Sony Walkman Z Series Mobile Media Player

Sony has extended their Walkman product line with the Z Series Mobile Media Player.  This Android 2.3 powered Mobile Media Player has a 4.3” touch screen, runs on a dual core mobile processor, has built-in WiFi / Bluetooth, micro HDMI port, and has Sony’s S-Master MX audio technology to deliver a crisp audio experience.  It […]

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Watch Live Time Warner Cable on Your iPhone and iPod touch

time warner cable for iphone

We did a review of the Time Warner Cable app for iPad a while ago.  With the app, you could watch select channels in your Time Warner Cable lineup on your iPad in any room of your house while you were connected to your home’s WiFi network.  Now, the app has been updated into a

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MacCase Premium Leather Accessory Pouches

MacCase pouch

We talk about a lot of small bags and organizer pouches here at The Gadgeteer.  Most of them work great, but many of them are utilitarian looking.  If you’d like an elegant, leather pouch to carry your cables and flash drives in, check out the Premium Leather Accessory Pouches from MacCase.  They’re made from premium

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Lifebook 2013 Concept – A single convergence device?

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Those of you who lug around a lot of gear like myself, and remember my article on a single convergence device, might just find this concept design by Indian Industrial Designer Prashant Chandra very interesting. His entry in the Fujitsu Design Awards competition, the Lifebook2013, was shortlisted to the top 100 from over 3000 entries from

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Maxxeon WorkStar 2000 Technician’s Floodlight Review

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Make no mistake.  We’re suckers for flashlights at The Gadgeteer!  I thought I’d seen it all, but this odd duck grabbed my attention.  The WorkStar 2000 Technician’s Floodlight from Maxxeon has a swiveling head, magnets, a hook and a rechargeable battery?  Let’s take a look! SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It

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iHeadCase: iPhone Case with Built-in Storage for Earbuds

iheadcase iphone case

This is another Kickstarter project.  The iHeadCase is available in either a plastic shell case or a faux leather case for iPhone 4/4S.  The Hardshell version is made of polycarbonate and is available in piano black, and some other colors that will be selected later.  This case can also be used as a stand.  The

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Quirky Converge Charges Most any USB-Chargeable Device

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Just as the title says, you can charge tablets, phones, MP3 players, cameras – most anything USB-chargeable – with the Converge Rest and Recharge from Quirky.  The pictures even show it charging an iPad 2, which uses 2.1A.  The Converge has four powered USB ports hidden in the back and a slot through which you

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Sony’s SmartWatch Accessory for Android Phones

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The SmartWatch is part of Sony‘s Smart Extras for their Xperia smartphones.  The SmartWatch connects to an Android phone via Bluetooth and shows you information about incoming calls, and lets you see emails, weather, Twitter and Facebook updates, and even the time.  You can even control music playback with the SmartWatch.  It has a clip

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Google Security Part 2 – Open Sesame – Look ma, no hands login

Google Sesame

In my Google 2 step authentication article, I covered extra security you could place on your Google account (come on, you’ve all implemented it now haven’t you ? 🙂 ), but key-loggers can still get your username and password when logging onto a public unsecured computer, and the less information you give away the better.

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How To: Getting Personal Documents on Your Kindle

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I love my Kindle, and I love the Amazon ecosystem for the purchase and reading of novels but did you know that  you can extend  the functionality of your Kindle way beyond that? The Kindles supports more than just Amazon’s .AZW book format (basically a .MOBI with Digital Rights Management-DRM).  From the web site the Kindle

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YBuy Lets You Try a Product Before You Buy It

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The newly-launched try-before-you-buy online subscription service, YBuy, lets you try a product for 30 days before deciding to buy.  For a monthly fee of $24.95, subscribers can try any of a wide variety of products – like iPads, Jawbone headsets, Keurig coffee machines, TaylorMade drivers, Dyson heaters, iRobot Roomba vacuums – for 30 days.  If

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Speaker Dock with Remote for Android Phones

android phone speaker dock

There aren’t a lot of speaker docks designed specifically for Android smartphones because of the sheer number of different styles.  However, if you have an Android phone with microUSB and 3.5mm audio connectors, you can amplify your music with the speaker and control playback and volume with the included remote and the free SONR app. 

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