Over the weekend, I saw an amazing shot of 8 lightning bolts hitting all the supports of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. If you’d like a chance to capture something equally amazing on film, you may need to add the Nero Multi Trigger to your camera arsenal. The Multi Trigger can sense specific events […]
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Smartphone cameras are becoming better and better, and more people are using them to take photos and video. The smaller physical format of smartphones isn’t overly conducive as a camera however, and a new Kickstarter project attempts to address this. The Slingshot from professional photographer and design engineer Charles Waugh is a flexible frame that
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Last week the same people that allowed me to test drive a 2011 KIA Optima SX Turbo last Fall, contacted me with an offer to do another 1 week test drive. I had a lot of fun with the KIA, so I was happy to accept their offer to take a look at a 2012
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Just a little too late for Easter, but Choc Edge has just released their 3D chocolate maker. We’ve covered 3D printers before but most of those just make inedible plastic models. Using CAD/CAM software you can extrude 3D chocolates into whatever shape tickles your fancy. The first 10 machines will be auctioned on Ebay and
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On Wednesday the U.S. Department of Justice filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Apple, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Group USA and Simon & Schuster. (Note: Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have tentatively agreed to a settlement and, if approved, should be removed from the list of defendants.) In the past couple years our
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What’s cuter than the latest-gen iPod nano? The Littlest Black Book Case for iPod nano from Pad & Quill, that’s what. Like its larger brother, The Little Black Book for iPhone, it has a cover made of Italian bonded leather, provides access to all controls and ports and is made in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U. S.
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Instead of hiding your Nintendo gaming controller in your coffee table with your remotes, the Nintendo Controller Coffee Table from TheBohemianWorkbench Etsy shop is the controller. This table is made of maple, mahogany and walnut with dovetail joinery and mid century modern legs, and it functions as a Nintendo NES controller. A floating glass top
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I’m a big believer in using refillable water bottles to stay hydrated, lose weight, be environmentally conscious, and so on, so we usually have half a dozen 32oz. wide-mouth bottles in the fridge. I’ve been thinking about upgrading my system though. Our local water is a little hard (but still pretty tasty), but about once a month
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Wacom just released an update to their Bamboo Stylus. Their new Bamboo Stylus Duo adds a ballpoint pen on the other end of the stylus. This new design makes much more sense as you won’t have to carry an additional pen. They will sell for $39.95 when they come out in May. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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ATTSavings has released a cool Fiction to Reality Timeline for gadgets (you can also click on the graphic above for a full size version). From the screen to your hand, I suspect there’ll be some debate about some of the associations and claims put forward, but still a bit of fun anyway. Much is the
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Hands up! Who likes to start their morning with a coffee and a catchup of the daily news? In “the old days,” this meant grabbing the latest newspaper to read, but these days with all the digitised content out there, you’re no longer constrained to having to read a single source about a single subject.
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If you’re tired of generic laptop sleeves that don’t really fit your laptop, take a look at the new Custom Fit SleeveCases for PC Laptops from WaterField. Simply enter the dimensions of your laptop, choose whether you’d like a horizontal or vertical orientation, make a couple other style choices, and WaterField will produce a sleeve
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This Pebble E-Paper Watch is a Kickstarter project. It probably set a funding record, receiving pledges of over a million dollars in 28 hours. The Pebble watch connects to an iPhone or Android smartphone via Bluetooth, so you’ll be notified of incoming calls or emails with a vibrating alert. You can access functions of the
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Fitbit, MOTOACTV, and Nike Fit are all gadgets that are designed to help you maximize your workouts. PEAR claims to be different and better, by offering real-time advice and motivation from an actual coach instead of a sexy recorded voice. The device is definitely a gadget because it runs on batteries, clips to your waist or arm
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In the spirit of Act of Valor and all things tactical is the Magpul Field Case for iPhone. Made from the same synthetic rubber as the original Magpul loop, a weapon magazine made from a proprietary polymer known for its reliability and durability, the Field Case is a semi-rigid cover for your iPhone that provides protection
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I’ve tried a lot of Bluetooth keyboard cases for the iPad, and they all suffer from the same complaint. Regardless of any other features they may offer, all keyboard cases have undersized keyboards. If you’re a true touch-typist, like I am, you’ll find it very hard to type on these small keyboards because your finger
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At first glance, the new Atomic Floyd SuperDarts +Remote earphones look like a souped-up version of the bullet-designed Koss KEB40 or Ortofon e-Q5 earphones. The cord comes straight out the opposite end of the earphone instead of the side of the main shell. It’s obvious Atomic Floyd wants to make a statement with the SuperDarts.
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The kids and I love making Sushi rolls, but it can be a tedious and slow process. The Sushibot was demonstrated at the World Food and Beverage Great Expo 2012 in Tokyo. Produced by Suzumo, a company that specialises in sushi making machines from domestic to commercial, the machine is capable of making up to 300 rolls
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The Verbarius Digitless Clock from ThinkGeek displays the time without using the typical digital format. It uses the same words that people use when they say the time. For example, 12:00am is displayed as Midnight with the Verbarius. The clock comes pre-loaded with English, German, Spanish, French, and Russian, but there are more than a
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The LIL KIKR is an anodised aluminum charging dock that also boosts the sound of your iPhone or iPod’s speakers by 10db without requiring power to do so. It’s been designed to work with the iPod nano 3g, iPod 6g, iPod touch, iPhone 3/3G and iPhone 4/4S. LIL KIKR is a Kickstarter funded project and
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