You can now text anyone without internet access or cell service, as long as you and the person you are texting have a goTenna device AND you are within a few miles of each other. How does it work? You first link your phone to goTenna via Bluetooth LE, then download the goTenna app, and […]
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USB cables, who cares right? You might become more interested when I tell you that these particular USB cables won’t require you to pay attention to how you’re plugging them in. Just like Apple’s Lightning connector, these new USB cables from Remax that were sent to me from Brando, are reversible. Let me show you
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Tokyoflash Japan’s latest watch, the Kisai Vortex, has a stainless steel case and band and a concave touchscreen crystal. Spiraling rings to display the time are “always on”, and you can turn on a backlight by touching the crystal. The outer two rings display the time for one time zone, and the inner two rings
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You won’t have to hunt for a vacant AC wall socket when you want to charge your USB-chargeable devices with these high-powered USB charging hubs from VisionTek. The VisionTek High Power USB Four Port Charging Hub (center) has three 5V/1A ports and one 5V/2.1A port, so you can charge a tablet and three other devices
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In a carnival world where just about everything from chicken to butter can be eaten “on a stick”, it was only a matter of time before the fad made its way to your kitchen. Now I’m not particularly talented at making eggs either, although rarely have I faced the issues plaguing these poor people. However, who
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It came in an unassuming box, fitting neatly into my mailbox in a bubble mailer. I took it out and opened it up and lo! There was THE gadget I HAD to get my hands on. Since Maker Faire three years ago I had fallen in love with the Useless Machine. There are so many
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The Momax 0.3mm Membrane Case for iPhone 6 will protect your new iPhone from scratches and dust without adding bulk to the svelte device. It’s only 0.3 mm thick, so you’ll hardly notice it’s there. Precise fit means all the controls and ports on the iPhone 6 are easily available. The Momax 0.3mm Membrane Case
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When I lived in a standalone house, I could crank the TV volume loud enough to hear what was being said over the music and background noises. Now that I live in a condo building, I have to worry about keeping my noise levels down, so I constantly find myself asking “what did he say?”
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A year ago I told you about teen product designer Nick Bain and his dry-erase light switch cover. Now he’s launched the Switch Port as a Kickstarter project seeking $750 in funding. The Switch Port is a replacement light switch cover that doubles as a dry-erase message board. The cover has been CNC milled and
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If you’re a new iPhone 6 owner who is worried about your brand new phone bending from carrying it in your pocket. My first advice is to not carry the phone in your front or back pocket and then sit down. But if you must do this, consider the new Gresso iPhone 6 case. The
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We lost our internet connection for about 24 hours recently. After each of us wandered around aimlessly wondering what to do, we finally found some other things to occupy our time – you know, fun things like cleaning the house, playing board games, and being chased by angry wasps whose nest we had just sprayed
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This time, you won’t be relying on your key fob for the personality, because your keys will be rockin’! The key blanks you’ll find at the Rockin’ Keys website look like acoustic or electric guitars in different styles and colors, banjos, or violins. You won’t be limited to selecting just musical instruments, though, because they
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When you travel with your mobile devices, you may carry along your charging cable and AC adapter so you can charge up your device. Have you ever taken a few minutes to charge up your device between connections or before checking out of your hotel, and finding out later that you grabbed your phone but
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A couple of weeks ago I told you about the Skydrop sprinkler system which uses your soil conditions and local weather to better schedule when it waters your lawn. That system was priced at $299. If you want a slightly less expensive solution, consider the Rachio Iro smart sprinkler system. Priced at $249, this system also mounts on
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I’m starting to see the benefit in the multi-purposing of devices. ZeroHour takes a flashlight and uses the batteries to also serve as battery backup for devices powered by a USB cable. As I usually carry two separate items in my car or pack to accomplish the same goal, I’m now able to cut back to just
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This post is brought to you by eBay. All opinions are 100% mine. September is Emergency Preparedness month, and it’s time to think about what you and your family will do if disaster strikes. Not all emergencies are of the end-0f-the-world or zombie-apocalypse scale. They can be on a smaller scale, but just as potentially
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If you’ve been too busy to visit The Gadgeteer every day this week (say it isn’t so!) then this post is just for you. You can pretend like this is a DVR for your favorite gadget related news and reviews. So get comfy and click through to see the full list of news, reviews and articles from
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There have been a large number of Bluetooth audio devices reviewed here on The Gadgeteer lately! Well, they are pretty popular devices. Especially Bluetooth speakers. They free you from the tangle of cables, after all! What we have on offer here for your consideration is the Inateck BP-2001 Portable Bluetooth Speaker. This review will be
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QVC’s Today’s Special Value is Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX bundled with a Belkin case and an Amazon multi-tip Kindle stylus. The 7″ Kindle Fire HDX has a 2.2GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, Adreno 330 graphics processor, 7″ anti-glare HD color display with 1920 X 1200 resolution and an advanced polarizing filter, unlimited Cloud storage for
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I received an email from Verizon telling me that the New Moto X smartphone and Moto Maker rolled out today. If you’re not familiar with Moto Maker, it’s a special customization service for the Moto X Android smartphone. You use it to choose from a thousand combinations for the back, front and trim colors of the
Julie’s gadget diary – What features would your dream phone have? Read More