Heads up LEGO lovers… No Starch Press is currently offering 40% off all LEGO books through the end of this month (Oct 31st, 2012). With the holidays right around the corner, any of their books would make a great gift for your favorite builder. Or buy one for yourself. We won’t judge you. The first […]
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We recently told you about G-Project’s portable, waterproof Bluetooth speaker, the G-Go (see related posts). Now, G-Project is announcing the G-Grip, their new ruggedized, portable Bluetooth speaker. The G-Grip has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery than provides you with up to 8 hours of music between charges. (Charge with a USB port on your computer or
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I travel a great deal for my day job and all too often forget one or more of the needed accessories to charge my litany of tech equipment. Every time that happens, I think to myself (after several choice words) that I really need a dedicated set of charging gear staged in my bag. Well,
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For a true cross-platform interoperability reading experience you really can’t beat Amazon’s “eco-system”. Well Windows 8 users won’t miss out on their Amazon books either, as Amazon releases its Kindle Reader for Windows 8. Available from the Windows 8 app Store, the reader supports both Windows 8 and Windows RT. And it supports all the functionality we’ve
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Skooba Design is offering their two newest bags at a 25% savings if you pre-order before release day. The Photo / Tablet Traveler V.3 is a portable “digital studio”, with room for a DSLR and mounted lens plus a tablet. (Click the image for a larger view.) There are more than a dozen pockets, including
These two new USB hubs from Satechi won’t add much bulk to your travel gear, but they’ll give you four additional USB 2.0 ports for connecting your devices to your computer (Windows 98SE /ME /2000 /XP /Vista /7, Mac OS 9.1 or above, or Linux 2.4 or above) or to game consoles. Both hubs have bus overvoltage
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When I saw that you could get a non-contract phone plan with unlimited calling, data and texts for $19/month, it was an easy decision to jump in. republic wireless can offer this deal because it uses both the cellular network and WiFi, something they call hybrid calling, to route your calls and data. This is perfect
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If you happen to have $299 just burning a hole in your wallet, the bitplay BANG! from Dynamism will really class up your home (or not). It’s a lamp that is controlled with a gun. Point the gun at the lamp, pull the trigger and bang, out goes the light and the shade cocks to
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Available from PowerA, the MOGA is a Bluetooth-enabled gaming controller made to support Bluetooth-enabled Android 2.3+ smartphones and tablets. With dual analog sticks, shoulder triggers and 4 buttons, you’ll have full control over your favourite games. It can be used as a standalone controller with your tablet, or your phone can sit into the
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If you’d like the sound on your iPhone videos to match the quality of the visuals, you will need to use an external microphone. Then you’ll have two pieces of equipment to juggle while you film, unless you use the MiC and Zacuto Zgrip iPhone Jr. handgrip kit from Apogee. The MiC is a studio-quality cardioid