So, the Amazon “Kindle Fire” tablet is now reality and I believe it will be a big seller. At $199 it is within shouting distance of that “no brainer” gadget purchase price. Best of all, for us consumers, Amazon is forcing the rest of the tablet market to prove their value and “reason for being”. […]
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In my last travel article I bemoaned the fact that the single convergence device was still not a reality. Is this one step closer? Panasonic along with Japanese provider Softbank has just announced the 101P in Japan ( due post November ). Using the 13.2 CMOS Lumix sensor found in their point and shoot cameras, and packing a
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The SaberTooth Ultraportable LED Utility Light from Bask Blade looks like a small fluorescent light bulb, but it’s a portable LED light with a rechargeable battery inside. It has a durable, shatterproof casing, and it’s weather resistant. At 8.3″ X 1.2″ and weighing 4.8 ounces, it’s small enough to fit in a backpack, bag, or
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Have you ever wished you could project whatever you did or watched on your MacBook to your TV? I know I have and now it’s possible with a device called McTiVia. While there have been various ways to do this in the past, now I can just boot up the mac, start the McTiVia app,
Exercising, working out, getting fit, whatever you want to call it, is a chore that a lot of us don’t enjoy doing. Finding ways to make physical activity actually beneficial can increase the enjoyment. Because, let’s face it, if your workouts aren’t helping you lose weight or get fit, what’s the point in doing them?
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After months of rumors, blurry pictures of prototype cases (or someone’s old loafer) it appears that Apple is going to introduce a new iPhone model and I see little reason for all this excitement. Okay, give me a few minutes before you grab your torches and pitchforks. The iPhone is a fine smartphone. It has
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Voltaic makes a line of gear and laptop bags with built-in solar panels, like this Generator Solar Laptop Charger. The bag is made of 600-denier fabric made from recycled soda bottles; the fabric is waterproof, lightweight, and UV resistant. Inside is a padded laptop sleeve that fits up to a 17″ MacBook Pro. Wire channels
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“One Device to rule them all, One Device to find them, One Device to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.” ( Apologies to JRR Tolkien 🙂 ) Having just returned from a three week trip to Vietnam, I was putting away all my gear and was thinking, whatever happened to a single
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The Power Tube 6600 from MiPow looks like an oversized pencil, but it contains enough power to double the battery life in your iPad. Inside the tube is a 1000mA lithium-ion battery with a 6600mAh capacity. The tube comes with an AC charger; it can be recharged 500 times. It has 10 adapter tips so
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Here’s another camera for your espionage games or nanny surveillance. This HC-GUM Covert Gum Stick Camera/DVR from Smarthome looks like an old-style pack of Wrigley’s Doublemint gum – if you don’t look too closely. (They have the look right, but for some reason it’s marked with “Dangerous Material” and described as a lighter.) It takes still
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