Apple Magic mouse is not so magical for me

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I’m extremely happy with my new 27″ iMac (quad-core i7) because is fast and quiet. I wasn’t sure how well I would adjust to the wireless keyboard and the new magic mouse. I’m so accustomed to a full sized keyboard and Logitech MX Revolution mouse, that both felt really awkward to use at first. I

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Headset Buddy – Weird Name, Neat Idea

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The purpose of the Headset Buddy ($9.95 to $14.95 available from Webko)  ) is a little hard to conceptualize or appreciate at first glance.  In fact it is rather a niche type of product.  For those of us who a) do not enjoy clutter; b) do not particularly care about Blue Tooth (gasp); and c)

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Ralph Baer – the inventor of Pong and Simon is still kicking

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Motherboard has a great video interview with Ralph Baer. Who the heck is Ralph Baer you ask? He’s the father of many interactive games including some classics that gadgeteers of my generation remember fondly. Remember Pong? Simon? Yes, Ralph and his team invented them. The wonderful thing is that Ralph is still building games today!

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Able Planet True Fidelity Active Noise Canceling Headphone Review

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I write this review as I fly at 35,000 feet in the air.  I thought this would be the ideal place to review and test the noise-canceling feature of the Able Planet True Fidelity Active Noise Canceling Headphones (NC300B).  Technology used in high quality hearing aids is implemented in these headphones to enhance sounds and reduce

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More wall outlet gadget fun – DLO iPhone WallDock

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I can’t let a week go by without finding a new wall outlet gadget to tell you all about. Today we have the DLO WallDock. As you can see from the image on the left, this is a clever wall-mounted battery charging dock for iPhones and iPods with docking connectors. It has a higher power

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Capture the action inside and outside your car – Dash Cam Dually

The Dash Cam Dually has two built-in 1.3 Mega Pixel cameras to capture the scene in front of your car AND what’s happening inside your car. Four Infrared LED’s illuminate the interior of the vehicle so you can even capture video at night. Video is recorded to the included 2GB SD card. Another really cool

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Look Mom, no wires – AT-HDAIR Wirelesss USB to HDMI Adapter

Have you ever wanted to connect your laptop to your TV, but wanted to keep the laptop next you on the couch instead of placing it across the room where the TV is located? I have a gadget that should solve that problem. It’s the new AT-HDAIR wireless USB to HDMI or VGA adapter from

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Voice Activated Spy Cam – Mega Mini Ultra

The new Mega Mini Spy Camera Ultra from Brickhouse Security is less than half the size of the Flip Video, the Creative Vado, and other similar budget camcorders. The Mega Mini Ultra is available in a choice of 9 colors including pink, red, silver, white, yellow, lime, blue, orange and black. The camera records 30fps

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Introducing The Litl WebBook

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There’s a new ‘WebBook’ on the market called Litl, and it’s a top-to-bottom operation that’s designing the whole widget with the philosophy of “The computer works for you ( not the other way around )”. Litl has designed both the hardware and the software with the web experience as the priority, and they call the

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Give your Sony PRS-500 eReader a new lease on life

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Sony is offering current PRS-500 owners the option of trading in their ereader for $50 off the purchase of a Reader Pocket Edition purchase or $75 off a PRS-600 Reader Touch Edition purchase. Or, if you want to keep your PRS-500, they have a firmware update to give it support for ePub format books. This

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