Spotlight Gadget: Solio Hybrid 1000
Next version of the popular solar charger. I can’t wait to try this one. It can store power for up to one year. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Gomadic QuadCharge Universal Charging Station
At this point in my life, I’m going through a Zen phase. Zen is all about relaxing and de-stressing. My biggest cause of stress is clutter, so as a result, I’m trying to get rid of all the things that cause clutter and disorganization in my life. As The Gadgeteer, probably the main sources of my clutter are all the cables and AC adapters that I have scattered about for my various devices. One solution to my mess of cables and wall warts comes from Gomadic. Their new QuadCharge Universal Charging Station allows you to charge four devices in a tidy manner that only requires the use of one wall outlet.
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Bikeboard AG Bikeboard Offroad
The bikeboard, a new product from Bikeboard AG, is an extreme sports recreational vehicle based on a bike fork and frame. This original concept has been expanded to include land, water, and snow based recreation. Bikeboard AG is based in Lucerne, Switzerland and their products are distributed in the United States by Bikeboard North American, a division of SI Health and Fitness, Inc.
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Dream Cheeky USB Fridge
Every geek has their own personal arsenal of tools. For me they happen to be my 24″ iMac that I sit in front of every night pounding out reviews, a smartphone, iPod and last but not least, a can of Diet Coke. Yes, Diet Coke is a very important tool in my role as The Gadgeteer. Without it, I might not be able to type into the
quiet hours of the night. There isn’t anything better than a nice cold can of DC to keep you wide eyed and perky. Unfortunately it doesn’t stay cold very long when it sits on
a coaster on your desk. What about a can cozy? Ummm, no ;o) Lucky for me,
Brando sent me an interesting “tool chest” for my Diet Coke. It’s the Dream Cheeky USB Fridge.
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USB Geek USB Letter Opener 4 Port Hub Clock
Now here’s a cool little USB device that I’m actually finding to be quite handy. It’s the Letter Opener USB Hub Clock from USB Geek. It’s an all-in-one device that combines a 4 port hub, clock (with alarm) and an envelope opener.
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USB Geek USB Rainbow Hub
If you’re looking for a plug and play 4 port USB hub for your desktop or laptop, you might want to take a look at the USB Rainbow Hub from USB Geek.
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Pennovate Notes Pro – Palm OS Utility
During the heyday of the Palm OS PDA, we used to talk about ‘laptop killers’- how to turn your Visor, Clie or Palm into a complete laptop-like device. The keystone issue- the ‘make it or break it’ crux of the problem- was live note-taking in a class or meeting.
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Am I fickle, spoiled, restless or all of the above?
A week or so after I posted my iPhone review, I was right back to using my Treo 680. I made the switch back because the iPhone lacked the various features that I had come to rely on with other smartphones. Namely, the ability to install 3rd party applications. I missed not being able to
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Cardo Systems S-2 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones
Cardo Systems Inc. have long been known for their popular Scala line of Bluetooth headsets. I’ve reviewed both the scala-500 and scala-700 models and found them to be very capable. When the folks at Cardo contacted me about their S-2 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones, I was excited to try them as I’m always on the look out for a really good pair of wireless headphones.
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Wi-Gear iMuffs Wireless Headphones (MB210)
What’s better than listening to music on your iPod? How about listening to that music without the annoyance of earbud wires getting in your way? Or even better, how about listening to your iPod and having the music automatically pause whenever you get a call on your mobile phone so that you can answer the call without removing your headphones? Wi-Gear’s iMuff Wireless Headphones will give you both of these features for iPods (and iPhones) that have a universal dock connector.
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Spotlight Gadget: Laser Top
$6 will get you this crazy LED top that plays music (Axel-F anyone) while it spins. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Delphi NAV200 GPS
The NAV200 Portable GPS Navigation from Delphi is a GPS device that will not only help you arrive at your desired destination, but it will also provide some extra features when you aren’t using it to guide your travels.
Help me find a new tuffet
I’m in the market for two new chairs for Gadgeteer HQ. I’ve been using the same chair for at least 15 years now. Wow, my chair is actually older than The Gadgeteer ;o) The chair that I’ve been using all this time is similar to this one. There’s really nothing wrong with it, but I’d
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CallPod ChargePod Multidevice Charging System
The ChargePod
is a customizable system designed to charge up to six devices at one time. The
folks at CallPod have
done a good job of engineering a charging system for the tech-carrying road warrior.
I travel quite extensively for work and regularly forget a power cord or two. The ChargePod
system not only allows you to reduce cable clutter, but puts all your charging
needs in a small, lightweight, organized package.
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Spotlight Gadget: iPod line revamped
The nano is now lovingly called the ‘fatty’ and the full size iPod has been dubbed the iPod Classic. There’s even a brand new iPod touch. Think iPhone sans phone. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Treasures hiding in unlikely places
We’ve all read stories about some lucky guy finding a classic car in mint condition stored in someone’s barn for decades. I have a similar story to share. Only I didn’t find a car and what I found wasn’t in a barn. Ok, it really isn’t that similar after all… But I did come across
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Sony Portable Reader System PRS-500
As an avid reader, I’ve long been a fan of e-books. Nothing is quite the same as a paper book, of course, but for convenience it is hard to beat carrying a small library in your pocket. While PDAs are probably the most common e-book reading platforms, there are also a few devices which are dedicated to them. The Sony Reader is one of them, and is the first dedicated e-book reader to appear in mainstream shops. It is also one of the first of a new generation of e-book readers that use “digital ink” displays which attempt to provide a more paper-like viewing experience. Does the Sony Reader do that? Read on to find out.
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Palm Foleo Cancelled!
I just received a shocking email from representatives of Palm. Ed Colligan has just posted to the Palm blog announcing that the company has decided to cancel the Foleo mobile companion in its current configuration: http://blog.palm.com/palm/2007/09/a-message-to-pa.html. The full text of the blog is included below. “As many of you are aware, we are in the
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AIRcable Host XR Long-range Bluetooth Dongle
A typical Bluetooth device (mobile phone, headphones, keyboard, etc.) is supposed to have a range of approximately 10 meters between it and the computer that it is paired with. For those of us that aren’t into the joys of metric measurements, that’s around 30 feet. The thing is that I’m lucky if I can separate my Treo 680 from my iMac by as much as 15 feet before it is unable to connect. What if you could walk around your entire home with a pair of Bluetooth headphones and not have annoying static and lost connections? What if your Bluetooth range could be boosted from 10 meters to 1 kilometers? That’s 30 feet to .6 miles! Sound crazy? Well the folks at AIRcable claim that their Host XR Bluetooth USB transmitter dongle can do just that. Let’s find out.
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Saddleback Leather Company Briefcase Review
I love leather gear bags. Not the froo-froo kind though. I’m talking about the more rugged style of leather bags. The kind that Indiana Jones might appreciate if he was a real person. The kind of bag that might be able to tell stories if it could talk. The kind of bag that isn’t made on an assembly line, but in a more personal setting. Bags from the Saddleback Leather Company of Texas fit this criteria and according to owner Dave Munson, these are the kind of bags that your grandkids will fight over when you’re dead. Sounds good enough to me, let’s take a closer look…
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