Fluance High Performance 2.1 Wood Tower Speaker Dock for iPod/iPhone review

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For those of you who were not old enough to remember or alive during the ’80s, how good your stereo/music system was considered was directly proportional to how big/massive/insane your speakers were. I knew a few people who had to borrow a truck to transport theirs. But with the digital age, the invention of the

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New Power Series bags from Timbuk2 carry and charge your gear

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Timbuk2 has announced a series of bags that will carry your gear and keep it charged, too.  The Power Series bags begin with two of Timbuk2’s best selling bags, the Commute Laptop Messenger and the Q Laptop Backpack, and add a dedicated pocket inside to hold the power pack.  In addition to all the features

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Win a Dragonthorn Leatherworks PCS (Pocket Carry System) Contest Deadline EXTENDED

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Due to lack of entries and an unclear description of what was required to enter the contest, I’m extending the contest for another 3 days. Please re-read: The Dragonthorn Leatherworks PCS is custom leather holder  handcrafted by Dave Hauser for your EDC’s (Everyday Carry items). You can read my review of the custom PCS that Dave

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Blue Microphones new Spark Digital microphone for iPad and USB is now available

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Spark Digital is Blue Microphone’s new studio-grade condenser microphone to offer both USB and iPad connectivity. The Spark Digital is the only iPad microphone to offer a zero-latency headphone out for direct monitoring. This eliminates distracting delays when creating multi-track recordings where new tracks need to be synced with existing tracks. The Spark Digital also

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Kindle Paperwhite Software Update 5.3.0

Amazon has just released their first software update (5.3.0) for their new Kindle Paperwhite .  New features in the update include: Improved Fonts:  We have made changes to Palatino, Baskerville, and Futura fonts to make them look even better on Kindle Paperwhite. You will notice this when reading books, as well as in menus. We’ve also

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Kidde 10-yr Smoke Alarms won’t bug you with annoying low battery chirps

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Have you ever had the joyful task of trying to figure out which of the smoke alarms in your home is chirping due to a low battery? The chirps happen infrequently, so unless you have a small house with only a couple detectors, it’s tough to figure out which one it’s coming from. My house

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New felt sleeve for iPad mini from Mujjo

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Earlier this year, we told you about some beautiful Dutch-made cases made of natural wool felt and organic tanned leather for Apple devices.  Mujjo, located in Holland, is now introducing their sleeve case for the iPad mini.   This handmade sleeve has a body made of 100% natural felt with a water-repellent finish.  The flap and

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Avantree Pluto Air Hifi Bluetooth mini speaker review

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With the rise of better music players and streaming services in the last few years, we have also seen a rise in the number of speaker systems, personal earphones/buds and other ways to actually hear the music being offered up. In public situations, folks usually want to have their music pumped directly into their ears,

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Know which one is yours at a glance with Whooz

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This Kickstarter project is already more than fully-funded, but you still have until Nov 25 at 1:00pm EST to get in on the first shipment of these labels.  Whooz are designed to quickly identify a charger, charging cable, and even earbuds, and they are available for iPhone/iPod or iPad.  You’ll know at a glance which white

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Sony finally announces their Reader app for iOS devices

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Some time ago, Sony released an Android app that allows you to read ebooks purchased from the Sony Reader Store on your smartphone or tablet.  They didn’t issue a reader app for iOS at the time; they were too busy whining that Apple was suddenly enforcing their price-splitting policies for in-app purchases.  I was greatly

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Cloud TV Box review

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Do you want  to display Internet content on your TV?  Do you like your Android cell phone or tablet and wish you could have the same features for your TV?   Sungale says they have the solution with their Cloud TV Box.  Now you can play Angry Birds and display Facebook  on a large flat-screen TV.  I’ve been using the device

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Julie’s Gadget Diary – Why I gave up on my 5 day experiment to use the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 as my main computer after only 24hrs

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A couple days ago, I announced that I would be trying 2 experiments. Both involved giving up my 13″ Macbook Air in favor of a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Android tablet and a Google Chromebook. The plan was to use a devices for 5 full days to see if it could cut it as my

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Microsoft Surface Tablet with RT – 16GB and 45GB models available?

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Microsoft has just announced how much usable space you’ll get with your Surface Tablet with RT, and no you won’t be getting the full capacity. After allowing for binary conversion, recovery provision and the software itself, the 32GB model will have 16GB and the 64GB model will have 45GB available to store your music, photos and files.  You

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Simplify notetaking and highlighting books with the Scanmarker

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Just scan the Scanmarker from Barnes and Noble across a line in your book, just as if you were using a highlighter pen, and the text will be automatically transferred into a Word or Excel document or into another application.  The scanner has several modes to transfer data to your computer:  “Data Entry (Scan &

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Celebrate the discovery of the God Particle with a new watch

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The Higgs Boson Watch from Gadgets and Gear is said to have a design that “displays what is believed to be evidence of the Higgs boson decaying into other bosons during a collision.”  The watch has a Japanese Quartz movement, an imitation leather band.  and a 1-year warranty.  You can pre-order it now for $39.95.

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BHEESTIE wants to help dry out your storm damaged gadgets

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Over a year ago, Janet told us about BHEESTIE Bags, an easy to use product that has powerful water absorbing beads which they claim are 700% more effective than home remedies (rice anyone?) for drying out water logged electronic devices in 48-72 hours. Now through November 7th Bheestie Bags is offering a 20% discount sales

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