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
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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
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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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