A couple of years ago, I reviewed the Aviiq Portable Charging Station (see related posts). This was an $80 gadget that kept your charging cables organized in the same pouch that carried a powered USB hub that let you charge multiple devices simultaneously from a single wall outlet. This was nice, but it lacked an […]
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Although minimalist wallets and money clips are currently the popular style, I prefer a small zippered wallet and have been carrying one for the past 8 years. Being able to secure the contents by zipping them up just makes me feel better. The latest zippered wallet that I’ve been trying is an Il Bussetto Cognac Leather
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If you’re like me, you have a lot of names on your gift lists. And maybe like me, you want to give somebody something they’ll find really useful, so you need good gifts at a great price. How about giving someone a product that that help them out if a winter storm causes them to
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I’m not really a huge sports fan, but these minifigs from OYO make me want to start so I can buy a few. The mini figures might look like LEGO minifigs, but OYO isn’t associated with LEGO. Their figures feature rotating forearms, bendable knees, team colors, logos, and player likenesses so that they look like
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I’ve considered myself a PC gamer since high school, yet I never really have spent the money on high-end gaming equipment. Since I was doing fine with my plain-o mouse, I just never saw the need. Plus, the cost of many gaming accessories are out of my budget. When I was offered to review the
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Those ultra-small computers are a boon for travelers, but you find one of the costs of the light and small form-factor when you need to plug in more than 2 or so USB devices. My 11″ MacBook Air has only two USB jacks, and the simpleDock from Kanex would be a perfect accessory to use
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The Doxie Flip is a small flatbed scanner that runs on batteries for true portability. Unlike other small mobile scanners that we’ve reviewed over the years, this one doesn’t require you to slide the scanner across the document that you wish to capture. The Flip has been designed like a true flatbed scanner, only much
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Twelve South‘s BookBook Travel Journal case may be the only thing you need to travel with your iPad and its accessories. The leather-bound, hardcover “book” conceals a lot of electronics inside a case that looks like a travel journal – not like a gear bag that’s filled with expensive gadgets. There’s room for your iPad,
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The Braven numbers just keep piling up. The portable Bluetooth speaker maker has introduced the 710, yet another model in their ever-expanding lineup. What makes this speaker different from the similar 650 is: NFC (near field communication) pairing with non-iDevices, true stereo left and right pairing using two speakers, HD audio drivers, and APTX Bluetooth.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that there is an epidemic of people losing phones/wallets as evidenced by the number of tracking devices available on the market. I recently received the TrackR by Phone Halo to check out, and my preliminary impression was very positive. Here was something that I could stick in my wallet or hang on
The Apollo Technical Pen and Drafting Scale Kickstarter campaign beat their $30,000 funding goal in less than 2 days. Machined out of aerospace-grade titanium and marine-grade stainless steel, the Apollo Pen features a hexagonal body with a knurled grip. It can accept 50+ precision point refills and has a modular design that allows you to
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Here’s the adult version of the pocket cutlery set that got so many readers in a lather. Unlike the Safe Swiss Army Knife just for kids (see the related links at the bottom of this article), the Baladeo 52G Pocket Cutlery Set is made of 420 stainless steel and polycarbonate. It has a spork, knife,
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JetPens.com offers a wide variety of pens and pencils that will make any stationary addict go into a frenzy. We’ve reviewed several of their writing instruments in the past, but today I want to stray off the beaten path and review something a bit out of the ordinary – scissors. JetPens sent me 3 different
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Bracketron is debuting their new SmartLantern at booth 11630 at the SEMA Show 2013, November 5-8, in Las Vegas, but you don’t have to wait to buy one now. The SmartLantern is an ideal accessory for travel or for emergency preparedness. It contains a 7800mAh battery and a 2.1A USB port that can recharge some mobile
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It seems like we have had a lot of different external batteries to review here on the Gadgeteer lately. They have become such an everyday factor in our gadget-filled life that the market is flooded with different sizes, shapes, and colors of batteries. Anker is one of the many companies producing external batteries, but with
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Laptops are great. You can take them anywhere; you can work or play, even read or listen to music with them. Unfortunately, the sound quality is where most laptops suffer. The built-in speakers are often the size of an almond, so you won’t get high-quality, room-filling sound from them. The headphone jacks aren’t usually the
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Did you buy a brand new Apple iPhone 5C and now need to accessorize it? Then you will definitely want enter this giveaway for 4 prizes that will keep your iPhone 5C protected, smudge free and hands-free. Don’t have an iPhone 5C? No problem, 2 of the prizes will work with any device. Full details after
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Holding onto our devices during use can be a hassle. Be it a smartphone, tablet, phablet, iPod touch, or anything else, if you want to prop it up to use it to take a photo, watch a video, or have a video chat, an adjustable stand is something that’s going to come in handy. Several
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Laser Pegs are similar to a lot of toy building blocks on the market, but you build lighted creations with these blocks. Each kit has 72 blocks, and each block has an LED light and low-voltage circuitry; the power supply in the base makes your creations glow with light. There are a variety of kits
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If you own an Android device with OS version 3.1 or higher and haven’t heard of USB On-The-Go, then you have been missing out on a very useful feature. USB On-The-Go (often abbreviated to OTG) enables you to attach flash storage, mice and keyboards to your Android device through the micro USB port on the
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