This Universal Network Cable from ThinkGeek.com would be great for all the IT people out there that are constantly in need of different network cables. The Universal Network Cable has a selector to convert it to 5 different cable types. Cable options include rolled, crossover, straight-through, loopback, and T1. Priced at $24.99, it seems reasonable […]
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It’s not uncommon to keep yourself up at night as you race through the mounting “to-do” lists in your mind…but why lose sleep over it? The Voice Interactive Personal Assistant from Hammacher Schlemmer lets you rest easy by recording and replaying up to six commands at the time of your choosing. This voice-activated alarm clock
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I think there must be something unusual about the shape of my ears, because I have never been able to find a pair of ear buds that I can stand to wear for more than a couple of minutes. The ear buds that come with iPods sound okay, but they hurt my ears so much
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I have been going to consumer electronics trade shows for over a decade (anyone remember Comdex?), but I had never attended the Toy Fair in New York city until this past week. I thought it was about time that I checked it out and now I want to share with you a few of the
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A Kindle-DX showed up on my door step after about a month from its original order date. Must have nookitis. I chose the Kindle-DX mainly because of the screen size, native PDF support, and I was accustomed to the Kindle user interface with my Kindle 1st generation. Plus the KDX is already available on the
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I saw one of these gorgeous clocks years ago in a strange, little map store in Greensboro. Trust me when I tell you the picture doesn’t do it justice. The Geochron was invented by Jim Kilburg, a mechanical engineer, in the early 1960’s. Since 1965, Geochron clocks have been handmade in America – the gears are even hand-cut. The
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My sister and I used to be birdwatchers when we were kids. We even kept notebooks where we would write down the birds we saw and the times we saw them. We didn’t take pictures of birds back then, but the Brinno BirdWatchCam has me thinking about getting back into the hobby. It’s a motion
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Do you ever read new product posts here on The Gadgeteer and think that you could easily make something yourself that would be a fraction of the cost? Sandee Cohen did just that. Let’s check the results. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
M-Edge has announced the Guardian, a waterproof, floating case for all Kindles with 6″ displays. The case is made of molded, transparent polycarbonate. The navigation buttons and keyboard are available through flexible, sealed cutouts, and there is an anti-reflective film over the screen to allow reading in bright sunlight. Gaskets and a dual-hinge, 4-closure system
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I am a sucker for anything that functions via USB. Funky shaped flash drives, licensed character hubs that recite theme songs and quotes, and little creatures that perform random repetitive actions have all found their way to my desk at one time or another. When a USB-based beverage warmer and cooler from Convenient Gadgets & Gifts
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Lemur Vehicle Monitors offers 3 different wireless modules for your car that look pretty useful. EconoDriver will display cost per trip, current gas mileage and the Green rating of your driving performance (hmmm, not sure exactly what that means…). The SafeDriver module displays the maximum speed, miles traveled and number of sudden stops since the
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It has now been several weeks since Apple officially announced the iPad, and everybody and their dog has taken the opportunity to voice their opinion on it. Some people think that it’s undeniably the future of computing. Some people think that it’s a flash-in-the-pan fad that will fail miserably, taking Apple down with it. Having
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Sure, your iPhone can transform into a flute, locate your favorite Gadgeteer posts, and even file your taxes… But can it really accept payments via debit/credit card? Thanks to the creative cats behind the concept of Square, mobile transactions are now a reality. Square is exactly what the title implies, a small, square dongle that
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Barnes and Noble has announced the Lyra Book Light case for the Nook in their online store. The cover is made of polyurethane, and uses a polycarbonate clip mechanism to hold the Nook in place. The LED light assembly is made of aluminum and plated chrome. Three AAA batteries are required, and they fit into
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Today at PMA 2010 (Photo Marketing Association), Joby announced two new products. The Gorillapod Magnetic and the Ballhead X camera mounts. These products continue the tradition of their popular flexible camera tripod, but add a few new features. The Gorillapod Magnetic contains powerful magnets in its feet, allowing it to be anchored to any magnetic
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When it came to my gadget list, the one thing I was missing was something to place my Blackberry on when I’m at work. I have used desk stands for devices in the past, but they generally start getting in the way and eventually end up in my desk drawers! Now, normally I would just arrive at the
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Pong Research is offering a silicone case for iPhone 3G/3GS that they say has “been verified by industry leading laboratory Cetecom to reduce SAR for the iPhone 3GS in the WCDMA 1900 by over 60%.” The case includes a gold PCB module that is placed near the iPhone’s antenna to attract energy radiating from the
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Ebook readers that use E-ink displays like the Kindle and Nook are great gadgets, but they have one major shortcoming… You can’t use them in a dark room because they don’t have a back light. The folks at OCTOVO have designed a sleek LED light especially for the Kindle 2 that will be available at
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Every gadget lover is afraid of at least one thing: the sudden permanent loss of a currently-used piece of technology. Whether it’s theft, liquid damage, or physical damage, any iPhone user who has carried their Precious into the Genius Bar has found out the ugly truth: these things are not covered by AppleCare. AT&T offers
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Add some fun to your desk with the Galileo Gravitator from ScientificsOnline. The Gravitator comes with four spheres decorated to look like Saturn, the Moon, Mars, and Jupiter. The spheres float within the brass-colored cage of the Gravitator. The base of the Gravitator have LEDs to illuminate the suspended globe, so it can be used
