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Yellow Jacket backup battery case/stun gun for iPhone 4/4S and soon iPhone 5/5S

By Kathleen Chapman / April 7, 2014 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone Case / 3 Comments

Now there’s protection for your phone AND you with the Yellow Jacket rechargeable backup battery case /stun gun. This case comes with a removable stun gun pack and provides protection for your iPhone 5/5S using TPE soft plastic (PC/ABS hard plastic on the iPhone 4/4S case) and doubles the life of your phone’s battery (1800mAh). […]

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Just Mobile AluCup Grande review

By Smythe Richbourg / April 7, 2014 / Reviews / Android, iOS, Stand / Leave a Comment

“They sent you an ashtray?” – Every single person in my family, when they saw the AluCup Grande The fine folks at Just Mobile make a lot of cool gadget-centric stuff: styli, iPad and Phone stands, batteries for your USB gadgets, USB chargers for your vehicle’s 12 volt system – the works. A while back,

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Satechi F1 Smart Monitor Stand review

By Andy Chen / April 6, 2014 / Reviews / Computer Gear / 4 Comments

Are you fighting a never-ending battle for desktop organization? The Satechi F1 Smart Monitor Stand just might be the ticket. But how can a monitor stand help? Let’s take a look. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It

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YEZZ Freestyle Mobile smartphone giveaway!

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 6, 2014 / News / contest, gadgeteer / 118 Comments

YEZZ wants you to learn more about their line of unlocked Android smartphones and to help get the word out, they are going to give away one of them to one of our lucky readers. The winner will get to choose from either the YEZZ Andy 4 or the Andy 4.5. These phones are unlocked

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Cut like a caveman

By Janet Cloninger / April 6, 2014 / News / Cooking, Home and Kitchen, Knives / 2 Comments

The Primative Stainless Steel Knife brings the flint flake tool of prehistoric time into the present. This 8.7″ handleless knife is made of a single piece of stainless steel. The top has a ridge for gripping, and the shape tapers to the front and bottom to form a sharp edge for precise cutting. It comes

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Brando Key Chain Lightning Charger review

By Larry Geisz / April 5, 2014 / Reviews / cables / 2 Comments

“On the road again, I can’t wait to get on the road again” oh yes Willie Nelson has it right. I have been hitting the open road or friendly skies more frequently these days, so I have been outfitting myself with tools that I may need while away from my home. One tool both me

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Micro Field Bag for iPhone

By Janet Cloninger / April 5, 2014 / News / Cases and Covers, Crowdfunded, iOS, iPhone 5/5S / 1 Comment

Pad and Quill has a line of leather and canvas gear bags to hold your laptop and tablets, and they realized they had forgotten a gear bag for one very important item – the iPhone. The Micro Field Bag for iPhone is made of full grain leather, 18-oz waxed canvas, and stitched with thread that is

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Turn your favorite speakers into a wireless Bluetooth system

By Janet Cloninger / April 4, 2014 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Bluetooth, Bluetooth audio adapter / 2 Comments

With the new Bluetooth Audio Adapter from Logitech, you’ll be able to convert any powered speakers, like PC speakers, home stereo systems, or A/V receivers, into Bluetooth-enabled speakers. You can pair the adapter with both your smart phone and a tablet and stream music from one of them. Once you’ve paired the adapter with a

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Adidas miCoach SMART RUN watch review

By Dave Rees / April 4, 2014 / Reviews / Android, Bluetooth, Health and fitness, Smartwatch, Sports, Watches and Clocks / 1 Comment

Winter is nearly over and it is time to get mentally prepared/excited for getting outside and exercising. For me that means tennis and running. As I age, the latter being less appealing than it use to be. Each year I do my best to augment my excitement for pounding pavement with fun and interesting tech,

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The ultimate iPad studio? Focusrite iTrack Professional Dock for iPad

By Mark Rosengarten / April 4, 2014 / News / Audio, Video, TV, iOS, Musical instruments / 2 Comments

The iPad is a very powerful system for music creation, but it lacks any way to get music in or out of it. Numerous companies have tried to create iPad docks for this purpose, docking the iPad to a platform that has the connectivity that music creators demand. So far most of them have fallen

