TrickleStar TV TrickleSaver Power-Strip Review

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The TrickleStar TrickleSaver is a device that can cut down on the “vampire” or stand-by power used by secondary devices in your video (or other electronic) system.  It uses a “master/slave” mechanism, where the “master” (normally your TV set) controls when the “slave” (or “slaves” such as VCR, game console, cable box or other devices […]

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Protect your gadgets with Invisible SHIELD – Special Gadgeteer Discount

If you’re looking for a way to protect your iPhone without increasing its size and weight, check out the Invisible Shield. It has been  specifically designed to protect every inch of the iPhone while maintaining the original look. The shield is a clear film that is cut to the exact dimensions of the phone. It

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Levenger Action Folio Notebooks Help You Get Things Done

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Do you use the David Allen “Getting Things Done” method of time management using index cards?  Or do you just keep a series of small notes with to-do lists and reminders that you tend to lose?  Levenger has a couple of products in their Circa disk-bound line that can help you keep your notes and

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Pocket scanner helps people with reading problems – Wizcom ReadingPen

Digital pen manufacturer Wizcom Technologies today announced the release of the ReadingPen TS, a Personal Reading Assistant for adults and children who suffer from reading, processing and comprehension disabilities. The ReadingPen is handheld pen shaped device that allows students with learning disabilities to improve their reading skills using the pen to scan over unfamiliar words

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HP Announces New Line of Wireless Connected Screens with HP DreamScreen

HP takes the digital picture frame and morphs it into a wireless social and streaming media device. People can stay current with Facebook friends and photos, listen to Pandora Internet Radio, share Snapfish personal photos and enjoy their music and pictures from home networked PCs. There is a 10.2 and 13.3 inch version of the

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Case-mate ID case turns your iPhone into a minimalist wallet

When I go out to lunch, I don’t carry my Timbuk2 Laptop Messenger bag with me. I usually just grab my car keys, iPhone and Waterfield zippered wallet. With the new Case-mate ID case, I could lighten my load a bit by ditching my wallet. The ID case is a protective iPhone sleeve that has

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Don’t take blurry iPhone pix – Blur Tripod

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Now that the iPhone has a decent camera and video capturing capabilities, it’s time to put an end to those blurrycam and shakycam shots. The Blur Tripod (odd name choice!) comes to your rescue. $14.99 will get you a compact table-top tripod and an adapter that connects to the bottom of your iPhone. I don’t

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Omron HEM-711AC Blood Pressure Monitor Review

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With the government looking to take over your health care, you may want to take matters into your own hands.  While I haven’t come across the Acme Home Brain Surgery Kit yet, there are certainly things you can do at home to assess and monitor your health.  One of the easiest is blood pressure monitoring,

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Tunebite DRM Removal and Media Conversion Software Review

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Have you ever wanted to copy a song or DVD to your iPod or cell phone and couldn’t because of the DRM protection? Typically the only way around this is to illegally remove the DRM protection. For those of you who are not familiar yet, there is a program from RS Audials called Tunebite that

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Kindle of the Kitchen? The Demy

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I admit it– I have a recipe problem.  There are rows and rows of cookbooks lining my bookshelves, binders filled with recipe print outs, and piles of Gourmet and Martha Stewart back issues splattered with ingredients from the meals I have concocted.  The Demy purports to change the lives of the unorganized like myself.  Demy

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Bluetooth headset with new features – Sound ID 400

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The new Sound ID 400 Bluetooth Headset offers some features that no other headset current offers: PersonalSound – offers users 3 listening modes, tuned to the most common hearing preferences, to choose from in order to further enhance speech clarity without raising the volume. Environmental Mode – enables users to hear equally out of both

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