Acer Aspire One Netbook Review

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With the approach of mid August so approaches the Back To School Season.  You know what I mean; whole sections of WalMart, Target, and warehouse stores dedicated to pencils, pens, rulers, white glue and notebooks and folders featuring Hannah Montana and High School Musical all over them. It’s retail’s dedication to sending you or your

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Puck, the Auto-Sensing LED Light Review

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There are always products that appear on the market which have an ingenious purpose and altruistically purport to resolve problems suffered by all.  And we, the public (or at least me) brighten at the prospect of finally being able to fix this or that nagging issue from the good designers and engineers at company X,

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Easier one handed multi-tool – Zilla

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The Zilla-Tool is a 6-1/2″ long multi-tool that doesn’t require you to unfold it in order to use the pliers or knife blade. The Zilla focuses on the three main uses for a multi-tool: pliers, knife and screwdriver. It has tapered needle nose pliers, 3″ knife blade with combo serrated edge, wire cutter and stripper,

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Hardshell cases for your Amazon Kindle 2 – Kindle Chaos

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I think these might be the first hard shell cases that I’ve seen for the Kindle 2. They are from Kindle Chaos (interesting company name…) and are available in a couple different styles and colors. They also sell leather and silicone cases. The plastic version shown above looks pretty nifty to me and is priced

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Guaranteed to de-clutter your workspace

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Well, OK, maybe not guaranteed, but it might be a good start.  If you’re in need of de-cluttering (and we know who we are), check out the USB Drink Warmer with 4-port USB Hub from Vat19.  Although this is another of those gadgets which has been subtlety named to disguise its functionality, for the sake

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A place to park your phone inside your car – MobiValet

The MobiValet is an attractive stick on holder that will keep your phone safe and within easy reach while you’re driving. They are available in several leather styles and a Cordura version and are priced from $29.95 – $49.95. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It

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Is your fiance cheap – GemOro tells you if your diamond is fake

Ladies, start out your wedded life together on the right foot. Check to see if your spouse-to-be is a big fat liar and bought you a fake diamond ring. 😉 The GemOro ULTRAtester is a small handheld battery powered device that instantly verifies the authenticity of a diamond and detects the presence of moissanite and

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Find buried treasure with your feet – Metal detecting sandals

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I used to be into metal detecting aka TH’ing (treasure hunting) a bazillion years ago. I still have two detectors around here somewhere. I couldn’t help but do a double take when I saw these metal detecting sandals from Hammacher Schlemmer that come in sizes for men and women. The right sandal has a built

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WiSpy 2.4i Spectrum Analyzer analyzes your spectrums

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When I bought my first wireless router, I was a pioneer in a the vast and largely-empty 2.4GHz radio band.  Times have changed though, and my neighborhood is now a war zone of wireless access points battling for control of their chosen channel.  It’s become so crowded that I occasionally have to revisit and tweak

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You’ve heard of RPG and MMORPGs. But what about CMO games?

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CMO stands for Casual Multiplayer Online game. Yeah, who knew right? Faunasphere is a new game from Big Fish Games that you play through your browser. No special downloads are required and it’s completely free. The whole premise is that you’re on this world that’s been overrun by pollution. It’s your job to interact with

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The iBend Stand for iPhone and iPod Touch Review

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  If you’ve watched movies or videos on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you can appreciate this product. The iBend is a thin, rigid vinyl stand for any version of the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch. Unlike most stands sold for electronics, the iBend is not bulky, heavy, nor is it made of metal. It’s

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Charge 3 devices at a time – iLuv iAD117 Adapter

iLuv has just announced the iAD 117 Triple USB Port Power Adapter and iAD116 Mini USB Power Adapter. This new series of small easy to carry power adapters aimed at travelers wanting to lighten their gadget load. The iAD117 features 3-USB ports for charging up to 3-devices at once and is available in international versions.

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Get your Mini Cooper fix with this flash drive

A few years ago, I wanted a Mini Cooper very badly. I didn’t get one though because I still owed money on another car. The infatuation wore off, but I still think they are cute. I couldn’t help but smile when I saw this officially license Mini Cooper flash drive from Zerobasic. They are available

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Gerber announces Crucial multi-tool

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If your gadget tastes lean more toward the utilitarian, you may be happy to learn that Gerber, famous for their knives and multi-tools (and not baby food), have added a number of new items to their multi-tool family, including the Crucial multi-tool and the Curve keychain tool.  The Crucial (pictured) is a butterfly-opening pocketable tool

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Would you spend $90 on a multi-device charger? – Bluelounge Refresh

The Bluelounge Refresh is a personal or shared charging station for up to four devices at one time. It is compact in size and available in 3 colors (White, Black and Pink). It comes with two iPod connectors, a USB micro, USB mini and also has two USB sockets that you can use to add

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