The Lightsaber Room Light is Your Nightlight

light saber room light

The Sharper Image says “aspiring knights will learn plenty about ‘The Force’ as they build their own Lightsaber Room Light“.  (Though not as much as Dave Rees and the Gadgeteer Kid learned building their sabers. 🙂 )  This lightsaber runs on 5 AAA batteries (not included) and comes with a remote control.  You can choose […]

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Free or Low-Cost Texting and Worldwide Phone Calls with the Vonage Mobile Apps

vonage voip smartphone app

This is a paid advertisement Vonage has been in the business of providing VoiP service for home and business phones for years, and now they are entering the mobile calling market with new Vonage Mobile applications for Android and Apple iOS devices.  Using the new mobile apps with the latest innovations in VoiP technology, you

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Just in Time for Valentine’s Day – Price Reduction for Sony PRS-T1 Readers

sony prs t1 price reduction

If your Sweetie has been wanting an ebook reader, you can give him/her a Sony PRS-T1 for Valentine’s Day for only $99.00.  (Read The Gadgeteer’s review of the Sony PRS-T1.)  Sony has reduced the price on their latest reader for a limited time, bringing the price of their touchscreen, WiFi-enabled reader in line with that

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Manifold Clock: Telling time in 3D

manifold clock

This is another Kickstarter project.  The Manifold Clock is a wall-mounted clock with a 30″ sweep.  The hour and minute hands are joined with a flexible sheet that forms a changing 3-D shape.  This “combination of simple mechanics and modern design is based on the mathematical notion of Riemann surfaces, derived from the log(z) function.” 

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Wipit: Stick It. Peel It. Wipe It. (Your Touchscreen, That Is…)

wipit screen cleaners

Wipit is a small microfiber pad to clean your touchscreens.  What makes it different is that Wipits have adhesive backs so you can stick them on the back of your device, where they’re always handy when you need them.  The adhesive layer lets you restick the Wipit up to 100 times without leaving residue on

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Freedom Input’s Freedom Pro Bluetooth Keyboard Review

Freedom Input Freedom Pro 1

Back in the day when Palms and PDAs ruled the portable electronics market, you could get several designs of folding or mini keyboards to connect to your PDA to turn it from a ‘consumptive’ device (that mostly displays content) to a ‘creative’ one (one that allows you to easily create new content). Sure, you could

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Embossed Leather “Electric Library” Smart Cover for iPad 2

punkassjim smart cover ipad 2

I really NEED this handmade leather cover for my iPad 2!  These covers are made by an Etsy seller who calls his store punkassjim.  Jim was inspired by the cover of an 1940s electrical handbook.  He hand-carved the embossing plate, embosses the leather using his car as the weight, and then constructs these covers himself. 

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Universal Earphones: Earphones with Automatic Side and Shared Use Detection

Universal Earphones

Isn’t it a pain when you have to look at your earbuds to work out which one’s left and which one’s right ? Or you find that you’ve had the wrong phone in the wrong ear ? Well the Japan Science and Technology Agency ( JST ) has a solution with their Universal Earphones.  Using

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PureGear PureTek Roll-On Screen Shield Kit for iPhone 4/4S Review

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We all know that a screen protector will help keep your iPhone’s display as pristine as the day you bought it. But installing one can be a huge pain in the butt. First you have to make sure the screen is clean so you don’t install the protector over dust particles. That’s actually the easy

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Cook Your Food and Charge Your Gadgets with BioLite CampStove

biolite camp stove charger

Using only twigs, you can cook your food with this quick-lighting little camp stove.  The CampStove from BioLite is only 8.25″  x  5″, weighs 2 pounds, and folds up for easy packing.  When you get to the campsite, it burns twigs, pine cones, pellets, and other biomass, so you don’t have to carry heavy fuel

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Orb Audio Booster Mini Amplifier and Speaker System Review

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The picture above is dominated by my giant 65″ TV, but you’ll notice two little speakers sitting in front of the screen (click for a larger view).  These little beauties are Mod 2 speakers from Orb Audio, a US-based “high-end speaker manufacturer who has proven that price does not equate to quality in the home

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Sunshine Products Now Offering Carbon Fiber Mini Pens

sunshine pen

Check out this nice looking Aluminum and Carbon Fiber mini pen from Sunshine Products. Sunshine’s mini pens are modular, so you can “build” one with your own choice of body (stainless steel, aluminum, aluminum with carbon fiber or brass), end cap (brass, copper, aluminum, stainless steel), pen cap (brass, copper, aluminum, stainless steel), cap style

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