A couple days ago, I announced that I would be trying 2 experiments. Both involved giving up my 13″ Macbook Air in favor of a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Android tablet and a Google Chromebook. The plan was to use a devices for 5 full days to see if it could cut it as my […]
Just scan the Scanmarker from Barnes and Noble across a line in your book, just as if you were using a highlighter pen, and the text will be automatically transferred into a Word or Excel document or into another application. The scanner has several modes to transfer data to your computer: “Data Entry (Scan &
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The Higgs Boson Watch from Gadgets and Gear is said to have a design that “displays what is believed to be evidence of the Higgs boson decaying into other bosons during a collision.” The watch has a Japanese Quartz movement, an imitation leather band. and a 1-year warranty. You can pre-order it now for $39.95.
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A few days ago, Verizon sent me the Motorola DROID RAZR HD for a quick test drive. This phone comes in 2 flavors. RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD. The difference between the two is memory size and battery capacity, with the MAXX having more of each. This will be a quick hardware tour as
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If you need a jump start on your holiday shopping, ThinkGeek has you covered. At least for the geeks on your list. They are having a sale of up to 75% off on a huge selection of fun gifts (over 400 items last time I checked). The sale items include selected T-shirts, DIY kits, action
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I love my X-Mini II Capsule and Max II Capsule speakers and X-Mini has just released upgrades to both these lines. Both the new mono UNO and the stereo MAX now come with ceramic tweeters which produce a wider frequency range covering higher and lower sounds and battery life has been increased up to 18 hours on
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Eton Corporation produces a variety of emergency preparedness gear, and they are expanding their line with two dedicated charging solutions. First up (right photo) is their BoostTurbine Series chargers. The BoostTurbine2000 (2000mAh for $59) and BoostTurbine1000 (1000mAh for $49) feature a rechargeable lithium battery and a hand-turbine power generator that serves as a “back up for
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For the last two years I’ve been more than happy with my Kindle Keyboard (3) 3G and haven’t seen the need to upgrade to any of the newer Kindle versions. Smaller size or touch interface never seemed to be a driving factor to warrant spending the extra money on an “upgrade”. However as someone who
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The Col. Littleton No. 11 Survival Belt is a belt that any MacGyver wannabe would appreciate. First of all, it’s a regular belt made in the Col. Littleton Workshop (Lynnville, TN) of native American steer hide with solid brass hardware. The belt has hooks that adjust to fit waists sizes 34-48. In addition to holding
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While the Google Play Store is evolving slowly, one of the biggest pains is the way that it displays all the apps installed on a device in a set of pages. If you have a look above, I’ve got eleven pages of apps installed on my Thinkpad Tablet. Reviewing my apps means clicking on the