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AllPuter.com launches new Bluetooth sliding keyboard for Samsung Galaxy S4

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 5, 2013 / News / Android, Bluetooth keyboard / 1 Comment

The Allputer.com Bluetooth Sliding Keyboard for the Samsung Galaxy S4 effectively turns the Android smartphone into a miniature laptop complete with a QWERTY keyboard and tilting display. The input device features Bluetooth connectivity, a rubberized hardshell plastic case and a built-in lithium battery that can support 120 hours of continuously typing after 4 hours charging. […]

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NuForce NE-700M Headset earphones review

By Bill Henderson / October 5, 2013 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV, Headphones / Leave a Comment

I’ve been a little unfair to NuForce regarding their NE-700M Headset earphones. You see, I received them last spring, and I haven’t done a review until now. One of the reasons is that other headphone and earphone companies have been releasing whiz-bang models almost weekly, and NuForce just kinda got pushed aside. Released a few months

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Hands-free harmonica playing with the magnetic HarpArm

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 5, 2013 / News / Music Gear / 1 Comment

Harmonica players are lining up for the HarpArm, which was a winner at the 2013 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show. The HarpArm is a modern alternative to the neck worn “rack” harp holding apparatus that has been on the market for decades. It features an adjustable holder that attaches to a regular microphone

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Buy a pink Fitbit Flex Band during October and help fight breast cancer

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 4, 2013 / News / Activity tracker, Health and fitness / Leave a Comment

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Fitbit is teaming up with the American Cancer Society to release a special pink Flex activity tracking wristband. Available for only a limited time, $10 from each pink Fitbit sale during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, will go to the American Cancer Society to help fight and find

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Universal flash filters for SLR cameras

By Janet Cloninger / October 4, 2013 / News / Camera gear / Leave a Comment

If you still use an SLR (digital or film), here’s a way to lighten the load of your camera bag. The Universal Flash Filter Kit, available at Photojojo, is a set of 20 wrinkle-resisting plastic filters that fit on any external flash; they wrap over the flash and are held in place with the included elastic

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Leef Bridge USB Drive and Magnet USB 3.0 Drive review

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 4, 2013 / Uncategorized / Android, OTG, USB / Leave a Comment

The folks at Leef sent me two of their USB flash drives to try. What’s so exciting about a USB flash drive you ask? Well, the Leef Bridge allows you to easily move files from your PC or Mac, to your Android smartphone and visa versa, all without requiring WiFi, a network or any extra

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Unblock your outlets with the Contort Power

By Janet Cloninger / October 4, 2013 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Surge protector with USB power outlets / Leave a Comment

When you’re a gadget lover, you may find yourself unable to use all the outlets in your house because something’s big power brick is using one outlet and blocking another (or two). With the Contort Power from Quirky, you’ll be able to use both outlets. The Contort Power has an offset plug that moves it

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Poo~Pourri, an awkward subject and rather, well, smelly

By Leah Hallett / October 4, 2013 / News / Bathroom, Home and Kitchen / 5 Comments

We all know poo happens, but did you know it doesn’t have to stink? Yep, you heard me right, you can have stink-less #2 too by pre-treating your loo with a product called Poo~Pourri. One of our most advanced senses, our sense of smell, isn’t fooled by covering up poo odor with fragrance. Poo~Pourri doesn’t just

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Add 3800mAh of battery goodness to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with the Brando Power Jacket

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 3, 2013 / Uncategorized / Android, Batteries and Chargers, Cases and Covers / 12 Comments

If you just scored yourself a shiny new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and would like to make sure you have enough juice to power you through your daily adventures, the Power Jacket from Brando should have you and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 covered. It is available in black or white and features a slide

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A new way to travel with your guitar

By Janet Cloninger / October 3, 2013 / News / Guitar, Music Gear / 5 Comments

Travel guitars that I’ve seen don’t look much like a regular acoustic guitar. The ones I’ve seen tend to be narrow, stick-like instruments. I’m not a musician, but it seems to me that the smaller body would negatively impact the sound produced by the guitar. I don’t know what the shortcomings of the Voyage-Air travel

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Altego 17″ Polygon Sunfire Backpack review

By Larry Geisz / October 3, 2013 / Reviews / Bags, Laptop backpack, Travel Gear / Leave a Comment

