Whoa, a 3-D printed steel bridge!

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3-D printing is certainly stirring the imaginations of people everywhere. A company located in Amsterdam, Holland called MX3D is using multi-axis industrial robot arms to eject molten steel to build a bridge across the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal in Amsterdam by 2017. Yes, that’s right, a 3-D printed steel bridge. It is also notable that this

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IK Multimedia iRig acoustic guitar microphone review

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I’ve been playing acoustic guitar for more than 40 years. Same guitar, but I’m hopefully a little better for the years of practice. A decade or so ago, I had my guitar retrofitted with an internal pickup, since I was playing regularly into a sound system. Recently, however, I’m more interested in getting that sound

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A charging cable for those on both sides of the phone wars

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“It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge.” It’s the worst part of the Twilight Zone, the part that even Rod Serling feared – it’s the need to carry an Android and iPhone. Maybe one device is

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One step back and two steps forward with the Edifier RAVE MP700

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The Gadgeteer has reported and reviewed some of Edifier’s speakers and come away impressed—as much as by their design as their sound. One look at the Luna Eclipse or Spinnaker speakers tells you all you need to know. Now Edifier has taken a step back—and forward—by releasing the retro-inspired RAVE MP700 portable Bluetooth speaker. This

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Case Logic LoDo Satchel, Trail cam, Fluance Fi70 speaker and more – Weekly roundup

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Hello Gadgeteers! I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far. To celebrate another seven days of gadget goodness, I have created a listing of everything that we’ve posted this week on The Gadgeteer. Click through to browse through the list to make sure that you haven’t missed anything this week.  SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin

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WonderWoof BowTie monitors your dog’s activity based on breed

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FitBit, Misfit and Jawbone are popular activity trackers for humans, but what about our dogs? Shouldn’t we know how active they are too? Activity trackers for pets isn’t something new, but the WonderWoof BowTie is the cutest one I’ve seen so far. This activity sensor is shaped just like a bowtie and attaches to your

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Qicent Surge Supressor with USB surper charger review

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This is another product category that has moved from being a geeky thing to perfectly normal for people in all walks of life. In the last year, I have seen power cords and surge suppressors that have several USB plugs for charging phones or tablets in coffee shops, malls, bars, and waiting areas in healthcare

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Foldio360 – A smart turntable for 360º photos

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It’s difficult.  We see high quality photographs of small objects all the time in tv and print ads. But when we try to use our smartphone to take a picture that looks like that it doesn’t work.  We’re trying to get something sold on eBay, so we have to have pictures.  Getting the object is easy enough, but it

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Fluance Fi70 Three-Way Wireless Speaker review

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Your eyes do not deceive you.  There’s a hole in this speaker.  The first time our own Bill Henderson mentioned the Fluance Fi70, I knew I just had to try it.  But would the unusual looks translate into a something that sounded decent?  I’ve got enough speakers.  Why would I want another?  I told myself I

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The Dark Side’s new weapon: Ricinus vaderi

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“You don’t know the power of the Dark Side.” Apparently, a new species of chewing louse didn’t know either and thus succumbed to the temptation. Scientists Miroslav Valan, Oldrich Sychra and Ivan Literak, while revising “a collection of chewing lice deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia” (from

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Amazon Echo Dot – Honey I shrunk the Amazon Echo

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Today is a big day for Amazon. They’ve announced two more Alexa-enabled devices. There’s the Amazon Tap, a portable speaker with Alexa features, and the Amazon Echo Dot, a much smaller version of the original Amazon Echo. The Echo Dot features the same far-field microphones that are always on and  listening for your commands. They

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Amazon Tap is a smaller version of the Amazon Echo – sorta

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Amazon has announced two new Alexa-enabled products today: the Amazon Tap and the Amazon Echo Dot. This post is about the Tap. If you think the Amazon Tap is a portable version of the Amazon Echo you would be right and you would also be wrong. First of all, if you’re not familiar with the

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Inateck MP1305 iPad Pro/MacBook Air sleeve review

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Finding the perfect laptop sleeve is a lesson in compromise. The optimal design most people seek is a balance between protection, fashion, storage and utility. Just exactly what qualities are most important is based on one’s own proclivity for each feature. The Inateck MP1305 sleeve delivers a fashion forward design with the ability to prop up the computer for video playback or

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Under Armour Batman vs. Superman Alter Ego Collection

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While this news blurb is not about tech gear or gadgets, those of you Superman, Batman, and/or Wonder Woman fans might be interested to know that Under Armour has created the Batman vs. Superman Alter Ego Collection…just in time for the new Dawn of Justice movie hitting theaters next month. The Gadgeteer Kid and I both have

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Does your pitcher order its own replacement filters? This one does!

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Wouldn’t it be nice if all our consumables were always automatically replenished? That our furnaces would order and replace their own filters, that our printers would order and replace their own ink/laser cartridges and paper, that our refrigerators would order our staple food items, etc. Well, maybe we are one step closer to such a world

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SnapRays Guidelights, Foot Hammock, Quicklock Bluetooth lock and more – Review updates

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You come here to read our reviews, but you should come back later to read our updates to those reviews. Our updates let you know how a product stands (or doesn’t) the test of time. This week we have a new set of review updates for you ready pleasure. Click through to see the list

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