REVIEW – Even though I’m a big fan of eBooks, I still love browsing through honest to goodness physical books. I find that there are some types of books that I prefer to be of the dead tree variety. One of these types is the large format, picture rich, coffee table book. I have a […]
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The dual-screen Kyocera Echo didn’t have much success in the market, and Nokia abandoned the split keyboard design they had with the Nokia e70 and the Nokia 6800 family. Unlike the Echo and the e70, the DoublePlay from LG, exclusively available from T-Mobile, will have a 3.5” main display and a split sliding keyboard with 2” display. The 2”
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Julie’s recent posts about erasable pens and mechanical pencils has woken my own office-supply love. I found a really unusual looking pen that’s designed to reduce hand pain when writing. The evo.pen is said to be the remedy for hand pain when writing due to arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, repetititve stress syndrome, and writer’s cramp.
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The Glif from Studio Neat is a handy little gadget for iPhone 4/4S owners that are aspiring photographers and videographers. It allows you to attach your iPhone to any standard tripod and also doubles as an easily adjustable stand. Let me show you how it works. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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There are only 7 days till Halloween, one of our most celebrated holidays, where we have an excuse to act like a kid again by eating our weight in chocolate and candies. I personally don’t indulge since I am a diabetic, but for those of you that have a mouth full of sweet teeth and
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Many people say that the French press coffee maker is the perfect equipment to make perfectly brewed coffee. Many other people think that coffee made in the French press is too bitter and has a lot of sediment in it. The Softbrew Coffee Maker from ThinkGeek helps you get the rich flavor of the French
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Over the years, I have reviewed multiple very nice flashlights. The cream of that crop has always been the SureFire flashlights I have had the privilege to review. There is little argument that the folks at SureFire make extremely well made hardware. However, many comments in my SureFire reviews say they are too expensive and
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The Kanda Misako Leather Pencil Cap is a cool way to protect the tip of your favorite pencil (and maybe some pens). It’s available in a large selection of colors that include: Black, Navy, Turquoise, Orange, Camel, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Wine, Red, Chocolate, Purple and Green. You can see more images at Pencils.jp. Although they
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Nintendo announced another update for the 3DS. And it’s a pretty impressive update. 1) The 3DS will be able to capture 3D video. You can shoot up to 10 minutes of 3D video at a time. 2) You’ll be able to transfer batches of data from one 3DS to another. 3) Nintendo added stop motion
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I have been given the opportunity to review several great iPad 2 cases recently. As much as I love covers and cases in general, and these cases in particular, I simply can’t use them all. I thought I’d share the wealth by finding new homes for them. The cases I’m offering are: the Skytop Trading
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So you’ve spent all that money personalizing your new gadget bag, forked out for that rare once in a lifetime unobtainium material. What’s the last thing you want to do? Put your new best friend on that dirty, icky floor. Worry no longer, Workiture has you covered. Their el-bagped stand (shown with a Timbuk2 bag) is
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People are always concerned with keeping their laptop computers running cool. Laptops can run hot because they usually have small fans to save space inside, and they are often used on soft surfaces that can block the cooling vents. There are a variety of products designed to cool laptop computers. Some, like lap desks, are
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Here’s another unusual USB flash drive to add to your collection. It’s the USB Bottle Opener Flash Drive II from Brando. It’s similar to the Lacie imaKey key shaped flash drive that we have reviewed. But, this one is shaped like a bottle opener. It’s made of metal and is available in 3 capacities: 2GB
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I like to write with ball point pens 99.9% of the time. The only problem is that when mistakes happen, you either have to use white out or scribble through the word and try again. Yuck. I’ve tried erasable ink pens in the past, but was never very happy with the results. Besides that, I
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The one thing I really missed from the Audyssey South of Market speaker dock I recently reviewed was Apple’s AirPlay technology (plus no headphone port, but I digress). I was so sure that the next version of that speaker would have it. I was wrong – sort of. Audyssey has released an AirPlay speaker. It’s just
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The Rapoo E6300 Bluetooth Ultra-Slim Keyboard from Brando is small enough to fit in your gear bag. At about 8″ X 3.2″ X 0.5″ and 5.4 ounces, you’ll hardly know it’s in the bag. It has 80 keys and a QWERTY layout; it even has some special iPad hotkeys. The keyboard features scissor-key structure and
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Ever wonder where your employees drove the company car? Or if they are driving recklessly? I’ve always wondered that so I thought a review of the CarChip Fleet Pro would solve all my problem. The CarChip Fleet Pro has an option for a GPS add-in which I’ve asked Julie to request from Davis Instruments but
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This post brought to you by Untitled Jersey City Project. All opinions are 100% mine. Is it just me, or do most of the television shows these days seem to follow a cookie cutter plot of whatever happens to be the current fad? That’s why we have several Witch, Vampire and other creepy dramas on
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Love the new Amazon Kindle lines but just can’t justify upgrading to the latest version because your old version still does the job perfectly well? Now you can trade your old Kindle (or other e-reader that that matter) using the Amazon trade-in program. Just enter the model and condition of your old faithful friend and receive a gift card ranging from
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Ever give a thought to what happens to all those cases and accessories you bought for a gadget after it’s been replaced? Well, the guys who brought us the iBend stands for iPhone and iPad have given it some thought, and they’ve designed a fully compostable and biodegradable case for the iPhone 4/4S. The ecoSnap case
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