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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Weird Al would be proud of this wallet

ogon fan wallet

Keeping on The Gadgeteer’s theme of wallets that are non-traditional and “gadgety,” check out the Ögon Designs “Fan Shaped” Aluminum Wallet.  Similar in form factor and function to the Jimi, Flipside and Flipside 2 wallets, it has a few interesting differences.  This French-designed wallet features an aluminum shell (which Ögon claims can shield credit cards

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Make sure your booze is for reals – Rotgutonix

This a gadget is still in the prototype stages, but I thought all partying gadgeteers might like to get a heads up about it. The Rotgutonix is a small handheld device that can detect adulterated alcohol, which is commonly known as rotgut. It has a built-in chemical sensor that can detect the quality of several

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Sennheiser announces apt-X Bluetooth headphones

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Sennheiser, maker of high-end consumer and professional audio gear, announced yesterday the addition of two Bluetooth headsets to their lineup, the PXC 310 BT and PX 210 BT.  Both models have onboard media controls, a folding design for travel, rechargeable lithium polymer batteries, and include an adapter and cable for listening to devices that do

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