New On-Bike bags from Timbuk2 make your commute easier

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Spring is coming, and you may be thinking of starting to ride your bike to work or school.  Timbuk2 has three new on-bike bags to make carrying your gear easier.  First up is the Basket Cycling Case (marked 1. in the image), which works as a “basket” with a variety of front bike baskets and flat-bed bike […]

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Leatherman One Hand Tool (OHT) – Use it with one hand tied behind your back

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Leatherman has released another tool in their Military/EMT-aimed multi-tools.  The 16-tool OHT is designed so that both the blades AND the pliers can be operated with one hand.  The OHT has both needle-nose and regular pliers with wire cutters, 4 blades including a strap cutter, saw, can opener, bottle opener, screwdrivers,  threaded attachment for  #8-32 Cleaning Rod, and O2 bottle wrench.  It

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Mujjo iPad mini Sleeve review

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I’ve tried a lot of iPad mini cases – Apple’s Smart Cover, Khomo full-body case, sleeves, zipper pouches, and tiny messenger-style bags.  This beautiful iPad mini Sleeve from Mujjo is unlike any I’ve tried before.  It’s a sleeve case, as you can see, but it’s not made of the normal fabric, leather, or faux leather

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RichardSolo Twist Wireless Speaker and Bluetooth Speakerphone

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The Twist Wireless Speaker and Bluetooth Speakerphone from RichardSolo has a lot of nice features that you’d want in a Bluetooth speaker.  It has two 3-watt speakers and a passive subwoofer for great sound.  It has “A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) Bluetooth capability for wireless music streaming and HFP (Hand-Free Audio) + HSP (Headset Profiles) for

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StickyGram Instagram Photo Magnets review

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Instagram has become quite a phenomenon in the past few years, with millions of photos being posted to it every day.  Its users range from from serious, professional photographers with expensive and complicated DSLR cameras to casual, out-and-about snappers with smartphones always at the ready.  Although acquired by Facebook in 2012, Instagram has thus far remained

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Stop being a power vampire with the Stone GreenZero mobile device charger and save money, too

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In honor of Earth Month, Bracketron is helping you to be green while saving serious green!  They are offering the Stone GreenZero mobile device charger at a 25% savings from March 20 through April 30, 2013.  The Stone GreenZero charger uses Bracketron’s exclusive GreenZero Technology, which they say is “the most eco-friendly way to charge mobile

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Mustek S400W iScan Air Wireless Scanner – Scanning without a wires

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Brando is now offering the Mustek S400W iScan Air Wireless Scanner, which will allow you to scan documents to your Mac and iPad/iPhone photo library via WiFi. My first scanner was a Mustek flatbed scanner, which was HUGE compared to this little sheet-fed desktop model. It offers 300 DPI, scan to JPEG format, and a real-time preview

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Finally! A tablet simple enough for even a woman to use!

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Have you seen the all the news items about the ePad Femme from Eurostar Group?  (Scroll down to their February 14, 2013 entry for the announcement.)  All the news sites have articles about it.  You can’t swing a string of pearls without hitting one.  It’s a tablet designed just for women, and even June Cleaver

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SuperTooth Disco Twin Bluetooth speaker review

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Almost everyone has some sort of personal music player (phones, iPods, tablet devices – I have even see hats that can play your music). Listening to your music by yourself is fine, but what happens when you want to share your music with friends? SuperTooth has added their latest entry into the portable speaker game

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DuchessCase laptop and gear bags for women

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Women don’t need special versions of tech gear, but sometimes we’d like a case that doesn’t look quite so “manly” or even so “unisex”.  It’s gratifying that more companies are making tech accessories for women these days.  DuchessCase is an Israel-based company that makes a line of cases for women that they say has been

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Manipulate your Gmail from the Android notification bar

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Got the latest Gmail client for your Android 4.1.x (Jellybean) device yet? The new version allows you to choose if you want to archive or reply to a new email directly from your notification bar without having to open the client. Handy for short emails but not quite so good for longer ones 🙂 I’ve

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Turn your MacBook Air into a desktop computer with the LandingZone dock

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I love my 11″ MacBook Air, and it’s great to travel with.  It’s great to use at home, too, but sometimes I do wish for a bigger screen when I’m editing photos for my reviews or for a couple extra USB ports.  The docking stations from LandingZone give the Airs some features Apple didn’t.  Depending

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Create a miniature cardboard version of yourself – Foldable.Me giveaway!

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All you have to do for a chance to win is go to Foldable.Me between now and midnight 03/21/12 and create your own Foldable (no purchase necessary). Once you’ve created your Foldable just click on the ‘Share’ button, name your Foldable and share it via Twitter or Facebook with the hashtag #Gadgeteer. I’ll choose 2 winners

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The Basics in Style iPad mini sleeve is too luxurious to be called “basic”

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Although it’s only a simple sleeve case, the Basics in Style sleeve for the iPad mini is too elegant to truly be called “basic”.  The Eccentric sleeve is “handmade in Italy by a small atelier in the heart of Italy” from vegetable-tanned calf leather.  It is available only in the Cognac color for the exterior,

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Tech meets fashion with the Flaxus wearable mobile device stylus

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Do you like to use a stylus with your mobile devices but never have one handy? Do you like to look hip and trendy? Do you like your accessories to be functional as well as fashionable? Then the Flaxus by AEGLO, a current Kicksarter project may be just the stylus for you. The Flaxus combines

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