything I like in “utilitarian”; it reminds me of those fabulously expensive Billingham camera bags that cost more than many

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Old school iPad gaming with the iCade

By Andy Jacobs / April 5, 2010 / News / Gaming Gear, iOS, iPad accessory / 10 Comments

Ever have a yearning for those 80’s-style arcade games, but still want to stay on the cutting edge? Enter the iCade iPad Arcade Game Cabinet. Invented by those clever gadgetophiles at ThinkGeek, the iCade is a handcrafted, wooden, desktop-sized gaming console that allows you to slide in your iPad, launch the free iCade app (available

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Plugable Technologies’ USB 2.0 UGA Multi Display Adapter Review

By Elizabeth Daugherty / April 4, 2010 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV / 2 Comments

While real estate investments around the country are tanking, take heart that in the technical world, it’s never been a better time to buy. Remember the old days before multi-line telephones? The Big Boss had to have eight black rotary dial phones on his just to take multiple calls. And you used to have to

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My First Impressions of the Apple iPad

By Janet Cloninger / April 4, 2010 / Articles / Apple iPad, iOS / 21 Comments

Like a lot of people hearing about Apple’s iPad announcement, I thought “it’s just a big iPod touch.” Since I already had an iPod touch, I certainly didn’t need the iPad. But I kept thinking about it, and I finally realized that “just a big iPod touch” was just what I needed. I almost never use my

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Tom Bihn Ristretto Bag for iPad Review

By Andy Chen / April 3, 2010 / Reviews / Bags, iOS, iPad / 58 Comments

So you just bought an iPad. What do you carry it in? Thinner than most netbooks, much smaller than most laptops, you are no longer confined to gi-nor-mous bags if you want to carry just the basics. When the iPad was announced, I immediately set out to find a suitable bag. As it turns out,

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iPad Pick Up

By Dave Rees / April 3, 2010 / Uncategorized / iOS, iPad / 2 Comments

Unlike Julie, I live in an area with six Apple Store all within 15-20 miles of my house. So, instead of having my iPad delivered, I chose to embrace the hype and pick my iPad up at a brick & mortar store. Fortunately, unlike NYC, the line to pick up my iPad did not stretch

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The Apple iPad Has Arrived at The-Gadgeteer HQ

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 3, 2010 / Uncategorized / Apple iPad, iOS, iPad / 23 Comments

The UPS man left my house about 10 minutes ago and so far I’ve had just enough time to open the shipping box and take a quick picture of the packaging. I will be updating this article with my first impressions this morning. Several Gadgeteer team members are also getting their iPads today, so stay

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V-Picks – Guitar Picks That You Won’t Drop

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 3, 2010 / News / Guitar, Music, Music Gear, Spotlight Gadgets / 3 Comments

I saw these cool looking guitar Picks when I was flipping through an Acoustic Guitar magazine yesterday and thought all my gadget loving guitar playing friends would love to hear about them. V-Picks are picks made of a special acrylic material that when warmed by your fingers, will stick to them. The pick isn’t sticky,

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Substrata Wooden Case for iPad

By Janet Cloninger / April 3, 2010 / News / iOS, iPad case / 4 Comments

I don’t know about you guys, but I have a raging case of iPad fever! I spent a lot of time yesterday looking at iPad apps and accessories. In my online travels, I discovered some gorgeous wooden cases made by Substrata, a woodworking company in Oregon. Substrata already offers beautiful wood cases and stands for

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Build Your Own 35mm Camera

By Janet Cloninger / April 2, 2010 / News / Camera, Do-It-Yourself, Spotlight Gadgets / 4 Comments

If you are a photography buff or just like to build things, check out the Plamodel build-your-own working 35mm camera with a 28mm lens. You simply snap together the plastic parts in the DIY camera kit from Japanese design house SuperHeadz. This could be a fun project for you to do with a younger child who’d

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Arctic Cooling E351-WM and E352 Earphones Review

