No not that kind! This is the Air Mouse, (DMDeanmark), another item in helping to prevent repetitive strain injury caused by over-mousing. It’s wireless and the web site indicates that you can “interchangeably touch type or use the AirMouse without having to remove the mousing device from your hand.” Didn’t see any demos of it […]
According to a story on CNNMoney, Google announced – two days before Apple announced the iPad – they are also entering the tablet arena. Google has announced they are working on a proprietary, open-source operating system. The Chrome OS will focus on netbooks, but will probably also work for a variety of other devices, including tablets.
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Wow, this is the coolest thing I’ve seen all week. It’s a business card that turns into a catapult. There’s another version that can shoot pennies. The company name is Cardnetics and was created by a Mechanical Engineer from Oklahoma. If you want to buy some, they are currently sold out. Bummer. But, you can
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If you read my Sony PRS-600 review, you’ll know that I entered the dedicated ebook reader world with the Sony PRS-500. After we upgraded to the PRS-505 readers, we passed along our old readers. All three of these old 500s still work fine, but after a couple of years Sony stopped issuing firmware updates for
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Did you have a Magic Slate as a kid? It’s a thin cardboard pad with a dark rubber-like bottom layer and a thin sheet of opaque plastic on top. You could draw on it with a stylus, creating dark lines. Then to start over, you would peel up the plastic, lay it back down and
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Jitterbug has announced the new Jitterbug J by Samsung in Red. People who buy this phone will receive official American Heart Association Heart Healthy Tips text messages on the Jitterbug that they can implement in their own lives and share with loved ones. This phone also has a LiveNurse feature, which offers unlimited, 24-hour access
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The EZ Read Electronic Reading Aid may help people with impared vision to more easily see small print or fine details. Connect the EZ Read to a TV with the included video cable, place the mouse-like scanner on the printed material, and view the full-color enlargement on your television. Amount of magnification depends on the size of
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This may only be of interest to a small subset of you gadgetites out there, but I found it interesting nonetheless. The Manta Ray from Advanced Fitness, Inc. is a patented device that can help alleviate neck pain when performing a squat exercise. Made of molded polyurethane, it features a notch that grips the squat
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MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) has been around for a long time, but is a relatively new feature for the iPhone. Where SMS messages are just text, MMS messages are pictures. If you ever wanted to spice up your MMS messages, Message MMS from PerApps is just what you need. Think of it as a greeting
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You don’t use alkaline batteries anymore do you? Rechargeable batteries are definitely the way to go. Sanyo Eneloop batteries are very popular, but are only offered in AA and AAA sizes. If you need C, D, and 9V sizes as well, another brand worth considering is Vapex. Unlike the Eneloops, Vapex batteries can be charged
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