Charge Your Device with a Solar Tree

brando usb solar charger tree

The USB Solar Charger Tree from Brando can charge most any USB-chargeable mobile phone or other devices.  The charger contains a 3000mAh polymer battery that can be charged by the sun or by AC power.  It outputs 5V/1000mA of charging power, and it comes with a variety of adapter tips for mobile phones.  (There’s apparently […]

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Recon MOD Ski/Snowboarding Goggles Review

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If you are a tech-loving snowboard or ski fanatic, the Recon MOD HUD. The engineers at Recon Instruments have created a heads-up display that can be integrated into Recon Ready goggles, enabling the wearer to see real-time telemetry as they are zipping down the slopes. The tiny color LCD screen sits just below your right

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Read Your Nook Library from Any Browser with Nook for Web

nook for web

Yesterday, Barnes & Noble introduced Nook for Web, “an innovative and free new browser experience that offers readers the ability to explore the hottest digital titles and bestselling books right from their computer – no sign-in, software download or NOOK account required to begin reading” on their PC or Mac.  With the Nook Cloud service,

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Grace Digital Introduces MatchStick Speaker Dock for Kindle Fire

matchstick speaker dock kindle fire

Grace Digital is offering the MatchStick Kindle Fire Speaker and Charging Dock.  The MatchStick has 2″ X  3″  full-range stereo speakers with a low-distortion 16W class D digital amplifier.  The dock charges the Kindle Fire when connected to AC power.  You can tilt the dock 38 – 50 degrees for the best viewing angle, and

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Adonit’s Jot Touch Pressure Sensitive Stylus for iPad

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There are hundreds of different type of styluses out there.  All of them seem to have a similar design where there’s a simple capacitive tip on the end of a plastic or aluminum barrel.  Adonit just announced their new stylus called Jot Touch.  The Jot Touch is a pressure sensitive stylus for your iPad.  It

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HDMI Pocket Projector for Smartphones and Tablets

brookstone hdmi pocket projector

This HDMI Pocket Projector from Brookstone works with most smartphones, tablets, computers, video players, and cameras.  Brookstone says “advanced DLP® technology delivers an incredibly sharp, clear 1080p HD image up to 60″ diagonal on any flat surface. And full screen replication displays 100% of your device screen in the projected image (select devices that support

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iDockit Retro-Style Docking Stations for iPad and iPhone

idockit steampunk stands

These aren’t the first steampunk-style accessories I’ve seen, but iDockit seems to have the largest selection.  They have charge/sync stands for iPads with built-in Bluetooth keyboards, stands for iPhones with Bluetooth handsets, a microphone stand, and even modified computers.  All accessories are made of hardwoods, many with brass accents.  Prices start as low as $4.50

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Keep Your Apple Earbuds in Your Ears with SecureTips

securetips

This is another Kickstarter project.  If you use those white Apple earbuds and have trouble keeping them in your ears, you might be interested in SecureTips.  These silicone rubber pieces look just like a food processor blade (to me, anyway), and they are designed to hold the freebie white earbuds securely in your ears.  You’ll

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Tekkeon TekCharge Pocket Power Pack MP1820 Review

TekCharge's retractable cable comes with two interchangeable tips - one of which I lost within days of getting the unit.

The TekCharge Pocket Power Pack is a small battery that can be used to power USB-chargable devices for quite a while. Not too expensive, versatile, and easy to take along – what’s not to like? Let’s take a closer look and see.

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Beacon Audio Launches Phoenix Bluetooth Speaker

beacon phoenix BT speaker

The Phoenix speaker from Beacon Audio is about the size of a coffee mug, but don’t let the size fool you.  This Bluetooth-activated speaker has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that’s capable of 8 hours of playback time.  It measures 3.2″ X 3.2″ X 3.2″ and weighs 7 ounces, so it’s small enough to take with

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Australian-Made mattt Gear Bags

Mattt

After finding BOGear and Haul, both Australian made bag manufacturers, here’s another one. 🙂  mattt bags is based in central Melbourne, Victoria, and they make a range of backpacks, shoulderbags, and sleeves that are all handmade locally. The bags are made from sustainable materials, and there’s quite a range of different prints that you can get

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Honeywell AirGenius5 Air Cleaner Review

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This is my first air cleaner and quite frankly, I wasn’t too sure how I was going to check it out.  However, thanks to Mother Nature and the mother of all pollen seasons, the AirGenius5 from Kaz USA was working overtime, and it did just fine.  If you think this is an endorsement of the product, you

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Enable Talk Gloves Helps the Hearing Impaired Communicate

Enable Glove

For those who are speech or hearing impaired, sign language can be one of their main forms of communication. The issue is that not everyone knows sign language which can lead to communication barriers.  Three Ukrainian students have just won first place in Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2012 with their Enable Talk Glove project.  The glove translates

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