LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book by Laurens Valk is a complete beginner’s guide to building and programming robots using the newest EV3 kit from LEGO. This is the follow up to his bestselling LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Discovery Book. Laurens is a MINDSTORMS Community Partner and has years of experience building and testing MINDSTORMS robots. LEGO […]
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IDrive had already made 100GB of cloud storage for $1 available to Android users earlier this year, and now they are extending the offer to iOS users. You’ll need to download the IDrive mobile app and sign up through it for the $1/year deal. You’ll automatically get 50GB backup space by default, and you’ll get 50GB
Working in IT for my day job and being a gadget fan, I carry a lot of gear each day. I’ve always admired the many reviews for SCOTTeVEST here on the-gadgeteer and now finally get a chance to do a review myself! Spring season is upon us here in New York, so this looked
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Here at The Gadgeteer we have seen and reviewed more than our fair share of portable backup batteries for smartphones and other USB devices. But we’ve never seen a smartphone sized backup battery that can also be used to jump start a car. That’s right, the Junopower JUMPR is a 7 ounce 5.5” x 3” x
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Logitech recently announced three new cases for the Apple iPad Air, iPad mini, and iPad mini with Retina display. The Hinge (bottom, right) is a flexible, protective case made of “spill-resistant, wipe-clean materials to protect your iPad from accidental bumps, scratches and spills.” It allows you to adjust the iPad to a variety of viewing
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When I was using an iMac as my main computer, I loved almost everything about it except for one thing… It was always a pain in the you-know-what when I needed to plug a cable or flash drive into one of the USB ports. In Apple’s infinite wisdom (or lack thereof) they located the USB
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I have an older DVD player/receiver/amplifier that I used to play CDs on. I got tired of swapping CDs in and out a long time ago and my CDs have gone dusty on the shelf. Then I got an opportunity to review the Amped Wireless Long Range Bluetooth Speaker Adapter and music once again pours
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Are you a LEGO fan? I bet you don’t have a pair of these snazzy LEGO slippers under your bed. Only the true LEGO fanatic will add a pair of these LEGO Brick slippers from Convenient Gadgets & Gifts to their brick collection. These slippers are designed in the shape of a 6 post brick
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With the iPhone and Android Film Scanner, you’ll be able to scan your own 35mm photo negatives directly into your smartphone, as easily as snapping a photo. And you’ll be able to color correct or even stitch together images before you save them. You’ll need to use the LomoScanner app from Lomography on your Apple
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When we’re out and about, most Gadgeteers carry a few things: smartphone, wallet, keys, tablet. Maybe a tin of mints. Oh, sure, if we’re gone for the day, we’ll have a bag of other stuff including power adapters, charging cables and batteries, energy bars, and enough EDC stuff to survive a moon landing. But when
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A couple months ago we told you about WaterField’s Rough Rider Leather Messenger Bag made of gorgeous distressed leather and available in a choice of six different accent colors: black, copper, pine, green, flame and pearl. The only down side to this bad was that it was only available for 13 inch laptops. Those of
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USB charging hubs are everywhere, but this is the first one I’ve seen that’s designed for use in the car. The Quad USB Power Charger from RichardSolo supplies 2.4A per port, so you can charge four power-hungry tablets simultaneously from your car’s DC outlet. RichardSolo says charge times are the same using this hub as
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I never get tired of tiny Windows machines. I’ve owned everything from the OQO to the Fujitsu UH100 to the Viliv N5 to the Dell Venue Pro 8. Now ASUS has tossed its large hat into the 8″ Windows tablet right with its new offering, the Vivo Tab Note 8. Available in 32 and 64
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I’ve never been much of a fan of watches. I’d either lose them, break them, or forget to wear them. Then cell phones came along, further denying my need for a time keeping device. However, I came upon a change of heart when I started coaching tennis. The girls would ask me what time it
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Do you remember the Everpurse iPhone charging clutch purse and handbags that we have covered here (see related links below) in the past? The company behind those products has just introduced the Everpurse Mini charging hard-shell wallet. The Mini can charge your iPhone 5/5S from zero to 100% three times. The iPhone docks right on
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The AdNArt SNB5 The Beat Silicone Hydra Bottle is a reusable water bottle with a chamber to hold your iPhone 4 or 5 (though it will work with other similarly-sized phones). The 18-oz bottle is made of 100% silicone and is BPA- and phthalate-free. It has a sports lid with drinking spout, and you can
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The new HTC One M8 smartphone is one of the sleekest Android smartphones currently on the market. Once again HTC has skipped the slick plastic case that people often tag with the word “cheap” and decided to go with a premium designed metal case that looks good and feels great in your hand. But is this
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What better way to encourage brushing in kids (and some adults) than by gamifying the twice a day chore? A team of inventors is seeking crowd funding to make the Grush (Gaming-toothbRUSH) into a reality. The toothbrush itself doubles as a motion sensing controller which pairs with a smartphone running one of the brushing games. Games are geared
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QVC’s special value of the day is a choice of an RFID-blocking wallet in either a men’s or women’s styling. The HALO wallets shield your RFID-enabled cards from being scanned without your knowledge – perhaps by people looking to steal your identity. The men’s wallet has six card slots and room for bills. It’s available in
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I’ve seen tray-top stands to hold your mobile devices during flights, but they always seemed a little dangerous to me. Because they weren’t tied down in any way, it seemed that your mobile device could go flying in case of turbulence. The cradle of the Skyview Seatback Mount for Mobile Devices holds mobile smart phones, tablets,
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