Soen Transit goes XS to be XL

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Apple doesn’t sell just any Bluetooth speaker in their online store, so Soen scored a coup of sorts with their new Transit XS portable—and mountable—Bluetooth speaker. The Transit XS is the smaller cousin to the original Transit. Besides its size, the XS model is different in a few ways from the bigger Transit. The XS […]

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A quick review of HBO Now on iPad

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Yesterday we took a quick look at the new HBO Now streaming service on the Apple TV.  With HBO Now, you can access all of HBO’s original programming plus a variety of movies without needing an HBO subscription through your cable company.  You only need a broadband connection, and you’ll need the iPad connected to

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Add a little nature to your desk with this phone dock

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This little stoneware pot is actually a charging dock that works with a variety of phones, including iPhone, Galaxy Note, Motorola Droid, and many more.   In addition to the dock, the Large Phone Dock also has a couple of little compartments that can be used for desk accessories.  You could put paper clips in the

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Plantronics Voyager Legend Bluetooth Headset review

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Bluetooth hands-free headsets or smart car calling features are becoming more and more necessary now that 14 states have banned hand-held cell phone use while driving, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.  Even if your state doesn’t have a ban on hand-held cell phone use while driving, there are bans on people using them in school

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A quick review of HBO Now on Apple TV

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Our condo complex provides cable service as part of our monthly HOA fees, but that service is standard definition.  We rent a cable box directly from Time Warner so we can see high-def programming with our “free” cable, but we don’t have any premium channels.  I feel left out sometimes when people talk about all

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No more crawling around in the floor to plug in your chargers with the Tower

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In my house, it seems like all the electrical outlets are either located behind a big piece of furniture or out in the middle of a wall with no furniture nearby.  If I need to plug something in, I either have to move furniture to reach an outlet or just lay my gadget in the

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Ergo Desktop Kangaroo Pro standing desk review

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Sitting all day in front of a computer is both monotonous and unhealthy. That’s why sit-stand desks are gaining in popularity. The ability to quickly switch from sitting to standing is a great way to burn a few extra calories, improve circulation, help with back problems and more. Last month I reviewed my first standing

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UV light sanitizer for facial and skin-cleaning brushes

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Do you use a Clarisonic or similar facial and skin-cleaning system?  Do you ever wonder what’s growing on your brushes after a few uses?  Replacement brushes are expensive, so you can use them once and toss them, so you need a good way to disinfect them.  The Facial Cleansing Brush Germ Eliminator uses ultraviolet light to

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Take better selfies with the LuMee cell phone case

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It’s a shame you have to use the front-facing camera on your phone for selfies, because that camera doesn’t have a flash.  When you aren’t in well-lighted places, your selfies will be lacking in detail because of the poor lighting.  The LuMee Light Up Cell Phone Case with built-in lights that shine on your face

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The Kinekt Gear Necklace is the perfect tech bling for your favorite fem-geek

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Many people may consider wearables like the Fitbit Charge HR to be tech bling, but for real geek jewelry, the Kinekt Design’s Gear Ring and new Kinekt Gear Necklace are the real thing. We reviewed the Gear Ring five years ago and now Kinekt is offering a necklace which is styled for the fairer sex. The Gear Necklace is made from brushed stainless

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WaterField has announced two Apple Watch accessories

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The time to start thinking about protective gear for an accessory is before you get the accessory, right?  WaterField has been busy designing a couple of new accessories for the upcoming Apple Watch.  The Time Travel Case for Apple Watch is a protective, padded case for the Apple Watch charger, spare watch bands, a Bluetooth earpiece,

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Fitbit Surge activity tracker review

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The Fitbit Surge is Fitbit’s most advanced activity tracker yet. It tracks all the same things as their other trackers, but also includes advanced features like GPS and basic smartwatch features along with an always on large touch screen display. I recently reviewed the Fitbit Charge HR which quickly became my new favorite fitness tracker replacing the Withings Pulse.

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Carry your gadgets in casual style with the TM1985 Gadget Pouch

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The TM1985 Gadget Pouch reminds me of the KNOMO KNOMAD iPad organizer I reviewed recently, but the camouflage fabric is much less formal than the shiny leather KNOMAD.  At  9″ wide, 8″ high folded (maximum of 3″ thick), the Gadget Pouch is too small to hold a full-sized iPad, but I wonder if you could fit a

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Brew fresh coffee anywhere with the Cafflano Klassic

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This may look like a travel mug, but it’s a full coffee brewing station.  Unscrew the lid, and you’ll find a coffee grinder and a filter basket inside.  Put 20g of coffee beans in the grinder, crank the handle to grind the beans directly into the permanent filter basket, then slowly pour hot water through

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Narborion Saga Book II: The God of Orcs brings tabletop roleplaying to your tablet

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Liber Primus Games has announced a follow up to its debut gamebook app Narborion Saga. Narborion Saga Book II: The God of Orcs is a tabletop style roleplaying choose your destiny game which you can play on your Android or Kindle fire tablets (an iOS version is in the works). The God of Orcs continues

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