OK, I’ll admit to a fascination with robotic floor cleaners. I’ve owned a Roomba since 2006, so when I had the opportunity to review the Mint Automated Floor Cleaner from Evolution Robotics, I eagerly volunteered. The Mint would address a limitation of the Roomba, because it is targeted specifically at hard surface floors, something the […]
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A few years ago, most of the people reading this article probably carried two devices with them every day in their pocket or bag: a mobile phone and a PDA. PDAs aka Personal Digital Assistants were the norm back then, while smartphones were still just a glimmer in eye of Steve Jobs and the Google whiz
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The Gadgeteer was asked by the team at Buffalo Technology, makers of wireless networking, NAS, and all around good gadgets for the hi-tech home and business, to review one of their latest NAS products, the Buffalo TeraStation Pro Quad – TS-QVH8.0TL/R6.  The Buffalo TeraStation Pro Quad is positioned for storing and protecting the small and
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Lots of companies will print your custom design on a shirt for you, but that’s so static! No one but ThinkGeek lets you design on your shirt as you’re wearing it. You’ll use the included UV laser to draw any design on your Lazer Shirt Interactive Tee. When you go into the dark, your shirt
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Here’s another iPhone case project from Kickstarter. The Quad Lock system from Annex Products consists of a polycarbonate case for your iPhone 4 or 4S and a series of gear-like mounts that allow you to attach your device to the wall, in your car, on your bike handlebars… For a pledge of $25, you’ll receive
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With the Koder app, you’ll be able to create, edit, and modify PHP, CSS, Javascript, HTML/ xHTML, Perl, XML, Ruby, Python, and other programming files on your iPad. It has features like syntax highlighting, built-in snippet management, tabbed editing, preview manager, and more. They recently added Firebug support in the previewer (iOS 5 only) to
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Should Amazon be worried that ARCHOS has just announced a 7 inch Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) tablet for $199? If I were faced with a buying decision between the Kindle Fire and this new ARCHOS 70b Internet Tablet, I would pick the ARCHOS due to the specs alone. The processor is faster than the Fire’s at 1.2Ghz,
ARCHOS Unveils the First Android Honeycomb Tablet under $200 Read More
For a couple years now my go-to Bluetooth headset has been the Voyager by Plantronics. I have used several versions of it since the first one (read one of my previous reviews here), so I was excited to do a review of the latest version, the Plantronics Voyager Pro HD. I have been extremely pleased
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Just released by WordPress, version 2.0 for Android is a major overhaul from the previous version (1.5). With its new one touch dashboard, rich text formatting bar, enhanced media support including image alignment and sizing, and better tablet support, blogging on the go becomes much more viable. Previously creating and formatting posts was messy, especially
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This folding stand for smartphones and similarly-sized devices literally folds up to credit-card size to fit in your wallet. The ifold Mobile Phone Stand is made of 3D PriPack 500 micron polypropylene, so it’s durable and lightweight. When unfolded, the ifold supports iPhones, Android phones, and other small devices for hands-free use. Although both photos
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It was finally time to upgrade my wife’s smartphone, and we had a few challenges to deal with. The biggest ones are that she is a ‘slow adopter’, the apartment she uses when at work in a different state has poor reception, and we use the Sprint network. After some research, I had narrowed it
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Are you a frustrated journal writer that just can’t keep up with the habit? Maybe you have been keeping a journal all along and just didn’t realize it. If you’re an avid Facebook updater, you have probably shared a lot of information about your activities in text and images. Fonicle will take that content and
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The iPhone 4 has a pretty good camera, so you can get some nice shots. But you’ve got to admit, it can be a bit slippery to hold while you’re taking a picture. It’s also too narrow to sit on its own, so you can’t set it on the table to steady the camera, and
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Accident and disaster preparedness startup Afterac is celebrating their official company launch this month and have generously offered us 3 of their handy survival products to give away to 3 lucky Gadgeteer readers. Contest details after the jump. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Lytro has up for preorder their Light Field Camera. “Unlike a conventional camera that captures a single plane of light, the Lytro camera captures the entire light field, which is all the light traveling in every direction in every point in space. Since you’ll capture the color, intensity, and direction of all the light, you
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Sakar and Disney have introduced the Sakar Disney iPad Camera. This 7MP camera is designed with children in mind, but adults might like it, too. This simple camera takes still photos only; it has a 1.5″ preview screen and a 4X digital zoom. There’s no internal memory, but it comes with a 32GB microSD card.Â
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Along with gadgets and tech-toys, I like nice tools. Over the decades I have done countless home-improvement and construction projects,accumulating many very capable tools along the way. I have definitely learned that the ‘right tool for the job’ can save you huge amounts of time, money, and effort….safer too. Always looking to increase my arsenal
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The Satechi BT Wireless Bluetooth Speaker is designed for use with smartphones, tablets, and laptops. It is small and compact enough, especially when closed (see image in the bottom left of above picture), to fit easily in your gear bag. It has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery for up to 6 hours of sound. It has
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The tiny Data Traveler 109 USB drive from Kingston comes preloaded with urDrive software “that gives you a new and exciting way to look at your data“, according to the maker. I am always interested in new and exciting ways to look at my data, so let’s take a look! SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Sick of smartphone stands that are made for a specific phone only (like only an iPhone 🙂 ) ? Sick of smartphone stands that don’t work once you put a cover or a case on to protect your baby? The Oona is a collaboration by 3 guys out of the Bay Area that consists of a
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