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Let Your Smartphone Help Plan Your Leaf Peeping

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Are you a leaf peeper?  Do you plan vacations and weekend trips with the sole purpose of gawking at the colorful fall foliage?  If you do, the Leaf Peeper app from Yankee Magazine can help you find the best fall displays.  The app lets you make foliage reports, called Peeps, about the conditions in your […]

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Be a Great Creator with the GALAXY Note 10.1 [Sponsored Video]

Who knew that some of history’s most celebrated writers and artists used a GALAXY Note 10.1 to help them create their works of art. 😉 But seriously, watching all these GALAXY Note 10.1 videos makes me very interested in trying one. At least until I can get my hands on a pressure sensitive stylus to

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Everpurse Charges Your Phone

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The Everpurse looks awesome and I want one. Now. But unfortunately it’s a darn Kickstarter project, which means I have to wait. I hate waiting. What is it you ask? It’s a small zippered purse that will hold your smartphone. Wait, don’t stop reading… It holds AND charges your smartphone’s battery with an internal battery.

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Ten One Design Announces New Pogo Connect Bluetooth Pressure Sensitive Stylus

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After years of practically being forgotten, the stylus is enjoying a revival in popularity. The company that introduced the first capacitive stylus will soon be releasing what may be the first touch sensitive Bluetooth stylus. Originally coded named the Blue Tiger, Ten One Design’s latest creation is the Pogo Connect. Featuring what Ten One has

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Toys R Us Introduces the tabeo, a Tablet for Kids

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The new tabeo tablet from Toys R Us fills the niche for kids who want a tablet computer just like Mom’s or Dad’s, but who aren’t old enough for the responsibility of caring for expensive, delicate devices.  The tabeo runs Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” on its ARM Cortex A8 @ 1 GHz processor with 1GB

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VuPoint Solutions Photo Cube Photo Printer Review

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If own an iPhone or Android smartphone and enjoy using your phone as a camera to snap all manner of pics, the VuPoint Solutions Photo Cube Photo Printer is a great little accessory to consider if you’re the type of person that likes instant gratification. Staples was kind enough to sent me this printer for

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Rekindle Your Love for Your Kindle – Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite Devices

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Amazon’s gone big with the release of 5 new Kindle devices: 2 eBook readers and 3 Android tablets. The new Kindle Paperwhite ereader is available in a WiFi-only and a 3G version.  This reader has a new screen with 62% more pixels and increased contrast.  A built-in front light allows you to easily read in low

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HTC EVO 4G LTE for Sprint Quick Look Review

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I was recently sent the HTC EVO 4G LTE Android Smartphone for Sprint and it reminded me of the fact that I used to enjoy building my own desktop computers by picking out the case, motherboard, video card, audio card, monitor, OS, etc. I would always get exactly what I wanted that way. I sure wish we could

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Samsung Galaxy Camera

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Amongst the announcements by Samsung at IFA 2012 is the Samsung Galaxy Camera. The camera runs Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) on a 1.4Ghz quad-core processor.  It’s equipped with a 16.3 megapixel sensor, 23mm (F2.8) lens , 21X optical zoom, image stabilisation,  and a 4.77″ display.  The camera also includes WiFi and 4G-network connectivity for instantaneous

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BERO is Your new Android Smartphone Controlled Little Buddy

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Be The Robot (BERO for short) is the latest Kickstarter project to cause a blip on my gadget radar. You’ve probably seen the small Green  Android figurines on the market that seem to sell out as fast as they are made. BERO is about that same size (4″), but has up to 6 motors for

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MG – Another Android Handheld Gaming System

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The MG is a new Kickstarter project looking to score a whopping $950,000 in pledges. What is it? It’s a handheld Android WiFi gaming device. They are calling it the first portable Android gaming system, but I disagree. First of all, this device is not really that much different than the non-smartphone Android handhelds already on

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Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet OTA 3.5 Firmware Update

Lenovo (in conjunction with N-Trig) has just released OTA 3.5, a firmware-only update that addresses two of the major issues that still exist with their Thinkpad Tablet. Issues fixed 1) Tablet Pen input not recognized sometimes 2) Screen Unlock not spontaneous Already released for US, WE and UK roms, reports have so far been good.

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Archos Introduces New Line of Gen10 XS Android Tablets

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Archos has introduced a new line of ultra-thin Android tablets that feature a Coverboard that serves as a keyboard, stand, dock, and protective cover for the tablets.  The Gen 10 XS line of tablets will run “unskinned” Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich (upgradable to 4.1 Jelly Bean).  The Archos 101 XS model is the first

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DRACOdesign DRACO S3 for Samsung Galaxy S3 Bumper Review

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Julie recently reviewed the DRACO IV EVO for iPhone from DRACOdesign, and they offered their new DRACO S3 for review. The S3 is a bumper case designed to protect the edges of your phone without appreciably increasing the overall thickness of your device. Since the Galaxy S3 does not have the antenna issues of the iPhone 4, this model

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Fantom Tempered Glass Screen Protector for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

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Most of the screen protectors we cover here on The Gadgeteer are made of some sort of  soft and flexible PET film.  The Fantom screen protector for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus from XGear takes it up a notch. Made of shatter-proof tempered glass, the Fantom is only .4mm thick with a hardness rating of 8H.  A

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Ergo Electronics Announces the 10″ GoNote Touchscreen Android 4 Netbook

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Ergo Electronics, a UK company, has introduced a “hybrid” device that combines tablets and laptops.  The 10″ GoNote has the form of a small laptop, but it has a touch screen like you’d find on a tablet.  (Click the image for a larger view.)  The GoNote will run Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich.  It’s designed

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