Hammacher Schlemmer calls this the World’s Smallest Camera, and they’re probably right. This camera is so small, it looks like you might have gotten it from a gum ball machine, but it is a working auto-focus 2MP camera. It captures still photos as JPEGs at 1600 x 1200 resolution and captures AVI video at 30 […]
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We aren’t beer drinkers here at the Cloninger house, but this cute Deluxe Mini Kegerator and Draft Beer Dispenser from EdgeStar makes me wish Sprite Zero came in 5-liter mini kegs. It may be small, but the Mini Kegerator uses DraughtKeg™ carbonator pressure technology so you’ll get a “pub-quality pour” every time. It has precise temperature
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In 1992 Nintendo won a lawsuit against Atari and was able to lock-out third-party software vendors from providing games for its gaming systems unless they purchased a key (license). Since then the Holy Grail of gaming, smartphone and now computer system companies was to bring to market systems where they had control of every third-party
Technology Ecosystems – Good for Profits, Bad for Consumers Read More
Bored with your current iPhone 4 case? Then we have a contest for you. id America is offering one lucky Gadgeteer reader their choice of case from 4 different styles (Cushi, Gasket, Skyline and Ice/DryIce cases). If you win, you get to pick the style, color, etc. Contest details after the jump. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin
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Star Trek’s Universal Translator is here! The Vocre iPhone app from myLanguage “listens” to your sentence, translates it into the selected language, then speaks it. It’s not instantaneous like the Universal Translator, but it’s close. You can choose a male or female voice to speak the translation. The speaking voice sounds like a human, not
Language Isn’t a Barrier with Vocre Read More
Over the next few months, I will be reviewing a half dozen or so iPhone 4 cases to better protect my smartphone. For a long time, I used my iPhone without a case….at least until a very scary tech-moment. I was in the gym working out on an ellipse machine, watching a show. When I
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I sometimes have back pain and carrying heavy gear bags often makes things worse. I’m constantly on the lookout for a sturdy, protective bag that’s big enough for my computer must-haves but won’t add a lot of weight itself. We’ve used neoprene lunch bags from Built NY for years. These lunch bags wear like iron,
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The HoodieBuddie is a regular hoodie jacket with a bit of geek magic thrown in. They feature patented HB3 Technology™ through a 3.5 mm headphone jack in the front pocket that plugs into any audio device such as an iphone, ipod, or mp3 player. In-ear earbuds are attached at the end of the drawstrings. You
HoodieBuddie – Keeps you warm and lets you listen to your tunes Read More
This tiny iZon Remote Room Monitor from Stem Innovation lets you monitor any room from anywhere with your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Download the free Stem: Connect app to set up the iZon to let you monitor sights and sounds from any room. The iZon “broadcasts its own wireless network, allowing you to communicate
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ACME Studios, known for their pens that have been designed by well known architects, designers and artists, have just created an accessory that will convert their any of their standard pens into a stylus. Just unscrew the front section of the pen and replace it with this new front section with a capacitive stylus tip
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Back in December of last year, I showed you a wooden knife kit by Garrett Wade that helps show kids how pocket knives work. I have an alternative kit that is less expensive, requires no tools for assembly and has nicer looking chunky parts. It’s Nathan’s Knife Kit from Klecker Knives. Klecker’s website even has
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As the headline says, Jabra is introducing a mono Bluetooth headset that has active noise cancellation to remove ambient noise for the user wearing the headset. The Supreme has a 24mm speaker that delivers clear, clean sound. HD Voice technology makes your caller sound great, and wind noise reduction technology allows you to make clear
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About a year and a half ago Steve Jobs introduced the iPad and declared that we were now in the “Post PC Era”. I purchased an iPad, then I bought an Asus eee Transformer (with dock) and finally bought an HP TouchPad. They all do about the same things with various strengths and weaknesses; overall
Post PC? It Looks More Like the Post TV Era Read More
The Ion Vertical Turntable from Hammacher Schlemmer is for people who still have vinyl records but don’t have a lot of room. Although it can be used on a flat surface, the Ion Vertical Turntable is designed to hang on the wall to save space. A locking mechanism holds your albums firmly in place
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The Korg microPIANO is a miniature grand piano that even has a lid that opens. It’s about 31 inches long and 12 inches deep, with 61 velocity sensitive keys. It has 60 built-in sounds, 25 one-touch musical phrases and 40 demo songs. The microPIANO has built in speakers and it can be plugged into into
Celebrate National Piano Month with a Korg microPIANO Read More
The Xband looks like an easy to use alternative to a money clip. It’s similar to the Bandit Wallet that I reviewed last year, only infinitely better due to the X design. It’s a double elastic band that comes in Black, Grey or Tan. The cool thing is that you can unhook the top band
Xband – Wallet and Money Clip Alternative Read More
Every Netflix subscriber – and most everyone else who reads or hears the news – learned a couple of months ago that Netflix was drastically increasing their rates. (Scroll down to July 12th’s entry.) Instead of $7.99/month for one DVD at-a-time or $9.99/month for one DVD at-a-time plus unlimited streaming, the DVD mailing service would
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Some of us are such deep sleepers that transplanting Big Ben from London to our night tables still might not wake us. If you aren’t one of those people, you might like to be awakened by the gentle tinkling of wind chimes. This Wind Chime Alarm Clock from Vat19 can wake you with the sound
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You have to love it when the scientific community leverages Star Wars analogies to define a scientific discovery. In this case, the discovery of a world in the universe with two suns orbiting a single planet – just like the Star Wars world Tatooine. NASA’s Kepler Mission discovered the world, now known
Is there really a Tatooine? Read More
OK, let’s say that you love headphones and are a big fan of the Grado brand in particular (a lot of people are). And let’s assume that you own (or have owned) a pair and wish to move up to a better model. You have some money saved up, but not enough for that uber-expensive,
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