ThinkGeek has another cute item for the Star Wars aficionado. This little officially-licensed R2-D2 has 4 USB 2.0 ports along the base of his chassis. His legs are articulated, so you can adjust his position to make him recline or stand straight. He chirps, beeps, and squeals when you plug something into one of his […]
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This goes out to those of you that are always on the lookout for a unique wallet. Remember the Flipside wallet? Well, they’ve updated it with some cool new features that make me want to try one right away. Updates include the ability to hold 7 credit cards instead of 6, a removable business card
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Verizon announced their LTE (4G) roll-out plans. After the jump you can see the list of 38 Metropolitan Areas. I was very pleasantly surprised to see Cincinnati listed, as I waited a long time for 3G to make it here on T-Mobile, and have not heard when Sprint plans 4G for my city. Click on
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The Funchico retro-style laptop bag from Rainebrooke looks like an old 1950-60’s travel case for women. The Funchico is made of tan and cream tweed with metallic pink threads woven in. The bag has imitation-leather long handles that can be worn on your shoulder and a grab handle. There are four metal feet to protect
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When I decided to ditch my iPhone 4 for an Android smartphone on the Verizon network, I had to choose between the Droid X, Droid 2 and HTC Incredible. I opted for the Droid X after checking out all three. At the time, the Samsung Fascinate had yet to become available. I didn’t want to
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Levenger offers some gear organizer bags that are a cut above most organizer bags. The Bradley Hold-It-All case is made of full-grain leather with a pebbled texture and nickel hardware. In addition to the main zipper compartment, there’s a zippered pocket along the length of the front. Color choices are black or espresso brown. Choose a
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A previous article here on Gadgeteer asked about the state of Android. I’d like to ponder on the state of the tablet: Here we are, almost 10 months after the iPad announcement, quickly approaching Christmas 2010, and where are our options other than the iPad? As far as I can tell, the maybe-soon to be
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About a year ago, Julie reviewed a wallet from RAGGEDedge Gear. The wallet was unusual because it was made from sailcloth. I had always thought that sails were made from a heavy canvas fabric, but I was wrong. Apparently there are some sails still made from more traditional fabrics, but performance sailing boats (America’s Cup,
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The Griffin Technology CinemaSeat case turns your iPad into an entertainment center for the back-seat passenger. A strap with Velcro closures on the back of this padded case wraps around the front seat’s headrest and holds the iPad at a perfect height for watching videos or playing games. There are cut-outs in the case to give easy
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The Gadgeteer has mentioned a few methods for turning your iPhone and iPod touch into a universal remote. Here’s another from New Potato Technologies. The FLPR, fast learning programmable remote system, turns your Apple device into a powerful universal remote. You connect the FLPR infrared interface to your Apple product, download the free app from the
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