A laptop backpack is a laptop backpack is a laptop backpack, right? So, how do you distinguish yourself from the pack? I mean simple design and materials do not cut it anymore; you need to have useful features and things that make folks say “that’s a great idea” or “why didn’t someone think of that

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Tailgate in style with these cooking appliances

By Janet Cloninger / October 3, 2013 / News / Car Gear, Cooking, Home and Kitchen, Travel Gear / Leave a Comment

Whether you want to have a nice spread for your tailgate party before the big game or travel in an RV, you’ll appreciate these Max Burton appliances. They plug into a car’s 12V power outlet and prepare a meal as you travel. The Digital Stove to Go (top, left) has a 1.5-qt capacity and reaches

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Tablet atop a tripod – my screen’s bigger than your screen

By Leah Hallett / October 3, 2013 / News / Photography, Tablet accessory, Tablets, Ultra Portables, Tripod / 1 Comment

AllPuter.com is offering the Tablet / iPad Holder / Mount w/ Adapter Ready for Camera Tripod that transforms your tablet into a tripod-mounted camera with an extra-large viewing screen. Taking photos of family and friends from a tripod inevitably leads to a small crowd of eyeballs glaring down on the tiny camera LCD screen to review the pictures; everyone wants to check

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MuseMini DBoom Bluetooth NFC speaker review

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 2, 2013 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV, Bluetooth, NFC, Speaker / Leave a Comment

The MuseMini DBoom speaker features NFC, an emerging trend that we’re starting to see in small portable speakers. NFC stands for Near Field Communication and is built into most newer Android phones. NFC allows for quicker Bluetooth connections between the phone and the speaker. Instead of going into your Bluetooth settings, scanning for devices, pairing

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Ice the competition with this chess set

By Janet Cloninger / October 2, 2013 / News / Toys / Leave a Comment

If you like chess, but you need a new challenge or perhaps you’re just tired of the other player forever pondering his moves, this chess set will add a definite time constraint to the game. The Ice Speed Chess Set from ThinkGeek comes with two silicone molds that will make two complete sets of chess

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Belkin Dual Car Charger with Lightning to USB Cable review

By Smythe Richbourg / October 2, 2013 / Reviews / Batteries and Chargers, Car Gear, USB charger / 1 Comment

I'm not a fan of bare metal showing on a plug.

Getting power on the go used to mean carrying a bag-phone the size of a large loaf of bread and a power port plug to keep it juiced. Nowadays, we have much better battery chemistry, but for us power-users, the battery in a gadget may not last through a full day of use. If you’re

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Now you can have your own Moleskine books custom printed from the Paper iPad app

By Janet Cloninger / October 2, 2013 / News / Notebooks / 4 Comments

We told you about the Paper by FiftyThree app right after it came out. It’s a beautiful journaling app that lets you create your own digital Moleskine-like notebooks full of your photos, drawings, and writings. Now FiftyThree and Moleskine have joined forces to create Book to turn your virtual notebook into a real-life notebook. After you’ve created

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Onkyo gets personal with new headphones

By Bill Henderson / October 2, 2013 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Headphones / Leave a Comment

You could say that it seems like every audio company is getting into the headphones business. Everywhere you turn, some speaker company has entered the fray, which can only make everyone better. And headphones have improved significantly in the last 5 years. A case in point is Japan’s Onkyo. This old and respected brand have

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Julie’s gadget diary – One month TV detox complete and going on vacation with the Nexus 7 2013

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 1, 2013 / Articles / Android, gadget diary, TV / 9 Comments

Yesterday signaled the end of my 30 day self-imposed TV detox. During the whole month of September, we watched zero TV shows. When the TV was on, it was playing one of the DirecTV music channels. It was surprisingly easy and liberating. I didn’t miss it at all. However, according to one of my friends

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Shed a little extra light on the subject with the Pocket Reflector

By Janet Cloninger / October 1, 2013 / News / Camera, Camera gear, Smartphone accessory / 2 Comments

Smart phones seem to be the camera most frequently used these days. Many of them have weak flashes that don’t do as good a job illuminating your subject as you’d like. The Pocket Reflector, available from Photojojo, is a portable light reflector that directs extra light onto your subject for a better photo. It folds

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