By Janet Cloninger / April 2, 2010 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV, Earbuds, microphone / 1 Comment

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I recently did a review of the Arctic Cooling E361-WM earphones with microphone. The E361 earphones worked flawlessly as a playback device for both my computer and my iPod touch. The microphone worked great with my touch, but I had some problems recording with it on my laptop. I felt that the problem was probably

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Swim with the fishes with a Bladefish Seajet

By James Branch / April 2, 2010 / News / Gear, Spotlight Gadgets / Leave a Comment

If you’re lucky enough to be jetting off to a hot country this year for your holiday and you enjoy snorkelling or scuba diving, then you’ll need one of these. UK company Bladefish have come up with the SeaJet, a powerful, compact, lightweight and very manoeuvrable sea scooter. They’re easy to operate and weigh just 4.7kg. There are

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QSTARZ SR-Q2100 Super 10-in-1 Outdoor GPS

By Andy Jacobs / April 1, 2010 / News / GPS, Sports / Leave a Comment

QSTARZ has released its SR-Q2100 Super 10-in-1 Outdoor GPS. A handheld, sport-ready device for hiking, cycling, or travel, it includes Sport GPS, Location Back and Route Plan modes, each with multiple features. Also includes the software QPlanner for route planning, QSports for health management and QTravel for travel logging and geotagging. Tons of additional features,

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Weather-Forecasting Umbrella

By Janet Cloninger / April 1, 2010 / News / Gear, Umbrella, Wireless / 1 Comment

Ambient offers an umbrella that can tell you when you need to take it along. The umbrella’s handle contains Ambient’s wireless data-radio that constantly receives information from AccuWeather.com. When precipitation is headed your way, the handle will glow and blink with various patterns to let you know if you’ll be getting rain, drizzle, snow, or thunderstorms.

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Also available this Friday

By Anita Z / April 1, 2010 / Uncategorized / iOS, iPad / 7 Comments

Piggy backing on the other big release this Friday is the PixelPad. Not exactly the same as the real thing, but the PixelPad may be an alternative option to the iPad for non-early adopters. The PixelPad provides you with the original user interface. It is a pad of 10×10 grid paper that comes with a

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Bike Entertainment Gadget

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 1, 2010 / News / Bicycle, Outdoor Gear, Spotlight Gadgets / Leave a Comment

The Rechargeable Bike Entertainment Gadget from Brando is several gadgets in one. It has a modular design with a snap on FM Radio and LED flashlight. It also has a built in 4GB MP3/WMA player with built in speaker. A special bicycle handlebar mount is also included, making it a great gadget for long bike

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Ninja star push pins

By Andy Jacobs / March 31, 2010 / News / 2 Comments

Deep down, whether we’ll admit it or not, everyone wants to be a ninja. Let your office ninja emerge from the shadows with these Ninja Star Push Pins from Chromoly, available at ThinkGeek. About 2.75″ across, they are realistically-sized, molded ABS plastic with a chrome-plated finish and each has one tip replaced with two push

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AltusLumen Lightgear-Gre LED Light Review

By Don Zelazny / March 31, 2010 / Reviews / Flashlight, Gear, Outdoor Gear, Travel Gear / 3 Comments

Camping and outdoors season is almost here in the Midwest, so it is time to start thinking about your outdoors gadgets. Since it is impractical to bring the campfire into your tent or trailer, the outdoors person needs some form of artificial light source. Let me ‘turn you on to the latest, the AltusLumen Lightgear

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Universal Wrist Charger from ThinkGeek

By Janet Cloninger / March 31, 2010 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Power, Spotlight Gadgets, Travel Gear / 4 Comments

ThinkGeek offers a very portable, wearable universal charger they call the Bracer of Battery Life +2. Unlike most charge-as-you-go chargers, this battery-extender doesn’t ruin the sleek lines of your phone, mp3 player, or gaming device, and you don’t need a different one for each of your gadgets. You wear the Bracer on your wrist like

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