My first experience with inductive charging was way back in 2004 when I reviewed one of Microsoft’s SPOT watches. The watches themselves were kind of clunky, but I thought it was so cool that they could be charged just by being placing on a cradle. The fact that no cables had to be plugged directly into […]
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If you spend any time traveling, or even just have a long commute, you’ll at some point find yourself needing a power boost for one of your gadgets. NewTrent has two backup battery packs in their line of mobile accessories that can keep you powered until you reach your destination. The Travelpak (NT400C) has a
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The Lyrix Duo looks like a lot of the small “hockey puck” speakers you see on the market today. The Lyrix Duo from Digital Treasures has a Bluetooth receiver (EDR2.1 and supports A2DP and AVRCP) that lets you send your music from any Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, tablet, or computer to its speaker. The 3W speaker reproduces 20Hz-20KHz, and
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Let’s face it we live in a disposable age, phones have a desirable life span of less than 2 years, printer ink costs more than a new printer, things break within the first couple of years, and we just go and replace them. A true Gadgeteer covets the latest and greatest, but in the “old
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Unless I’m in the car, I don’t listen to terrestrial, broadcast radio anymore. At work I have satellite radio, and at home it’s an iPod in a dock. I haven’t had a dedicated “AM/FM” radio in ages, but since I live in earthquake country (San Francisco Bay Area), I’m overdue. Thank goodness the Eton FRX3
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Not too long ago I had a few Bluetooth earpieces that I mainly used while driving. I had a few Motorola ones like the H700, plus I have still been using the Plantronics Voyager that I reviewed some time ago that I really enjoy. However, my problem was often that I didn’t have the earpiece
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Science and engineering are cool, right? That’s a matter of opinion, but there is an increasing need in our country for students to study the STEM subjects–Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. And with more information showing a link between technological innovation and creativity, why not foster both in your kids at the same time? Describing
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In the Cloninger household, it’s always easy for Rachel to know what gifts to to get us. For me, she always knows some sort of case or small gadget or even an iTunes card will be just what I will love. Butch is pretty easy, too, but he’d prefer some little gadget for his guitars
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Most of us carry around a bunch of tech devices throughout the day, and pretty much all of them require batteries. And we all know that batteries usually don’t last all day long, especially those in power-hungry cell phones. That’s where A-solar’s Xtorm Portable Power Bank 7300 comes in. Can it keep us powered all day
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How big is too big when it comes to the size of a smartphone? That’s the question I’ve been trying to answer for myself lately. I’ve been using a Samsung Galaxy S III for the past 6 months, but only recently I decided to try a Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Note II. The Note II
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