Super cool umbrella that not only protects you from raindrops, but also from intergalactic enemies. The LightSabre Umbrella is powered by 3 AAA batteries that light up LEDs along the shaft. Too bad it doesn’t provide cool saber battle noises when you whirl it around. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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If you love tinkering, hacking and coding, then the BUGlabs Modular Gadget Factory looks like a really fun toy / tool. BUG is a set of tools that lets you create personalized gadgets and devices. It’s open-source and modular, letting you literally snap together the device you need and is backed by a community of
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How much technology do you carry into the wilderness with you? Camera, GPS, mobile phone, paper map, plus the requisite trail mix bars, maybe a water bottle? Or do you go off the beaten path, with a full trek pack, keeping track of where you are with a local topo map, stopping to update your
Civilian Labs Ventrapack Review Read More
I recently reviewed this Able Planet headset. If you read the review, you know I was thrilled with the quality and performance of them. I like them so well, I wanted to get a pair as a give away. And not my set! Hands off! So Julie contacted the good folks at Able Planet and they ponied up
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I’m a big fan of the “what we want, when we want it” model of media. I’m an even bigger fan of the “where we want it” addendum to that model. I’ve spent a good deal of time, effort, and sadly money crafting a decent home theater setup, which delivers a great viewing experience in
Streaming Media: Not Just For Computers Read More
Ron at OLED-info.com just sent me an email with what sounds like a nice deal on the Kodak Zx1 pocket HD video camera. Amazon is currently selling them for $189.95. The camera comes with a kit that includes an 8GB flash card, 4 AA Ni-Mh Rechargeable Batteries, AC/DC Rapid Battery Charger, Package of LCD Screen
Kodak ZX1 HD Pocket Video Camera Deal Read More
Do you feel guilty when you put old electronic devices and AC adapters in the trash can? You won’t need to feel guilty any longer if you let iGo Recycles help you recycle them. The website lists local depots where customers can go to recycle electronic devices. It also features a search feature for customers
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I watch a LOT of television shows. Too many shows. It’s a sickness really. 😉 I just can’t get enough of American Idol, Survivor, LOST, Celebrity Apprentice, Amazing Race… the list goes on and on. For that fact, I often have days where I need to record three shows that are all on at the
Popcorn Hour Networked Media Tank Review Read More
The Radius RK-CA511S Atomic Bass Aluminum Earphones with In-Line Microphone for iPhone are only $49.99, but bill themselves as having “better bass response than a $1200 pair of professional headphones.” Do they make the grade? Read the full post to find out.
Radius Atomic Bass Aluminum Earphones with In-Line Microphone for iPhone Review Read More
The SimpliSafe is a relatively inexpensive, easy to setup home security system that is marketed towards apartment and city dwellers. The idea is that it can go along with you if you move to a different place. Of course, it can operate in good old suburbia or hicksville USA too. It comes with various sensors
Portable home security system that can move with you Read More
The folks at FpsBrain claim that their FpsBrain capsules support gamers nutrition and optimizes capacity of reaction and concentration. While their latest product FpsBrain Zoom strengthen and protect gamer’s eyes when they are under particular strain. The ingredients of each include: FpsBrain: L-tyrosine, L-glutamine, Choline, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Niacin amide, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B1
Performance enhancing drugs for gamers? Read More
With every new device I receive, the first thing I do, (after the new tech-toy rush wears off, of course) is start to think about which case am I going to order to protect it. Typically this pondering weighs function, form and style. That said, the place I look to first is vajacases.com to see
Vaja’s ivolution Top SP Case for the Blackberry Bold Read More
The Crabble (no idea where the name originated) is a super thin and small polypropylene folding stand for your iPhone or iPod touch. Fits into your wallet so that you will always have a stand with you when you travel. Pretty handy for the train or flight. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
Crabble is an iPhone stand in your wallet Read More
Cats make great pets because they don’t require a lot of attention like dogs do. Just give them a bowl of food and a pan of litter and they can pretty much take care of themselves. The only down side to having an indoor kitty is that we humans have to clean their ‘toilet’ for
CatGenie Self-Flushing Self-Washing Cat Box Review Read More
Tomorrow, May 5, the Release Candidate of Windows 7 will be made available to the general public. Insiders have had their greedy mitts on it since April 30th. The most significant tidbit about this release is that the rumor is that this RC should work for the next 12 months or so. What’s this mean? Get
Windows 7 a Beta no more, moves to Release Candidate Read More
General Electric Research have recently unveiled that they have created Optical Discs with 500Gb’s of total storage capacity, the equivalent to approximately 100 DVDs! SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
Optical discs to offer 500Gb capacity! Read More
The Mvix claims that their new Nubbin USB Wireless-N adapter is the world’s smallest. The price is pretty small too. It’s only $39. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
Don’t swallow the Mvix Nubbin WiFi adapter Read More
Handsfree/Bluetooth call phone device AND an FM transmitter that can handle any MP3 player, SD.MMC cards, and USB thumbdrives? PLUS 2 remotes- a ‘normal’ one and one for the steering wheel? All this and cool blue LED lights, too? The Merconnet Bluetooth Car Kit certainly aims high, and with Julie’s great review of the Merconnet Bluetooth
Merconnet Bluetooth Car Kit Review Read More
The Gadgeteer Kid and I visit our local Lego Store (Bellevue, Washington) pretty regularly. Typically right before we hit the Apple Store around the corner :). Very little changes in the Lego Store; new stuff comes in every now & then but the place is definitely not the Apple Store. This past weekend, I promised
Our Lego Store Goes High-Tech Read More
I’m looking for a graphical guru that would like to volunteer their talent and time to help me come up with a cool new logo for The Gadgeteer. This site will be 12 years old soon and has gone through some major changes in the last few months. We converted over to WordPress from a
The Gadgeteer needs a new logo! Read More
