I am not much of a pen to paper writer, I use my iPad to write as much as possible. But I do own pens for those occasions when I do need to write something. So, for me to want to review a pen it has to be a little different in either design or […]
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If, like my husband, you have a laptop that you plug into a monitor, connect to WiFi, and maybe attach a couple of USB peripherals, you’ll find connecting and disconnecting everything to be a pain. At work, Butch plugs in a monitor, network, and a disk; when he needs to work from home, he only
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As the earphone market has grown substantially over the past few years, its technology has mostly split into two camps – dynamic speakers vs armature speakers. Each approach has its advantages and disadvantages. DUNU, a Chinese company who started out making earphones for other companies, make and sell both dynamic and armature models. Their model
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Love your Chromebook as much as I do? Now there’s another device to use the super fast and browser based Chrome OS. ASUS has released a new Chromebox model, the M004U. This nifty looking Chromebox has 4 USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit ethernet port, 802.11 b/g/n dual-band wireless, HDMI output, Displayport output, combo micrphone and headphone
There’s a new Chromebox in town Read More
You know Wil Wheaton, right? He’s an actor famous for playing Gordie in Stand by Me, Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and many more, including a slightly evil(er?) version of himself on The Big Bang Theory. He’s also a writer and a gamer, and the host and co-creator of a web show
Keep Wil Wheaton at the TableTop Read More
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).
Yellow Jacket backup battery case/stun gun for iPhone 4/4S and soon iPhone 5/5S Read More
“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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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 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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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
“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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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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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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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 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
The ultimate iPad studio? Focusrite iTrack Professional Dock for iPad Read More
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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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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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
Here’s the solution for when you can’t quite see your iPhone screen Read More
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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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
iPhone selfies made easier with the HISY Wireless Smartphone Selfie Remote Read More