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Forget carrying individual device chargers

By Janet Cloninger / April 4, 2014 / News / Batteries and Chargers, USB charging station / 3 Comments

Having to carry individual AC chargers for each of your mobile devices can take up a lot of room and add a lot of weight to your gear bag. With the Aluratek 6-port USB Charging Station with Surge Protection, you can charge up to six USB-chargeable devices simultaneously. Each of the six ports can produce 2.1A

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Dyson DC65 Animal vacuum review

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 4, 2014 / Reviews / Home and Kitchen, Vacuum / 16 Comments

I must have the cleanest carpets in the country by now due to all the vacuums that I’ve been testing lately. In the past few months I’ve reviewed three different vacuums from three different manufacturers (see related links at the bottom of this review). Two of them were cordless vacs and in the end I

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Here’s the solution for when you can’t quite see your iPhone screen

By Janet Cloninger / April 3, 2014 / News / iOS, iPhone accessory / 5 Comments

Okay, I recently reviewed my new Satechi ReadMate LED Desktop Magnifier, which I bought to help my aging eyes see small details, but I’m not ready to admit I need this magnifier. The iPhone5-compliant Magnifier from THANKO, also called the Raku Raku Magnifier, slides over your iPhone 5 to magnify the screen. Although it specifies the iPhone

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Dosh LUXE6 wallet review

By Larry Geisz / April 3, 2014 / Reviews / Wallets / 2 Comments

Wallet, wallet where is my wallet? Better yet what wallet should I be using? What we call a wallet today has evolved from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s when all you had was your leather bifold or trifold wallets. Then again, cash was king and we did not carry all the plastic that we do

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iPhone selfies made easier with the HISY Wireless Smartphone Selfie Remote

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 3, 2014 / News / Camera gear, iOS, iPhone, Photography / Leave a Comment

For all those selfie addicts out there who can’t go even one day without posting a picture of themselves to Facebook or Instagram, I have a tiny gadget that will make it even easier for you to annoy all your friends with your attention seeking photo habits. It’s the HISY Wireless Smartphone Selfie Remote for

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Amazon introduces Fire TV

By Janet Cloninger / April 3, 2014 / Uncategorized / Audio, Video, TV, Kindle Fire, Music Gear, Video Streaming / 2 Comments

Amazon just introduced their entry in the streaming-media box field. The Fire TV is a tiny, black box that streams many of the subscription services you expect: Netflix, Crackle, Hulu Plus, WatchESPN, and many others. Unlike the Apple TV, it also provides access to Amazon’s Instant Video, including the free content available to Prime users. It

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Gadgeteer: Show us your desk series – Andy C.

By Andy Chen / April 3, 2014 / Articles / Office / 2 Comments

What does my desk look like? I was afraid someone was going to ask! There it is, in all it’s unvarnished glory. Let me take you on a tour. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It

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ADATA DashDrive Durable UD320 USB OTG flash drive review

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 2, 2014 / Reviews / Android, OTG, USB / 5 Comments

Here’s another portable and relatively inexpensive way to expand the memory of your Android device. It’s the ADATA DashDrive Durable UD320 USB OTG flash drive, which comes in 16 and 32GB capacities. I was sent the 32GB version to test. Let’s see how it works. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It

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Now you can control your Phillips Hue lights from your Mac computer

By Janet Cloninger / April 2, 2014 / News / Computer Gear, Gear, Home and Kitchen, Home Automation, Laptops and Gear / Leave a Comment

I got the Phillips Hue lights starter kit for Christmas, and I control them with an app on my iPhone or iPad. Sometimes I’m at my computer and would like to turn on the lights, but I can’t unless I have one of my mobile devices with me. Phillips made the API available for third-party

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Magnetic Holders Eye Loop eyeglass holders review

By Mark Rosengarten / April 2, 2014 / Reviews / Glasses, Sunglasses / 4 Comments

I have worn eyeglasses since I was in second grade. My first pair was short-lived, I had not gotten used to wearing them yet and I took them off every day at lunch in the cafeteria. For some reason, I had the habit of putting them in the brown paper bag that my mom packed

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