Did Santa bring you a bucket of LEGO bricks and now you have no idea what to build with them? Never fear my brick snapping friends, I have 4 books that will have you building cool stuff (or dreaming about building cool stuff) in no time. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Julie has reviewed the Tervis water bottle (see related links), and I have a lot of Tervis tumblers in various shapes and sizes. They work great to keep your beverage hot or cold and prevent rings on your furniture from condensation. Tervis has just announced a line of Star Wars designs that should please the
May the beverage be with you Read More
The Windows 8: 50 Questions and Answers You Need to Make a Decision eBook, normally sells for $9.95, but it is available for free from now until Tuesday, January 22nd at midnight. With this latest version of Microsoft’s operating system, Windows 8 has introduced significant changes that are focused on enhancing user experience and supporting mobile devices/tablets.
The other day Janet and I were talking about cases, and I mentioned that I loved the Amazon case for the Kindle Paperwhite and wished there was one just like it for the iPad mini. Janet went into research mode and sent me links to all kinds of cases trying to find one that I’d
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Are you a big fan of Michonne and her Katana sword on The Walking Dead? Would you like to have a Katana without having to worry about the risk of accidentally losing a limb? Mustard has just the sword for you. Their Katana Bookends with the “grip” and “point” of a sword looks as if
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2012 became a year for celebrity-endorsed headphones and based on what ON-EARZ is releasing, 2013 will continue that trend. ON-EARZ is a European company known for its trendy design and marketing of headphones and other accessories. They have used the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show to announce their entry into the US market with the “Listen with
ON-EARZ wants you to listen with the legends Read More
The Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theater case adds a new dimension of sound to the anemic speakers of the iPad 2 and iPad 3rd generation. Belkin‘s new case adds quite a bit of bulk and weight to the iPad, but it also adds a full-range speaker system and a powerful sound processor designed by Audifi to
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I like to be as minimalistic as possible when I workout, especially on my runs. To keep my mind off the pounding of the pavement, I like to have music with me when I run outside or when I watch movies and shows while on the elliptical machine or treadmill. Typically, that necessitates earbuds with
JayBird BlueBuds X wireless sports earbuds review Read More
This post brought to you by Arcsoft. All opinions are 100% mine. Are you tired of your “amateur” videos? You record your vacation memories, your child’s birthday party, or even a wedding, and it all looks somehow unfinished. Even the grandparents are bored watching their grandkid’s star turn in the school play. With the new ShowBiz
Take your videos to the next level with the ArcSoft ShowBiz Windows 8 movie maker app Read More
In keeping with my fascination with wearable fitness devices, I bring you the Amiigo fitness bracelet, which is a project currently in the funding stage on the indiegogo website. Unlike other wearable fitness wrist devices (the Nike FuelBand and Fitbit Flex), the Amiigo is a two piece fitness device; one piece you wear on your
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When Apple released the details about the iPad mini, I was underwhelmed to say the least. I had no intentions of buying one and even said as much in my mid-life tech crisis gadget diary post last Fall. But then Janet and Dave kept talking about their minis and I finally caved and bought one
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This review covers three bags from SLAPPA – the Velocity SPYDER PRO 15.4″ laptop backpack, the Manalishi 15.4″ laptop sleeve, and the Damask 10″ sleeve. They are a representative sample of the wide range of styles and sizes SLAPPA offers. The 15.4″ sleeve isn’t too distinctive, but the other two show SLAPPA’s focus on unique styling
This Stellé speaker adds a fashionable touch not usually seen in portable Bluetooth speakers. Inside the Stellé Audio Clutch is a stereo pair of “proprietary (1.5”) acoustic drivers” that will connect to any Bluetooth-enabled device (range of up to 50 feet). If you’d rather, you can connect your device to the speakers via USB or 3.5mm audio
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This post brought to you by Arcsoft. All opinions are 100% mine. I imagine that people find themselves the subject of a lot of candid photos nowadays, because it seems everyone has a smartphone with a camera. You no longer have to worry that you don’t look your best in candid portrait shots, because the free
Perfect your appearance after the photo is taken with the Perfect365 app Read More
There are new AirPlay speakers on the market weekly, but what do you do if you have nice speakers you’d like to continue to use? With the Twenty AirPlay Digital Amplifier for AirPort Express from Griffin, you can turn any non-amplified speakers into AirPlay speakers. The Twenty is a 2.1 channel Class D stereo amplifier
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We Gadgeteers haul our tech everywhere. Sometimes, we just need a few things, sometimes we need a lot. Sometimes we need to look presentable and business-like, sometimes it’s OK to look like we’re packing for a trip into a war zone or the wilderness. The 13″ Smart Sleeve for Mac from iHome is for those
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The portable boomBOTTLE speaker from Scosche, just introduced at CES, is a waterproof speaker that measures 2.85″ in diameter and 8.2″ long and can fit in a cupholder or the bottle cage on a bicycle. It wirelessly connects to any smartphone or tablet capable of connecting with a Bluetooth 4.0 device with A2DP, AVRCP, HFP profiles;
Scosche delivers sound in a waterproof boomBOTTLE Read More
Note: This product is actively seeking funding on a European crowd-funding site called Ulule. Bicycle helmets are a necessity for safety but a pain when you’re not actually riding your bike. When not being worn, Overade’s folding helmet folds to reduce the volume of the helmet to a third of the original size for easy storage off the
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I’m a heavy iPad user and always carry it around with me during meetings for when I need to pull up a document to show the employees. Most of the time I just prop up the iPad and point to a chart. The problem with that is that it leaves a whole bunch of ugly
IPEVO Telescoping Stylus review Read More
If you are an Apple mobile device fan like me and have more than one (two or even three) Apple devices, then you are probably looking for a convenient way to charge all of those devices at once. Enter Griffin‘s new PowerDock 5, a multi-device charging stand that allows you to charge up to five
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